by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Oct 27, 2017 | Dental Care
Effect of Mouthwash Regularly rinsing with a mouthwash is a strong choice for your daily oral hygiene routine. A good, antibacterial wash is able to get into even the hardest-to-reach places in your mouth and kill off much of the bacteria that causes tooth decay and...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Oct 11, 2017 | Dental Care
Stress and Oral Health Stress has a lot of negative effects on a person’s health. It can raise your blood pressure, cause your skin to break out, and even take its toll on your oral health. There are many ways that this can happen, including the following: Many cases...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Sep 12, 2017 | Dental Care
Causing the Link: Inflammation and Bacteria Research has revealed that if you have periodontal disease, you are almost twice as likely to have heart disease, and more so if you have high cholesterol. The same research also point out that more than 85 million Americans...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Aug 21, 2017 | Dental Care
Linking The Mouth and the Kidneys Growing in prevalence and associated with severe life-threatening complications, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is becoming a worldwide public health problem. In the US alone, 11.6% of adult Americans have chronic kidney disease. This...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Aug 10, 2017 | Dental Care
Chewing and Swallowing with Parkinson’s Disease About 1 million Americans are living with Parkinson’s disease or PD, that we know as a neurodegenerative disorder wherein brain cells progressively die. Parts of the brain affected will manifest in motor and nonmotor...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Jul 22, 2017 | Dental Care
Diabetics and The Dental Risks They Face Time and again, dental practitioners see diabetics coming in for consultation and treatment for any of the various issues that concern ordinary, non-diabetic persons. While issues are the same and that may require similar...
