Do you snore? Snoring is a warning sign of obstructive sleep apnea. If you in fact have sleep apnea, your throat muscles and tongue collapse onto the back of your throat, block your airway and make you stop breathing repeatedly all night. There are some things you can do to … [Read more...]
Acid Reflux May Attack Your Teeth
Ever experience a painful burning sensation radiating from inside the chest? Well, that’s good old heartburn. And persistent symptoms, more than twice weekly, may be a sign of acid reflux (officially Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease, or GERD). However, not everyone with GERD … [Read more...]
Dental Health and Diabetes
Diabetes is a pervasive problem in America, a cultural epidemic with wide-ranging and potentially severe consequences. According to the 2011 National Diabetes Factsheet, 25.8 million people or 8.3 percent of the U.S. population has diabetes at an estimated annual total cost of … [Read more...]
Tooth Discoloration: What You Should Know
Tooth discoloration happens to the best of us. No matter how hard we try to avoid it, it happens. It happens to people of all habits and, not just smokers (however if you smoke, you are putting yourself at increased risk for it). There are plenty of other occurrences that … [Read more...]
How to Handle Dental Disasters
Emergency is a word that most of us fear. I know I do! Some people are comfortable in an emergency setting and thank goodness for that. For those of us who aren’t so level headed in a panic, the best thing we can do is educate ourselves on how to handle certain situations. We … [Read more...]