Gum Disease Articles
25 articles by Dr. O
These articles explain the microbes that cause gum disease, how gum infection is linked to heart disease and gut health, how the phase-contrast microscope and perioscope find disease early, laser treatment for deep pockets, and natural home care for healthy gums.
Related: Dr. O's 30-Day Gum Program, The Truth About Deep Cleanings and Gum Disease, Natural Gum Care
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February 27, 2015
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 o...
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February 26, 2015
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 cardiov...
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February 19, 2015
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 diseas...
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February 16, 2015
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 consid...
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February 14, 2015
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 c...
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June 11, 2014
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-t...
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May 18, 2011
G is for the Gum-Gut-Brain Axis
Food is the Best Medicine for Gum Disease and Gum Care And A Wholesome Diet Is Also Good for the Brain Gum disease can be elusive. By the time symptom...
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August 3, 2010
Holistic Dentist Views on Gum Surgery
I’ve been talking a lot lately about gum disease as it is so foundational for the health of your mouth and your body. I am going talk about gum surger...
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July 31, 2010
Holistic Dentist’s ‘3 Steps to Gum Health’
I wanted to start a discussion of just what lasers can do for gum health. There is a lot of information currently available about gum disease and over...
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July 20, 2010
Holistic Dentist Talks about Gum Disease – Part II
As a follow up to yesterday, I am going to outline what I have found works best in my holistic dental practice to treat periodontal disease. I see a l...
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July 19, 2010
Holistic Dentist Talks about Gum Disease – Part I
If you have been told you have periodontal disease or gum disease, you’re not alone. An estimated 80 percent of American adults currently have some fo...
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August 19, 2009
Treat Gum Disease and Pockets with Laser
This decade has seen a lot of improvement in laser technology and applications. Nowhere is this more evident than within medicine and dentistry. A dec...
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