Welcome to 2020! What an exciting start already. My name is Victoria and our patients at Westside Dentistry often ask about gum disease, what it is and how do I fix it? Well today, I’m going to tell you. Gum disease is a pathological inflammatory condition. Simple words please! Let’s break it down in stages. […]
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How Gum Disease May be Harming Your Health
Westside Dentistry / December 8, 2017 /
Health Risks of Neglecting Your Teeth In a study published in Oral Diseases, researchers discovered the people who were obese were six times more likely to have infected gums. The connection between obesity and gum disease is not yet clear, but it may have something to do with inflammation. Obese people tend to have higher […]