Hutnik Gary DDS

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According to Webster’s Dictionary, dentistry is the art or profession of a dentist. A dentist is one “who is skilled in and licensed to practice the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, injuries, and malformations of the teeth, jaws, and mouth and who makes and inserts false teeth.” To us, this is a gross understatement. Teeth, gums and mouth have everything to do with our every day appearance, desires, comfort, health and much, much more!

Appearance and Desires:
Who among us can say they don’t know someone who has had dental treatment done to improve their outward appearance? Whether it is braces, whitening, new dentures or white fillings, we can all relate to someone whose smile is beautiful. This is one small part of dentistry that can change lives in a major way.

Almost everyone has had a toothache at least once in their lives, either as a child with new adult teeth coming in or as an adult with a problem tooth. There isn’t anything much worse than a toothache. Preventative measures can easily take a ruined weekend of swelling, agony and pain medications and make as if it never happened.

Some people aren’t aware of the fact that routine teeth cleanings play a very important role in systemic health. People with diabetes can have tooth and gum problems more often if their blood glucose is elevated. High blood glucose can make tooth and gum problems worse. You can even lose your teeth. Those who have heart problems need to brush and floss daily along with regular cleaning appointments. These actions help keep unhealthy bacteria levels under control and away from affecting an already strained heart.