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...
From Our Archives: Why We Use Ozone in Our Patients’ Dental Care
As dental offices - including ours - reopen around the country, many remain concerned about infection control, and for good reason. You can read more about our ramped up safety protocols here. One of the most important tools we have for keeping bacteria, viruses,...
Is Mouthwash Really Effective Against COVID-19?
Depending on how much online surfing you allow yourself during the pandemic, you may have seen a bit of mouthwash click-bait recently. Here are just a few of the headlines we’ve seen: So which is it? Does it help or not? Inspiring those headlines was a new paper...
The Fluoridation Fight Moves Forward
With fluorosis rates skyrocketing and studies continuing to show that fluoride is both neurotoxic and not particularly effective at preventing cavities, a lot of attention is focused on a lawsuit that’s finally headed for the US District Court in San Francisco. The...
Important Covid-19 Announcement
Our community has been through a lot over the last few months, and all of us are looking forward to resuming our normal habits and routines. While many things have changed, one thing has remained the same: our commitment to your safety. We are in the process of...
The Benefits of Healthy Living Add Up
One of the things we stress in biological dentistry is prevention. After all, even the most beautiful dental restorations are no match for living, natural tooth structure. So we stress optimal nutrition, great home hygiene, and other aspects of a healthy lifestyle...
Blood Sugar Rising & the Power of Prevention
The link between diabetes and gum disease is pretty straightforward: Have one, and you’re more likely to have the other. Both conditions are rampant in the US, with about half of all adults having some degree of gum disease and 34.2 million having diabetes....
