What Does a Periodontist Do?
Visit Carmichael’s Marconi Dental Group and you may notice that our practice includes a number of different dental specialists. Our dentists would like to explain just what each of these specialties involve and why you should be pleased that such procedural experts are a part of our dental team. To start, let us consider the […]
Tools for Fighting Gum Disease
If you have talked with a dental professional before about gum disease, then you know how serious it can be. Gingivitis is reversible, but the more serious form of gum disease, periodontitis, requires special measures to control it. We take your gum health seriously here at Marconi Dental Group. Dr. Alizadeh and the other dentists […]
How Does Gum Disease Impact Your Health?
Gum disease is the number one reason why most adults lose their teeth. It causes the gums to recede, bone support to be lost, teeth to become mobile – and then eventually fall out. But did you know that gum disease (periodontal disease) also has very serious health ramifications? Untreated gum disease is directly linked […]
Dental Health Means Better Health
Periodontitis Linked to Strokes The Marconi Dental Group wants you to be aware that scientists, dentists and doctors continue to find links between infections of the gums, commonly called gum disease, and serious forms of illness. The most dangerous stage of gum disease is periodontitis. This dental problem, often ignored by patients, has been linked […]
Health Gums and Healthy Hearts
Scientists Continue to Explore the Connection Columbia University recently published the results of an ongoing study looking at the link between gum disease and thickening of the arteries in the heart. Called the Oral Infections and Vascular Disease Epidemiology Study (INVEST), the research team is led by Dr. Moise Descarieux and features dentist Dr. Panos […]
