{"id":8682,"date":"2022-07-08T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/?p=8682"},"modified":"2022-06-24T16:36:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T21:36:22","slug":"words-of-wisdom-with-doug-thompson-dds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/2022\/07\/08\/words-of-wisdom-with-doug-thompson-dds\/","title":{"rendered":"Words of Wisdom with Doug Thompson DDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Every patient is different. Overcoming a patient\u2019s obstacles to treatment may take some finesse. The diagnosis and treatment plan are typically the easier task. In this series, we have asked the experts from our Protocol Directory, \u201cHow would they help the patient overcome their obstacle(s)?\u201d<\/p>\n

When we asked Dr. Doug Thompson from Wellness Dentistry Network to respond to \u201cBut it doesn\u2019t hurt\u201d (when diagnosing periodontal disease), here is his approach.<\/p>\n

This is one of the most difficult realities about this disease. If it hurt, then people would address it with diligence. Periodontal disease is typically a slowly progressing, episodic disease – causing damage to the supporting structures of the teeth with minimal or zero pain in most cases. Additionally, the bugs that cause periodontal disease are now cross-referenced with 57 other systemic diseases and pose a risk to your overall health. Maybe treating periodontal disease is more important to whole-body health than it is to the teeth? \u201cWe now know periodontal disease is a medical condition with a dental solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

The conversation around \u201cIt doesn\u2019t hurt\u201d would begin \u201cWe are not just concerned about the health of your teeth; we are also concerned about your overall health. At our office, we use a salivary test to measure the biofilm makeup to determine the bacterial risk to your teeth, your health, and to help determine the best way to treat you. We want everyone that has evidence of disease and bleeding gums to have the option to be healthier. When we see the disease, we know we can and should do more for you to help you get the disease under control.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope now you understand that just because it doesn\u2019t hurt does not mean it is not damaging.\u00a0 Just like cancer, high blood pressure, and many other diseases; if you can detect them early (before they hurt) they are easy to treat. This is one of those diseases. If you wait until the disease advances it can and will cause pain, loss of teeth, and negatively affect your overall health.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more Words of Wisdom from Dr. Doug Thompson, visit the Wellness Dentistry Network<\/a> page of our Protocol Directory<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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