“Fluoride in drinking water,” wrote the authors after completing their analysis, “was negatively associated with cognitive function” in both tests. The greater the exposure, the more mistakes the children made on the test.
Receding Gums & What to Do About Them
While Sarah Michelle Gellar might be best known as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she recently caught a bit of extra attention for slaying her own gums - with a toothbrush. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sarah Michelle (@sarahmgellar) Indeed, brushing too...
Another Alternative to Floss: Interdental Brushes
If you want to make a dental hygienist laugh, show them stock photos of people flossing their teeth. Almost all of the models hold the floss like they have no real idea of how it works. Of course, that doesn’t present a problem for them. They’re models, after all,...
Who Needs Fluoride? Here Comes Hydroxyapatite!
While tooth enamel is the strongest tissue in the human body, it’s not invulnerable. Sugars and acids in what you eat and drink can erode it. So can habitual clenching and grinding, not to mention acid reflux, bulimia, and even some medications. Still, your body is...
Three Zero-Calorie Sweeteners that Are a Better Option than Aspartame & Its Ilk
Many folks think that if they just swap out sugary foods and drinks for their sugar-free counterparts, they’re in the clear. Yet many of the most common artificial sweeteners just present other challenges to your health. It was a point made clear this month when the...
What’s the Fuss about Fluoride?
Nearly seven years ago, a coalition of nonprofit organizations petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to exercise its authority to ban fluoridation of drinking water due to the mounting evidence that fluoride is neurotoxic at levels normally seen in...
Even Some “Healthy” Alternatives to Soda Can Wreck Your Teeth
Most people know that soda is murder for your teeth. (Whether that makes a person think twice about knocking back a Dr. Pepper or Fanta or Coke is another story.) But in the event that you don’t, a quick demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGnBNKxAhi8 But...
Some Simple & Natural Solutions for Dry Mouth
When scrolling through your feed or browsing the news, it’s hard to ignore headlines about bizarre class action suits. How can you not roll your eyes or shake your head when you see that someone sued Kellogg’s for not having enough strawberries in their strawberry...
Did You Remember to Clean Your Tongue Today?
When you come into our office for your regular cleanings, you may notice that we don’t just use a single tool to get the job done. We use many. Scalers help remove plaque and debris from your teeth. Curettes clear plaque below the gum line. We use polishers and floss,...
Is This the Missing Piece of Your Oral Hygiene Routine?
It’s perfectly okay to hate flossing. Go on. Hate it with all the hate you have for hateful things. Flossing: bad, boo, hiss! But you still need to clean between your teeth - well, unless you’re a fan of tooth decay, gum disease, tooth loss, and lots (and lots) of...
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