by Pride Dental | May 24, 2023 | Periodontal health
Last time, we looked at how treating gum disease can help improve glucose control in patients with diabetes. Now, a new study in PLOS One suggests another dental factor that may help: better chewing. Just under 100 people with diabetes took part and were...
by Pride Dental | Apr 26, 2023 | Periodontal health
Love and marriage. Peanut butter and jelly. Gum disease and diabetes. Really and truly. Almost 90% of people with diabetes have gum disease, and more than half of those cases are severe. And the relationship cuts both ways. As a recent review summed it up,...
by Pride Dental | Nov 30, 2017 | Diet & Nutrition, General Health, Oral Health
Here’s some refreshing news about Americans and soda: We’re finally drinking less of the stuff. Ten years ago, on any given day, over 61% of adults and nearly 80% of kids drank such beverages, none of which are particularly friendly to teeth (not to mention the rest...
by Pride Dental | Jun 8, 2017 | Diet & Nutrition, Oral Health
How much juice should you let your kids drink? If they’re younger than one, zero, zilch, nada. That’s according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. And that’s the best part of the news. Fruit juice offers no nutritional benefit to children under...
by Pride Dental | Nov 17, 2016 | Periodontal health
Earlier this week, folks observed World Diabetes Day in response to growing concerns about the global epidemic. A joint project of the International Diabetes Federation and World Health Organization, the annual campaign reaches a billion people in 160 countries around...