by Office | Apr 1, 2020 | Oral Health
Cannabis has been used for ages to treat pain, illness, and anxiety. The Vikings and medieval Germans were known to use it for toothaches. Now, evidence from a recent study suggests non-psychoactive cannabinoids – the compounds in marijuana that don’t make you...
by Office | Mar 25, 2020 | General Health & Wellness
In the interest of health and safety, many folks are staying home a whole lot more than they’re used to right now. Even if you’re busy working or schooling from home, you’re probably still going a little stir crazy. Sure it’s tempting to cocoon yourself on the couch...
by Office | Mar 18, 2020 | Periodontal Health
You may have heard about the links between gum disease and heart disease, diabetes, even rheumatoid arthritis. Psoriasis? Maybe not. Until now. For a study published last summer, researchers sought to “explore the relationship between psoriasis and a combination of...
by Office | Mar 11, 2020 | General Health & Wellness
If you’re looking to lower your risk of disease, exercise is some of the best medicine there is – not just for systemic health but oral, too. It reduces inflammation. It reduces chronic stress. Do those, and you’re doing your body, brain, teeth, and gums a big...
by Office | Mar 4, 2020 | Mouth-Body Health
It’s been nearly a 100 years since J. Kilian Clarke of St. Mary’s Hospital in London first described one bacterium he found to be “fairly constantly present in early carious lesions.” He called it Streptococcus mutans. S. mutans is “an extremely active producer of...
