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Health issues a dentist can identify by looking in your mouth
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Health issues a dentist can identify by looking in your mouth

By Matthew J. Messina, DDS

There are clues in your mouth that can tell dentists that your body may be experiencing health problems elsewhere in the body. An Ohio State dentist explains how detecting these early warnings is part of a dentist’s education, and recommending follow-up care is important to help improve your quality of life — and sometimes even save your life.

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