While modern medicine is beneficial for curing and/or easing symptoms associated with medical and psychological conditions, they come with side effects. Taking daily medications can be potentially damaging to your oral health. You can’t avoid taking these medications...
Sex and gender-related health disparities in oral health remain an underappreciated and often overlooked aspect of well-being. Statistics related to differences in oral health between men and women identified that men are more likely to ignore their oral health, have...
All women over the age of 12 are familiar with the effects hormones can have on their life. However, few of us think about hormones having an impact on our oral health. Some women experience oral changes that can include bright red swollen gums, swollen salivary...
Oral cancer tends to be overlooked but it affects many people’s lives across the nation. Spreading word about this disease has become increasingly important, so much so that the Oral Cancer Foundation took the initiative to make April Oral Cancer Awareness Month. This...
The link between diabetes and oral health problems is high blood sugar. If blood sugar is poorly controlled, oral health problems are more likely to develop. This is because uncontrolled diabetes weakens white blood cells, which are the body’s main defense...
Water fluoridation was heralded as one of the best public health achievements in the twentieth century. Lately, concerns about excessive fluoride intake and related toxicity were raised. Health-care professionals and the public need guidance regarding the debate...
