Botox and Bruxism
Do you grind your teeth at night? Grinding and clenching during sleep is known as bruxism, and can cause damage to the teeth and jaw. Many patients with this condition wear a mouth guard at night for protection, but headaches and aching jaws are often symptoms that persist. A study published in January 2018 by Dr. William Ondo and associates, tested the safety and the effects of using botulinum-A (Botox) to treat bruxism. Thirteen out of twenty two test subjects were given Botox injections,...
Should You Have Your Wisdom Teeth Removed?
Over the years opinions have gone back and forth over the pros and cons of having wisdom teeth removed. Hossein Ghaeminia of Radboud University will receive his PhD for his current research into problem-free wisdom teeth. He undertook a systematic review of all of the research in the field to bring together current research on this topic. The answer remains that your best course of action is to consult with an oral surgeon to determine your personal risk factors, and if this surgery is a fit...
Test Your Dental Implants with Chewing Gum
Occasionally a small percentage of dental implant patients develop inflammation that could delay healing after dental implants. Bacteria can develop which causes this inflammation. In the future, possibly the next few years, patients can benefit from an affordable and easy method of testing for this bacteria – a new chewing gum based diagnostic test. A pharmaceutical research team at the JMU Würzburg in Germany has developed a special chewing gum for diagnosing mouth bacteria. When a patient...
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Periodontal Disease
In our last blog article, we looked at the balance of healthy bacteria in the mouth, or the “oral microbiome”, and its relationship to diabetes. Today we focus on another common disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, or RA, and the fact that this condition also causes inflammatory conditions. As with diabetes, RA patients also have a higher risk of gum disease. Inflammation damages the gums and also the ligaments that support teeth. Eventually the inflammation invades the jaw bone, and subsequently...
Diabetes and Periodontal Disease
Periodontitis is a gum infection that can result in tooth loss. It has previously been established that there is a connection between being diabetic and having a higher risk of periodontitis. Now, new research from University of Pennsylvania is shedding some light on the reason for this connection. Researchers used a mouse model to experiment, focusing on the bacteria within the mouth, or the “oral microbiome”. They were able to demonstrate that having Type 2 diabetes definitively changes the...
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Lake Geneva Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Doctors Conlon, Bruksch, Ozment, Richard, Fay, and Schmidt
312 Center St. | Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Phone: 262-248-8766 | Fax: 262-248-6790
Office Hours
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – noon
Hours may vary occasionally due to hospital surgery and emergencies.
