When the Dental Biz Pivoted to Fluoride
“Without sugars,” say the authors of a 2015 paper on the relationship between diet and tooth decay, the chain of causation is broken, so the disease [dental caries] does not occur (Sheiham 1967). So, it is clear that sugars start the process and set off a causal...
Reasons #547 & 548 for Choosing Real Food over Ultra-Processed Products
Healthy eating is simple. Michael Pollan put it most famously: “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.” Healthy eating can also be hard - at least if it involves pivoting from the standard American diet to real food. After all, the ultra-processed products that...
Not News: People Don’t Like the Thought of Root Canals
It’s not news that most people shudder at the thought of a root canal. Still, the occasional polling on the matter can make for interesting reading sometimes. In the latest survey, for instance, over 80% of those Americans polled said that the thought of needing a...
Dental Conditions & Whole Body Health
By Michael Rehme, DDS, NMD, CCN If medical treatment, nutritional support, chiropractic, and the like don't improve your health and wellness, don't forget to look in the mouth. A quick and thorough examination of the oral cavity can easily done by any healthcare...
Tooth/Body Flashback: It’s The Season For Sugar-Free Halloween Hijinks
Halloween can be a pretty scary time, especially if you have kids at home. It has nothing to do with terrifying clown masks, fake blood, or even the thorny question of how-old-is-too-old to trick-or-treat. Nope. It’s that Sugar Season is here once again. It’s...
Root Canals: Patient Choices, Patient Experiences
Biological Dentistry Offers Our Patients Choices By Michael Rehme, DDS, NMD, CCN In the beginning of my dental career, I was taught that the importance of saving teeth was to provide a healthy, stable dentition that would support the chewing of food. If a tooth is...
Eating Right: The Foundation for Good Tooth/Body, Mouth/Body Health
By Michael G. Rehme, DDS, NMD, CCN In my biological dental practice, I focus on the oral cavity as well as the rest of the body in relation to it. After all, mouth and body are intricately connected. The illness of one affects the other. Over the years, hundreds of...
Biological Dentistry & Biocompatibility
By Michael G. Rehme, DDS, NMD, CCN If you were building a new house, would you be concerned about the materials being used to construct your home? Years ago, asbestos was used in insulation products, fireproofing, acoustical materials, and floor tiles. We now know...
Can Essential Oils Help with Gum Disease?
In our office, we believe the best dentistry is the least dentistry; that prevention is preferable to treatment; and that when treatment is needed, biocompatibility is a must. That’s because biological dentistry respects the complex relationships between oral...
PFAS, PFAS Everywhere – Quite Possibly in Your Dental Floss
Once upon a time, folks were kind of smitten by the “miracles” of science brought to us by the likes of Monsanto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOOqlUx1lVU It’s practically impossible to be so innocent anymore, as countless synthetic chemicals have been...
