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How Medications Affect Gum Health

Modern Family Dental

Gum health is usually not the first thing we think of when we take a pill. However, medications pose some effects that silently wreak havoc on our oral health. Most patients only realize the impact that taking their medications can have on their teeth and gums when dealing with the consequences.

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84% of Women 50 and Older Unaware of Menopause-Oral Health Connection

Dentistry Today

An astounding 84% of women aged 50 and over are unaware that some of the oral health symptoms and discomfort they experience could be related to menopause, according to Delta Dental’s 2023 Senior Oral Health and Menopause Report: Breaking the Stigma.

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Gum Disease and Heart Health: What You Need to Know

Broomfield Dentists / MountainAire

Your heart and your oral health may seem worlds apart, but new research is revealing a surprising connection between the two. The state of your teeth and gums could have a significant impact on the wellness of your heart. Understanding Gum Disease Gum disease is an infection of the tissues that surround and support your teeth.

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Day 19: Let It Flow

Queen of Dental Hygiene

Saliva- Liquid Gold You brush, floss, and do all the homecare instructions you are told, yet, you still have cavities and gum disease. Let’s talk about the real key to oral health – your saliva. There is nothing more important to the health of the mouth than saliva. It lubricates the teeth, gums, and food.

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Defeat Dry Mouth

Queen of Dental Hygiene

Not a day goes by I don’t have a patient or two that is affected by it. If you have it, you know how very uncomfortable it is, and are desparately seeking relief and solutions. Burning mouth, bad breath, tooth decay, and gum disease rear their ugly head. No saliva flow affects not only the mouth but the entire body.

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Common Dental Myth: Charcoal Toothpaste

Dentistry Gone Digital

COVID-19 made a lot of people more aware of their health and more aware of the connection between their oral health and their overall health. Consequently, this new found interest in health sparked interest in ways to improve oral health more naturally. But how conservative is TOO conservative?

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Oral Health Showcase Returns to MN Capitol in 2023

Dentistry Today

The Minnesota Dental Association and the Minnesota Oral Health Coalition will host the third annual Oral Health Showcase on March 2, 2023, from 10am-2pm at Minnesota State Capitol, L’Etoile du Nord Vault Room, the basement rotunda of the Capitol, adjacent to the Capitol café. FEATURED IMAGE CREDIT: gguy /shutterstock.com.