by Pride Dental | Apr 16, 2020 | Oral Health, Periodontal health
A paper just published in the journal Nutrients suggests that vitamin D may be a good option for reducing risk of COVID-19. Through several mechanisms, vitamin D can reduce risk of infections. Those mechanisms include inducing cathelicidins and defensins that can... 
by Pride Dental | Apr 9, 2020 | Oral Health, Oral Hygiene
There’s a good reason why health news these days can seem like all coronavirus all the time: We need to know how to stay safe during this pandemic and want to know what progress is being made to flatten the curve and develop effective treatments. Yet in the... 
by Pride Dental | Aug 22, 2019 | Oral Health
We talk about gum disease a lot. We have to, if only because up to 80% of all adults have it, whether they know it or not. More, it’s linked to a host of other health issues, including heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and cancer. No thanks, right? But... 
by Pride Dental | Aug 8, 2019 | Diet & Nutrition, Oral Health
Over the past few months, we’ve been hearing a lot more dentists raise concerns about how trendy kombucha has become. “It’s bad for your teeth!” the headlines scream. But are those headlines true? Pretty much, yes. As we’ve noted before, for all the benefits of... 
by Pride Dental | Jun 13, 2019 | Oral Health
Most people Google health information at least once in a while. Heck, it may well be how you discovered our blog in the first place! It’s a reality that raises a question, though: Exactly what kind of info are folks searching for? According to one recent survey, the... 
by Pride Dental | Apr 18, 2019 | Oral Health
A lot of people think that there’s no point in taking their child to the dentist before the child’s teeth have erupted. In reality, that can sometimes be too late, as a new study in JAMA Network Open reminds. Nearly 500 mothers took part. One group received dental...