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Diabetes is a chronic disease that increases the risk for many serious health problems, including severe gum disease. November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and it’s a great time for us at Cansler Family Dentistry to remind our patients that the way you care for your teeth at home doesn’t just affect your oral health; keeping…
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Want to make Halloween a bit less frightening? Just a bit less, mind you! After all, Halloween wouldn’t be Halloween without ghosts, witches, skeletons, and the whole ghoulish crew. But while the eerily unexpected is half the fun of Halloween in Newton, NC, unexpected dental problems are no fun at all. That’s why we’ve come…
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Dry mouth, or xerostomia, is a common side effect of many medications. It can also be a side effect of cancer treatments, or the result of certain auto-immune diseases. Dr. Landon Cansler and our team at Cansler Family Dentistry will tell you that for most people, discontinuing their medication isn’t an option. The solution is…
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It’s estimated that about one in every five people is affected by tinnitus, which is a ringing or noise in the ears. But tinnitus isn’t a condition in itself; it’s actually the symptom of an underlying condition. Some of these underlying conditions could be hearing loss, injury to the ear, or some sort of circulatory…
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