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Poor Oral Health Among Elite Athletes
When I think of an Olympic athlete, I imagine the picture of health. After all, most of them have dedicated their entire life to training their bodies to compete in the ultimate challenge. This includes extreme dedication to regular workouts and rigorous dieting. To say I was surprised about a recent study that found that […]
Routine Dental Care Lowers Annual Medical Costs
With the Affordable Care Act being implemented nationwide, both employers and individuals are questioning how much their health insurance costs are going to change. For many, President Obama’s health care reform law will allow them to purchase health insurance for the first time, including those that have preexisting conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, and cardiovascular […]
Dental Insurance and the ACA Health Exchanges
It’s difficult to watch the news without hearing something about the recent launch of the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance exchanges. Commentators on both sides of the fence have been debating for weeks about the success, or lack thereof, of the website available to the American public to shop for individual health insurance. […]
Burning Mouth Syndrome
Do you experience persistent mouth pain but have a mouth and gums that appear healthy? According to a recent Science Daily article, you may be one of the 2-5% of people who suffer from burning mouth syndrome, or BMS. This condition has proven to be very difficult to diagnose, considering there aren’t any visible signs, […]
The Relationship Between Oral Health and Heart Disease
***UPDATED: April 21, 2015*** Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. And because oral infections are a key risk factor (and the most common diseases of humankind), scientists are always exploring this connection, attempting to better understand it. Recently, researchers summarized the latest evidence supporting the link in the journal, Trends in Endocrinology […]
Is Dental Work Worth a Second Opinion?
Imagine this. Your car has been making a strange knocking sound every time you make a right turn. Being the responsible car owner that you are, you take your vehicle to the nearest garage to find out what the problem is. After telling the mechanic the symptoms that you’ve noticed, he quickly tells you that […]
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