Dental Blogs

Can We Reprogram Our Bodies to Prevent Bone Loss in Gum Disease?

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Gum disease is caused by infection, but it’s not simply infection that results in the most serious consequences of gum disease, bone loss, and tooth loss. Instead, it’s partly our body’s response to infection, as high levels of infection drive the body’s immune system to implement a “scorched earth” strategy designed to eliminate an infection, even if that means removing a lot of healthy tissue along with it.

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How Your Gums Help or Hinder Sports Performance

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There has been numerous studies directly linking the health of our teeth and gums to our overall health and wellness. Gum disease specifically has been linked to life-threatening diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, inflammation of the prostate, as well as kidney disease, just to name a few. This is not even mentioning the havoc that it wreaks specifically on your teeth and jaw. It is no stretch of the imagination that poor oral health can absolutely hinder an athlete’s performance.

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Diabetes, Gum Disease, and Oral Health

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Obesity is increasing in this country, and today more than a third of all Americans have the condition. Along with rising obesity rates, diabetes is increasing, affecting 12% of Americans, although 28% of them don’t know it. Every day new people are diagnosed with the condition and come to realize that they are now at risk for a number of very serious complications, including oral health risks.

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Kanye Explains Why He Doesn’t Smile

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Kanye West has every reason to smile. A beautiful wife. A beautiful daughter. A fortune worth an estimated $130 million. A cultural legacy that will probably outlive anyone alive today. And yet, he is a man who doesn’t smile. And recently he shared the reason why. Kanye’s Reasons Kanye said that he has two reasons he doesn’t smile:

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Long-Term Marijuana Use Linked to Gum Disease

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As part of the battle over the legalization of marijuana use in California and across the country, people have been disputing whether marijuana causes the same negative health consequences as tobacco. Now a new study shows that the two types of smoking share at least one common consequence: gum disease.

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