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Dental Health: The Silent Relationship Killer

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Things are going great for you. You are a young, recently graduated, and pursuing a successful career. Everything looks perfect, but still you have trouble finding women or keeping a relationship going. It is time that you look back and try to locate any secret deterrent that may be warding single women off, and all this time you don’t realize what it is. In this article, we suggest that you start paying attention to your teeth!


A Possible Relationship Killer


You may be laughing at this point. After all, what has dental health got to do with dating, right? I mean, wouldn’t she be looking how good-looking or successful I am instead of fussing over whether I have white teeth or not? Granted that the color of teeth is the not the sole determinant of a healthy relationship (or a lack thereof), it can prove to be a deal breaker. Those who think otherwise perhaps underestimate the role oral health plays in forming personality.


The Obvious Problems


Oral health counts a lot in the dating world. Consider the first thing you need to break ice with women: your smile. Well, how would teeth marred with years of unhealthy eating habits, coupled with tobacco and alcohol usage look? But that’s not all. Poor oral hygiene also hinders your efforts of making successful contact with other people in general, and the opposite gender in particular.


You yourself will see a drop in confidence levels when you know you have plaque-ridden colored teeth that are on display whenever you open your mouth. Not to mention bad breath, which is without a doubt a major turn off when you ask the fairer sex. This will especially be a problem when it comes to the more intimate aspects of a relationship, such as kissing. No woman wants to be a near guy whose breath smells like smoke or garlic.


Warning Signs


What we discussed above were the glaring issues that poor oral hygiene can create in the context of dating and relationships. But on a more serious note, trivial things like bad breath can be signs of even greater problems, such as:








  • Increased reliance on cigarettes and alcohol, leading to addiction


  • Some cases of bad breath are caused by cavities, bleeding gums, gingivitis, and other dental problems.


  • Stress leads to habits like teeth grinding, which can lead to serious dental problems






In short, your oral health is a major indicator of your general health and wellbeing. So even if your girlfriend or fiancé isn’t blinking an eye on the discoloration of your teeth, she will take issue with you if these develop into the serious problems listed above. Most importantly, it will create a negative perception in her eyes that you have no regard for your health or appearance, and women don’t feel secure with such men.





Trivial things like bad breath can be signs of even greater problems



Seek Solutions Today


Hopefully you will start paying more attention to your oral hygiene after reading the article. Also visit your family dentist to identify any major dental problems before they escalate and require complex, painful, and expensive procedures to rectify. Your dentist may even recommend dental extractions like brackets. The implementation of brackets and other such procedures are handled by specialists like orthodontists.


But most importantly, you should see bad breath and toothaches as signs that you need to make serious lifestyle changes, such as:









  • Seek stress relief therapy


  • Reduce dependence on medications


  • Cut back on your smoking and drinking


  • Give up on junk food and add fruits and vegetables in your diet.






While you are doing to treat your teeth, you are in effect adopting habits that will make you physically fit and in greater control over your life. And these are the things that any girl will fall for. Good luck!

Dental Health: The Silent Relationship Killer
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