In case you missed our last post, we discussed the SMART certification that lets you know if a dentist practices mercury-free, mercury safe dentistry. But it doesn’t tell you whether they practice holistic, biological dentistry. Truth be told, any dentist can say they do holistic or biological dentistry, whether they
Oral Health & Lyme Disease: A Two-Way Street Summertime is outdoor time, and here in New Jersey, that also means a time when you’re more likely to meet up with the deer ticks that carry B. burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. Up to half of those ticks carry
Taking Your Dental Care to a Higher Level with Ozone Hear the word “ozone,” and you might think of pollution. It’s the main component of smog, after all. Or you might think of the ozone layer in our atmosphere that protects us from the sun’s UV rays – the one
The Difference IV Nutrition Can Make in Your Dental Care Centuries before people knew about vitamins, they still understood some of the relationships between diet and disease, such as the scurvy that used to be common among sailors, lacking ready access to fresh fruit and vegetables for long stretches of
The Meridian System & the Energetic Aspect of the Tooth/Body Connection Saying that your mouth is connected to the rest of your body should seem common sense, yet it’s taken a while for much of the dental profession to catch on. But while it’s now widely recognized that gum disease,
Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF): A Biocompatible Support for Faster, Better Healing As a holistic, biological dental practice, we know that biocompatibility is non-negotiable. This means that every material we use, every treatment and technique at our command, is chosen in support of whole body health. So we opt for BPA-free
Oral pH: A Way to Keep Tabs on Your Oral Health Between Dental Visits You brush your teeth twice a day. You floss – maybe not every day but pretty much every day. So you feel pretty good about things when you go in for your regular exam and cleaning.
The Benefits of Nitric Oxide – and the Role Your Mouth Plays in Delivering Them The Benefits of Nitric Oxide – and the Role Your Mouth Plays in Delivering Them Hear a dentist talk about nitric oxide, you might think, “Oh, cool – laughing gas.” But that’s actually nitrous
Mercury Amalgam Fillings and Cognitive Decline Silver Dental Fillings As The Silent Assailant Robert loved his father dearly, so when his dad started declining due to Alzheimer\’s disease, Robert became his sole caretaker. Robert would bring his father to specialists to do whatever he needed to help him prevent further
Why are Zirconia Dental Implants Better for My Health? Say Goodbye to Unhealthy Metal Dental Implants. It has been documented that as far back as 4,000 years ago civilizations attempted to place dental implants to replace missing teeth. In China they carved bamboo pegs which were actually fixed onto the
