Patient Resource- Gum Disease and the Host of Infections
- Jason Schwartz
- Sep 29, 2016
Oral bacteria can travel and infect tissues throughout the body, triggering inflammation that affects various systems, as well as a developing fetus.
Who has periondontal disease?
50% of U.S. adults over age 30 with periodontal disease
6 times faster
Cognitive decline among Alzheimer’s patients with gum disease versus those with healthy gums
2.5 times greater
Risk of several cancers among nonsmokers with advanced gum disease versus those with healthy gums
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- Jason Schwartz
- Sep 21, 2016
We used to think we could or should remember everything we needed to know to practice. With the explosion in scientific literature, we need to finally give up on even thinking this is possible.
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- jschwartz
- Sep 13, 2016
Orapharma's ARESTIN contains “Microspheres”—tiny, invisible, bead-like particles that are fi lled with the antibiotic minocycline.
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- Jason Schwartz
- Aug 27, 2016
In research published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, an international team of researchers
