Sports Drinks Harmful Effects on Teeth
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Sports Drinks Harmful Effects on Teeth – Hoffman Estates

Sports drinks after and during physical exertion for athletes are meant to hydrate, fuel and replace nutrients lost during exercise. While these are great benefits, the unfortunate side is the exact same drinks are often causing damage to your teeth. Hoffman Estates dentist, Dr. Lars Johnson and the Forest Edge Dental team want to bring awareness to this matter. If you care about the longevity of your family’s and your own teeth, it’s time to understand the harsh truths of the beloved sports drinks.

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Denture Care Tips
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Hoffman Estates Denture Care Tips

Many questions arise when a patient is thinking of getting dentures. How will they feel? Can I eat with them? Will they look real? Do they hurt? But the question that is often forgotten until a patient wears them home is… “Wait, how do I take care of them?” Hoffman Estates dentist of Forest Edge Dental, Dr. Lars Johnson, has listed out six essential denture care tips to ensure the life of partial and full dentures.

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Diabetes & Periodontal Disease
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Diabetes and Gum Disease in Hoffman Estates

Do you have diabetes? Also suffer from gum disease? There is a growing number of research beginning to link the two. An astounding approximate of nearly 30 million Americans have diabetes. Health complications associated with diabetes are nothing new… but adding gum disease to the ever growing list is. Hoffman Estates dentist, Dr. Lars Johnson, discusses the relationship between the diseases below.

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sensitive teeth
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Experiencing Sensitive Teeth in Hoffman Estates, IL?

Hot? Cold? Acidic? Feel like its anything and everything that can make your teeth scream? Hoffman Estates dentist, Dr. Lars Johnson, discusses how our teeth become sensitive, why they give us that sharp shrilling pain and what we can do to help combat. Don’t feel alone either. According to the American Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) nearly 40 million adults in the United States suffer from the annoyance of tooth sensitivity.

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