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MISSING TEETH: DENTURES PART II

May 1, 2018Health Services

New dentures may feel awkward for a few weeks until you become accustomed to them. The dentures may feel loose while the muscles of your cheek and tongue learn to keep them in place. It is not unusual to experience irritation or soreness. You may find that saliva flow temporarily increases. As your mouth becomes accustomed to the dentures, these problems gradually subside. Follow-up appointments with the dentist are generally needed after a denture is inserted so the fit can be checked and adjusted.

Even if you wear full dentures, you still have to practice good dental hygiene. Brush your gums, tongue and roof of your mouth every morning with a soft-bristled brush before you insert your dentures to stimulate circulation in your tissues and help remove plaque.

Rinse your dentures before brushing to remove any loose food or debris. Use a soft bristle toothbrush and a non-abrasive cleanser to gently brush all the surfaces of the dentures so they don’t get scratched. Let water build up in the sink basin or put a towel in the bottom of the sink first, so that if your denture slips out of your wet hands, it hits something soft rather than the hard sink bowl which could fracture your denture.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

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MISSING TEETH: DENTURES PART I

April 24, 2018Health Services

Dentures are removable appliances that can replace missing teeth and help restore your smile. If you’ve lost all of your natural teeth, whether from gum disease, tooth decay or injury, replacing missing teeth will benefit your appearance and your health. That’s because dentures make it easier to eat and speak better than you could without teeth—things that people often take for granted.

Types of dentures:

Conventional: This denture is made and placed in your mouth after the remaining teeth are removed and tissues have healed, which may take several months.

Immediate, Provisional: This denture is inserted on the same day that the remaining teeth are removed. Your dentist will take measurements and make models of your jaw during a preliminary visit. You don’t have to be without teeth during the healing period, but as your gums shrink and remodel after your teeth are extracted, this denture often becomes loose. Once your tissues have healed, approximately six months later, a new conventional denture is made. The provisional denture then becomes the spare denture in case you need a reline or repair of the conventional denture down the road.

Overdenture: This denture is retained by two or more implants that help provide retention, which is especially helpful for a lower denture.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

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MISSING TEETH: BRIDGES

April 17, 2018Health Hygiene Services

Did you know that the average adult between the ages of 20 and 64 has three or more decayed or missing teeth? If you are missing one or more teeth, there are plenty of reasons to correct the problem. For one thing, a large space between your teeth may affect how you speak or eat. Even if it’s not noticeable, a missing molar can affect how you chew. Remaining teeth may shift which can lead to tooth decay and bone loss. Today, the ideal way to replace missing teeth is with implants.

There are occasions, however, when implants either cannot be placed (for instance if there is insufficient bone in the area where the implant is desired) or when a patient does not wish to have implants placed. The next choice for replacing teeth, without the use of implants, is a fixed bridge. A fixed bridge replaces missing teeth with artificial teeth and literally “bridges” the gap where one or more teeth used to be. Bridges can be made from metal alloys (often veneered with porcelain) or more often today out of zirconium, a very strong tooth-colored ceramic. Fixed bridges are attached to surrounding teeth for support. Unlike a removable bridge, which you can take out and clean, a fixed bridge can only be removed by a dentist.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

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A FOCUS ON DENTAL HEALTH CAN PROTECT CHILDREN FROM BECOMING OVERWEIGHT

April 10, 2018Health Hygiene Prevention

Talking about dental health with children and parents—about what is healthy and unhealthy for your teeth—can be one way to prevent children from becoming overweight.

A new study reviewed eating behavior, BMI and dental health of 271 pre-school and primary school children. The children’s height, weight, and food intake over one day were compared with the prevalence of cariogenic microorganisms in saliva—and the link was clear: the children who had higher amounts of bacteria also had significantly higher BMI and worse eating habits. They ate more frequently and consumed more foods rich in sugar.

With good food comes increased self-esteem, better relationships with friends and fewer emotional problems another new study confirms in a different sub-study. The effects were achieved regardless of socio-economic background, and regardless of the children’s weight. The research shows that good self-esteem could be linked to the healthier eating habits.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

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TREATING GUM DISEASE MAY HELP LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE

April 3, 2018Health Hygiene Prevention

Treatment for gum disease, or periodontitis, significantly lowered blood pressure among patients at risk for developing high blood pressure, according to new research. This small study compared blood pressure levels after treatment for gum disease.

Researchers found that six months after treatment, systolic blood pressure was nearly 13 points and diastolic blood pressure was almost 10 points lower in patients receiving periodontal treatment.

The study demonstrates for the first time that professional periodontal intervention alone can reduce blood pressure levels and inhibit inflammation.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

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PERIODONTAL BACTERIA MAY INTERFERE WITH CONCEPTION

March 27, 2018Health Hygiene Prevention

According to a new study, a common periodontal pathogen may delay conception in young women. This finding is novel: previous studies have shown that periodontal diseases may be a risk for general health, but no data on the influence of periodontal bacteria on conception or becoming pregnant have been available.

256 healthy non-pregnant women (mean age 29.2 years, range 19 to 42) who had discontinued contraception in order to become pregnant were followed to establish whether they did or did not become pregnant during the observation period of 12 months.

Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacterium associated with periodontal diseases, was significantly more frequently detected in the saliva among women who did not become pregnant during the one-year follow-up period than among those who did. The levels of salivary and serum antibodies against this pathogen were also significantly higher in women who did not become pregnant.

Statistical analysis showed that the finding was independent of other risk factors contributing to conception, such as age, current smoking, socioeconomic status, bacterial vaginosis, previous deliveries, or clinical periodontal disease.

Women who had P. gingivalis in the saliva and higher saliva or serum antibody concentrations against this bacterium had a 3-fold hazard for not becoming pregnant compared to their counterparts. Increased hazard was nearly to 4-fold if more than one of these qualities and clinical signs of periodontitis were present.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

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ADULTS WITH GUM DISEASE MAY BE AT GREATER ISCHEMIC STROKE RISK

March 20, 2018Health Hygiene Prevention

Researchers assessed 6,711 adults who had not had a stroke for periodontal disease and categorized the adults according to whether they had mild, moderate or severe periodontal disease. They followed patients for 15 years for the incidence of stroke, also documenting the stroke subtype based on cause.

A total of 299 ischemic strokes occurred during the 15 years, including 47 percent that were thrombotic stroke, from a clot in the brain’s blood vessels; 26 percent that were cardioembolic, when a blood clot forms in the heart; and 20 percent that were lacunar strokes, which occurs when there is a blockage of small arteries that supply blood to the brain.

They found:

Participants with mild periodontal disease were 1.9 times more likely to have an ischemic stroke than those without periodontal disease.
Those with moderate periodontal disease had 2.1 times higher ischemic stroke risk and adults with severe gum disease were 2.2 times more likely to suffer an ischemic stroke than those who had no periodontal disease.
The association between increasing levels of periodontal disease and stroke risk was most pronounced in the cardioembolic and thrombotic stroke subtypes.

The graded association between the level of gum disease and incident ischemic stroke supports a possible causal association between gum disease and ischemic stroke, researchers said.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH BLOOD SUGAR, AND OBESITY INCREASE THE NEED FOR PREVENTIVE DENTAL CARE

March 13, 2018Health Hygiene Prevention

Metabolic diseases—which are characterized by high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and obesity—lead to changes in oral bacteria and put people with the disease at a greater risk for poor oral health. A study of more than 8,000 ten-year-olds in Kuwait showed that metabolic diseases lead to increases in salivary glucose; alterations of the bacteria found in the mouth; and increased risk of cavities and gum disease. This work reinforces the need for preventive dental care and greater integration between medical and dental care.

Over the past ten years, it has become clear that defining a “healthy” microbiome is a critical step for discovering how variations in the bacteria found in and on our body contribute to both disease and wellbeing. While scientists now know a great deal about what bacteria live in our mouth and throughout the body, it is still unclear whether differences in the human microbiome that are seen in many disease states are a symptom of the disease or part of the underlying cause.

In another study, those with Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 23 experienced generally more severe periodontitis and total inflammatory dental diseases. Patients who were obese (BMI over 25) had almost a 6-times increased risk for severe periodontitis compared with normal-weight participants. Altered inflammatory molecules that are associated with obesity may play a role.

The research is providing further evidence of the connections between the mouth and some of society’s most costly and deadly systemic diseases—and of the importance of using the mouth as a tool for preventive health.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

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BACTERIA PREVALENT IN GUM DISEASE INCITE THE GROWTH OF DEADLY KAPOSI’S SARCOMA-RELATED (KS) LESIONS AND TUMORS IN THE MOUTH

March 6, 2018Cancer Health Hygiene Prevention

Researchers have discovered how byproducts in the form of small fatty acids from two bacteria prevalent in gum disease incite the growth of deadly Kaposi’s sarcoma-related (KS) lesions and tumors in the mouth.

The discovery could lead to early saliva testing for the bacteria, which, if found, could be treated and monitored for signs of cancer and before it develops into a malignancy, researchers say.

These new findings provide one of the first looks at how the periodontal bacteria create a unique microenvironment in the oral cavity that contributes to the replication of the Kaposi’s sarcoma Herpesvirus (KSHV) and development of KS. High levels of these bacteria are found in the saliva of people with periodontal disease, and at lower levels in those with good oral health—further evidence of the link between oral and overall physical health.

KS first appears as lesions on the surface of the mouth that, if not removed, can grow into malignant tumors. Survival rates are higher when the condition is detected and treated early in the lesion state than when a malignancy develops.

Most at risk are people with compromised immune systems: people on medications to suppress rejection of transplants, cancer patients on chemotherapies and the elderly population whose immune systems naturally weaken with age.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

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HOW GUM DISEASE TREATMENT CAN PREVENT HEART DISEASE

February 27, 2018Cancer Health Hygiene Prevention

A new study is helping to shed more light on the important connection between the mouth and heart. According to research recently published online by the American Heart Association, scientists have demonstrated that using an oral topical remedy to reduce inflammation associated with periodontitis, more commonly known as gum disease, also results in the prevention of vascular inflammation and can lower the risk of heart attack.

This study is the first time researchers anywhere have demonstrated the ability of an oral treatment for gum disease to also reduce inflammation in the artery wall.

This discovery further underscores the increasing body of evidence showcasing how problems in the mouth—and how they are treated—can have life-changing influences on other key systems in the body, such as the heart in this case.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

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