Lyme Disease: Borrelia burgdorferi & the Mouth
By Michael G. Rehme, DDS, NMD Lyme disease is caused by exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi, an ancient spirochete bacterium dating back millions of years. It’s an extremely adaptable microbe that can infect most anything with blood. Today, it commonly infects...
Xylitol as a Possible Help in Dealing with the Risks of Pregnancy Gingivitis?
While studies linking gum disease with heart disease and cognitive decline are pretty common these days, you don’t hear nearly as much about its link with poor pregnancy outcomes. Yet over the years, science has shown that gum disease indeed raises the risk of low...
The Role of Your Gut (Yes, Your Gut) in Gum Disease
The dental benefit you get from eating healthfully isn’t all about avoiding the foods that can lead to decay and gum disease, although that’s a part of it. Nor is it just about giving your teeth, gums, and bone the nutrients they need, although that’s a part of it,...
Social Isolation Could Mean More Tooth Loss, New Research Shows
It’s been known for a while that social isolation may interfere with a person’s health and well-being. Research has linked social isolation and loneliness to higher risks for a variety of physical and mental conditions: high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity,...
Not Exactly the Kind of GMO Labeling Any Consumers Asked For
Good nutrition is key to mouth/body health, and that means opting for real food, not the ultra-processed junk that continues to dominate many Americans’ diets. Lab-made creations such as chips, hot dogs, enriched bagels and American cheese have been a staple of the...
New Study Highlights the Impact of Gum Disease on Whole Body & Even Mental Health
Consider this: Roughly half of all American adults have some degree of gum disease. Now consider this: Most of the top 10 causes of death these days are conditions that science has shown to be linked with gum disease. Just how much poor periodontal health raises...
The Best of 2021 on the Tooth/Body Blog
Is there anyone - cranky contrarians aside - who wasn’t ready to bid “good riddance” to 2021 this past weekend? Before we close the door on yet another strange and often challenging year, though, we want to take one last look back on what transpired on this blog...
There Are Receding Gums & Then There Are Gums That Are Anything but Receding
If you’ve got receding gums, you’re far from alone. About half of adults under age 65 do - and 88% of seniors - usually a result of things like clenching or grinding, smoking, oral piercings, or just brushing or flossing too aggressively. But while gum recession is...
The Latest Victory in the Fight for Mercury-Free Dentistry
Just as we were finishing up work on our blog post for this week, we got some terrific news from Charlie Brown at Consumers for Dental Choice. So we quickly decided to shift gears for this week and instead share the news with you. The headline on that news item? #1...
Yet More on the Power of Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF)
Your body has a natural ability to heal. You see it, for instance, any time you get a cut, scratch, or scrape. You bleed, and the blood clots to close the wound. Inflammation kicks in to clean and heal the site. New tissue is created. There are things we can do to...
