Month: June 2013

Our genes may stave off a trip to the dentist.  A new study researchers tracked dental patients for 16 years, looking for gum disease and tooth loss, found that people with healthy mouths who have mutations in their IL-1 gene are more likely to have teeth problems.  Check this out: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57588692/genetic-test-may-tell-how-often-you-need-to-go-to-dentist/      

In a another recent article in the California Dental Assoc (CDA) magazine:

Take a look at this…another reason to add fruits and veggies to your diet.  In a recent article in the California Dental Assoc (CDA) magazine:

…”the mouth is the “gateway to the body” as stated in this most recent article on EMaxHealth that summarized the effect of poor oral hygiene on your health.  Did you know that the bacteria that originate in the mouth can travel through the bloodstream and cause a host of health problems that you may not…

Let us help you quit smoking!  The most recent issue of JAMA (Vol 309, No. 22), highlighted the national media campaign of The Office on Smoking and Health at the CDC  to motivate smokers to quit smoking by directing them to 1-800-QUIT-NOW, which directs callers to their state quitlines for free cessation counseling, or the Tips campaign website, which…

Read this informative article about Third Molar Socket Grafting and its relation to Periodontal Health.