Are Your Teeth Making You Sick? The Answer is Right Under Your Nose

If you have a mouth, this book is for you! You will learn things about your own mouth you never knew or realized before. You’ll not view your mouth just for eating, talking, and smiling anymore. Your mouth is the front door to your body. Most microorganisms get into your body through your front door. If you are reading this, you probably have a mouth. Are your teeth making you sick? We don’t need hundreds of pages to explain the connection between the mouth and the rest of the body. If you think about it, it’s common sense! Infections anywhere in your body can put bacteria into your bloodstream. The bloodstream is the highway of the body! This book is written for families. If you can first understand, then begin the steps to having healthy mouths, you will soon eliminate the source of many diseases, your mouth. Many health care professionals were never taught the connection between dental infections and their effect on other diseases. If you know a health care professional, share this book with them. There are many references to the research and studies that connect the dots between dental infections, either teeth or gums, and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and more.

Dr. Charles Reinertsen graduated from the University of Florida’s College of Dentistry in 1979. As a lifelong learner, Dr. Chuck, as he likes to be referred, has acquired additional knowledge and hands-on training at the Pankey Institute for advanced dental education and the Great Lakes Education Center for CEREC CAD/CAM training. He attended and successfully completed the Invisalign program for invisible orthodontics along with several levels of advanced aesthetic dental techniques offered through the Nash institute for Dental Learning. Most recently, Dr. Chuck completed instruction on use of Tek Scan, digital bite analysis. Dr. Chuck feels deeply about giving back by volunteering his time and knowledge to the community and his profession. He has participated in Million Dollar Smiles, Give Kids A Smile, the Florida Dental Association’s program for National Children’s Dental Health Month. Locally, he has donated his time and skills to Project Dentists Care of Lake County, a volunteer organization dedicated to providing high quality care through the Lake County Health Department Dental Clinic. Dr. Reinertsen served on the Lake County Dental Society’s board in various positions most recently as president. In his personal time, recently retired from the dental profession, Dr. Chuck enjoys family time with his kids and grandkids as well as touring the back roads on his motorcycle.