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 | Nov 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Ask someone to name a food associated with good dental health, and you’re apt to hear “dairy.” You can thank its calcium content and decades of advertising for that. Calcium is one of the key minerals needed to keep tooth enamel strong. (Magnesium and phosphorous are... 
by Pride Dental | Jun 15, 2017 | Oral Health
Most all of us grow up being taught that “germs” cause disease and that the best defense is to kill them. But science has shown that this is an oversimplification. We know that the environment in which pathogens exist makes a big difference in whether they thrive or... 
by Pride Dental | Mar 3, 2016 | Oral Health
If you were to stand in front of a mirror and look deep inside your mouth, you might see some interesting things. But what you wouldn’t see are the 800 or so different types of bacteria that call your mouth home. In fact, it’s the most diverse microbial population in...