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Ask Your Dentist: Does Poor Dental Health Lead To Ill Health In General?

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We get a lot of questions asking if poor dental health has anything to do with the overall general health of our patients.

In a word – yes.

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Dental Implants NYC: Would You Like Pearly White Teeth God Didn’t Make?

Gone are the days of bridges and dentures; now is the time for sophisticated solutions for simple problems.

Millions of Americans suffer from tooth loss, tooth decay, gingivitis and many more tooth related problems. The visits to the dentists have been declining and the general oral health care is rapidly deteriorating. On top of it all, we have foods that can ruin our teeth even more.

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Invisalign Advantages and Disadvantages: Weigh Your Odds Wisely

We previously spoke about what Invisalign is and why you should be using an invalisign instead of going for braces. We wish to discuss more about invalisgn because we realized that there has been a great deal of Interest in Invisalign NYC

It isn’t just about the relentless requests we receive at our Dental Clinic at NYC, but also with over 40,000 doctors specially trained to treat patients and the number of patients who have successfully got themselves treated approaching 800,000, it is certainly an option to go for in the U.S

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Dental Implants NYC: Why Do You Need Dental Implants?

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A smile is said to light up hearts; it’s said to bring people together and make things happen.

However, it can be painful when you are unable to smile because one or more of your teeth are missing or if one of the bridges and artificial dentals are off their place.

There can be nothing more damaging than your inability or reluctance to smile.
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Dental Care for (Infants) Children: Things To Know About Your Child’s First Visit To The Dentist

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Oral Health care for children or infants varies slightly from that of adults and it helps if you take your infant to a dentist within 6 months of the appearance of the first tooth.  For an infant or your little child, a first visit to the dentist is often non-threatening.

In our pediatric dental clinics in New York City, we usually make the parents sit with the child on the lap so as to allow our dentists to examine the child’s teeth. However, we believe that since this first visit involves no little or no treatment at all, it helps if the parents are made to wait in the reception area while letting the children get used to the dentist during the course of the preliminary examination.

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Invisalign NYC: Why Should You Get Invisible Braces?

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Worried about your smile?  Invisalign NYC can help! Smiling all the while can be difficult if you constantly have a pair of braces on.

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Oral Health and Celiac Disease connection shown by new study

A study published in the December issue of Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics has found a direct connection between celiac disease and oral health. Reported by InteliHealth News Service, the abstract provides an interesting view of how the internal workings of our bodies are, indeed, interrelated.

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Food Sensitivity Can Affect Your Mouth


by Nancy Volkers
InteliHealth News Service

INTELIHEALTH – Researchers in Italy have found that people with celiac disease are more likely to have certain problems with their teeth and mouths. But the researchers also found that these problems may not be reliable symptoms of celiac disease.

People with celiac disease are sensitive to a protein called gluten. Gluten is found in foods that contain wheat, barley and rye. Gluten also may be found in vitamins, medicines and even the glue on envelopes.
There were 197 people in the study who had celiac disease. None of them were on gluten-free diets. This is the only treatment for celiac disease. As part of the study, they were asked to stop eating gluten. The researchers compared these people with 413 people who did not have celiac disease.

People with celiac disease were more likely to have defects in their tooth enamel. The enamel is the hard outer coating of the tooth. Enamel defects were found in 23 of every 100 people with celiac disease. They were found in 9 of every 100 people without the disease.

People with celiac disease were much more likely to have sores in their mouths, too. These sores were seen in 42 of every 100 people with celiac disease. They were seen in only 2 of every 100 healthy people.

After one year on the gluten-free diet, most people with celiac disease did not have sores anymore.

In people with celiac disease, gluten causes an allergic reaction in the gut. This damages the small intestine. The body cannot absorb nutrition very well. Celiac disease also can cause gas, bloating, stomach pain, constipation and other symptoms. But some people may have no symptoms at all. Many people have celiac disease and don’t know it.

 

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What Is The Difference Between Cosmetic Dentistry and Traditional Dentistry?

What’s the difference between a cosmetic dentist and a traditional dentist? Cosmetic dentistry is the practice of dentistry that includes a number of dental treatments that are aimed at improving the appearance of the teeth of the patient. Continued reading >

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Causes Of Dental Implant Failure

Studies have shown that the risk of dental implant failure is about 5% for implants of the lower jaw. Dental implant failure is about 10% for upper jaw implants. Continued reading >

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Children learn what they live

This is a time of the year to not only give thanks, but to make new resolutions for the upcoming year. We must also not forget what the true meaning of life is and the responsibility we have to our children. Continued reading >

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