Blood Pressure Screenings

Almost one in three U.S. adults have elevated blood pressure and more than 50% of adults 55 and older have hypertension. Many adults have unrecognized hypertension and some on blood press medications may still not be controlled. Identification of elevated blood pressure in a dental patient and referral to their physician for evaluation is a valuable service Romie Lane Dental Group can provide to our patients.

As part of your healthy mouth baseline we perform a blood pressure screening at each dental visit. We also ask that patients have a current list of all medications being taken. Antihypertensive medications cause many oral side effects such as xerostomia (dry mouth) and over growth of gum tissues.

Many people do not see their physician on a regular basis. Identifying if a patient has elevated blood pressure can avoid possible adverse events during or following dental treatment. Measuring your blood pressure prior to any dental procedure is done for preventative measures. Patients whose blood pressure is higher than 160/100 should not have dental work and we refer them to their physician. Diagnosis and treatment of hypertension is beyond our scope of practice but we have an obligation to appropriately manage patients with hypertension to help them achieve overall health and wellness.