The Dental & The Incidental
It has been said, at least by dentists, that the mouth is a window into what may be going on in the rest of the body. A thorough oral exam can often reveal things that reflect upon one’s overall health status. Signs of nutritional deficiencies, the presence of…
Imagine waking up to the news that dental x-rays cause brain tumors. Two weeks ago, nearly every major network and newspaper (Fox News, ABC News, The Washington Post, to name a few) reported on a study published in the American Cancer Society’s journal, Cancer citing a link between…
According to a recent study conducted in Japan, poor dental health has been linked to a greater risk for developing dementia. The study, which tested over 4,000 elderly Japanese adults found that those who had few teeth and did not use dentures or who did not visit a…
Thursday night I made the chopped liver (with chicken schmaltz of, course…amazing how easy it was to get chicken fat on the Upper Westside; yay! but I digress.) Yesterday I made the brisket and the carrot tzimmes. Ann picked up gefilte fish at Zabars and tonight we are…
Bad Breath (also known as “Halitosis”) is a concern for most people, proven by the fact that Americans spend over $500 million dollars per year trying to combat it. This shouldn’t come as a surprise considering magazines routinely list “Bad Breath” as a top 10 faux pas when…
So it is Monday morning and I’m not going to the office today. I am exactly one day shy of two weeks since having elective surgery on my neck. Why one would elect to have surgery on their neck is a curious notion. Suffice it to say that…
