Make a New Year’s Resolution — For Your Smile

Remember: Oral Health Equals Overall Health: Researchers have made a number of links with microbiome dysfunction, poor oral health and effects in other conditions ranging from inflammatory diseases, effects on pregnancy, gut health and nutrition, brain health and cardiovascular health, to name a few. Taking care of your teeth starting in childhood will help maintain good overall health well into adulthood. The mouth is literally and figuratively the entry point to the body. Good oral health is indicative of good overall health. - Carla Cugini, assistant professor of oral biology