Forest Smiles – The Best Dentist in Lynchburg, VA By now you’ve heard us emphasize many times that the evidence linking gum disease to systemic diseases like diabetes and heart and stroke continues to grow. That’s why we’re so thorough at your checkups and focus on prevention and home care routines to maintain your oral health. Another important priority we’d …
15 Dental Advancements You Should Know
Forest Smiles – The Best Dentist in Lynchburg, VA In the last several years, there have been a number of dental technological advancements that make it likely that there are terms or developments you may have missed which you should not ignore. Cosmetic dentists in our office want you to become aware of how far dentistry has come and want …
Bacterium, fungus team up to cause virulent tooth decay in toddlers
Forest Smiles – The Best Dentist in Lynchburg, VA Early childhood caries, a highly aggressive and painful form of tooth decay that frequently occurs in preschool children, especially from backgrounds of poverty, may result from a nefarious partnership between a bacterium and a fungus, according to a paper published ahead of print in the journal Infection and Immunity. The resulting …