by Office | Mar 27, 2019 | General Health & Wellness, Oral Hygiene
When you get right down to it, you don’t really need toothpaste to clean your teeth. It’s the mechanical action of brushing – and flossing – that breaks up the bacterial biofilm (plaque) that forms on your teeth between cleanings. Oh, toothpaste can make the job a...
by Office | Jan 9, 2019 | Biological Dentistry, General Health & Wellness
There’s much we look forward to in this new year – not the least of which is this blog’s 10 year anniversary, hard as it is to believe. Yet in just a few weeks, the Tooth/Body Blog will be a decade old – a decade through which we’ve covered everything from dental...
by Office | Dec 19, 2018 | Dental Health, General Health & Wellness
Feeling a little stressed this holiday season, or are you as relaxed as you can be? If it’s the latter, count yourself lucky – and in the minority. According to a Healthline survey, most of us experience this as a stressful time of year. That includes 65% of GenXers,...
by Office | Oct 10, 2018 | General Health & Wellness
Sometimes, a person can develop a raging bacterial infection that can only be controlled with antibiotics. When this happens, it makes good sense to use them. Unfortunately, we live in an age in which antibiotics have been severely overused. Sometimes, they’re given...
by Office | Jun 6, 2018 | Dental Health, General Health & Wellness
If your teeth hurt, it usually means that you have a dental issue; but “usually” isn’t always. Sometimes tooth pain can have nothing to do with the teeth at all. One of the most common causes of non-dental toothache is pain from the muscles involved in chewing. These...
by Office | May 9, 2018 | General Health & Wellness, Periodontal Health
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you how gum disease can affect your overall health – and how evidence suggests that treating it may ease the symptoms of chronic conditions such as diabetes. Now, new research suggests periodontal therapy may help control...
