Screenings Could Save Millions in Healthcare Costs
Screenings for systemic disease in the dental office could save the United States millions in healthcare costs, according to a study published in the American…
Author Archives: Daniel Sindelar, DMD
Research Explores Pathogens’ Role in Alzheimer’s Disease
Certain periodontal bacteria can make their way into the brain, according to a recent collaborative study by University of Central Lancastershire and University of Florida…
Inflammation Testing in Oral-Systemic Healthcare
Inflammation testing is one of the key steps to evaluating underlying systemic problems to help prevent and reduce the impact of inflammatory diseases such as…
Next Gen Oral Care: Personalized
I’m often asked about how to communicate with patients about the frequency of dental checkups. As we all know, dental care is not one-size-fits-all. It’s…
Medicine & Dentistry – Unite!
“The state of our nation is only as good as the state of our health.” Delos M. Cosgrove, MD President and CEO of the Cleveland…
Oral Bacteria Can Take Over Your Immune System
Historically, the mouth was thought to be separate from the rest of the body. Thanks to research over the last 10 years, the medical and…
Oral-Systemic Health: The Time is Now!
Periodontal disease is now considered a complex oral and systemic disease that needs to be addressed by an integrative coordinated care team that includes both…
Oral Infection: A Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease
Oral infections are being considered a potential risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a January 2014 study published in the Faculty Dental Journal. According…
Where Dentistry Meets Advanced Inflammation Testing
Inflammation is the key cause for most of our serious chronic diseases—cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and Alzheimer’s disease, to name a few—and…
This is Your Heart on Oral Bacteria
The age-old question: Does gum disease cause heart disease? New research performed at the University of Göttingen suggests this may, in fact, be the case….