by Office | Jul 15, 2020 | Mouth-Body Health, Periodontal Health
By now, you’re probably well aware of the risk factors for complications from COVID-19 – age, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and such. Yet as a recent paper in BDJ notes, such risk factors “do not account for the other 52% of deaths arising from COVID-19 in...
by Office | Jun 10, 2020 | Dental Health, Periodontal Health
You probably already know vaping isn’t great for you, but you might still think it’s less harmful than smoking. For that, you can thank a whole lot of marketing from the vape companies, much of which is directed at young people. But a new study in Science Advances...
by Office | May 6, 2020 | Mouth-Body Health, Periodontal Health
The link between diabetes and gum disease is pretty straightforward: Have one, and you’re more likely to have the other. Both conditions are rampant in the US, with about half of all adults having some degree of gum disease and 34.2 million having diabetes. Another...
by Office | Apr 15, 2020 | Periodontal Health
At the start of this week, word went out to smokers and vapers that their habits may increase the risk of severe illness from COVID-19 – not that this is at all surprising. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease. Smoking and vaping hurt the lungs and weaken the...
by Office | Mar 18, 2020 | Periodontal Health
You may have heard about the links between gum disease and heart disease, diabetes, even rheumatoid arthritis. Psoriasis? Maybe not. Until now. For a study published last summer, researchers sought to “explore the relationship between psoriasis and a combination of...
by Office | Jan 8, 2020 | Periodontal Health
Prevention is the best medicine, especially when it comes to gum disease, which affects nearly all adults. For it’s not just a matter of keeping your teeth in your mouth – untreated periodontal disease ultimately means tooth loss – but also supporting your...
