Guest Post: Licorice Root Extract & Other Tools for Naturally Eliminating Bad Breath
We're trading blog posts this week with Rehme Dental Care, a biological practice in St. Louis. We thank them for allowing us to run the article below, which originally ran on their Tooth/Body Blog. One of the problems with mainstream mouthwashes is that...
Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) Can Mean Better Dental Implant Stability
When you have missing teeth to replace, implants are the ideal choice. They work like artificial roots on which we can place crowns, bridges - even full dentures! In terms of both look and function, they’re the closest thing to natural teeth that you can...
Another Stride Toward a Mercury-Free Future!
It was almost three years ago that the FDA released new guidelines for using mercury amalgam, the material used for “silver” fillings. The agency now recommends that it not be used in certain high-risk populations: Pregnant and nursing women. Women who are...
Oral/Systemic Links: Obesity, Gum Disease, & Oral Cancer
When you think about the consequences of obesity, you might think about things like diabetes, heart disease, and joint pain. You probably don’t think about oral health problems. A couple of recent studies may have you thinking a little differently. We’ve...
Well, That’s a Fine How-Do-You-Chew! New Research Shows How the Ability to Chew Affects Diabetes Symptoms
Last time, we looked at how treating gum disease can help improve glucose control in patients with diabetes. Now, a new study in PLOS One suggests another dental factor that may help: better chewing. Just under 100 people with diabetes took part and were...
Gum Disease Treatment Can Mean Lower Healthcare Costs for People with Diabetes, New Study Shows
Love and marriage. Peanut butter and jelly. Gum disease and diabetes. Really and truly. Almost 90% of people with diabetes have gum disease, and more than half of those cases are severe. And the relationship cuts both ways. As a recent review summed it up,...
A Concerning Potential Side Effect of Erythritol Emerges
We’ve blogged before about erythritol, a sugar alcohol that’s become increasingly popular and, like xylitol, may offer some protection against tooth decay and gum disease by controlling harmful bacteria. Because it’s a zero-calorie sweetener that doesn’t...
Guest Post: Healing After Mercury Amalgam Removal
Our thanks to the office of biological dentist Dr. Sam Parsi for letting us share this post, in slightly modified form, from their blog in exchange for their posting from our own blog... In late 2020, the FDA made a big, big change in their guidance...
Unless You’re Doing This, Your Oral Hygiene Routine Is Incomplete
Ask the average person what they need to do to keep their teeth healthy, and they’ll likely say, “brush and floss” (even though most Americans are horribly lax when it comes to flossing). Certainly, those things are both important, along with getting regular...
The Pride Dental Blog’s Year in Review, 2022 Edition
It’s hard to believe, but next year will mark our blog’s 10th anniversary - a blog that began as another way to help our patients take charge of their mouth/body health, as well as teach others about holistic and biological dentistry. Teaching, after...
A Look Back at…How Your Fridge Can Help You Survive the Holidays
Modified from the original, first posted December 8, 2016 We’ve officially entered the holiday season. Thanksgiving has passed. Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s Eve loom. The common link between all of these? Food. Glorious food in all its spectacular and...
The Power of Dental Ozone Against Gum Disease
Hear “infectious disease,” and your first thoughts probably go to something like the flu, not oral diseases such as caries (tooth decay) or periodontal (gum) disease. Both of those are infections, too, destroying tissues in the mouth. This is why ozone can...
Allergic to Dental Floss: Bad Joke or Real Deal?
“I’m allergic to dental floss,” sounds like a joke or maybe a weak excuse to your hygienist about why you haven’t followed their home care advice. But some people actually may be, according to a recent paper in the Journal of the American Dental Association....
Does Matcha Tea Contain Too Matcha Fluoride?
Tea is delicious and often comforting. Some types - green tea, for instance - can even be a boon to your oral health. Of course, it can also be an invisible source of fluoride (both from the tea leaves and the water used to brew it). While conventional...
Mouth/Body Connections: Gum Health & Lung, Brain, & Heart Health
There are all kinds of ways in which conditions in your mouth can affect other parts of your body. Mercury released from “silver” amalgam fillings can contribute to neurological, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and other problems. Pathogens - and their...
A Look Back at…Effective No-CPAP Treatments for Sleep Apnea
Originally posted August 19, 2021 Sleep apnea isn’t pretty. Here’s what it sounds like: And here’s what that struggle to breathe can look like. (The video owner has disallowed embedding, so you'll have to check it out directly on YouTube. Don't worry....
How to Keep from Drowning in Sugar
Earlier this year, a study was published in the Journal of Nutrition that, at first glance, seems to deliver good news: Kids are consuming less sugar, mainly because they’re drinking fewer sugary soft drinks (even as such drinks remain their number one...
A Welcome Change to the Global Mercury Treaty
With so much bad news in the world these days, it’s all the more satisfying when we get to share good news with you on this blog. And now we get to share it two months in a row! In fact, no sooner had we told you about how both of the major dental products...
Guest Post: Good News! Another Dental Supplier Quits Mercury
We were thrilled to hear the news last week that now BOTH of the major suppliers of dental materials here in the US are no longer dealing in mercury amalgam! Our thanks to the office of St. Louis biological dentist Dr. Michael Rehme for letting us share...
Oh, the Improvement Porcelain Veneers Can Bring!
From an article that recently turned up in our inbox: Ceramic veneers are minimally invasive, preserve tooth structure, and provide long-term aesthetic rehabilitation and, therefore, may be a better option than crowns for patients with fluorosis…. You know...