Dentzz Dental- Medication Side Effects and Your Oral Health

The next time you have a headache and decide to pop a pill, take a minute, and think. Not because of the headache but because of the side effects that medication might have on your mouth and teeth. Generally speaking, medicines are designed to make you feel at ease and eliminate any pain. But these drugs can have a side effect on your mouth and gums. Whether they are injected or taken orally, they will affect your oral health in some or the other way.

Medication for common cold, cancer, blood pressure, allergies, pain or even depression can cause harmful effects on the mouth. Thus dentists at Dentzz dental always focus on what kind of medication a patient is taking. This helps them map any irregularities in the mouth or gums. The most common problem that a person faces after taking certain medicines is a dry mouth. This happens because the drugs dry out your mouth by reducing the amount of saliva. The glands producing saliva become infected and inflamed, which in turn causes infection of the mouth.

Fungal infections are another major problem caused by certain inhaling drugs. This is common for asthma patients who use an inhaler, which may lead to yeast infection and a condition called candidacies. This can be reduced or prevented by rinsing your mouth with water immediately after using the inhaler. Certain medicines also cause a condition called as gingival overgrowth in which your gum tissues swell. This growth is abnormal and causes swelling and bleeding of gums. These swollen gums in turn create a perfect breeding environment for all sorts of bacteria, which can damage your teeth tissue, and also cause periodontal diseases in the long run.

Mucositis is another condition affecting the mouth. The moist tissue lining of the mouth and the insides of the digestive tract are inflamed due to the process of chemotherapy. Certain chemo drugs cause a pattern of biological changes and one of the changes is to the mucus membrane. Swollen mouth, bleeding gums, ulcers, sore mouth and change of taste are some other very common problems. Dentists at Dentzz dental always check a patient for any sort of external medication that they may be taking that causes any of the above mentioned conditions. This helps them to diagnose and give a proper treatment.