Dental and Oral Health Center

Your mouth is a mirror for your general health. Dental and oral health goes beyond healthy teeth; oral health is integral to your overall health and well-being. Oral diseases can cause serious health problems and be very expensive to correct, especially if they're not caught early. Even more importantly, dental disease can cause health problems that go way beyond the mouth. In fact, research has shown that there are some types of oral disease that may lead to serious health problems such as diabetes, heart and lung disease, stroke, and low-birth weight or premature births. Although there have been dramatic improvements over the past 50 years including water More»

:: Topics Visit our health topics for specific dental and oral health information.		:: Ask an Expert For a while now, I have had a yellow coating on my tongue. I was given medication in the case it was a yeast infection, and it didn`t go away. I then tried scraping and brushing it all off. Though this works initially, the yellow coating reappeare ... Read response» Read more Q&A's or Ask your own question NetWellness Expert D Stanley Sharples, DDS The Ohio State University  Other experts»
:: Articles Read specific articles on Dental and Oral Health.		:: NetWellness Poll Over two million teeth are knocked out each year from sports-related injuries. True False View answer and find out how to prepare your child for an oral checkup.
:: More Information		:: This month is ... May 31 - World No Tobacco Day Did you know. . .  Use of any tobacco product can increase your risk of developing oral cancer and gum disease (periodontal disease) as well as contribute to a number of oral health conditions: bad breath stained teeth and tongue reduced sense of taste and smell delayed healing after surgery Read more about the effect of tobacco use on your oral health.