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Charles Briscoe, DDS 858-454-3221 www.LaJollaDental.com August 2012
You've heard it said
before, "brush more, floss more and come back
sooner". But, you may not really understand the
reasons.
There's a link between
bacteria and hardening of the arteries. In gingivitis,
the early form of gum disease, infection leads to
chronic inflammation - gums are swollen, red, and sometimes bleeding. In periodontitis, the more
advanced form, the
infection affects the bones that support the teeth,
often leading to tooth loss.
In both cases, disease is caused by an
accumulation of bacterial
plaque in the gums. These
organisms release toxins that can circulate around
the body.
With professional cleaning and removal of bacterial
plaque and tartar buildup, gum disease can be
reversed - if it is caught early enough. Further
studies have noted that treating gum disease and
keeping it controlled can lead to an improvement in
the lining of the blood
vessels.
Good oral health will not only produce healthier
teeth and gums and bone, it may also be the ticket to
a healthy heart.
In particular, the body's
arterial system may be
affected. Multiple studies have shown that the more
severe the gum disease,
the thicker and harder the
walls of the arteries. this is true even for young
healthy adults with no other symptoms of heart
problems. Narrowing of
the arteries (atherosclerosis) is a key
component of heart disease.
However, gum disease
threatens more than your heart. Research is finding
more and more links between oral health and
conditions such as
diabetes, kidney disease,
preterm labor, Alzheimer's
disease, osteoporosis, and
certain types of cancer.
A new $700 million D.C.
National Mall redesign calls for turning many grassy areas
into new attractions.
The plan calls for the Mall to be a grand urban park with
spectacular gardens, a
skating rink and a tree-
framed theater, says the Trust for the National Mall.
Former first lady Laura Bush is
the honorary chairwoman of
the fund-raising campaign.
She often went for early
morning strolls on the Mall
during her White House
years, wearing sunglasses and
a baseball cap. She says the new designs will enhance the
park experience for 24 million
people who visit each year. At Union Square, a reflecting
pond that leads from a
fountain to a hard surface
pool will accommodate various events. The design includes an outdoor museum
of gardens extending from the
U.S. Botanical Garden.
In summer, picnickers will be able to rent toy boats to sail on
the pond, which will become an ice rink in winter.
Constitution Gardens, the park and pond north of the Lincoln
Memorial reflecting pond, will be updated to be
ecologically sustainable and will revive the "social life" of
the park, according to USA
Today.
The first project is scheduled to be completed in 2016 to mark
the centennial of the National Park Service.
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All Physical Activity
Reduces Alzheimer's Risk
An important new study
shows that any physical activity, not just exercising,
is linked to a reduced risk
of developing Alzheimer's disease.
The finding should be considered by people in
middle age, since the disease develops for years before any symptoms occur. Protective activities
included washing dishes, cooking, cleaning,
gardening and even playing cards.
Study subjects had no signs of dementia at the start of
the study, which is part of
the ongoing Memory and Aging Project at Rush
University Medical Center in Chicago.
This is the first study to use an objective measure of
physical activity in addition to self-reports. Participants
wore an actigraph on their wrists to assess levels of
activity. Those in the bottom 10 percent for
physical activity were
almost twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's.
Healthy Gums and a Healthy Heart
Renovating the D.C. National Mall
2 NEWS YOU CAN USE, COURTESY OF CHARLES BRISCOE, DDS
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Most professional golfers
had their first lessons at an early age. During their
careers, they continued to get coaching along
the way.
Not so for Bubba Watson,
winner of this year's Masters Tournament. He's
a natural, untutored and spontaneous player. The
Wall Street Journal's John
Paul Newport says, "His is a classic, almost mythic
American tale of bootstrap success, fueled
by a carefree, fun-loving passion for the game."
One well-known golf
coach studied how professional golfers grew
to become so good. One nearly universal finding is
that from age six to 12, they were allowed to play
and experiment with golf on their own. Most had to
learn the basic grip and
stance plus how to keep from hurting themselves and others with their swings. But primarily many
of the greats began golfing just for fun. At a
young age, beginners learn by instinct how to
make the golf ball do what they want it to.
Over-teaching at this stage is
counterproductive, experts say.
When Watson was age six, his father gave him a cut-down
nine iron that a local club pro donated. Watson took his
new toy into the yard and started hitting whiffle balls. He
played for hours every day. When it rained, he took his
club into the house to pitch
balls off the carpet.
Watson invented his own
game with a whiffle ball. He made a 5-foot circle in the
dirt driveway to serve as a
The Hazards of Over-Teaching When Learning Golf
hole. Then he would hit his
ball around the house, seeing how few strokes it
took him. First he went clockwise around the
house hitting left-to-right hooks, then
counterclockwise, hitting right-to-left slices. He
played the balls wherever
they landed, even from bushes.
Why Your teeth Are Wearing Down Occlusal Disease is a
condition that causes unnatural wear and
damage to your teeth,
often requiring extensive
repairs. Damage isn't
limited to your teeth. Occlusal disease can
also affect the tissues that support your teeth,
and even lead to facial pain and headaches.
Occlusal Disease is a
generic term (like Periodontal Disease) that
covers a number of
pathological conditions associated with the bite,
jaw muscles and the
temporo mandibular joint
(TMJ). Some experts believe that Occlusal
Disease is the number one cause of tooth loss,
and of the fillings and
crowns breaking and needing to be replaced.
