Taking care of your teeth has a big impact on your health as you age. Researchers have suspected this for a long time, but a new study points to just how this link works, and exactly which aspects of health are likely to be … [Read more...]
Is Dental Health a Hidden Crisis?
Dental health is one of those things that’s a lot more important than what it might seem at first. Study after study shows that kids who see the dentist with regularity (two times per year) are far less likely to develop serious health … [Read more...]
Tooth Loss and Heart Disease
According to a study from the American College of Cardiologists, people who have experienced tooth loss because of nontraumatic reasons, such as a car accident or being hit in the face, are more likely to be at risk of developing heart … [Read more...]
Dental Health Can Improve Quality of Life
Dental care is something that we stress with our children, but it is also extremely important for the elderly to pay careful attention to, as well. In fact, because dental health is so closely tied to other areas of health, it might even be … [Read more...]
Dental Health Cannot be Ignored in the Elderly
Dental problems are often rampant amongst the elderly population. Some of this issue is simply because of age; as we get older health problems become more likely, if not because of declining immune systems, then simply because we have been … [Read more...]
Dental Health and Senior Care
Dental health is one area that a lot of elderly folk overlook. It’s a very easy thing to do, especially because of the fact that there are often other areas of concern that sometimes seem to take even more precedence. Issues like diabetes, … [Read more...]