Douglas R Maxson DDS

11/12/2024

10/30/2024

Most adults have gum disease, varying from slight to moderate to severe.
It’s important to treat it to save your teeth but perhaps even more important for another reason.
It has been discovered that the same bacteria causing this long term inflammation also cause systemic diseases such as diabetes, respiratory disease, stroke, pancreatic cancer,and low birth weight, perhaps others.
Scaling and root planing, laser, and antibiotics is effective to treat this.
A complimentary consultation to evaluate your risk is a good idea

02/16/2024

10/11/2023

My heartfelt thanks to birthday greetings which made my day special. I value your friendship and for taking a moment out of your busy day to send me a nice message. Much appreciated indeed!

06/02/2022

Another great Google Review from one of our happy patients!

03/22/2020

Please be safe so we can get back to normal soon🙏

02/29/2020

Howdy y’all from Houston, Texas. Sorry, forgot cowboy hat.

02/07/2020

Dental Meeting Los Angeles with two long time dental friends, one Germany, one New York

01/04/2020

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ...she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.
They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.
Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 PM Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this.
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR. Read and
Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A
SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. Chicken Soup)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency numberimmediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke --------
Stick out Your Tongue!
NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue. If the tongue is
'crooked', if it goes to one side or the otherthat is also an indication of a stroke.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.