Tips on Finding Preventive Care for Children’s Oral Health More than 51 million school hours are lost each year due to Dental-related illnesses. Despite these numbers, many children still do not visit the dentist. In addition, almost 50 percent of tooth decay remains untreated in low-income children, according to the Centers for Disease . . . → Read More: Tips on Finding Preventive Care for Children’s Oral Health
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 Leave a comment  Dental Health  addition, CDC, centers for disease control, centers for disease control and prevention, centers for disease control and prevention cdc, Children, control, Dental-related, dentist, disease, disease control and prevention, illnesses, oral health tips, percent, Prevention, Preventive, preventive care, School, tooth decay Do I Really Need to Floss? Yes. Floss removes plaque and debris that sticks to Teeth and gums in between Teeth, polishes tooth surfaces, and controls bad breath. Plaque is a sticky layer of material containing bacteria that accumulates on Teeth, including places where toothbrushes can’t reach. This can lead to gum disease. By . . . → Read More: Should I Floss? Radiographic, or X-ray, examinations provide your dentist with an important tool that shows the condition of your Teeth, its roots, jaw placement and the overall composition of your facial bones. X-rays can help your dentist determine the presence or degree of periodontal (gum) disease, abscesses and many abnormal growths, such as cysts and tumors. . . . → Read More: Why Do I Need X-rays? Title: Losing Weight May Help Fight Gum DiseaseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/16/2011 4:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/17/2011 Social Bookmarking Two new studies give further insights into the links between mouth hygiene, gum disease and cardiovascular events… Social Bookmarking Case Western Reserve University School of dental Medicine researchers found the human body is better at fighting gum disease when fat cells, which trigger inflammation, disappear. Findings come from a pilot study of 31 obese people with gum disease. Half of the group with an average body mass index (BMI) of 39 had gastric . . . → Read More: Health Of Gums Improves With Weight Loss In a study titled “MicroRNA Modulation in Obesity and Periodontitis,” lead author Romina Perri, University of North Carolina School of dentistry, Oral Health Institute, conducted a pilot investigation to determine whether obesity or periodontal disease modified microRNA expression and whether there was any potential interaction between obesity and periodontitis that could invol… Social Bookmarking Regular Dental exams not only help to decrease a patient’s risk of oral diseases, such as cavities and periodontal (gum) disease, but they may also help to diagnose other, sometimes life-threatening, medical conditions.
dentists are able to assess a patient’s overall oral health and may recognize symptoms of serious diseases, including . . . → Read More: Oral Warning Signs Can Indicate Serious Medical Conditions |
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