Posts Tagged ‘gum disease’

Xylitol – Good For Your Dental Health?

Written on March 30th, 2010 by adminno shouts

Xylitol and Tooth Decay

One of the amazing hidden ’secrets’ of this century is xylitol. It is truly astonishing on two points. This five carbon sugar can help to prevent both tooth decay and gum disease because the bacteria that eat it cannot utilize xylitol as they can glucose (six carbon table sugar).

The second fact about xylitol is that it has been both well known in one country and almost unheard of in many other countries at the same time. This astounds me because it demonstrates the limited nature of our human awareness very clearly.

Gum Disease in the Elderly – Help Them and Prevent For Yourself

Written on March 6th, 2010 by adminno shouts

A read a statistic on the Mayo Clinic website that they estimate that 95 (ninety-five) percent of people will have gum disease beyond age 65. This is a tragedy that we should work to avoid.

I was recently reading in a journal for the dental industry and the very question of whether the elderly have been forgotten in oral care or not was raised. I personally think the question is far more complicated than that.

Stop Dental Gum Disease and Keep Your Teeth!

Written on January 3rd, 2010 by adminno shouts

In simple terms, dental gum disease is just bacteria growth and any and all other factors that contribute to the production of things that slowly but steadily destroy the teeth and surrounding tissues and support. How Dental Gum Disease Begins: Plaque, which is a sticky substance that forms on the teeth and gums unknowingly is what the root of the problem is.

How Antibiotics For Gum Infections Can Prolong Your Life

Written on December 23rd, 2009 by adminno shouts

Don’t underestimate the risks of a neglected gum infection. The hazards contain, getting heart disease to premature labor and from diabetes to osteoporosis, making the associated health complications of overlooking gum disease treatment wide. However, how can you be endangered of heart disease via gum infections?The buildup of bacteria inside the mouth is the cause of gum infections, causing the gums surrounding the teeth to be inflamed and may even influence the root of the teeth in the bone. Execising efficient oral routine could prevent this conceivably serious condition.

Gum Disease – The Importance of Professional Help and What You Can Do For Yourself

Written on November 22nd, 2009 by adminno shouts

Importance of dentists – Periodontists and periodontal ache are anon affiliated as a accessible continued appellation cure for the generally aching and afflictive anatomy of infection. Your dentist with his or her acquaintance and ability on dental bloom is account his weight in gold. Defining gum ache – This ache refers to infection of bendable tissue and basal which beleaguer teeth and jaw bone. Affection and acquaint account signs – During the antecedent appearance of infection the ache is acceptable to be afterwards any symptoms, it is alone with advance that assurance become added arresting as able-bodied as painful.

Your Dentist Knows Your Heart

Written on October 28th, 2009 by adminno shouts

I’ve had a number of patients say to me, “Doctor, my dentist says I should get my heart checked out, what does a dentist know about hearts?” Then after some tests, I have to tell my patients, that, yes, their dentist was right, they have a heart problem. There is definitely a gum-heart connection and that connection is inflammation. Untreated chronic inflammation can lead to severe health complications.

This is how it happens. When you consume anything, residue collects on your teeth, and this residue forms plaque.