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BY STEPHEN J. STEFANAC, D.D.S., M.S.
Published on September 22, 2016 7:00 AM
Healthy teeth and gums are important for reasons other than showing off your smile.
Many people who need surgery – heart valve replacement in particular – might have to delay the procedure for weeks, or even months, because of poor dental health.
A dentist must first check for and eliminate any present or potential sources of infection, including gum disease, severe tooth decay, tooth abscess or any soreness in the mouth.
Prior to heart surgery, you will need a dental clearance exam, including X-rays to help your dentist detect damage and disease not visible during a regular dental examination.
Left untreated, bacteria in the mouth can travel through the bloodstream to the surgery site, causing complications such as infective endocarditis – a potentially life-threatening infection of the inner tissues of the heart, including the heart valves.
Depending on your history, getting dental clearance for surgery may require one appointment or several trips to your dentist.
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By Theresa Pablos, DrBicuspid.com associate editor
Published on July 11, 2019
Can you blame mom and dad for a patient’s caries? Maybe. An international team of researchers identified dozens of new genes associated with oral health and dental diseases. Their findings suggest many dental traits are heritable.
Scientists have long known that two people with similar diets and oral hygiene routines can have vastly different levels of oral health. Researchers explored whether genetics may explain this conundrum in a new study, published in Nature Communications (June 24, 2019).
“The study makes it clear that teeth are part of the body,” lead author Ingegerd Johansson, DDS, a senior professor at Umeå University in Sweden, stated in a press release. “Among other things, we can see that there seems to be a causal link between risk factors for cardiovascular disease and tooth decay.”
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