Kids Can Get Gum Disease Too
It would be comforting to think that gum disease only affected adults, but adolescents and even pre-adolescents are at risk as well. In fact, the condition is so common among [...]
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It would be comforting to think that gum disease only affected adults, but adolescents and even pre-adolescents are at risk as well. In fact, the condition is so common among [...]
When Bad Breath is Something to Worry About Morning breath...dragon mouth...onion breath...there are about as many descriptions of halitosis as there are reasons for it occurring. Chronic bad breath is [...]
Get Your Vitamins! Vitamin C is extremely important in dentistry (and nutrition in general) because of how it helps control periodontal disease and other problems in the mouth. For one [...]
Oral Health can be Compromised During Pregnancy It used to be conventional wisdom that a woman would lose a tooth for each child that she had. Thankfully with modern dentistry, [...]
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. You've heard that a million times—because it's so true! Our office really wants you to avoid painful, costly dental procedures. [...]
Surprising but true: the major cause of tooth loss in adults is not decaying teeth, but periodontal disease. More than half of all people over age 18 have at least [...]
Answers to your most frequently asked questions about gum disease. Q: Why is gum disease so terrible if it doesn't hurt? Periodontal disease is a progressive one—meaning if it doesn't [...]
Women of all ages are prone to changing levels of progesterone in the body. And progesterone—especially when you are pregnant or taking oral contraceptives—causes some bacteria to grow in awesome [...]
When it comes to most common, not even winter colds strike as many of us as gum infection (periodontal disease). As many as 75% of adults will be a victim [...]
Kids' teeth—paying special attention to them lay a firm foundation for a lifetime of healthy teeth. They're milestones in your child's development, those first teeth. You mark the date in [...]