by Pride Dental | Sep 17, 2020 | Dental Implants
When it comes to replacing teeth, implants are a wonderful option for many folks. Since organizations like the American Academy of Implant Dentistry want everyone to know this, they’ve proclaimed September to be Dental Implant Awareness Month and are going all out to... 
by Pride Dental | Apr 20, 2017 | General Health, Oral Health
In a way, vaping is kind of like mercury amalgam: Despite those who insist that it’s safe, it’s not. It’s certainly not any safer or healthier than smoking. While many believe it can help a person quit smoking, the evidence suggests that it actually encourages it,... 
by Pride Dental | Apr 30, 2015 | Mercury / Heavy Metals
One argument you hear some dentists make in defense of amalgam is that it’s a sturdier, stronger and more forgiving material to work with. They may point to studies such as the one recently published in the European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, which found that... by Pride Dental | Sep 5, 2013 | Mercury / Heavy Metals
So called “silver” amalgam fillings are a primary source of mercury exposure – a fact borne out by research just published in the Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology. Canadian researchers analyzed the relationship between the number of...