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Health news you can use to optimize mouth/body health.
When Cheaper Isn’t Really Cheaper
You think you got a good deal -- until the thing you bought so cheaply breaks and needs to be replaced. Or the bargain appliance sends your electric bill through the roof. Or you discover that the low price doesn’t include half the things you actually need. That’s...
Is Your Young Athlete’s Mouthguard Ready for Another Season?
Back-to-school shopping can be a pretty good reminder of just how much kids can change in a year. Last fall’s shoes don’t fit. Practice clothes need replacing. The cleats that made it through last football season may not have another left in them. But what about...
Hydration Is Healthy. So Is Thinking About Your Water
Triple-digit temperatures have settled into North Texas, and if you're spending any time outdoors, we hope you’re drinking plenty of water. Staying well hydrated -- in the heat or otherwise -- is one of the simplest things you can do to maintain good mouth/body...
What New Research Tells Us About PRF & Implant Healing
Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) is something we like not only for how it supports healing after oral surgeries but also because it comes from you. No foreign material. Nothing synthetic. Just a concentrated portion of your own blood that’s loaded with things your body...
Fluoride Is Everywhere. Can Plant Compounds Help?
Some headlines seem so sure of themselves: Though this study is fine for what it is, that headline is a little misleading. For one, the study in question focused on lifelong averages, while current concerns about fluoride and the brain focus on children. It didn’t...
Are Ceramic Implants as Good as Titanium? A Look at the Evidence
Because biocompatibility isn’t optional for the biological dentist, we prioritize metal-free materials. No mercury amalgam “silver” fillings. No stainless steel crowns. No dentures with cobalt or other metal reinforcement. Over the years, we’ve seen excellent...
From Mercury to Fluoride: Momentum Builds Around Reducing Dental Exposures
It’s been a couple months now since we shared the amazing news that a deadline has been set for the global phase-out of dental amalgam under the Minamata Convention on Mercury. Named after the Japanese city where industrial mercury poisoning caused massive...
How Tooth Sensitivity Happens – & How Dental Ozone May Help
Tooth sensitivity isn’t anything mysterious. It IS widely misunderstood. Most of us know what it feels like - and don’t ever stop to think about what’s actually happening inside the tooth when it occurs. That’s understandable. When something hurts, interest in...
The New Year Brings Us Closer to the Phase-Out of “Silver” Mercury Amalgam Fillings
The closer you get to the end of another year, the more likely it is that you find yourself taking stock. You look back on what went well and what didn’t. You think about mistakes you’d rather not repeat and the good things we hope might keep on going - maybe even...
