Although natural supplements have not yet been established as a positive cure for or prevention technique, they can play a vital role in helping protect you from gum disease or speeding healing after gum disease treatment. Here are five supplements that are believed to help gum disease, followed by some cautions about using natural supplements.
Read Dental StoryFor years now, we have understood that the loss of natural teeth is associated with an increased risk of stroke. The only problem is, that we don’t really understand the connection. But this serious health connection gives another important reason to preserve your teeth.
Read Dental StoryDental implants look more like your natural teeth than any other tooth-replacement option, but not all of them look equally good. In fact, there are a lot of subtle things that an implant dentist can do to improve (or ruin) the appearance of your dental implants. Here are six of the most important.
Read Dental StoryDental implants are a fantastic and increasingly popular way to save your smile if you have lost a few teeth. Best of all, not only do they look like natural teeth, but you can maintain them like the teeth you were born with and they can last you for the rest of your life if you take care of them properly. Unfortunately, like natural teeth, dental implants can fail if you do not take care of them.
Read Dental StoryWe’ve talked before about how diabetes can make gum disease worse, and how gum disease can make it harder for you to control your blood sugar levels. What we haven’t really seen before is good evidence that treating gum disease can help you bring your blood sugar levels under control.
Read Dental StoryGum Inflammation Treatment Beverly Hills CAhe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that almost half of all Americans aged 30 and older suffer from advanced gum disease, periodontitis. That’s about 64.7 million people, and if you live in Beverly Hills, California, you may be one of them.
Read Dental StoryIf you have lost one or more teeth, dental implants can be used to fully restore your smile. But if you have lost your teeth to periodontal disease, dental implants will be more likely to fail. Since periodontal disease is the most common cause of tooth loss among adults, does this mean dental implants are failing the people that need them most?
Read Dental StoryOne thing some people worry about if they’re considering a smile makeover: will you make my smile look just like everyone else’s? Most of us feel conflicted about the appearance of our smiles. There are some things we love about it, things that are unique and give it character. Then there are some things that we definitely do not like, that make it unattractive. We want to keep the one and get rid of the other. The good thing is that a smile makeover can do exactly that.
Read Dental StoryA woman in St. Charles, Missouri was just sentenced to four years in prison for the $10,000 in damage she caused at a dentist’s office when she set off the fire suppression sprinkler system.
Read Dental StoryNobody likes stained teeth. Our teeth are supposed to be white–that’s their healthy color and their youthful color. Stained teeth can make your smile look old or unhealthy. But we have a problem: we enjoy many things that can cause stainings of our teeth, such as coffee or tea. Most of us can’t get our day started without a cup of one of these caffeine-containing beverages. Giving them up to prevent tooth staining seems like a huge sacrifice. The good news is that you don’t have to. Adding milk to your coffee or tea will reduce their tendency to stain your teeth.
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