Dental Health
What Is TMJ?
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is considered the most complex joint in the human body, facilitating hinging, gliding and rotational movement – most often, an infinite range of… Continue Reading
Serious Tooth Pain? It May Be Time For a Root Canal
Underneath your tooth’s outer enamel and within the dentin is an area of soft tissue called the pulp tissue. While a tooth’s pulp tissue does… Continue Reading
Link Between Oral Health and Diabetes
Diabetes is a group of chronic inflammatory diseases that affect the body’s ability to process sugar. It is particularly important for diabetics to maintain oral… Continue Reading
Diabetes and Tooth Loss: Are Dental Implants a Solution?
Diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. Insulin is… Continue Reading
Diabetes and Dentistry
With more than 30.3 million diabetics and 57 million pre-diabetics in the United States, the connection between dental health and diabetes has never been more… Continue Reading
Attention Diabetics: Your Gums Are At Risk
Periodontal (gum) disease may result from gingivitis, and inflammation of the gums usually caused by the presence of bacteria in plaque. Plaque is the sticky… Continue Reading
Sleep Apnea: How Dentists Can Help
With COVID-19 it has become more important than ever to be tested and treated for Sleep Apnea. It could save your life. Obstructive sleep apnea… Continue Reading
Gum Disease Your Teeth’s Greatest Enemy
Gum disease, not old age, is the primary reason for tooth loss. Gingivitis, the early stage of gum disease, is an inflammation of the gums… Continue Reading
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Oral Health
We all are going through these prolonged stressful times of COVID-19, with lockdowns, social isolation, disruption in business and education and loss of income for… Continue Reading
What Are Some Ways to Promote Wellness?
As more of us begin to look outside of traditional Western medicine for our health and wellness, it is important that we are aware of… Continue Reading
