（健康时报网端部记者 孙宝光） “牙齿不好的人，脑血管也大多不太好。建议牙不好的人，要早点查脑血管，不要等到发生中风再来。”近日，广东省中医院脑病内科主任医师郭建文在朋友圈发了这样一条健康提示。

郭建文医生朋友圈截图

Brushing doesn’t go deep enough into the gums to reach the plaque that causes bad breath. You need to floss every day and get a cleaning every few months. If you do all that and still have bad breath, I start looking into diet and checking for health problems.

Do you floss about as often as you flip your mattress? Do you spend more time putting toothpaste on your brush than actually cleaning your teeth? Dentists notice these things. And that’s not all. They also know when you’re asking for a procedure that’s going to disappoint you and when insurance companies are stinting on the care your smile needs. We asked 22 dentists from across the country to tell us what they’re really thinking as they peer at our teeth. What came out of their mouths will change the way you treat yours.

ents have periodontal disease affecting their back teeth, but their front teeth are fine. Evidently, they brush only what others see.

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Misaligned teeth can cause migraine headaches. If we can align the teeth and fix the bite, the pain often goes away.

— Chris Kammer, DDS, cosmetic dentist, Middleton, Wisconsin Many of my pati

We Choose Our Own Dentists Carefully

— Careen Young, DDS

这真是父母彻底的监管不力。

— Paul Hettinger, DMD

造成龋齿的细菌能通过唾液进行母婴传播。如果你的牙不健康但却用同一把勺子既试吃又喂养，那么你的孩子就很有危险了。

— Ned Windmiller, DDS

如果你有口臭，你不问的话是不会有人告诉你的。

We Hate Insurers Too

— Joel Slaven, DDS

— Careen Young, DDS, prosthodontist, Beverly Hills, California

当某人第一次遇见你时，他第一注意你的眼睛，第二就是牙齿，第三是头发。但是人们往往花费更多的钱在他们的头发而不是牙齿上。

A few decades ago, most insurance plans would cover up to $1,000 or $1,500 in dental bills every year. Today, a single crown can cost that much, but most policies still have the same limit. People are getting teeth pulled that could be fixed because they can’t afford to pay for the work.

每一个人都应接受到最基本的牙科护理。在我们位于谢尔南多峡谷的公共健康诊所，我们见到太多的贫困病人，有些人甚至需要拔出整口的牙齿。这就像在第三世界国家一样。

— Jay Grossman, DDS, cosmetic dentist, Brentwood, California

来自全国的牙医告诉我们当他们在凝视病人的牙齿时脑海中的真实想法

银汞充填体确实会在日常使用中释放少量的汞。但是除非你口内有300个左右这样的充填体，不然就连最小的危险浓度都达不到。

— Joel Slaven, DDS

— Gary Herskovits, DDS, family dentist, Brooklyn, New York

— Chris Kammer, DDS

你不明白的

— Chris Kammer, DDS

你的牙能预警其他疾病

许多病人担心牙科x线片拍摄会致癌，但是如果你在室外待一小时，你将暴露在比一次全套牙科x检查还要多的放射线之下。但是我真正担心的是，如果不拍摄x线片，我可能会遗漏更严重的问题。

— Brody Hildebrand, DDS

几十年前，大部分保险计划每年能承担1000至1500美金的牙科费用。今天，一个单纯的冠修复就要花费这么多的钱，但是保险的政策仍然照旧。于是人们仅仅因为负担不起医疗费用而倾向于拔牙而不是冠修复。

如果你过于频繁地漂白你的牙齿，你的牙釉质将会变薄。久而久之，你的牙齿就变成半透明的了。

人们经常描述意见事情很困难的时候拿拔牙做比喻。但其实拔牙是一件易如反掌的事情

你会像经常拍打你的床垫那样经常用牙线清洁牙齿么？你挤牙膏的时间会比你实际刷牙的时间要久么？牙医们发现了这些。并且这还不止是全部。他们在你上门并要求一项会令你失望的口腔治疗的时候就知道了一切；他们在保险公司忙于为你微笑买单的时候就洞悉所有。我们邀请了全国22位牙医告诉我们他们在凝视患者口腔时的真实想法。他们的肺腑之言将改变我们对待自己口腔的方式。