You walk past a cooler or a row of shelves. It’s hard to miss how much has changed. Bright labels. Clean design. Ingredient lists that read like a wellness checklist: electrolytes, adaptogens, probiotics. Each can or bottle promises a little something extra and good...
The usual story of gum disease is a pretty basic one. Straightforward. Harmful bacteria colonize under the gums. Inflammation follows. Tissues break down. Gums recede. Bone is lost. Teeth loosen in their sockets. Some may eventually be lost. The usual story of...
There’s a concept in medicine called “iatrogenesis.” It’s the idea that medical interventions, even beneficial ones, can create unintended consequences. It’s not about whether a treatment works or is worth doing. It’s just acknowledging that when you work on one...
When you’ve got gum disease, your regular dental cleanings can become a little more intense. Simple scaling isn’t enough. We’ve got to go under the gums to clean and smooth the roots so it’s harder for harmful bacteria to colonize and thrive. This helps your gums...
Be honest: Do you see a bit of blood in the sink after you brush? If so, you’re not alone. About a quarter of all American adults do, according to one recent survey. At the same time, an overwhelming majority - 92% - “say they understand the importance of addressing...
If you’re one of those people who often has trouble falling or staying asleep, chances are good that you’ve tried to help it with melatonin. After all, melatonin is known as the “sleep hormone” due to the crucial role it plays in regulating your body’s circadian...
CBD continues to look promising when it comes to oral health, courtesy of new evidence presented at the recent meeting of the International Association of Dental Research. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may recall some of the CBD studies we’ve looked at...
When we first blogged about hydrogen therapy, not long after we had begun using it in our biological dental practice, we noted how early research suggested that molecular hydrogen (a/k/a hydrogen water) could be especially helpful in improving gum health. In the two...
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...
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,...