Properly balanced teeth
show minimal or no wear with natural use. When
people have Occlusal Disease in the forms of
bruxism (involuntary
tooth grinding) or an unstable bite, they can
wear their teeth up to 100 times faster than
healthy people. Teeth are able to withstand the stresses of
normal function, as are dental restorations. Most
of the time, when teeth
break or restorations fail, the cause is an
unbalanced bite that places excessive force
upon one or several of the teeth.
An uneven bite and
bruxism can also cause
the teeth to flex laterally (as opposed to
vertically), causing a microscopic loss of tooth
structure. Over time,
these continuing flexural forces cause the
formation of deep abnormal notches near
the gumline.
If your teeth, fillings,
and/or crowns are wearing or breaking,
Occlusal Disease is likely the cause. Set up an evaluation appointment or discuss it with us at
your cleaning appointment, and we
can determine your
options.
Occlusal Disease
Before Treatment
After Treatment
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Congress Praises New Facebook Organ Donor Program
Capitol Hill lawmakers are applauding Facebook's new
program that allows users to share with their friends the fact that they
are organ donors.
The new feature also provides a link
that enables prospective donors to register with the official donor registry
for their states.
Thousands of Facebook users signed
up on the first day. Facebook encourages its 526 million American
users to officially register as donors in their own states. On the first day of
the program, some 6,000 people
enrolled in 22 state registries. Normally, fewer than 400 sign up in a
given day.
That rate "dwarfs any past organ
donation initiative," said David Fleming, CEO of Donate Life America, Facebook's partner in the effort.
Today, about 114,000 people in the United States are waiting for the
heart, kidney or liver transplant that will save their lives. Due to lack of
donors, 18 of them die every day.
Both Republicans and Democrats are praising the effort, hailing the initiative as an innovative way to
save lives.
Congressmen Emanuel Cleaver of
Missouri, Judy Chu of California, and Charles A. Gonzalez of Texas issued
a statement about how the new Facebook program had the
potential to positively impact
minority communities. Roughly 50.5 percent of people in the United
States waiting for an organ transplant are minorities.
According to ABC News, the
transplant community hopes Facebook can increase organ
donation in three ways: by increasing the number of potential
donors; by guaranteeing that families know the wishes of their
loved ones; and by helping match live donors with needy recipients.
They say that by simply letting people know you're an organ
donor, the power of sharing and connection plays an important role.
Organ donor status can be kept
private, shared publicly or shared only with friends.
Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg says, "The organ-donation crisis is not
a medical crisis. It's a social crisis."
If You Think Your Smile Is Beyond Repair, Think Again! Are you fed up with trying to hide your teeth when you talk or smile? Do you find yourself gazing
enviously at “those men” or “those women” with perfect teeth?
Are you worried that even if a dentist could help you, it would be
too expensive?
Good news! At La Jolla Dental Care, we’ve helped moderately to
severely smile-challenged people just like you every day for more
than 25 years. So believe me when I say there’s nothing we HAVEN’T
seen in this office and almost
NOTHING we can’t handle!
After all, smile restoration is our specialty and making it as painless
as possible is all part of the package.
How Do You Know If Corrective
Cosmetic Dentistry Is Right For You?
Well, only you can say for certain but in
my experience you will benefit the most if you:
1) Want to recapture your youthful
appearance.
2) Are unhappy with earlier attempts to fix your teeth
3) Have missing teeth or are about to
lose teeth due to decay or fracture
4) Have chronic bad breath
5) Feel you are (as several patients
have put it) a Dental Disaster with no place to turn
6) Experience numbness or a burning
sensation
7) Have suffered a motor vehicle or sports accident and want to regain
function and appearance.
Dr. Briscoe
8) Wear dentures and are
frustrated or tired of the goo, the pain and the
embarrassment of teeth that can literally fall out on your
plate If one or more of these
descriptions sounds like you, please call (858) 434-3221 for
your FREE Consultation now. It
won’t cost you a dime and you’ll learn everything you
need to know to reclaim your health and your good looks
with the miracle of cosmetic dentistry.
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On The Personal Side. . .
Summer is well under way and Fall is quickly
approaching. Our “Family Vacation” was spent in
Colorado this year since Matthew is working and taking summer classes. Luckily, we missed the fires, however, the heat was triple digit. We escaped the heat by driving through Rocky Mountain National Park— beautiful! Estes
Park is at the entrance and we loved visiting all the quaint little shops. As Boulder is known as one of the “foodiest”
cities, we enjoyed trying several local eateries.
Last week I celebrated my birthday (29th— I wish)!! Over the weekend we went to Sonoma and visited my Mom and celebrated her 85th birthday. Not much time to visit the wineries, but did squeeze in a couple. We always
enjoy our trips to the “Wine Country”— during the different times of year.
I know many of you vacationed in the summer months and I’ll look forwards to hearing about your travels
as well!
See It, Touch It, Use It, WIN IT!
The new Apple iMac computer is in
our reception room for you to experience!
Check your emails and surf the internet on
Apple’s latest desktop computer.
Best of all, you can win an iMac, just
like this one, in our Summer Raffle. During
August and September, for each adult you
refer, you will receive entries in the raffle.
You can only win if you enter, and
you can only enter by referring family,
friends, and neighbors to our office.
There is a sixty day window to enter.
Enter early and often.
The more you refer the more entries you
receive, and the better your chance to win.