Replacing Missing Teeth: What You Need to Know Missing teeth affect far more than your smile — they impact how you eat, speak, and feel about yourself, and they set off a chain of changes in your jawbone and surrounding teeth that worsen over time. The good news is that modern periodontology offers better tooth replacement options than ever before. At Metropolitan Periodontists in Minneapolis, Drs. Elias Kersten, Mark Wilson, and Tamir Shalev help Twin Cities ...

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A Two-Way Street: Diabetes and Periodontal Disease Diabetes and gum disease have one of the most well-documented relationships in medicine. They don't just coexist — each condition actively worsens the other, creating a cycle that can be difficult to break without addressing both. At Metropolitan Periodontists in Minneapolis, Drs. Elias Kersten, Mark Wilson, and Tamir Shalev work with many patients managing diabetes, and periodontal care is a cornerstone of their overall health management. Why Diabetes ...

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A Missing Tooth Is More Than a Gap in Your Smile Losing a tooth — whether from gum disease, injury, or extraction — can feel like a cosmetic concern. But what happens beneath the gumline after a tooth is lost tells a more complex story. At Metropolitan Periodontists in Minneapolis, our periodontists — Drs. Elias Kersten, Mark Wilson, and Tamir Shalev — regularly treat patients who waited on replacement and are now facing consequences that go well beyond appearance ...

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The Connection Between Your Gums and Your Body Most people think of gum disease as a dental problem — red, swollen gums or teeth that bleed when you brush. But decades of research have revealed something far more significant: the health of your gums has a direct impact on the health of your entire body. At Metropolitan Periodontists in Minneapolis, Drs. Elias Kersten, Mark Wilson, and Tamir Shalev treat gum disease as the whole-body health issue ...

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