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Page www.TheTownCommon.com April 12 - 18, 2017 See us on The Town Common By J. Peter St. Clair, DMD • Mercury-free Dentistry • Grinding/Clenching Therapy • Custom Dentures • Appearance-Related Dentistry Weekly Community Newspaper Rocco’s BaRBeRshop Friendly & Experienced Staff • • Family Atmosphere “Come in for a haircut and let us be your barber!” (978)948-2555 78-948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.com Please call our office to schedule a complimentary 30 minute consultation. 151 Central Street, Rowley | 978-948-2030 | www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com Dr. Laura anne Potvin, P.C. oPtoMetriStS EYE CARE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY! Dr. nYLa LaMBert Dr. KatHLeen Horn Dr. CatHLeen DouCette NOw LOCATED AT 939 SALEM ST., GROvELAND 978-374-8991 OLD FASHIONED BARBERSHOP EXPERIENCE! Across from Agawam Diner at TD Bank Plaza JOIN OUR TEAM! 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Would you want to know that Contact your Whether Advertising you are missing teeth there is a potential problem or • General & Complex Restorative Consultant Care or are today! unhappy with the ones prefer to have it ignored and deal • Dental Implants you have, it may be time with the consequences when and • Periodontist P: on 978-948-8696 Staff • F: 978-948-2564 to explore your options. if they should arise? advertise@thetowncommon.com Health & Wellness According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study, one in every 250 emergency room visits was because of adverse drug reactions. Seniors were well-represented, coming in at 30 percent of the total. The numbers will no doubt continue to rise as we age and end up in the offices of more specialists. Most of us take at least one prescription drug, and some take more than 10. Here are a few steps you can take to keep safe from adverse Brighter Smiles... The fact of the matter is – every person is different and does different things with their teeth. How do you compare a 90 year-old with all of their teeth with minimal wear to a 30 year-old with 25% of their tooth structure missing (unknowingly in many cases)? Both individuals eat, sleep and breathe but present very differently. Theories abound; there is no question that some people put greater forces on their teeth when they sneeze, swallow, chew and sleep than others. Greatly underdiagnosed, these forces help cause things like teeth wearing, teeth breaking, TMJ/muscle soreness, tooth loss, tooth sensitivity, gum recession, and poor sleep patterns. Many dentists (including myself) see the signs but often choose to avoid a challenging conversation with a patient about a disease process that is not fully understood. Unfortunately, ignoring these signs is not in the best interest of the patient. It is the obligation of the dentist to raise the patient’s awareness of these forces and to discuss strategies to combat them. It is only through this awareness that patients will be able to decide if they want to do anything about it or not. Keep in mind that many of the bodies functions, including the forces put on teeth, occur without any cognitive thought. Is the Force with You? Senior Scene Prescription Drugs Don’t Always Mix Patients will often say, “I know I grind my teeth in my sleep when I’m stressed”. Things like stress may have some effect on this, but is it important to look beyond specific instances and evaluate the bigger picture of what is really going on. For example, breathing is perhaps the most essential of all life functions. If you are not getting the proper oxygenation when you sleep, there are some crazy things your body does as a defense mechanism to get air. Sleep-related breathing disorders are underdiagnosed and undertreated and may just be one of the leading causes of tooth wear and TMJ problems. I am finishing my “miniresidency” at Tufts this week in dental sleep medicine so I will be bringing this topic up again in future columns with updated information. If you have any questions about this topic, or any other, please send me an email. Dr. St. Clair maintains a private dental practice in Rowley and Newburyport dedicated to healthcentered family dentistry. If there are certain topics you would like to see written about or questions you have please email them to him at jpstclair@dentalhealthforlife. com. You can view all previously written columns at www. jpeterstclairdentistry.com/blog. drug reactions: * When you visit a doctor, bring along all your medications. Nowadays, many local doctors are hooked up via computer and can check your records with other medical offices, but not all. Unless you know you can make a detailed, accurate list, load up a shoebox with all your prescription drugs and take them with you. Ask whether you’re still to take all of the drugs, and if you need blood tests for monitoring. * Don’t forget your over-thecounter drugs, even if you rarely take them. One of them might be contraindicated for mixing with your regular prescriptions. At least one kind of over-thecounter drug isn’t thought to be safe for people with high blood pressure. * Go to the same pharmacy every time. Your drug records will be stored in one place, and a pharmacist will notice if you’re taking certain drugs that will be combined with a new one. He or she will be able to tell you how to take the drug, and can verify what’s in the container. (Some labels describe the pills inside by color and shape.) Ask whether a new one can be taken at the same time as the others. * Keep a chart at home, especially if you’re starting a new drug that will go along with other ones. 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