by Pride Dental | Aug 2, 2018 | Oral Health
Recently, Oral Health America (OHA) released its State of Decay report, which examines the state of oral health among US seniors today. Let’s just say it doesn’t deliver much good news for Texas. Our state currently ranks 46th in seniors’ oral health – a drop of three... 
by Pride Dental | Mar 22, 2018 | Fluoride
As we’ve noted before, the thyroid is a small but mighty gland that sits just above your collarbone and plays a key role in every single bodily function. The thyroid itself regulates all of your cellular metabolism; your energy, how you grow, heal and regenerate, how... 
by Pride Dental | May 11, 2017 | Biological Dentistry, Oral Health
There are plenty of reasons to say no to fluoridation, but what about fluoride applied directly to the teeth? If the idea is to prevent decay, a new study in the Journal of Dental Research suggests that, at best, it may minimize damage but not prevent it all together.... 
by Pride Dental | Feb 2, 2017 | Diet & Nutrition, Fluoride, General Health, Healthy lifestyle, Oral Health, Periodontal health, Uncategorized
Though we’ve blogged before on the benefits of green tea for healthy gums and its ability to relieve oral pain, we’ve not looked at the relationship between tea – green or otherwise – and fluoride A recent entry on the Nourished Kitchen blog, a traditional... 
by Pride Dental | Sep 15, 2016 | Diet & Nutrition, Oral Health
Originally posted June 4, 2015 The Caries Crisis According to the latest CDC statistics, almost all adults have experienced dental caries – 91% to be exact. “It is not what people are doing wrong,” Dr. Bruce Dye, who led the survey, told Today. “It is maybe what...