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COVID-19 Outcomes Are Worse If You Have Gum Disease

Why Do 80% Of Patients Have Gum Disease After Dental Care, and How Does It Impact Your Overall Health? This article highlights the causal relationship between gum disease bacteria and systemic disease, and why 80% of patients have gum disease (bleeding gums). It also covers a simple, inexpensive, predictable even…

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Are Dental Clinicians Contributing to The Gum Disease Epidemic?

As we and our patients learn more about the association between gum disease and our overall health, we dental professionals need to remember that we treat a medical condition called periodontal disease. If any other medical or dental treatment regimen delivered such poor results, we would demand changes. Our profession…

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Are You Keeping Oral-Systemic Secrets?

Are You Keeping Oral-Systemic Secrets? In my humble layperson’s opinion (IMHLPO), one of the responsibilities of dental professionals is to inform their patients of the many oral-systemic health links, and to reinforce the fact that the health of their mouths often determines their overall health. Although more and more of this…

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