Diseases of the gum, including gingivitis and periodontitis, are serious infections that can lead to tooth loss. Periodontal (”around the tooth”) disease is a chronic bacterial infection affecting the gums and the bones supporting the teeth.
Early periodontal disease causes red gums that bleed easily. This is gingivitis, usually due to inadequate oral hygiene. Pay more [...]

When you brush your teeth, do your gums bleed? Are your gums swollen and tender? You may have a bacterial condition known as gingivitis.
But never fear; you are not along. Over 80 million Americans have some form of gum disease, and many other types of gum disease fall under the umbrella of periodontal disease.
Gingivitis [...]

There is a health problem that almost 47 million people may already suffer from but not be aware of. We can have it for years but not know it until something serious happens. It goes by various names – metabolic syndrome, syndrome x or insulin-resistance syndrome.
How do you know if you have it? Check to [...]

Aging can affect our body on many levels. We gradually slow down physically and mentally, and may experience other changes that are surprising. One way aging affects us all is in the condition of our teeth, our gums and our general oral health.
As time passes and our teeth and gums age, we may find our [...]

Sleep Medicine is a fairly new field of medical study focusing on snoring and sleep apnea, two very common but potentially life-threatening disorders that can lead to simple daytime fatigue or affect an individual’s life with serious diseases, such as stroke or heart attack.
At the end of a long, hard day, most of us look [...]

Only recently have the full effects of sleep apnea been recognized to uncover just how deadly this disorder can be. Research into the condition continues to uncover more important information, linking sleep apnea to several serious side effects, including:
• Arrhythmias
• Stroke
• Heart attack
• Decreased growth hormone production
• Inadequate school or work performance
• Greater incidence of [...]

If you or your spouse has a snoring problem, both of you are likely suffering. Snoring can interrupt a good night’s sleep and affect daytime activity because of fatigue, an often overlooked condition that is both annoying and potentially dangerous and has been cited as the cause of traffic-related and work-related accidents.
But that is [...]

Laser resurfacing, also known as laser peel, is a fairly recent treatment designed to reduce facial wrinkles and correct skin irregularities such as blemishes or acne scars. Laser resurfacing involves short, concentrated pulsating light beams that remove and resurface the skin layer by layer for a precise finish and a smoother, tighter appearance.
Two types of [...]

If you struggle out of bed after two hours sleep, a night of partying and overeating, you will naturally feel tired and drag through the day. But if you go to bed at a reasonable hour and still wake up tired, you could have an underlying health problem. You may be able to solve this [...]

Living in today’s high tech world stresses our bodies in ways our ancestors never experienced. The stress may be job related or home related or both. No matter what the source, stress depletes our energy and lessens the quality of our life.
Some people seek out unhealthy solutions to stress such as smoking, excessive use of [...]