Benefits
An Alternative To Your New Year’s Resolution
Making a New Year’s resolution is widely recognized as an exercise in futility especially when the resolution involves changing health habits. So, what if we took the pressure off the whole resolution thing? What if we could improve our health without requiring a drastic change? If that sounds agreeable, we have a very simple, prepackaged…
Read MoreIt’s All About The Bubbles
Bacteria are survivors. They live in seemingly uninhabitable places, and they reproduce like jack rabbits. Actually, it would be more appropriate to say jack rabbits reproduce like bacteria. They adapt to their surroundings as they morph, mutate and colonize. Traditionally, bacteria that take up residence inside the mouth have been fought with antibiotics. But as…
Read MoreLooking Diabetes In The Mouth
For those suffering with diabetes, every month is diabetes awareness month. The disease requires constant attention and alters the way sufferers think about what they eat, where they go and, generally, how they function. Yet not until recently have diabetics considered the impact of gum health on their glucose levels. Fortunately, Dr. Tim Pranger has…
Read MorePregnancy & Periodontal Disease
We’ve long known that oral health habits are passed down from generation to generation. But we’re only starting to see the impact of oral health on the next generation, even before birth. Dr. Yiping Han of Columbia University explains the link between gum inflammation and complications during pregnancy. Research has shown that pregnant women who…
Read MoreYou Can Never Floss Enough
If you’ve ever been to the dentist, there’s a good chance that the hygienist encouraged you to floss more regularly. That’s not abnormal. Hygienists do this for good reason. Flossing helps secure tooth and gum health by cleaning the areas between the teeth that your toothbrush just can’t reach. By dislodging residual food and surface…
Read MoreDifferent Treatments For Different Wounds: The Uncommon, Commonsense Way To Treat Gum Disease
You wouldn’t apply a tourniquet to a bruise. Or put an ice pack on an ulcer. Those would be the wrong treatment protocols for those particular conditions. Yet, when it comes to care for chronically infected gums and loss of bone—the markers of periodontitis—dental professionals are trained to provide acute wound treatment protocols. It may…
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