Gordon Dental Practice- Quality, Preventive, Effective dental treatments by experienced dentists for the whole family .
You may have retired but your teeth still have to work!
Xerostomia is refered to as the "Dry Mouth Syndrome" - it is prevalent in older people and must be treated so that it does not lead to more serious oral health issues.
LOOK FOR SIGNS:
Hard tissue changes
Soft tissue changes
Dry mouth syndrome
DEHYDRATION:
>Inadequate fluid intake
>Strenuous physical activity
>Swimming
>Outdoor occupation
>Dehydrating work environment
>Driving/ Travelling long distances
>Caffeine (black coala soft drinks, energy drinks, coffee, tea, etc)
>Alcohol
Polyuria in controlled diabetes mellitus
SALIVARY GLAND PATHOLOGY
>Head and neck or total body irradiation
>Lymphocytic sialodentis in HIV, Hepatitis and diabetes Mellitus
>Primary Sjogrens syndrome associated with corrective tissue diseases including;
- Rheumathoid arthiritis
- Sarcordiosis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Scleroderma
- Dermatomyositis
- Polymiositis
- Graft-vs- Host disease in bone marrow transplant receipients
Disability Access, Parking on SITE
Timings-
Mon-Thursday 8am-5pm-
Mon-Friday 8am to 1pm-
Emergencies : 0412662641-
Contact details -
1Park Aenue, Gordon, NSW 2072 -
(cnr Werona & Park Avenue) -
Tel: 94986652, Mob: 0421104676 -
reception@gordondentalpractice.com.au-