by Office | Nov 11, 2020 | Oral Hygiene
Earlier this year, we looked at some of the research on the potential relationship between COVID and oral health and how certain mouth rinses might help prevent the spread. Now, a new study in BMC Oral Health suggests that another simple oral hygiene practice may also...
by Office | May 27, 2020 | General Health & Wellness, Oral Hygiene
Depending on how much online surfing you allow yourself during the pandemic, you may have seen a bit of mouthwash click-bait recently. Here are just a few of the headlines we’ve seen: So which is it? Does it help or not? Inspiring those headlines was a new paper...
by Office | Feb 5, 2020 | Dental Health, Oral Hygiene
The toothpaste market is a $26 billion industry. There are hundreds of options to choose from. Looking for a paste that cleans your teeth, gives you fresh breath, and maybe even whitens, can be pretty overwhelming, especially with all kinds of over-the-top claims...
by Office | Jun 26, 2019 | Oral Hygiene
While the ADA continues to say that there are “no reliable scientific studies to show that oil pulling reduces cavities, whitens teeth or improves oral health and well-being,” evidence that oil pulling works continues to pile up. The latest findings were presented...
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 | Mar 20, 2019 | Oral Hygiene
And no sooner had we clicked “publish” on our last post, we found out about another new study that points to yet another alternative to conventional antiseptic mouthwashes. Published ahead of print in the International Journal of Dental Hygiene, the paper reviewed the...
