by Chris Barnard | Sep 25, 2012 | Anti-Aging Dentistry, Oral Systemic Dentistry
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which the stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach). This action can irritate the esophagus, causing heartburn and other...
by Chris Barnard | Feb 21, 2012 | Dental Care, Oral Systemic Dentistry
We are what we eat, this we know; but that doesn’t stop us from chowing down on a Big Mac® or super sizing those large fries once in a while. It is only once in a while? Everything in moderation…another cliché we’ve had forced down our throats since childhood. But...
by Chris Barnard | Dec 8, 2011 | Oral Systemic Dentistry
We’re familiar with the kneebone connected to the leg bone deal, but how familiar are we with the incisor connected to the heart relationship? As more information and research becomes available to the masses, we keep hearing more about the health of our teeth...
by Chris Barnard | Nov 17, 2011 | Gum Disease, Oral Systemic Dentistry
In our never-ending quest to singularly promote socially-centric neighborhood dentistry, combined with our shared battle in shrinking our collective expanding waistlines, we hope to bring some attention to this latest round of dental health information purged on the...
by Chris Barnard | Nov 15, 2011 | Dental Care, Gum Disease, Oral Systemic Dentistry
Keeping our regularly scheduled dental appointments should no longer be an issue of convenience. If maintaining optimal oral health isn’t a primary concern, when words like heart disease, diabetes, and stroke get thrown around; taking care of our teeth might just...
by Chris Barnard | Aug 2, 2011 | Oral Systemic Dentistry
UPDATED October 7, 2017 Dentists Can Screen for Diabetes? In case you missed the July 2011 issue of the Journal of Dental Research, we’ll choose this incredibly popular social dental-centric forum to pass along some important health information that recently made the...