Your jaw is sore and you keep getting headaches.

Ranking what your mouth is actually telling you.

Sore jaw, or headaches you keep waking up with.

Most people never think to mention this to a dentist.

It is often the first thing we can actually explain.

Clenching or grinding.

Usually happening at night, usually news to the person doing it.

Flat teeth.

If your teeth are shorter than they used to be,

something is wearing them down.

Chipping teeth.

Chipping is an active process.

Worth looking at, not worth panicking about.

Gums that bleed when you floss.

Not normal, however common it is.

Early gum disease is completely reversible.

Later, it is not.

A metallic taste, or morning breath that brushing does not fix.

Usually gum related.

Occasionally something else.

A mouth ulcer that has not healed in two weeks.

Any white or red patch on your tongue that has not gone

in two weeks.

Almost always nothing.

Two weeks is the line.

Most of this list is worth a mention at your next visit.

The last two are the reason I am making this video.