Category: Preventive

Dentist or Detective? Clues Dr. Bonanni examines during a Dental Exam

Dentist or Detective? Major Health Clues Your Mouth Provides Chew on this for a minute: just by glancing inside your mouth, your dentist can tell you a number of things that may be news to you and your doctor! Surprising as it may sound, your oral health can speak volumes about the rest of your…
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Dental Care for People with Diabetes

Understanding Dental Care for Diabetes What does oral health have in common with diabetes? A lot when you consider that high blood sugar can affect your entire body including your teeth and gums. Diabetes, when uncontrolled, compromises white blood cell functionality. Because white blood cells are the body’s main defense against bacterial infections in the…
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Toothpaste and Tooth Sensitivity

Twice each day, we brush our teeth with a substance that does more than just freshen our breath. Toothpaste is full of important ingredients that work to protect our teeth and gums. But what does each ingredient actually do? We break down the top toothpaste ingredients below. • Fluoride: Fluoride helps to fight cavities while…
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Stress Can Worsen Oral Health

Meeting the needs of your family, career, and social life can be stressful. Our bodies react to stress in many ways, but we may not be aware of how stress affects our dental health.  I would like to share some ways that our bodies may respond to stress from an oral health point of view,…
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Dental Checkups Help with Overall Health

Dental Checkups…..Why should you never “Brush them off”? Your teeth look and feel just fine, so what harm can there be in skipping one checkup?  Plenty…and it’s not just a free toothbrush and dental samples you will miss. A lot can happen in just a short period of time and the ramifications of canceling your…
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