We recently stumbled across a kind of interesting study on how patients understand gum disease and how dentists address it. A fairly impressive 74% of the 224 patients who took part said that they understood gingival health to be very important. (“Gingiva” is the...
Our thanks to the office of biological dentist Dr. Colin Yoshida, Fremont Natural Dentistry, for letting us share a slightly modified version this recent post from their blog... If you’ve got gum disease - and about half of all adult Americans (and 70% of seniors)...
By Michael G. Rehme, DDS, NMD, CCN The American Academy of Periodontology estimates that nearly 80% of Americans have some form of gum disease. Approximately 50% of cases are considered moderate to severe. As a biological dental office, it is our responsibility not...
By Michael G. Rehme, DDS, NMD, CCN A recent dental journal article I read described, at length, the oral/systemic connection, i.e. the influence the teeth and gums have on the whole body (the "system") and vice-versa. It referred to the overwhelming attention this...
Our thanks to the office of fellow biologic dentist Dr. Sam Parsi out in San Diego for letting us share this post from their blog in recognition of National Children's Dental Health Month… Maybe because dentists are also called “tooth doctors,” many folks don’t...
Although there are still a few weeks of 2022 left to go, we’re already looking ahead to the new year. That’s when we’ll be taking our practice to the next level, adding pediatric dental care to the array of services we offer. If you’ve ever searched for a...
By Michael Rehme, DDS, NMD, CCN If medical treatment, nutritional support, chiropractic, and the like don't improve your health and wellness, don't forget to look in the mouth. A quick and thorough examination of the oral cavity can easily done by any healthcare...
Every biological dentist has a different story of how they transitioned from the traditional, mechanical kind of dentistry they learned in school to a tooth/body approach that supports each patient's overall health and well-being. This is Dr. Mike's... My story...
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...
Sometimes called “Indian saffron” because of its bright yellow color, turmeric has long been known for its antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory powers. In fact, it’s been used in medicine for nearly 4000 years. Science has shown that the dominant...
Keeping your mouth healthy isn’t just about brushing and flossing, as our patients and regular readers of this blog know. Crucially, it involves eating right, going for nutrient-dense foods while avoiding sugars, refined grains, and other fermentable carbs - foods...
While 2020 is a year that a good many of us would probably prefer to forget, there are also things that make it worth remembering. For one, it’s the year that the FDA changed its tune on mercury amalgam, recommending against its use in about 60% of the US...
While this year has brought a lot of challenges, it’s also brought something wonderful to our office: a second Dr. Rehme - namely, his son Michael, who recently completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery at the University of Missouri - Kansas City! Michael been part of...
While the ADA continues to say that there are “no reliable scientific studies to show that oil pulling reduces cavities, whitens teeth or improves oral health and well-being,” evidence that oil pulling works continues to pile up. The latest findings were presented...
There’s much we look forward to in this new year – not the least of which is this blog’s 10 year anniversary, hard as it is to believe. Yet in just a few weeks, the Tooth/Body Blog will be a decade old – a decade through which we’ve covered everything from dental...
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 &...
Your oral health and overall health are linked. We’ve looked at this before, along with the well-established connections between gum disease and systemic problems such as heart disease and diabetes. Now, new research shows that, in fact, serious oral health...
We live in an era of medical specialists. Cardiologists, endocrinologists, oncologists, gastroenterologists - each tends to focus on parts rather than the whole being. Yet as science continues to evolve, there is ever more evidence that oral health is intimately...
It’s a new year – a time when, like a lot of people, you may be considering a fresh start in many areas of your life. Health goals are most common – losing weight, exercising more, cutting back on sugar, meditating, relaxing, increasing leisure time or developing a...
Biological dentistry has a lot in common with naturopathic medicine – health care that emphasizes prevention and the use of nature-based remedies to treat the whole person. It encourages the body’s self-healing process through the use of natural therapies, drawing...