Diabetes and Diabetes and Dental Health Dental Health Taking Care of Your Taking Care of Your Teeth Makes a Difference Teeth Makes a Difference
Mar 21, 2016
Diabetes and Dental Diabetes and Dental HealthHealth
Taking Care of Your Taking Care of Your Teeth Makes a DifferenceTeeth Makes a Difference
Strong, Healthy TeethStrong, Healthy Teeth
Are meant to last a lifetimeAre meant to last a lifetime Help you eat and chew healthy foodsHelp you eat and chew healthy foods Help you talkHelp you talk Give you a dazzling smile Give you a dazzling smile
Healthy TeethHealthy Teeth
Healthy ToothHealthy Tooth
GingivitisGingivitis
GingivitisGingivitis
PeriodontitisPeriodontitis
PeriodontitisPeriodontitis
Advanced PeriodontitisAdvanced Periodontitis
Advanced PeriodontitisAdvanced Periodontitis
Gum Disease and DiabetesGum Disease and Diabetes
Infections may raise blood sugarInfections may raise blood sugar
Missing teeth may affect food Missing teeth may affect food choiceschoices
Fruits & VeggiesFruits & Veggies
Gum DiseaseGum Disease
Blood SugarBlood Sugar
Gum Disease and DMGum Disease and DM
Prevention- Keep Your Teeth CleanPrevention- Keep Your Teeth Clean
Plaque holds the bacteria that starts Plaque holds the bacteria that starts the infections the infections
Brush 2x every dayBrush 2x every day Floss at least once per dayFloss at least once per day See your dental professional as often See your dental professional as often
as recommendedas recommended
Professional CleaningProfessional Cleaning
BrushingBrushing
FlossingFlossing
Tips for Good Dental HealthTips for Good Dental Health Have regular dental Have regular dental
visits (as often as visits (as often as recommended)recommended)
Keep your teeth clean Keep your teeth clean every day- brush and every day- brush and flossfloss
Select healthy foodsSelect healthy foods Control your blood Control your blood
sugarssugars