Got an Athlete? Get a Mouthguard!

June 13th, 2011

Hi everyone!

Each year as summer activities gear up in southeastern Michigan, I inevitably get more questions from parents about mouthguards for their children. Sometimes the questions are in response to sports league rules or summer camp packing lists. Unfortunately, other queries come after an emergency room visit.

Mouthguards for Children

Thousands of kids get their teeth knocked out or damage their jaws, lips and tongues each year while involved in recreational sports. It happens at school, in parks and in the driveway. All it takes is a wild pitch, a stray elbow, or hitting a rut in the pavement while skateboarding. The pavement always wins. Read More→

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BPA in Sealants: Should We Worry?

by Dr Langberg

May 4th, 2011

Hey everyone!

Global warming, tornadoes, royal weddings and overthrown governments compete for our attention these days. Sometimes it’s hard to know what deserves our notice and consideration and whom to believe.

Bisphenol A – or BPA

The media is notorious for using health topics as news teasers to grow their audiences. Bisphenol A, an organic component in many plastic consumer products, is one of the current controversies. You might know this as “BPA,” a material used in the manufacture of plastic water bottles. Read More→

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The Gum Disease-Lung Disease Link

by Dr Langberg

April 25th, 2011

Hi everyone!

If eyes are the windows to the soul, it would be fair to conclude that the mouth is the doorway to the lungs. The oxygen that passes through this gateway is good stuff when it’s clean and unadulterated from cigarette smoke or toxic pollutants. …Other foreign material in the lungs? Not so good.

Most people know that if you inhale a big mouthful of water, you are going to choke. If you fail to cough it out, you may end up with pneumonia or worse. But, few people think about what oral bacteria can do to the pulmonary system if it gets inhaled into the lungs. Let me tell you, it’s not good news. Read More→

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Dental X-Rays and your Thyroid

by Dr Langberg

April 12th, 2011

Hi everyone!
It’s been one month since the magnitude 9 earthquake hit Japan, triggering a devastating tsunami that set the stage for the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl’s meltdown in Ukraine in 1986. The seriousness of the Fukushima Daiichi crisis has raised questions about nuclear power, radiation and safety. Understandably, worries about radiation and its impact on human health have been in the forefront of everyone’s mind. We all are trying to grasp the gravity of the situation – trying to separate fact from fiction. Unfortunately, misinformation is prevalent. It’s even raising questions in my dental office about dental X-ray safety.