by Pride Dental | Feb 4, 2021 | Fluoride
There are lots of benefits to drinking tea, oral and systemic. We’ve blogged about some of them before. But we’ve also noted a considerable downside: Many teas can contain a good amount of fluoride, which isn’t exactly something you want to be ingesting. As with... 
by Pride Dental | Jan 28, 2021 | Dentistry, Mercury / Heavy Metals
Here’s something you don’t see every day: Yes, that’s a Lego head. Stuck onto a child’s tooth. And it’s not the first time that such a thing has happened. Since kids will be kids, it probably won’t be the last either. The current case was reported in a light-hearted... 
by Pride Dental | Jan 21, 2021 | Oral Health
As we’ve said before – and as a recent study in the CDA Journal emphasizes – maintaining good oral hygiene and seeing your dentist regularly are more important than ever in the age of COVID. Why the dental visits? For one, professional cleanings are an... 
by Pride Dental | Jan 14, 2021 | Oral Health
While our number one post last year was the one on how we’re doing dentistry safely through the pandemic, some older posts were viewed even more often. That includes our 2015 overview of erythritol, which was just then starting to get some real attention for its... 
by Pride Dental | Jan 7, 2021 | Biological Dentistry
Although it’s customary to reflect on the passing year as the new one begins, more than a few folks would probably prefer to just leave 2020 in the dust. Certainly, it was a tough year on many levels, and many of its challenges will persist into the new year. Yet the...