Good Oral Health is Good Overall Health Adding regular dental checkups and dental cleanings will accomplish many good things to help save you money and, potentially, save your life. Advanced research proves time and again that a regular dental checkups and regularly scheduled professional cleanings can prevent a myriad of other health problems. Why Good…
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Updated Information Regarding Antibiotics before Dental Visits
Categories: Dental, Oral Hygiene
Are Antibiotics Really Necessary before Dental Work? For many years, the American Heart Association recommended that dental patients take antibiotics prior to any dental treatment. This was thought to be a precautionary measure to prevent bacteria from entering the bloodstream, resulting from dental procedures and possibly causing endocarditis. What is Endocarditis? The thin membrane that…
Osteoporosis Medications and Your Oral Health
Categories: Dental, Oral Hygiene
Bone Density Medications Can Influence Your Dental Treatment Did you know that your medications that aid in bone health can adversely affect your oral health with certain dental treatment? A study confirms that medications taken to prevent or slow bone density loss can adversely affect your jawbone when combined with certain dental treatment. With this…
Using Your Teeth for Tools Can be Expensive!
Categories: Dental, Oral Hygiene
Using Teeth as Tools How many of you buy items and use your teeth to bite off the plastic string that holds the price tag? Seems people don’t want to take the time to grab a pair of scissors and, instead, use their teeth as a cutting tool. If you use your teeth as tools,…
The Importance of Replacing Missing Teeth
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Missing Teeth Can Change Your Appearance and Your Health Missing teeth leave gaps in your mouth that can change the appearance of your face as well as become a detriment to your health. An open gap in your mouth causes your other teeth to shift and can trap foods that cause bacterial infection in your…
How Your Oral Health Can be Affected by Medications
Categories: Dental, Oral Hygiene
Medications Can Affect Your Oral Heath Medication, prescribed or over-the-counter, can have a negative effect on your oral health. Many medications, including herbal remedies, cause varying and different side effects, with which you should be familiar. Once you’ve learned about these effects on your oral health, make sure to prepare a list of medications you…
Study Suggests Vitamin ‘C’ Helps Maintain Bone Density
Categories: Dental, Oral Hygiene
Maintaining Bone Density is Important as We Age Vitamin C has been known as a necessity for normal bone development. Now, it is suggested, through a recent study, that Vitamin C also plays a role in maintaining healthy bone density. Katherine Tucker, of Tufts University, conducted the study with a team of her colleagues. This…
Healthy Snacks for Your Teeth
Categories: Dental, Oral Hygiene
Sugary Snacks Turn into Acid If you have a sweet tooth, you may not have it for very long. Sugary snacks during the day stick to your teeth, turning the sugar to acid and acid is very harmful to your tooth enamel. Before you snack, ask yourself some questions and make wise choices. How to…
Sport and Energy Drinks Wreak Havoc on Teeth
Categories: Dental, Oral Hygiene
Irreversible Tooth Damage Resulting from Sport Energy Drinks The American Dental Association announced results of a study that indicates “an alarming increase” in the consumption of sport energy drinks is causing irreversible damage to teeth. If you, your children or grandchildren consume these drinks, you may be interested to know the consequences to oral health.…
Study Found Gum Disease Could be Linked to Oral Cancer Virus
Categories: Dental, Oral Hygiene
Medical News from The British Health Foundation A totally preventable disease, gingivitis, when left untreated, has been linked to an oral cancer virus in a study done by the British Health Foundation released in an article June 2012. As we begin the 2012 Olympics, we see the picture of perfect health from all the athletes.…
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