{"id":273,"date":"2013-08-08T07:41:47","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T07:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.leslatnerdds.com\/?p=273"},"modified":"2013-08-01T12:44:24","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T12:44:24","slug":"diabetes-and-gum-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/diabetes-and-gum-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes and Gum Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Oral-Health-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-274\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" alt=\"general dentistry\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Oral-Health-small-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Oral-Health-small-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Oral-Health-small-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Oral-Health-small.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We\u2019ve said it before\u2014gum disease doesn\u2019t just affect your oral health, it has an impact on your overall wellbeing. That even goes for patients with diabetes.\r\n\r\nWhat\u2019s the connection? Though it\u2019s not entirely understood, it would appear that the relationship between gum disease occurs two ways.\r\n\r\n<b>Here\u2019s what we know:<\/b>\r\n\r\nGum disease forms when bacteria and plaque accumulate around the gum line. This causes the tissue to become irritated, resulting in an infection. The body responds to this infection by raising blood sugar levels, in turn raising a patient\u2019s risk of experiencing diabetic complications.\r\n\r\nNow, consider the other side. Patients who are diabetic are already more susceptible to developing an infection, because of the differences with their blood sugar\u2014and that includes a greater susceptibility to gum disease.\r\n\r\nAll of which means that diabetic patients should make regular dental care a priority\u2014in fact, <i>all<\/i> patients should make regular care a priority. With checkups and cleanings twice a year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/meet-dr-latner.html\">Dr. Latner<\/a> will have a chance to watch your smile for changes, even very small ones. If we find anything that requires extra care, we can put together a treatment plan immediately.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/contact.html\">Call us today<\/a> if you\u2019re ready to schedule an appointment. Dr. Latner serves patients from <b>Los Angeles<\/b>, <b>Santa Monica<\/b>, <b>Beverly Hills<\/b>, <b>West LA<\/b>, and <b>Mar Vista<\/b>. Helping you enjoy good oral and overall health throughout your life is our highest goal.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019ve said it before\u2014gum disease doesn\u2019t just affect your oral health, it has an impact on your overall wellbeing. That even goes for patients with diabetes. What\u2019s the connection? Though it\u2019s not entirely understood, it would appear that the relationship between gum disease occurs two ways. Here\u2019s what we know: Gum disease forms when bacteria and plaque accumulate around the gum line. This causes the tissue to become irritated, resulting in an infection. The body responds to this infection by raising blood sugar levels, in turn raising a patient\u2019s risk of experiencing diabetic complications. Now, consider the other side. Patients who are diabetic are already more susceptible to developing an infection, because of the differences [&hellip;] <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/diabetes-and-gum-disease\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[57,27,79,107,25,106,105,108,86,18],"class_list":["post-273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-beverly-hills","tag-general-dentistry","tag-gum-disease","tag-gum-disease-therapy","tag-los-angeles","tag-periodontal-disease","tag-periodontal-therapy","tag-sant","tag-west-la","tag-westside-dental-associates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Diabetes and Gum Disease - Westside Dental Associates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/diabetes-and-gum-disease\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Diabetes and Gum Disease - Westside Dental Associates\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"We\u2019ve said it before\u2014gum disease doesn\u2019t just affect your oral health, it has an impact on your overall wellbeing. 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