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,...
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...
If you’ve got gum disease - and about half of all adult Americans (and 70% of seniors) do - one of the very best things you can do to get it under control is to improve your diet. That means swapping out the sugars and other refined carbs for a more nutrient-dense,...
Over the past couple months, we’ve looked at the role that certain botanicals - tea tree oil, lemongrass, and more - can play in improving or maintaining good oral health. Now, let’s close out this series with a brief look at one more: cannabinoids. Cannabinoids are...
Last time, we looked at how tea tree oil can improve gum health, but it’s hardly the only essential oil with that power. In fact, many oils have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties that make them great options for improving or sustaining good oral health....
Chlorhexidine is a powerful antimicrobial rinse that a periodontist or oral surgeon might prescribe to control infection. It’s effective stuff, to be sure. But it has its drawbacks. For one it’s notorious for staining teeth and can also affect your sense of taste,...
If you want to save money - and who doesn’t these days? - one of the worst ways you can do it is by avoiding the dentist. Really. Regular cleanings and exams are crucial for preventing the need for more dental care. They’re right up there with home hygiene and eating...
One video has likely done more than any other to raise awareness of the health risks posed by dental amalgam, the material used to make “silver” amalgam fillings that are actually about 50% mercury, a potent neurotoxin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXB2AzqCjTE For...
Earlier this year, a French fashion magazine suggested that lip piercings might just be “the next go-to jewelry trend for an event or daily life.” (Allure, for one, begged to differ.) Of course, oral piercings are hardly new. The most recent data we could find says...
Since emerging in the 1970s and 80s, holistic and biological dentistry have led the way in acknowledging that conditions in the mouth can affect overall health, and vice versa, both physically and energetically. In fact, one of the towering figures in biological...
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