Many people say regular dental X-rays are not so painful, but they’re plenty uncomfortable. For one, if you’re suffering from some degree of oral pain already, having to hold an uncomfortable foreign device in your mouth can be quite distressing. Not to mention, for some people, the process can even trigger their gag reflex. Rapha […]
Seeing blood when you spit during brushing or detecting traces of it somewhere on your toothbrush is both not a cause for panic and a reason to make certain changes to your lifestyle at the same time. Commonly, bleeding gums elicit two reactions; people either worry excessively or neglect the problem altogether. Neither is an […]
High blood sugar is a common denominator between diabetes and dental health issues. Oral health issues are more prone to arise when blood sugar levels are out of balance. In part, this is due to the fact that diabetes decreases white blood cells, the body’s primary defense against oral bacterial infections. Your gums may get infected […]
