Pichon Dental Clinic

27/12/2025

Wishing you a season of pearly whites and joyful smiles.🦷🗯🎄

05/10/2025

Early sunday morning.
Flexible denture installed.
3 units anterior teeth.

12/09/2025

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Missing teeth

10/09/2025

Be aware

ORAL BACTERIA CAN TRAVEL TO THE HEART 🫀

Scientists have discovered something shocking — bacteria commonly found in dental plaque have been detected inside the arteries and even heart tissue of patients who suffered heart attacks.

How does this happen?
When gums are inflamed or diseased, bacteria can slip into the bloodstream through tiny breaks in gum tissue. Once in circulation, they may contribute to inflammation in blood vessels, accelerating cardiovascular damage.

This doesn’t mean oral bacteria directly cause heart disease, but their presence shows how strongly the mouth and heart are connected. Ignoring gum health could silently fuel risks far beyond the mouth.

Current research suggests that keeping gums healthy through regular brushing, flossing, and professional cleanings isn’t just about saving teeth — it could also help protect the heart.

🧠Sources:

Lockhart PB, et al. (2012). Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: Does the Evidence Support an Independent Association? Circulation.

Tonetti MS & Van D**e TE (2013). Periodontitis and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Consensus Report. J Clin Periodontol.

28/06/2025

Many parents give their babies a bottle of milk at bedtime to help them fall asleep. While this may seem harmless, it can quietly harm your child’s teeth. When a baby falls asleep with milk in their mouth, the natural sugars in milk stay on the teeth for long periods. During sleep, saliva flow reduces, making it harder for the mouth to wash away these sugars.

This creates a perfect environment for bacteria to grow. The bacteria feed on the sugars and produce acid that attacks the tooth enamel. Over time, this leads to early tooth decay — especially in the upper front teeth — even if your child is very young or still has only baby teeth.

This kind of decay is known as nursing bottle caries. It can cause pain, infection, and even problems with speech or eating later on. That’s why it's important to avoid putting your child to bed with a bottle, and to clean their teeth or gums before sleep, even if they only have a few teeth. Early prevention protects their smile for life.

09/06/2025

Poor oral hygiene causes serious health problems — including heart failure.

Gum disease and oral infections can cause inflammation and allow harmful bacteria to enter the bloodstream.

Once there, these bacteria can stick to blood vessel walls and even reach the heart, increasing the risk of serious conditions like heart attacks, strokes, and infective endocarditis — a life-threatening heart infection.

A key culprit is periodontitis, a severe gum disease caused by plaque buildup over time. Everyday activities like brushing, flossing, or chewing can give bacteria access to your blood if your gums are already damaged.

This triggers a constant immune response, which raises inflammation levels in the body. That inflammation can damage blood vessels and make it easier for heart disease to develop. Studies show people with gum disease are up to twice as likely to develop heart problems.

Other factors like smoking, poor diet, and diabetes also affect both oral and heart health, making it harder to separate the causes. But the overlap strengthens the case for treating the body as a connected system. Researchers also believe changes in the mouth’s microbiome—where harmful bacteria outnumber the good—can make inflammation worse and lead to artery damage. While brushing and flossing won’t prevent all heart disease, good oral hygiene is a simple way to reduce your overall health risk. Regular dental care, treating gum disease early, and habits like brushing your tongue can all help. Doctors and dentists are starting to work together more closely, with dentists checking for heart risk and cardiologists asking about oral health.

learn more https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oral-health/articles/10.3389/froh.2025.1438026/full

06/04/2025

To our valued clients, we have good news!

INTERNAL MEDICINE is IN at Kapatagan Laak with DR. CHAD KEVIN P. FERNANDEZ.

Clinic hours is every Saturdays and Sundays 3pm- 6pm at
Kapatagan Laak Davao de Oro
Beside PICHON DENTAL CLINIC

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31/03/2025

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📌 Margarita subd.Mankilam Tagum city near Tagum comprehensive school and Davnor sports complex

📌 Kapatagan Laak, Davao de oro

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25/03/2025

What is Oral Prophylaxis or Cleaning

A procedure done for the teeth cleaning. It removes tartar and palque build-up from the surfaces of the teeth as well as those hidden in between and under the gums.

What are the benefits of having an oral prophylaxis?

1. Prevents tooth decay
2. Prevents gum disease
3. Prevents Bad breath
4. Removes Extrinsic Stains
5. Lowers Risk of Diseases

Location:
Margarita subd. Mankilam Tagum City
Kapatagan Laak Davao de oro

01/01/2025

Happy New Year everyone
Welcome 2025

Greetings from PICHON DENTAL CLINIC TAGUM CITY AND KAPATAGAN , LAAK BRANCH

24/12/2024