Tag Archives: Tooth Decay
Oral health for patients with Parkinson’s Disease
We have all, at some point, known someone that is afflicted with some form of disability that enables them to perform, what we think are normal day to day activities, getting dressed or brushing our teeth in the morning. But these … Continue reading
Guidelines for Flouride
Earlier this year the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency Proposed new guidelines for water systems using fluoridation to reduce their levels to 0.7mg/L(ppm), replacing the current recommended range of 0.7mg/L to 1.2mg/L to prevent tooth decay and minimize … Continue reading
X-Rays and Digital X-Rays
X-rays are a focused beam of x-ray particles passed through bone which produce an image on special film, showing the structure through which it passed. This provides the familiar black and white images doctors and dentists use to diagnose problems … Continue reading