Why Your Dentist Might Check Your Ears (Yes, Really)

Before we even look in your mouth, we're going to have a conversation with you about how's your sleep quality, what type of diet are you following, and not necessarily a diet as if you're going to lose weight, but what are, what are your foods that you like to eat, what medications are you on, what symptoms are you having that you may not have thought were even dental related, are you under any stress, how's the sleep quality, any medications. We do a comprehensive oral systemic exam. We look at airway, we look at your jaw function, we even actually check your ears, which is something that I can't believe that no one is what we're doing as dentists. We have these really bright lights that we can look in the mouth, and we can certainly look in the ears. We look for signs of clenching or grinding. It's not just cavities. We want to be able to screen for airway disorders in kids as well. The biocompatibility conversation— all of our new patients are scheduled for that biocompatibility testing, and it's a real simple test. It works with your body to— your body actually tells us, hey, I don't like this material. And we have a variety of very high-quality materials that be customized to you individually. Uh,