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Prevention Through Education: What is a Cavity?
Most people know what a dental cavity is. It is a tiny, annoying hole in your tooth that requires you to go to the dreaded dentist to have it painfully filled, right? While this might be your understanding, there’s a whole lot more to know about that tiny hole, and because dental caries, or cavities, […]
Diabetes and Dental Care
***UPDATED: January 29, 2016*** According to a recent Medscape article, 70% of adults visit the dentist each year, while only 20% of them visit a medical provider in the same time frame. This gives dentists a unique opportunity to identify systemic diseases, like diabetes, that present themselves in the mouth and may otherwise go unnoticed. […]
Osteoporosis and Oral Health
Osteoporosis is a health concern that many older men and women face, and researchers have found that it can have a significant effect on your oral health. Osteoporosis can affect any bone in the body, causing it to lose density and increasing the risk of fracture. More than 53 million people in the United States […]
Multiple Medical Fields Unite to Combat Obesity
Obesity is possibly the largest health concern facing the United States, and dozens of American health advocates recently met to discuss a plan to attack the issue. According to a recent Medscape article, representatives from 35 medical organizations, including nonprofit groups and insurance companies, gathered in Gainesville, Florida last month to talk about the topic […]
To floss, or not to floss? Is it really a question?
Have you heard the news? According to a prominent dental source (and several media outlets subsequently), the benefits of flossing may have been grossly exaggerated, and apparently it isn’t as necessary as some believe. A review in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology concluded that “despite being widely advocated, it is noteworthy that the majority of […]
Hookahs Wreak Havoc on Oral Health
Have you heard of water pipe smoking? Commonly referred to as a hookah, smoking tobacco from a water pipe is a growing trend in the United States with 2.3 million Americans partaking in pipe smoking. According to a recent article from the Dental Tribune, many believe that this form of tobacco use is less harmful […]
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