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"Mask mouth" lo llaman y los dentistas ya perciben sus efectos: caries, encías retraídas, mal aliento. E impacta a la mitad de los pacientes.
The new oral hygiene issue — caused by, you guessed it, wearing a mask all the time to prevent the spread of the cobi19 — is leading to all kinds of dental disasters like decaying teeth, receding gum lines and seriously sour breath.
“We’re seeing inflammation in people’s gums that have been healthy forever, and cavities in people who have never had them before,” says Dr. Rob Ramondi, a dentist and co-founder of One Manhattan Dental. “About 50% of our patients are being impacted by this, [so] we decided to name it ‘mask mouth’ — after ‘meth mouth.’ ”
Y si no son tratados esos problemas, las consecuencias pueden ser peores.
“Gum disease — or periodontal disease — will eventually lead to strokes and an increased risk of heart attacks,” says Dr. Marc Sclafani, another co-founder of One Manhattan Dental.
'Mask mouth': Dentists coin new term for smelly side effect of wearing a mask
The new oral hygiene issue — caused by, you guessed it, wearing a mask all the time to prevent the spread of the cobi19 — is leading to all kinds of dental disasters like decaying teeth, receding gum lines and seriously sour breath.
“We’re seeing inflammation in people’s gums that have been healthy forever, and cavities in people who have never had them before,” says Dr. Rob Ramondi, a dentist and co-founder of One Manhattan Dental. “About 50% of our patients are being impacted by this, [so] we decided to name it ‘mask mouth’ — after ‘meth mouth.’ ”
Y si no son tratados esos problemas, las consecuencias pueden ser peores.
“Gum disease — or periodontal disease — will eventually lead to strokes and an increased risk of heart attacks,” says Dr. Marc Sclafani, another co-founder of One Manhattan Dental.
'Mask mouth': Dentists coin new term for smelly side effect of wearing a mask
