James Block Dentistry

JULY 23, 2020

A new study in the journal Sleep and Breathing has revealed evidence that patients with scleroderma have a higher risk of developing pulmonary hypertension when they also have obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA. Scleroderma is an autoimmune illness that causes hardening of the body’s connective tissue. It can cause hardened skin and scar tissue, which can damage organs, including the heart, lungs and kidneys.

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James Block Dentistry

JULY 23, 2020

Asthma can be a very scary condition for many reasons. The disease affects an estimated 25 million Americans – over 7 percent of the adult population and over 8 percent of children. Asthma is an inflammatory disease that causes inflammation and narrowing of the airways, which in turn causes wheezing and difficulty breathing. Though there is no cure for asthma, many products, such as prescription pills and rescue inhalers, help treat the lung condition.

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James Block Dentistry

JULY 23, 2020

With so much turmoil going on in the world around us right now, it’s natural to feel added stress and anxiety. That stress and anxiety can manifest itself in many ways, including in our diets and in habits we don’t even realize we’re doing. For example, it may make people smoke more if they’re smokers, or bite their nails more if they’re nail biters.

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James Block Dentistry

JULY 23, 2020

If you have pain in your jaw that causes clicking and popping sounds, difficulty opening and closing the mouth, or “lockjaw” or pain that starts in the jaw and radiates throughout the body, this could be a sign of temporomandibular joint dysfunction, or TMJ dysfunction for short. TMJ dysfunction can be caused by several issues, including poor jaw alignment, genetics, injury and even other conditions, such as arthritis or fibromyalgia.

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