by Pride Dental | Jul 11, 2013 | Diet & Nutrition, Oral Health
Think you can just drink your fruit and veggies in a delicious fruit smoothie? A recent study in the British Dental Journal might make you think twice – at least if you care about your teeth. Researchers found that smoothies can, in fact, be quite damaging to enamel –...
by Pride Dental | Jun 27, 2013 | TMJ / Pain
Of course, depression isn’t the only problem that can occur simultaneously with TMJ disorders (TMD), as another recent study reminds us. The aim of the study – published earlier this month in the Journal of Dental Research – was to test for an association between...
by Pride Dental | Jun 20, 2013 | TMJ / Pain
What does the mouth have to with the mind? More than you might think! Depression and jaw, face, head and neck pain have been known to sometimes exist simultaneously – often stemming from the TM joints, the “hinges” that let your mouth open and close....
by Pride Dental | Jun 13, 2013 | Dentistry, Mercury / Heavy Metals
A 2009 British TV program on the dangers of dental mercury: We’re proud to offer mercury-free, mercury-safe dentistry here in our Arlington office. Learn...
by Pride Dental | Jun 6, 2013 | Fluoride, Oral Hygiene
There are those who insist that fluoride is the safest and best way to protect our teeth. We’re not the only ones who beg to differ. In the words of one study published late last year in Environmental Health Perspectives, [our] results support the possibility of an...