The Challenges of a Root Canal
Ozone is powerful stuff for fighting infection, reducing pain, and promoting healing. Yet according to a new review of the research, it’s not quite up to disinfecting a root canal treated tooth. Overall, the results demonstrated that ozone therapy provides...
Going GMO-free in a World That’s Anything But
A coalition of grassroots groups has filed suit against the USDA over planned labeling regulations that can make it even harder to know which foods you buy are truly GMO-free. The plaintiffs want the required symbol — which currently denotes products as...
What The Tongue May Tell About Heart Health – & So Much More
Even when you’re not speaking, your tongue has tales to tell. Consider the research recently presented at the online event Heart Failure Association (HFA) Discoveries, a platform for the European Society of Cardiology. Scientists found that heart patients’ tongues...
Feed Your Probiotics with Prebiotics
Probiotics have an important role to play in your oral health. As a new 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, including...
Is There a Link Between COVID-19 & Oral Health?
By now, you’re probably well aware of the risk factors for complications from COVID-19 - age, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and such. Yet as a recent paper in BDJ notes, such risk factors “do not account for the other 52% of deaths arising from COVID-19 in...
The Not-So-Cool Aspect of Oral Piercings
Making a statement. Feeling different. Looking cool. Defying parents. There are plenty of reasons why people choose to pierce their tongue or lip. There are also lots of reasons not to, especially when it comes to your mouth/body health - reasons highlighted in a...
Even More About Cavitations
Cavitations - areas of dead, decaying tissue in the jaw, often at old extraction sites - are both extremely common and an often overlooked factor in an array of chronic inflammatory health problems. We've blogged before about how they can develop and what can be...
Wheels of Justice Turning Slowly in the Fluoride Fight
The legal battle over water fluoridation is facing another delay after Judge Edward M. Chen of the US District Court in San Francisco postponed his ruling regarding the EPA’s regulation of fluoride. The case, filed back in 2017, pits the EPA against a group of...
The Sugar Biz Is at It Again
Last week, the Sugar Association - an industry group - filed a petition with the FDA, asking them to “ensure all sugar content claims related to sugar and sugar substitutes are truthful and non-misleading.” To this end, they want every ingredient that sweetens your...
Vaping: A Fast and Easy Way to Mess Up Your Mouth
You probably already know vaping isn’t great for you, but you might still think it’s less harmful than smoking. For that, you can thank a whole lot of marketing from the vape companies, much of which is directed at young people. But a new study in Science...
