Our Oral Health May Determine Our Stomach Health
As your local dentist in Salmon Creek, Dr. Nelson strives to help educate his patients on the surprising ways that connect our oral and overall heath. Regular readers of our Salmon Creek Family Dental blog will know that we regularly highlight studies that show how the health of our teeth and gums impacts the health […]
New Breakthrough Offers Hope of a Future Without Fillings
Few patients go looking for a dentist in Vancouver, WA hoping to have a cavity filled or implants placed. Unless a cavity has severely deteriorated the structure of a tooth, Dr. Nelson will generally treat the problem by removing the damaged part of the tooth before filling the hole with a porcelain or composite filling. […]
Drinking Soda May Cause Kidney Disease
In recent years, soft drinks have come under intense scrutiny. Whether from states like California trying to pass a tax on soda or critics that blame so called “Mountain Dew Mouth” – a condition commonly found in the Appalachian region of the U.S. and named after the area’s most popular beverage – as destroying the oral […]