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Do You Have Jaw Pain?
If you have been told that your headaches and pains are “all in your head,” that’s technically correct. With today’s technologies, we can often trace such symptoms to TMD—temporomandibular dysfunction—a malfunction of your jaw joint. It is estimated that over 10 million people suffer from TMD. TMD isn’t one condition, but it has symptoms that you might not associate with your jaw joints [top image]. Some warning symptoms there may be a disagreement between your teeth, jaws and facial muscles include—
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Armor for Baby Teeth
Tooth decay is the number one chronic childhood disease in America! Sometimes, decay is so extensive in baby molars (back teeth) that we must place a stainless steel crown to save the tooth. Why not just let the tooth fall out or pull it? Primary teeth save a space for the permanent teeth to erupt and help guide the permanent teeth into position. Primary teeth also are important for chewing food and normal speech development. If decay in a baby tooth is extensive, the bacteria can infect the tooth’s pulp (inside the tooth) and cause pain.
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Pinch These Chubby Cheeks
A chubby-cheeked drooling baby looks angelic but may be a candidate for a skin infection.
Angular cheilitis (key-LITE-iss) is a fairly harmless, but painful, skin inflammation that appears at the corners of the mouth. It is caused by bacteria and fungi (yeast) and sometimes metal.
Anyone, any age can have this condition. Angular cheilitis can last from a few days to years depending on how soon the patient seeks treatment. All it takes is a little overlap of tissue at the corner of the mouth—like a chubby cheeked baby—then, add a little warm moisture from—
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Does Diabetes Harm Teeth?
Diabetes and teeth. There’s more to the relationship than you might imagine, especially if your diabetes is not under control. Of course, what you eat with those teeth affects your diabetes, but if you get gum disease, your diabetes will worsen. It’s a vicious circle that looks like this: Sugary or starchy foods and beverages elevate your blood sugar level. An unchecked increase in blood sugar feeds decay-causing bacteria that live in your mouth. If plaque and tartar accumulate undisturbed on your teeth, the tarter that harbors the bacteria irritates your gums.
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Can Plaque Predict Pneumonia?
Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could predict when you might contract pneumonia? That might sound strange coming from your dentist, but apparently not, according to several studies.
For the past few years researchers have been studying people who contracted pneumonia while they were being treated in a hospital. The result is encouraging and also disturbing.
That's because the one factor that all the patients in the studies had in common was oral bacteria found in plaque. Plaque is that colorless glop of bacteria and debris that collects on your teeth every day. [plaque stains red with vegetable dye]
DNA testing performed on bacteria found in the patients' tooth plaque matched the DNA in bacteria found in their lungs.
We already know that oral bacteria enter your bloodstream and can damage your arteries and heart. If oral bacteria enter your lungs, they can cause pneumonia. [healthy lung "air sacs" (top) and sacs clogged with bacteria (bottom)]
It's encouraging because we have a way of possibly preventing you from contracting pneumonia. Maintain a good oral care routine and keep your regular dental check-ups to give yourself a fighting chance against a host of diseases, including pneumonia.
Whether you live in your home, a nursing home, or you travel the summer in your RV, you need to brush your teeth twice each day and floss at least once every day to keep plaque from anchoring to your...