16
Mar
Educate Yourself About Diabetes and Your Smile
Oftentimes, you may be at an increased risk for dental damage due to outside sources or underlying conditions that may be present. Not all issues with your smile begin with tooth decay and gum disease. However, they can potentially lead to other risks or even affect other issues and areas within your body. For example, if you are suffering from diabetes, it can affect your smile, and in turn, your smile can affect your diabetes. Because diabetic patients comprise 10 percent of the US population, our team is well prepared to handle issues that may arise if you struggle with your body’s ability to process sugar correctly. If you have any high blood sugar levels or anything else that can affect your overall health, we will be able to help you. If you have diabetes, make sure your dentist is aware of it.
Your smile isn’t going to get any healthier with diabetes. However, that doesn’t mean you should give up on your oral health care just because you’re suffering from an underlying condition such as diabetes. Instead, you’re just going to have to give a little bit more work to ensure that your smile can continue to thrive. Our dentist is here to make sure that you receive the additional treatments that may be required. It’s also important to be aware of how diabetes influences your oral health.
If you have diabetes, you often have an increased risk for a decrease in your saliva. If you’re suffering from dry mouth symptoms, it means you’ll be an increased risk for tooth decay and gum disease. Ironically, the presence of gum disease will actually affect diabetes in reverse, as it will increase your blood sugar and cause further difficulties and complications to occur.
Your smile and your oral health care can receive a boost with our help in treating diabetic smiles. If you wish to visit the office of Dental Art Concepts PLLC in Staten Island, New York, you can book an exam by calling us at (718) 313-4343. Dr. Matthew Scaffa and our entire team look forward to providing you with the optimum care you need.