Erin N. Macko, DDS

12/19/2024

Santa came to visit us at work today! We made the NICE list 🎄He brought us jewelry and candy canes! Thanks Santa!! 🎅

12/09/2024

Our office got some ink in UDaily! Check out what Dr. Macko and some of the staff are doing!Thankful we could participate with Dr. Kaminski and his team!

UD research on Delaware youth soccer fields could set new safety standards for heading worldwide

10/11/2023

06/05/2023

Make sure summer doesn’t keep you from making your routine hygiene appointment in our office! Call now to schedule your next visit.

05/29/2023

Week 3: Systemic Diseases!

New research supports what dentists have suspected for a long time - infections of the mouth can be linked to a plethora of issues in the body. Some of the problems that can be caused or made worse by poor oral health include heart disease, strokes, diabetes, premature and low birth weight babies, lung disease and dementia.

05/17/2023

Week one: The Mouth! Mouth health includes not only your teeth but also your gums, tongue and lips. There’s more emerging research suggesting the overwhelming importance of your mouth-body connection.

Primary ways to encourage a healthy mouth-body relationship is through diet, supplementation, exercise, stress reduction and proper oral care. Proper tongue posture is an important component to overall posture and well being as well. Ask us about it!

05/10/2023

Today is national root canal day!

Root canal treatment eliminates bacteria causing infection in the root canal, preventing further infection and saving the natural tooth. During a root canal, the infected or inflamed pulp is removed and the inside of the tooth is carefully cleaned and disinfected and then filled and sealed with a temporary filling.

Dr. Macko, working with your endodontist, works with you to create a beautiful, well fit custom tooth crown and our friendly and helpful staff is here to talk you through your before, during and after treatment process.

A common myth about root canal treatment is that it’s much more painful to the patient than getting a filling. Guess what? It’s not! You should not experience a severe amount of pain following a successful root canal.

Another common myth is that extraction of the tooth is better than having a root canal. Definitely not! Saving your natural tooth is always a top priority, both for aesthetics but also for your overall health. Replacing an extracted tooth requires more time in treatment and may result in more procedures being done to neighboring teeth and tissues.

Any questions? Let us know in the comments.

04/25/2023

Each week of National Smile Month we will be focusing on different topics, such as the mouth, your daily routine, systemic diseases, oral health and the environment and oral health and technology.

We are supporting National Smile Month because we love our patients smiles and a healthy mouth means a healthy body. Stay tuned!

04/13/2023

You’ve heard about your gut microbiome but have you heard about the importance of your body’s second largest microbiota, your oral cavity?
A healthy oral microbiota is an exceptionally complex microbial habitat that contributes to our oral and general health in many ways:

It helps to shape and drive a healthy gut microbiome
It regulates the saliva’s buffering capacity (for high PH) to neutralize acids in the mouth – the type that cause tooth erosion
It reduces numbers of pathogenic acid-producing bacteria via competitive exclusion – decreases the bacterial acid load responsible for tooth decay & cavities
It helps prevent gum disease
It decreases gum inflammation
It initiates digestion and digestive processes
It metabolizes nitrates into nitrites – a key molecule to reduce blood pressure
It prevents plaque
It prevents bad breath

04/08/2023

For Newark residents!!

04/06/2023

April is National Oral Cancer Awareness Month. Oral cancer screenings are done at every dental visit and can help the survival rate of oral cancer through early detection. Let Dr. Macko know if you notice any of the common symptoms of oral cancer, which include sores that don’t heal, red or white patches on the tongue, lips or sides of cheek, difficulty/pain when chewing, swallowing or speaking, an earache that doesn’t go away and pain on the lower lip/mouth.

Ask us anything about oral cancer in the comments!!