{"id":1183,"date":"2014-09-24T11:19:16","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T15:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lakeoconeedentalblog.com\/2014\/09\/hey-runners-pay-special-attention-to-your-oral-health\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:39:55","slug":"hey-runners-pay-special-attention-to-your-oral-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/hey-runners-pay-special-attention-to-your-oral-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Hey Runners! Pay Special Attention To Your Oral Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\"\"ARE YOU A RUNNER? <\/strong>Or, do you know a runner? Here\u2019s an important question to ask… \u201cDoes your training include specific consideration for your oral health?\u201d Do those two things sound unrelated? There\u2019re not.<\/strong> Read on!\n

With Each Extra Training Hour, Decay Risk Goes Up<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe rest of your body may be in tip-top shape. But a recent study<\/strong><\/a> published in the Scandinavian Journal Of Medicine & Science In Sports found two very specific oral health problem areas for athletes<\/strong>.\n

1. Dry Mouth Effects<\/strong><\/h3>\nThink about the way your mouth feels when you\u2019re racing or on a training run. You\u2019re likely breathing heavily through your mouth. Your mouth becomes dry as a desert<\/strong>. In addition, because there\u2019s higher susceptibility to dehydration (at some level) you don\u2019t recover from dry mouth as quickly as you would otherwise. Dry mouth creates a danger zone for your teeth.<\/strong>

2. Sport-Related Nutrition Effects<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhen you\u2019re racing or on training runs, what are you putting into your body, and how are those things affecting your teeth? If you\u2019re like most runners, you\u2019re often consuming:\n