Cut your finger, and your body immediately gets to work. The bleeding slows, then stops. Specialized cells start cleaning up damaged tissue. Chemical signals summon additional cells to the area. New blood vessels begin to form. Gradually, the wound closes and...
When you think about getting a dental implant, most of your focus is probably on the implant itself – what it’s made of, how it will be placed, and all that. And those things certainly matter. But as a biological dental office, we know that implant success...
Many thanks to our friends at Fremont Natural Dentistry for letting us share this post with you from their terrific biological dental blog. You can view the...
Our thanks to Fremont Natural Dentistry, a biological practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, for letting us share a recent blog post of theirs on how melatonin – a compound mainly associated with sleep – may also “play a protective role in oral...
“Antibiotics are frequently overused and misused in dental practice,” note the authors of a 2023 paper in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. According to research presented at IDWeek 2019, “nearly 81% of all antibiotics...
Platelet rich fibrin (PRF) and ozone have been important tools in our office for years, especially in oral surgeries, as both promote faster and better healing. That now includes zirconia implant surgeries, where they offer extra support for the implants’ success....
There are lots of reasons you might lose a tooth: Deep infection. Gum disease. An accident. Harmful behaviors such as habitual clenching and grinding. Regardless of how a tooth is lost, it’s crucial to replace it – yes, even if it’s further back in your mouth...