After the covid-19 pandemic, we learned how easily many viruses or bacteria can spread between people. During the toughest months we stayed physically away from most people, and unnecessary contact such as giving two kisses to say hello was avoided.
Today, luckily, we are recovering normality, but today we ask ourselves: If there are many bacteria that can be spread through kissing, can we spread cavities when we kiss our partner?
With kisses we can transmit good and bad bacteria
The first thing we have to clarify is that cavities are not an infectious disease unlike covid-19, for example. What happens is that if we kiss another person and share fluids, it is possible to transmit cariogenic bacteria. However, this does not have to translate into causing a cavity. We explain.
If someone transmits cariogenic bacteria to us but they do not “grab” in our mouth, we will not have any problem. In other words, everything will depend on the health of our own mouth. As a defense, we also have our own immune system, saliva, which tries to prevent bacteria from staying in the mouth. There are other factors that can influence such as age, genetics, etc.
The good news is that a kiss can not only transmit bad bacteria, but also good bacteria, such as Streptococcus dentisani, which has been shown to have a protective effect on our oral health. Good bacteria not only help us prevent cavities, they also serve many other functions such as helping with digestion or keeping the immune system alert.
Now that we know this curiosity about kissing and cavities, the recommendation we give you from Clínica Bajo is to bet on prevention. Having a check-up at least once a year will help us detect any abnormality so that we can only spread nice things with kisses.
Taking advantage of the fact that prevention is the best tool to cut this chain of transmission, the smartest step is to carry out a review in time. If you or your partner notice sensitivity, discomfort or have not been to the dentist for months, we invite you to visit us. In our clinic we are specialists in dentistry in Los Cristianos, where we eliminate active cavities and seal your teeth so that your kisses continue to be a gesture of love and not a route of bacterial contagion.
