As a dental hygienist, I see many patients who have epilepsy, both controlled and uncontrolled. While epilepsy is a serious neurological health condition, it can significantly impact the mouth and...
Tag: gingivitis
Often when my patients who smoke try to quit, they use a nicotine replacement. Nicotine gum can be looked at as a safe alternative to cigarettes. However, nicotine gum has some surprising effects on...
As a dental hygienist, it is part of my job to discuss smoking and the different nicotine products, such as smokeless tobacco and nicotine pouches, with my patients and explain their effects on the...
Sometimes my patients ask some pretty personal questions such as, "does my breath stink?". Not that I deliberately smell their breath, but the reality of working in people's mouths is that I get...
