Holistic Dentistry Articles
Mercury In Your Silver Fillings
I am often asked by patients whether they should be concerned about the mercury in their silver fillings. Silver or amalgam fillings are nearly 50% mercury and mercury is a very toxic substance. It has been shown that mercury is released from fillings in minute...
Laser Dentistry for Gum Disease Treatment A Natural Protocol for Gum Care
With up to 80% of the population suffering from some form of gingivitis or gum disease, gum care and gum treatments have received a lot of attention over the years. Integrating traditional modalities with natural and alternative approaches, along with technological...
Heart Disease and Gum Disease
The number one cause of mortality in the United States since 1900 continues to be heart disease. Nearly 6 million people are hospitalized with cardiovascular disease in this country and 250,000 people die of heart attacks before they reach a hospital every year....
Heart Conditions and Routine Dental Care: Mitral Valve Prolapse and Heart Murmur
Demand for routine dental hygiene has become progressively greater as longevity and awareness of prevention have increased. However, anytime someone receives a cleaning, a condition called bacteremia results whereupon bacteria are released into the blood. Localized,...
Got Metal Toxicity?
Does removing metal fillings from your teeth eliminate metal toxicity from your body? Be advised that this is not necessarily so. Removal of metal amalgam fillings might only be the first step in your process of becoming metal free. Another step is to detoxify. There...
The Five Keys to Dental Health
1. Be aware that, while silver amalgams have long been used in dental care as a filling material, over time they can cause micro fractures in your teeth. Get all the facts about silver amalgams. 2. Once you have made the decision to change your silver amalgams, it is...
San Diego Holistic Dentist’s Message About Dental Health
The saying: "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" originated because an animal's dental health will always reveal the status of its overall vitality. Checking the horse's mouth to reveal its state of wellness will show whether this 'gift' warrants the food, shelter...
A Natural Program for Gum Disease
People interested in holistic and biological dental care have paid attention to the recent media focus about the link between gingivitis or gum disease and other diseases. Because the mouth is the gateway to the body, infection in the mouth can be a vital indicator of...
A Bride’s Wedding Smiles: Dental Health and the Young Family
In planning for beautiful smiles in wedding album and in planning a family as well, holistic dental health is important for some reasons rarely considered. When entering into matrimony the focus is on the ceremony, the honeymoon and beginning a new life shortly...
10 Reasons You Want Biological Dentistry and Holistic Dental Care
There are many reasons to choose Biological Dentistry and mercury free, holistic and natural dental care for your teeth and gums, and bio-compatible cosmetic dentistry for non toxic healthy living and environmental health. Here are some of the dental health issues:...
G is for Gateway
Just as the eyes are the ‘window to your soul’, the mouth is the gateway to your body. Because of this "gateway" relationship, the following illnesses have been linked to the mouth: Heart Disease Stroke Diabetes, Pregnancy complications Alzheimer’s certain cancers...
G is for Gum Disease
Gum Disease affects more people than heart disease, Alzheimer's, cancer and diabetes combined. It is also linked to those conditions, along with pre-term birth and rheumatoid arthritis. Three out four people already have or will have periodontal or gum...
G is for GMO’s
Why are GMO's (genetically modified organisms) front and center in many of our articles? It's because GMO's cause an inflammatory situation in the body, and inflammation is one of the basic causes of gum disease, the next topic to be discussed. GMO's are genetically...
GMO’s: The Story Continues
Last weekend's worldwide March Against Monsanto should have focused media attention on consumer concerns about GMO's. Millions of people came out to protest the threat of GMO'S 'to the world food supply. Unfortunately the major channels didn't see fit to do much...
A is for Activism 2
Following are two videos of local activism efforts to protect our food supply from corporate takeover by Monsanto and other similarly motivated companies. Monsanto is the creator of genetically modified organisms (GMO's), which are engineered to withstand pesticides...