Are You Just Brushing & Flossing, or Brushing & Flossing Well?
If you’re a Millennial, we hope your oral hygiene habits are better than those of the folks who participated in a new study in BMC Oral Health. Nearly 100 young adults participated. A team of German researchers asked them to brush to the best of their abilities....
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5 Reasons for Biological Dentistry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dVSscB7VlI To learn more about the tooth-body relationship, check out Dr. Rehme's article An Integrative Health Care Approach to Biological Dentistry and our previous post 6 Foundational Principles of Naturopathic Medicine &...
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From Our Archives: Beyond the Halloween Candy Same Ol’, Same Ol’ – Dozens of Ideas for Non-Candy Treats
Halloween is almost here, and for many kids, that brings up one thought: Candy!!! But we all know that all that sugar isn’t ideal, neither for their dental nor their overall health. We also know that Halloween candy is only the beginning of the deluge. Soon, the...
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Heavy Metals May Harm Your Heart
Of all the heavy metals, mercury is one of the worst for your health – and the most commonly encountered one in dentistry, thanks to its use in so-called “silver” amalgam fillings. Oh, there’s a little bit of silver in them, along with some tin, copper, and zinc....
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Good Bacteria, Antibiotics, & Your Immune System
Sometimes, a person can develop a raging bacterial infection that can only be controlled with antibiotics. When this happens, it makes good sense to use them. Unfortunately, we live in an age in which antibiotics have been severely overused. Sometimes, they’re...
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Grind Your Teeth? Got Gum Disease? The Two May Well Be Related
It’s long been thought that bruxing (tooth grinding) and gum disease are linked. Now, a new study in the Archives of Oral Biology sheds some new light on the matter. This small but intriguing study compared tooth grinding among two groups of patients, one with...
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Do GMOs Count as “Real Food”?
Good nutrition is essential for both your oral and general health. Your best source of nutrients? Real food. By “real food,” we mean fresh, whole foods, as close as possible to the form in which they were grown and preferably organic. It’s the opposite of the...
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You’ll Want to Check Out This New Documentary on Root Canal Teeth & the Oral-Systemic Link
While it’s one thing to talk about the science that shows how root canal teeth can become harbors of infection that can damage overall health, it’s quite another to understand the journey from health to illness and back again. One man’s story is the subject of a...
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Guest Post: What Weston Price REALLY Learned About Root Canals
Our thanks to biological dentist Dr. Gary Verigin for letting us share this article from his office newsletter, Biosis. View the original article here. Explore other newsletter issues here. By Gary M. Verigin, DDS, CTN Every week, we get calls from people who...
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Too Much Fluoride
Recently, headlines everywhere were hollering about the danger of fluoride-free toothpastes. “They won’t stop cavities!” concerned “experts” warned. Why the sudden interest? A new review of selected previous studies concluded that Personal oral hygiene in the...
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Could your teeth be part of your ill health? Many dentists now believe the conditions in a person’s mouth are a reflection of their overall health.
