by staff | Jan 29, 2023 | Holistic Dentistry
Keeping your mouth healthy, as we’ve said, is largely a matter of controlling the billions of bacteria that live there. A good many of them are actually helpful, but others aren’t so nice: S. mutans. P. gingivalis, F. nucleatum, Actinomyces…and the list goes on. A... 
by staff | Jan 26, 2023 | Periodontal Health
As we mentioned last week, though diet and hygiene are the foundation for good oral health, other factors have an impact, too – factors most people just don’t think about. Exercise, for instance. Now, a new study in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology offers some... 
by staff | Jan 22, 2023 | Periodontal Health
Although you might think of stress as something oppressive and unwanted, it’s actually an important survival mechanism. It’s your body’s automatic response in the face of a threat. All systems go into fight-or-flight mode, marshalling resources to help you either... 
by staff | Jan 19, 2023 | Holistic Dentistry
In caring for their patients, holistic dentists make use of both modern science and traditional healing wisdom – including the use of plant-based medicine. Many botanicals have been used for ages, having proven their worth over thousands of years. These include clove,... 
by staff | Jan 16, 2023 | Holistic Dentistry, Oral Health, Periodontal Health
Sure, diet and hygiene are the biggest drivers of oral health, but they’re hardly the only ones. There’s smoking, for instance. There’s exercise. There’s chronic stress. And then there’s sleep. One 2017 study of more than 8300 Korean adults found that those who slept...
