The Tales that Bacteria in Your Mouth Can Tell, COVID Edition
When a study has yet to be peer reviewed, you should take it with a proverbial grain of salt. But if new research out of U Mass proves to be correct, it offers another nice reminder of how the mouth is a window to the body. Our earlier post about COVID severity and...
Flossing Matters. But Are You Flossing the Right Way?
The first Sunday of this year, wide receiver Stefon Diggs was caught taking care of some important business on the sidelines during the Bills’ final game of the season: Remember kids, it’s important to floss. Just ask Stefon Diggs. #BillsMafia...
New Study Looks at Fluoride’s Impact on Gut Health
There are more than a few reasons you might give for why water fluoridation is bad policy. For one, any benefit it gives comes from applying it directly to the teeth, not swallowing it. You might also note the lack of rigorous evidence in support of the practice or...
The Best of 2020 on the Tooth/Body Blog
While 2020 is a year that a good many of us would probably prefer to forget, there are also things that make it worth remembering. For one, it’s the year that the FDA changed its tune on mercury amalgam, recommending against its use in about 60% of the US...
A Possible Downside to Stevia Emerges
One of the oft-mentioned upsides of stevia is that it has no apparent downsides. But now a new study in Molecules has called that into question. Like your mouth, your gut is home to trillions of bacteria. Some are helpful; others, not so much. And just as with your...
Chronic Stress, Chronic Inflammatory Disease
For lots of us, the holidays are a time of amped up stress - although this year, it might be hard to tell the difference between holiday stress and what we’ve all grappled with throughout this wildly challenging year. The American Psychological Association reports...
From Our Archives: More on Dental Allergies
When it comes to biological dentistry, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach for any procedure, no matter how minor. And whatever the procedure, biocompatibility is key - perhaps more than ever now that dental allergies appear to be on the rise. “According to the...
Thanksgiving 2020: Gratitude 9 More Ways
In a year as strange and challenging as 2020 has been, it can seem hard to find much to be thankful for - except, perhaps, that this wild year is finally nearing its end! And that we made it through all right. And that we had the strength and creativity and...
Yogurt & Your Teeth
In English, we say “you can’t have your cake and eat it, too,” but the basic idea crops up in many cultures. In Bulgarian, “you can’t have both the wolf fed and the lamb intact,” while in Hindi, they describe “having candy in both hands.” In Japanese, they say “if...
Is This Simple Practice a Regular Part of Your Hygiene Routine?
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...
