Nashville Diabetes Dentist

Twelve Dental Tips For Diabetics

Dr. Weaver’s recommendations for basic diabetic dental management strategies which will help assure successful dental care to people with diabetes:

1. Early morning and mid morning appointments.
2. Avoid long dental appointments.
3. Reduce stress whenever and wherever possible.
4. Utilize sedation procedures where appropriate and safe.
5. Know blood sugar levels prior to stressful or invasive procedures.
6. Modify diet with appropriate soft/liquid foods and nutritional support following dental procedures as necessary.
7. Close follow up care following invasive procedures. 8. Monitor and treat dry mouth conditions appropriately-avoid sugar lozenges.
8. Elevate home care to more strict standards and become “anti-microbial”.
9. Always consult and interact with the patient‟s primary care physician and other health professionals the patient is or should be working with.
10. Recomend nutritional supplementation and good dietary practices.
11. Move away from “watch and wait” to a more proactive preventive management approach

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