Posts Tagged ‘stroke’

What Your Mouth “Tells” Us…

Posted on: April 16th, 2013 by Nicholas Geller, DDS No Comments

Smiling Elderly CoupleAbout Your Overall Health

Recent studies, including the Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health, confirm what our team has known for a long time: There are so many connections between oral health and overall health that your next dental visit can be the next best thing to a physical examination!

Your mouth is both an early warning system and a window to the health of your heart, your circulation, and your healthy well-being. A dental exam gives us the chance to recognize potentially serious conditions (certain cancers—especially oral cancer, diabetes, and more recently, AIDS)—even before they become apparent to your family physician. There’s an increasingly strong link between gum disease and the risk of heart problems and stroke.

That’s why regularly scheduled dental appointments are so critical. Dentists are trained to recognize early warning signals and alert you to seek further treatment, before the problem grows out of control.

You might just say that by looking into a mouth, we can save a life.

Custom Made Prevention

Posted on: June 12th, 2012 by Nicholas Geller, DDS No Comments

Above average? Me?

You may be five-foot-four, a C student, never starred at sports. And yet you may be ABOVE average—in your need for dental check-ups.

While two visits a year is average, more appointments should be scheduled when either the mouth builds up tartar fast, cavities multiply like bunnies, or teeth or gums experience growing pains.

Fluoride has helped to improve the dental health of its users for generations, and we can now apply sealants to children’s back teeth to fend off decay. X-rays are safer; modern anesthetics more effective. All in the name of prevention.

Recent research has discovered that it’s not just your mouth in the balance—it could be your life.

The American Heart Association reports that the BEST indicator of your chance of having a stroke is your number of teeth. Not cholesterol, blood pressure or bad diet. The more teeth you lose, the higher the risk of stroke.

We can help you keep those teeth where they belong, monitoring your oral health and taking action when problems appear. We’ll recommend how often to come in. So stand tall. You’re above average—and your smile shows it.