Steffany Mohan, DDS's Blog – May 2018 Archive (3)

A cracked tooth is a regular occurrence in general dentistry. It may be hard to diagnose, due to the fluctuations in the clinical presentation. The symptoms that arise from a cracked tooth have resulted in coining of the term Cracked Tooth Syndrome (CTS).

Cracked Tooth…

Your gums and other soft tissues in your mouth can be adversely affected by a wide variety of factors. Some you can control, while others occur naturally whether you are aware of them or not. Once your gums start to recede, your teeth begin to lose the support they need to stay firmly in place. If the situation is not corrected, it can increase your…

Periodontal disease and age-related macular degeneration have recently been linked together through testing, which revealed elevated level of inflammatory markers present in both conditions. C-reactive protein is one of these markers which level tends to be elevated when both periodontal disease and age-related macular degeneration are present. The correlation between the…