Cold and Flu Treatments With Oral Health Cold and flu season is upon us. While a cold is less severe than a flu they have similiar symptoms of chills, fever, congetsion, runny nose, sinus infections, headaches, cough, and sore throat. Home remedies include the same protocol for both concentrating on […]Read more »
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Common Cold, Flu and Oral Health Well, it’s that time of year when the common cold and flu is at its best. To defending the body against these viral nuisances symptoms arise which can be harmful to the oral cavity. Many symptoms are congestion, runny nose, postnasal drip, dry mouth, […]Read more »
Medications and Oral Health Medications are so commonly used, with the majority of the population consuming some form of drug, that can cause several unwanted side effects. As medications alter the body to work better, they also alter the body to cause side effects. Such as antidepressants change chemicals in […]Read more »
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES When a patient tells me they have an autoimmune disease I know only the generalizations of the diseases. Ya it lowers the immune system. Ya,good homecare is needed. Ya, a low immune system makes it harder to fight infection, so flossing is very important to these patients. I […]Read more »
DIABETES AND PERIODONTAL DISEASE Uncontrolled diabetes =Uncontrolled periodontal disease It’s that simple. People with diabetes are more likely to have periodontal disease opposed to people who don’t have diabetes. This could be due to the fact that diabetics are more susceptible to infections. Periodontal disease is considered a complication […]Read more »
DECAY TRANSFER FROM MOM TO INFANT I had a patient today to motivate me to write this blog. She was a 19-year-old with some stage of decay on every single tooth. She also just had a 3-month-old baby. Tooth decay is a bacterial infection, with the main bacteria being Streptococcus mutans […]Read more »
A KNOCKED OUT TOOTH It can easily happen, where a tooth gets knocked out, or another name is avulsed, usually by trauma or accidently. Not on purpose like Stu in the movie “The Hangover” who pulls his own tooth out. More than five million teeth are knocked out yearly […]Read more »
TOOTH RESORPTION Tooth resorption is the progressive loss of dentin and cementum by osteoclasts. Dentin is the tooth layer under the enamel and covers the pulp chamber. Cementum is the surface layer of the tooth root covering the dentin. Osteoclasts are bone cells that break down bone tissue. There […]Read more »
CANKER SORE or APTHOUS ULCER Canker sores are an autoimmune condition with the exact cause not really known. They present themselves as a small shallow round sore with the appearance of being white or grey with red edges. A tingling or burning sensation may happen before the sores appear. […]Read more »
DRY MOUTH or XEROSTOMIA Dry Mouth Dry mouth, also called xerostomia, is not a fun condition. It’s when the mouth is not producing an adequate amount of saliva to keep the oral cavity moistened. The tongue can be raw and red, and having a burning or tingling sensation. Dry […]Read more »