1.0Dental Town DC Bloghttps://www.dentaltowndc.com/blogadminhttps://www.dentaltowndc.com/blog/author/tntadmin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ubeL2Z8WTX"><a href="https://www.dentaltowndc.com/blog/does-diabetes-affect-oral-health/">Does Diabetes Affect Oral Health?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.dentaltowndc.com/blog/does-diabetes-affect-oral-health/embed/#?secret=ubeL2Z8WTX" width="600" height="338" title="“Does Diabetes Affect Oral Health?” — Dental Town DC Blog" data-secret="ubeL2Z8WTX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.dentaltowndc.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Most people wouldn’t make the connection between oral health and diabetes, but there is actually a lot of research linking the two. Individuals with diabetes are 2x more likely to develop gum disease and other oral health issues. How Diabetes Affects Oral Health Diabetes causes healing to slow and makes the body have a harder time fighting infection. Diabetes decreases the amount of saliva your body makes and increases the amount of sugar in your saliva. Without enough saliva and with too much sugar in it, diabetes creates an environment where infections and decay can flourish. Other oral health problems common with diabetics include Burning Mouth Syndrome, dry mouth (xerostomia), thrush (a fungal disease that […]