Autoimmune Series: How Sjogren’s Syndrome Affects Your Oral Health 

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You may be asking what exactly is Sjogren’s Syndrome? Sjogren’s Syndrome is an autoimmune disorder in which the body begins attacking its own moisture producing glands. This can be your saliva glands, tear ducts or other organs. The main issue for oral health occurs when the saliva glands are affected and flow of saliva is … Read more

Autoimmune Series Part 3: How Inflammatory Bowel Diseases can affect Your Oral Health

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Inflammatory bowel diseases also known as IBD, are a group of autoimmune diseases that result in chronic inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The 2 main diseases identified with this group are Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Due to the chronic inflammation eventually damaging the GI tract, the resulting symptoms are often painful. IBD can … Read more

Tips for Teeth Whitening

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Summer is upon us and many people are starting to think about whitening their teeth. Although there are certain considerations to be made, almost anyone can whiten their teeth. We have several different options here at Dental Care of Sumner. This month we’ll focus on those options and the safety of tooth whitening. Ultraviolet light … Read more

Autoimmune Series: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Oral Health

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We’re kicking off a new blog series here at Dental Care of Sumner! For the rest of 2019, we will be highlighting different autoimmune diseases bimonthly and discussing their impacts on oral health, and vice versa. Autoimmune diseases are wide-ranging diseases that affect many systems of the body but commonly, the diseases cause the body … Read more

Top 5 Reasons to Choose Dental Implants

Dental Implant Health for Tooth Replacement

Learn about the top 5 reasons to choose dental implants. Teeth require extraction usually for one of two reasons; either due to extensive decay or due to bone loss resulting from periodontal disease. Since nearly half of our adult population struggles with periodontal disease, it’s not surprising that nearly 178 million Americans are missing at … Read more

The Truth about Methamphetamines and Oral Health

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This month we’re focusing on a difficult subject; drug addiction. It’s heartbreaking to hear about the rising rates of drug addiction in our country and even worse to hear about a loved one struggling with addiction. As dental professionals, we are trained to look for oral signs of drug abuse. While it may be a … Read more

Mouth to Heart Relationship

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Many people think of hearts and Valentine’s Day when you mention February. In the medical/dental world, we think about American Heart awareness month. You’ve heard us say time and again that oral health is linked to overall health. Most individuals treat their mouths separately from the rest of their bodies without realizing that what goes … Read more

Improve your Oral Health

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Happy New Year! Each year many of us contemplate how we can make the new year better than the last. Many people have health resolutions at the top of their list for improvement. Most recurring resolutions include exercising more, losing weight, eating more healthily, and taking a more active approach to health. It’s great that … Read more