Just as we don’t use mercury amalgam to fix decayed or damaged teeth, we don’t use titanium implants to replace missing teeth. A recent paper by German dentist and naturopath Dr. Johann Lechner and American dentist and implant expert Sammy Noumbissi simply confirms...
Although “silver” amalgam fillings have been used for almost 200 years now, there’s really not much to recommend them beyond the facts that they’re cheap, easy to place quickly, and can last a long time. But they also make teeth weaker because so much natural tooth...
Turmeric has long been used in Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine. It’s a great antioxidant, after all, helpful for reducing inflammation. Yet that’s just one of the many ways it’s been used to support healing. But the spice has antimicrobial properties, as...
While this year hasn’t quite brought the return to normalcy that lots of folks had hoped for, we’re definitely closer to it now than we were at this time last year. We even had something more like a regular Halloween, trick-or-treaters and all. That means we had a...
As you head down the hall to the treatment room for your new patient exam in our office, one of the first things you’ll likely notice are the multiple ozone generators. Ozone, after all, has a potential role to play in most every service we provide. Its ability to...
As a healthy mouth depends on a healthy body - and vice versa - everything you do to keep your body healthy, strong, and resilient also supports your oral health. There really is no separating the two. Even so, there are some nutrients that have come to be strongly...
Cancer deaths are falling - well, except for a handful of cancer types. Unfortunately, that handful includes cancers of the mouth and throat. Those continue to trend upward, according to the latest annual report from the CDC and prominent cancer organizations....
When a patient reaches out to make an appointment with us for the first time, they sometimes ask if we HAVE to take a full mouth series of x-rays. If they don’t have good quality x-rays that have been taken within the last 12 months, the answer is, invariably, yes....
Healthy teeth require healthy gums and bone to support them. Periodontal (gum) disease puts all three at risk. But that’s hardly the only reason to stay diligent about healthy eating, good home hygiene, regular dental appointments, and the rest. Gum disease also...
When we help restore or improve our patients’ smiles with ceramic dental implants, there are special procedures we include to provide extra support for their long-term success. After all, even with good dental insurance, implants can be a major investment - a...