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Diabetes and Your Teeth: How Managing Diabetes Helps Your Oral Health

January 7, 2014 Delta Dental of Idaho

Diabetes is becoming more and more common among Americans. Currently over 100 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes. Additionally, one in four doesn’t even know they have it. Emotions can range from denial to anger for someone who has been diagnosed, … [Read more...]

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26 Million Americans Have Diabetes (and Increased Risk for Gum Disease)!

November 19, 2013 Delta Dental of Idaho

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 26 million Americans suffer from diabetes. And another 57 million—about a quarter of U.S. adults—have pre-diabetes, meaning their blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be … [Read more...]

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Diabetes and Your Oral Health

October 29, 2013 Delta Dental of Idaho

If eyes are the windows to the soul, then the mouth is the gateway to the body.  This may sound like a badly phrased idiom; nevertheless, it emphasizes a very important fact that the medical fraternity recognizes and keeps stressing— good oral hygiene is not just good for your … [Read more...]

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A smile may reveal more than you think

September 3, 2013 Delta Dental of Idaho

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Go to Bed! Why? Your Mother Says So

May 28, 2013 Delta Dental of Idaho

May is National Better Sleep Month, so turn off that TV or computer and get to bed early. A lack of sleep can cause a host of health problems, and your teeth may suffer for it! Here’s what can happen to your health and your teeth if you don’t get enough … [Read more...]

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