India, June 26 -- Maintaining oral health is intricately linked to maintaining overall health. Things like bleeding gums are often trivialised and not considered an emergency unless it happens frequently. However, this is what allows underlying diseases to get into their full-blown form, noted Dr Jaineel Parekh, orthodontist at Laxmi Dental Limited, Mumbai.

Speaking with HT Lifestyle, Dr Parekh pointed out that healthy gums do not bleed regularly. Bleeding gums are widely recognised as an early indicator of major health concerns, but there are other prominent signs as well that are worth paying attention to. They are listed as follows.

Persistent bad breath, or halitosis, is not a sign of good oral health. According to Dr Parekh, if an ...