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Silver fillings: “tooth-saving work horse” or pure evil?
What’s the deal with silver fillings? Why is it that we see news stories every once in awhile questioning the safety of dental amalgam? The answer, in a nutshell, is Mercury. The element Mercury (Hg)...
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Plaque vs. “biofilm” and the research that could change dentistry as we know it
a beautiful example of biofilm You brush your teeth to get the plaque off of them, right? And if you remove the plaque then you won’t get cavities, right? Um…kind of. The model dentistry has been...
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how much radiation is too much?
I recently wrote about some new research that connected dental x-rays to a common brain tumor called a meningioma. Unfortunately, the news media took the “connection” from the research and made some...
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That new filling feeling
Do you have that "new filling feeling?" Have you ever had a new filling or crown placed that felt kind of foreign? It was smooth as silk, it wasn’t pointy and the bite felt just right. But yet, it was...
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Punching tooth decay in the face
Everyone knows that tooth decay is caused by bacteria in your mouth. The bad bacteria eat the sugar that you ingest and poop out acid onto your teeth. This acid eats holes in your teeth and those holes...
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The Biology of Smiling
Why do we have teeth? We’ve got teeth for chewing, that’s for sure. And chewing means you’re getting more nutrition out of the food you consume. So that makes sense. We also need teeth for speaking. If...
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The ADA weighs in
Joint replacement surgery changes lives. For some people having a knee or hip replaced can end years of pain and struggle. The procedure has become quite common and many dental patients in our office...
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Cavemen didn’t need hip replacements
If you were born in the paleolithic era, you could expect to live to be 33 years old. The global average life expectancy in 2010 was more than double this number at 67 years. Advances in hygiene, food...
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Dental x-rays are safe, effective and they don’t cause cancer
Every dentist has experienced it before. Patients refuse x-rays because they don’t want to be exposed to too much radiation. What is “too much radiation?” That’s a great question. Medical professionals...
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#Istandwithfloss
Recently the Associated Press dropped this bombshell about a practice that every dentist and hygienist has been recommending forever…flossing. The AP states: It’s one of the most universal...
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