by Pride Dental | Aug 22, 2013 | Diet & Nutrition
If your car runs on unleaded gasoline, you wouldn’t fill it up with diesel or some other fuel and still expect it to run well. Its engine wasn’t designed to run on it. Similarly, our bodies are designed to consume a particular type of “fuel”:... 
by Pride Dental | Aug 15, 2013 | Fluoride
The official pro-fluoridation position is unambiguous: The American Dental Association unreservedly endorses the fluoridation of community water supplies as safe, effective and necessary in preventing tooth decay. This support has been the Association’s position... 
by Pride Dental | Aug 8, 2013 | Dentistry, Teeth
And what are they singing? Hello, you probably heard of me at least once –Your wisdom tooth. Believe it or don’t, it’s a love song – in which the wisdom tooth does the anatomically impossible, pushing other teeth aside to pierce the heart. Rum pum... 
by Pride Dental | Aug 1, 2013 | Mercury / Heavy Metals
Read Part 1 of this article Dentistry is one of the main ways mercury makes its way back into the environment, where it can ultimately affect those who have never had an amalgam filling in their mouth. Yes, whether you have amalgams or not, mercury “silver” fillings... 
by Pride Dental | Jul 25, 2013 | Mercury / Heavy Metals
Calling them “silver” is such a misnomer. Oh, they do contain some silver. Mostly, though, they contain mercury. Yep, you read that right: mercury. And not just a little bit. About 50% of dental amalgam – the official name of the metal alloy used for filling carious...