Tooth Body Blog
The Story of Dental Work Is Now Almost 60,000 Years Old
If you come into our office missing a tooth, we have some great options for replacing it — and doing so biocompatibly. SDS zirconia dental implants are only the most advanced. Yet as modern as they are, dental implants are nothing new. Back in the 1700s, for...
When Ultraprocessed Products Dominate the Diet
If you’re a patient or a regular reader of this blog or follow us on social, you already know that we’ve never been big fans of ultraprocessed food. Scratch that last word. We prefer to call them “products” instead. After all, by the end of their manufacture, many...
Case Closed? About Yet Another New Fluoridation Study
They should? We’re not so sure about that. Now, to be fair, Dr. Bicuspid didn’t come up with that message on its own. It came from the authors of a new study in JADA which looked at whether drinking fluoridated water leads to a lower risk of cavities for kids...
Tooth/Body Flashback: Hydroxyapatite
Recently seen in the wild: Some dentists say, anyway. We don’t. As a biological practice, we put a premium on biocompatibility and recognize that fluoride’s risks outweigh any benefits. In our practice, prevention starts with nutrition. A healthy, nutrient-dense...
Pumpkin Spice Season Is Here. Your Teeth Know It, Too
You can tell fall is coming by the shorter days, cooler nights, and changing leaves — or by the grocery shelves suddenly full of products that no reasonable person ever thought would be made better by pumpkin spice. But beyond the pumpkin spice cookies and...
Getting Pesticide Off Your Produce
We talk a lot about nutrition here at Rehme Dental Care. That’s because what you eat — and what you don’t — plays such a big role in tooth/body, mouth/body health. It’s the foundation. Dentally, a steady supply of sugars and other refined carbs helps...
Moving Closer to Mercury-Free Dentistry for Everyone
After taking a little summer break from the blog, it feels especially good to be back with some very welcome news — and just in time for Mercury-Free Dentistry Week, too. Last month, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Centers...
New Research on Dental Amalgam & MS
When someone is diagnosed with a chronic illness like multiple sclerosis (MS), one of the most common questions they ask is “why?” The answer is seldom simple or straightforward. Patients seeking information run into many possibilities, from genetics and infections...
There’s More Than Just One Mouth/Body Connection
A recent survey by Delta Dental delivered the welcome news that nearly all adults — 93% — agree “that oral health is a key part of overall health, underscoring its role in supporting physical health, mental well-being, and quality of life.” So...
More Support for Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) & Dental Implant Success
Cut your finger, and your body immediately gets to work. The bleeding slows, then stops. Specialized cells start cleaning up damaged tissue. Chemical signals summon additional cells to the area. New blood vessels begin to form. Gradually, the wound closes and...
Fresh Food, Engineered Desire, & the Value of Eating Real & Local
One thing we love about Midwestern summers is how the fresh, local produce comes in waves. First come the strawberries, greens, and herbs. Then the blueberries, blackberries, cucumbers, green beans, and summer squash. Before long, tomatoes and sweet corn arrive....
A Functional Tooth vs. a Living Tooth
Humans aren’t the only animals that take care of their health. Researchers have seen how chimpanzees will go out of their way to find medicinal plants to chew when ill. Long-tailed macaques have been seen using strands of hair and plant fibers in ways that...
Fluoride, Lead, & the Bigger Exposure Question
For many people here in St. Louis, the news about our water system has been a little unsettling. Over the past year, homeowners across the city have received letters asking them to help identify what their water service lines are made from as part of an ongoing...
The TSCA Fluoride Ruling Gets Overturned
It’s the latest twist in a lawsuit that’s had more than a few over nearly a decade: Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the 2024 ruling against the EPA in the fluoridation case brought under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). It was a...
On the Recent Fluoride & IQ Headlines
Recently, there was a quick flurry of news about a new study on fluoride exposure and IQ. Most of the stories we saw ran under headlines with one very clean takeaway: fluoride in drinking water doesn’t lower IQ, end of song. It’s a simple message. Reassuring. And...
A New Petition to End Amalgam & New Info on Root Canals
Some topics come up repeatedly in biological dentistry – biocompatibility, for instance. And fluoride. And root canals. And “cavitations.” Then, of course, there’s amalgam. You know the stuff: the material used for what are often still called “silver”...
Do Dental Visits Keep Your Teeth Healthy?
A lot of people think that regular dental visits are what keep their teeth healthy. And they do matter. But they’re not the main thing. Most of what determines your oral health happens all the rest of the time when you’re not in the dental chair. It’s shaped...
What Your Internal Clock Is Doing for Your Mouth
There’s a rhythm to the natural world that’s hard to miss. Day gives way to night. Temperatures rise and fall. Plants open to the light and close at dusk. Animals move through cycles of waking, feeding, and rest with a kind of built-in timing. The human body has...
A Little Help for the Healing Process
A few months back, we looked at some of the ways that photobiomodulation (PBM) can support the body’s natural healing processes. The idea is a simple and elegant one: Rather than forcing a result, the aim is to create the conditions in which the body can do what it...
