Articles by Mary Walsh
Oral Health and Heart Disease
Learn more about how your oral microbes (microbiome) and heart disease are related and the best ways you can care for your heart by caring for your mouth.
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Understanding your Oral Microbiome & Gum Disease
Your oral microbiome is key to understanding your oral health and risk of gum disease. Here we cover how oral bacteria cause gum disease and how to prevent it.
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5 tips for a healthy mouth & why it can impact your heart health
Learn more about how keeping a healthy mouth may help with heart health.
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Diabetes & Your Oral Microbiome
Poor oral health and diabetes are connected, but how? Read on to learn more.
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How type 2 diabetes impacts your oral health—and what you can do about it
Did you know that diabetes can impact oral health? And that oral health may impact your diabetes? Keeping your mouth healthy and happy is one way to help keep yourself healthy, and if you have type 2 diabetes, this is especially important.
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Type 1 Diabetes and Oral Health Care
If you or your child have type 1 diabetes, you are likely to be quite aware of the ways the disease can impact day-to-day. However, something less talked about that’s a part of that day-to-day is oral health care.
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