Continuing good dental care through your pregnancy.

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It is very important that women continue dental care through their pregnancy.  Hormones that are present during pregnancy and nursing affect the oral mucosa and the mucosa becomes sensitized to irritants such as bacteria.  This can result in an overgrowth of the gumline, a condition we call pregnancy hyperplasia.  In extreme cases, the gumline becomes

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chroniccurve: What if you’re embarrassed or in denial about your chronic illness? I receive this question all the time. What do you do when you’re embarrassed by your body’s ailments? What do you do? Chronic illness brings about new insecurities that healthy individuals don’t have to battle, new…

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Embarrassment and Chronic Illness

chroniccurve: What if you’re embarrassed or in denial about your chronic illness? I receive this question all the time. What do you do when you’re embarrassed by your body’s ailments? What do you do? Chronic illness brings about new insecurities that healthy individuals don’t have to battle, new… Read More »