Showing posts with label gum disease test. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gum disease test. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Are you at high risk for Diabetes? Find out with simple test at Blodgett Dental Care

It is a long know fact that bacteria living in the gums can place you at a much greater risk for developing diseases such as: Heart Disease, Diabetes and Inflammatory Diseases, such at Rhuematoid Arthritis.

To help you determine which diseases you may be at risk for Blodgett Dental Care now offers the micro-I-dent test. This test will tell you which known Gum Disease causing bacteria are infecting you and putting you a much higher risk for developing the above mentioned diseases.

If your gums bleed when you brush or floss call us! Blodgett Dental Care can formulate a specific treatment plan to eliminate these disease causing bacteria. Depending on the severity of clinical findings, anti-infective measures could consist of either surgical or non-surgical periodontal therapy and may include topical antiseptics, laser therapy, or topical or systemic antibiotics.

Call today to know your risk!

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