Your oral health impacts your overall health. Gum disease, a leading cause of tooth loss, is linked to heart disease and stroke. Waterbury dentist, Dr. Luciano Marini, advocates diligent oral hygiene and periodontal therapy to keep gums and hearts healthy.

The health of your teeth and gums affects your overall health. The American Academy of Periodontology, a group of gum disease experts, states that people with advanced gum disease are twice as likely as people with good oral health to have coronary artery disease. When the blood vessels which feed the heart muscle become clogged with plaque, heart attack and stroke often result.

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Waterbury dental implants benefit patients missing one or more teeth. Looking, acting and feeling like real teeth, dental implants from Dr. Luciano Marini, Waterbury Smiles implant dentist, last for decades, restoring smiles for older teens through seniors.

Why suffer with failing or missing teeth? At Waterbury Smiles, Dr. Luciano Marini and his associate, Dr. Mancini, recommend modern dental implants as outstanding tooth replacement options for teeth lost to:

• accident
• severe decay
• periodontal disease
• congenital defect

Dental implants are artificial teeth from root to crown and are surgically placed right into the patient’s jaw bone for unparalleled stability, durability and aesthetics. (more…)