Your Healthy Family: COVID precautions you should expect in a dental office now
Even before the pandemic any Dr. Guerra says any reputable dental office was a relatively safe place in terms of disease spread.
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COLORADO SPRINGS â Now that things are getting back to normal, hopefully you are getting back to the dentist for your regular cleanings and check-ups. Local dentist,
Guerra Dental wants you to know their office is a safe place and, in some ways, safer than before the pandemic.
Dr. Guerra says, âThere are some things that are still in place due to the pandemic. For example, we wear a higher level of personal protective equipment now for our patients. We are also using some respirators and ventilators and there is a higher degree of air filtration in the office and all of our treatment rooms have filtrationâ.
Your Healthy Family: Dentist and Cardiovascular surgeon discuss gum disease and heart disease connection
There s been no research that would establish that simply brushing your teeth will, for example, decrease heart disease, but the connection between the two is becoming clearer.
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COLORADO SPRINGS â Local dentist Dr. Fred Guerra with Guerra Dental in Colorado Springs has told me for years about the connection he sees between patients who take good care of their teeth and gums and their overall health.
Dr. Guerra says, âI ve been doing dentistry for over 40 years and rarely do I look at someone s mouth and say, âYour mouth looks beautiful, but the rest of your body is going to pot.â There is a correlation on how well someone usually takes care of their teeth and gums and their frequency of care and their generalized health condition.â
Your Healthy Family: Step by step through a life saving oral cancer screening
After feeling and looking for trouble spots Dr. Guerra inside and outside of the mouth he then uses a screening tool, called a VELscope.
and last updated 2021-04-09 07:53:25-04
COLORADO SPRINGS â We re following up on yesterday s oral cancer awareness story with Dr. Fred Guerra with Guerra Dental in Colorado Springs.
Dr. Guerra says sometimes a thorough oral cancer screening might be taking place, without being explained to you.
Here are the steps he follows when screening his patients for oral cancers.
âGenerally I would ask my patients at the start of the exam, if they are aware of any lumps, bumps, sores, alterations in any of the anatomy happening that they are concerned about. I like to start outside the mouth, by palpating all the lymph nodes in the neck area, visually inspecting the tissue and the skin. Then we proceed intraorally and have them stick out their tongue and inspect the b
Your Healthy Family: Do you know the warning signs of oral cancer?
One of the early signs of an oral cancer could be will be something abnormal in your mouth that doesnât go away within 10 to 14 days.
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COLORADO SPRINGS â April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know your dentistâs office should be the first line of defense when it comes to detecting the early signs of oral cancers?
Dr. Fred Guerra, DMD with Guerra Dental in Colorado Springs explains, âOur goal is to highlight the problem with oral cancers. Around 50,000 people will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year, and about 10,000 those folks will die within 5 years because of an oral cancer.â