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.... 
Nov 28, 2022 | Holistic & Biologic Dentistry
Once you recognize that a healthy body depends on a healthy mouth – and vice versa – it seems obvious that what helps keep a body healthy helps keep the mouth healthy, too. Yet some people are a little surprised by some of the lifestyle factors that can... 
Jul 25, 2022 | Periodontal (Gum) Health
Gum recession isn’t just a cosmetic issue. As your gums pull further away from your teeth, more of their roots get exposed, and they aren’t protected by enamel like the visible part of a tooth is. Because of this, tooth sensitivity is a common companion to receding... 
Mar 28, 2022 | Dental Ozone, Oral Health
Ozone is kind of a funny thing. At ground level, it can be quite harmful to human health, mixing with other pollutants to form smog. Miles above the Earth, though, it protects us by forming a layer that absorbs UV radiation from the sun. What’s harmful in one context...