Apr 26, 2023 | Gum Disease / Periodontal Health, Oral Hygiene
Over the past decade, coconut oil pulling here in the US has emerged from a little known Ayurvedic practice to a regular part of many people’s oral hygiene – and for good reason. It’s easy. It’s effective – not just for cleansing the teeth but the gums and... 
Dec 19, 2022 | Diet & Nutrition, Gum Disease / Periodontal Health
Eating right for good oral health starts with limiting sugar – not just the sweet stuff but all refined carbs and starches, which the body digests as sugar. It’s the favorite food of harmful oral bacteria – the kind that cause tooth decay and gum disease.... 
Dec 16, 2021 | Gum Disease / Periodontal Health, Mouth / Body Health
Diabetes and gum disease travel a two-way street. Develop one condition and you raise your risk of developing the other. As one 2014 paper put it, Diabetes increases the risk for periodontitis (particularly if poorly controlled) and evidence suggests that advanced...