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Dental Hygiene
The Effects of Oral Health on Overall Health
From Health Canada (www.hc-sc.gc.ca) Oral health is not only important to your appearance and sense of well-being, but also to your overall health. Cavities and gum disease may contribute to many serious conditions, such as diabetes and respiratory diseases. …
Senior Dental Implants
A dental implant is an artificial tooth root that a periodontist places into your jaw to hold a replacement tooth or bridge. Dental implants are an ideal option for people in good general oral health who have lost a tooth …
Nursing Homes Suffer from Dental Problems
Besides being painful, untreated dental conditions may lead to malnutrition and social isolation. One dental hygienist cited the case of a nursing home patient who stayed in her room most of the time during the 18 years of her residency …
Seniors Dental Issues FAQ – Part 2
7. Can dentists treat the elderly with moderate dementia? The ideal time to take care of all necessary dental treatments is soon after the person has been diagnosed with dementia. This way, only easier maintenance treatments will be all that …
Senior Dental Issues FAQ – Part 1
1. As a senior adult, do I really need to be concerned about cavities any more? Actually, cavities can be more frequent in older adults for a number of reasons. Life-long exposure to fluoride through community water supplies and toothpaste …
Oral Cancer
Oral cancer can attack any person and this illness is hard to be determined by the patients along so as most of them know that they have it when it got worst. This can have many symptoms but all are …
