by Pride Dental | Feb 20, 2020 | Periodontal health
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of autoimmune arthritis, affecting more than 1.3 million Americans, mostly women. That there’s a link between RA and gum disease has been known for over a century. Both are chronic diseases of inflammation, and both... 
by Pride Dental | Oct 24, 2019 | Periodontal health
Dentists have long known about the relationship between gum disease and diabetes, and science has continued to deepen our understanding of what that relationship is all about. This is the focus of a new review in the BDJ, exploring these two chronic diseases that... 
by Pride Dental | Sep 19, 2019 | Periodontal health
When it comes to the mouth-body connection, we know that whole body health issues can often be traced back to problems in the mouth. And when it comes to gum disease – a condition affecting up to 80% of Americans – the links to systemic health challenges... 
by Pride Dental | Sep 12, 2019 | Periodontal health
While the dangers of vaping have been all over the news lately, that vaping is no good for your health is hardly news in and of itself. We first blogged about it a couple years ago. The immediate concern is focused largely on causing a host of respiratory illnesses... 
by Pride Dental | Aug 22, 2019 | Oral Health
We talk about gum disease a lot. We have to, if only because up to 80% of all adults have it, whether they know it or not. More, it’s linked to a host of other health issues, including heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and cancer. No thanks, right? But...