NUTRITION AND ORAL HEALTH
By Simiyu Nalianya WHO defines oral health as a state of being free from chronic mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infection and sores, periodontal disease, tooth decay, tooth loss, and other diseases and disorders that limit an individual incapacity to bite chew, smile, speak and psychosocial well being. it's clearly evident that oral health is important to avoid the listed problems. With this kind of information is essential to keep our mouth clean and healthy, in such cases of poor oral health, people tend to have low self-esteem because of maybe the smell or the loss of teeth or bleeding gums, furthermore when experiencing such problems an individual tend to shy away from certain foods, foods that are hard to chew and opt for softer foods. When an individual starts to use only softer unbalanced meals it means they are avoiding other meals which will lead to some deficiencies because the food intake is affected and now you will be sick not only orall...