Oral hygiene: Your self-management of self-care for wellbeing — Loh Siew Yim and Klarene Ow Kwai Lyn | Malay Mail

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Oral hygiene: Your self-management of self-care for wellbeing — Loh Siew Yim and Klarene Ow Kwai Lyn

OCTOBER 17 — Oral hygiene is a part of the larger domain of self-care in Activities of Daily Living domain and is significantly connected to overall health and wellbeing. Daily living activities are the focus of Occupational therapists, the health specialists who would assess, intervene the barriers hindering these performances in the vulnerable populations such as disabled children and adult.

Peri-implantitis is a pathological condition occurring in tissues around dental implants, characterised by inflammation in the peri-implant connective tissue and progressive loss of supporting bone. Quality oral-hygiene care is not only vital for patient health, but can also reduce hospital costs significantly. Therefore, given the connection between oral health and systemic health, oral hygiene must be given greater priority alongside the other daily self-care activities to achieve holistic healthcare. This is in tandem with a prevention model of health which is cheaper than cure/treatment of oral cavities and pathologies.

Access to a dental practitioner for regularly scheduled routine care, help detect and diagnose any problems early and help avoid costly and painful procedures.

 

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