Most Americans Say Oral Health Is Important to Total Health, but Many Remain Sketchy on the Details
Though dentistry and medicine are still treated largely as separate spheres, most Americans acknowledge the link between oral and whole body health. As the latest survey on such things tells us, 92% of adults and 96% of parents say oral health is very or extremely...
From Our Archives: Feed Your Probiotics with Prebiotics
Probiotics have an important role to play in your oral health. As a new [2020] paper in the Journal of Functional Foods notes, Recent studies including clinical trials strongly suggest the active role of probiotics in prevention and treatment of oral infections,...
New Study Confirms that Treating Gum Disease Can Help with Glycemic Control
Gum disease isn’t a problem just for your mouth. It raises your risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, kidney disease, cognitive decline, mental health issues - even some cancers. That link between poor periodontal health and other...
Gut Bacteria May Play a Role in Bone Loss in the Jaw, New Study Shows
Oral health and gut health are inseparable. Each one affects the other. This is particularly so with gum disease, a condition that can ultimately lead to bone loss in the jaw. That bone loss sets the stage for tooth loss. It’s long been thought that the cause of...
The Impact of Diet on the Oral Microbiome
But let’s get back to the subject of real sugar, the favorite food of harmful oral bacteria (as well as something craved by many of the humans who host them!). They love the stuff - and, of course, what goes in must go out. Their metabolic waste is incredibly...
The Latest Bad News for Artificial Sweeteners
Kicking a sugar habit is hard, especially since we humans are hardwired to love the stuff. It doesn’t help that sugar is so prevalent in so many products. Many wind up turning to artificial sweeteners to get the sweetness they crave minus the health risks that come...
The Global Mercury Treaty Gets Even Stronger
Just a few weeks back, we got to share the good news that the last major supplier of mercury amalgam has finally quit dealing in this highly toxic and all too antique material used for filling teeth. This week, we get to share even more good news. When the Minamata...
From Our Archives: What the Tongue May Tell About Heart Health…& So Much More
Even when you’re not speaking, your tongue has tales to tell. Consider, for instance, the research presented in 2020 at Heart Failure Association (HFA) Discoveries, a platform for the European Society of Cardiology. Scientists found that heart patients’ tongues...
Good News! Another Dental Supplier Quits Mercury
What’s better than the world’s top maker of dental products no longer selling mercury amalgam? Its main competitor getting out of the amalgam biz, as well. As soon as Dentsply Sirona disclosed that they had quit that toxic dental material, Charlie Brown and...
Dental Cavitations: The Mouth’s Hidden Infections
Dental cavitations are known by many names: “cavitational osteonecrosis” or “ischemic osteonecrosis,” “ischemic bone disease” (IBD), “chronic ischemic jawbone disease” (CIBD), and so on. These are usually considered to be asymptomatic lesions, but there is also...
