Holistic Dentistry Articles
What Causes Root Canal Infections and Failure?
What causes existing root canals to become infected and fail? In the photo to the right you can see a common presentation of an infected tooth. In this case, an old root canal that has failed is draining pus and infection from the tooth. As the picture shows, the...
read moreFirst Do No Harm – Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment in Dentistry
As a holistic dentist in practice for more than 30 years, I still find myself referring back to the first thing I learned at USC Dental School, first do no harm. The Hippocratic Oath remains the Golden Rule of health care: First do no harm. This is the timeless...
read moreSeasonal Stress, Dental Health and Jaw Pain – Part 2
In our last blog we discussed the importance of pH and how stress, especially at this time of year, can impact a healthy mouth. Another area where stress can affect the mouth is with clenching and grinding, also known as bruxism that can cause pain in your jaws and...
read moreWhat You Need to Know About Ceramic vs Titanium Dental Implants
When I lecture on holistic dentistry, I'm often asked, 'What are ceramic dental implants?' As you can see in the picture to the right, ceramic implants are white and titanium implants are black and metallic looking. In the future I feel that ceramic implants are...
read moreSeasonal Stress and Dental Health-Part 1
Each year, starting around Daylight Savings Time, everyone’s schedule becomes even fuller and more stressful, and in the dental office we often experience people calling in with more dental issues and emergencies. Most of us know how the time change can affect us, and...
read moreKnow the Cause TV: Interview with Dr. O’Rielly and Doug Kaufmann
I had the pleasure of being interviewed on the TV show and podcast Know the Cause hosted by Doug Kaufmann. It was a lot of fun. Here is the clip that aired Tuesday and a screenshot of the show that was posted on YouTube.com yesterday. During this segment Doug and I...
read moreCan You Get Rid of Parasites in Your Mouth in 30 Days?
In my practice it's been proven with a high definition microscope that you can definitely get rid of parasites in the mouth in 30 days. Why should you care? If you have traveled much or have had pets in your life chances are that you have been exposed to parasites...
read moreHow Stealth Pathogens are Linked to Systemic Diseases
As a holistic dentist who has viewed hundreds of videos showing the microbiome in the mouth, the idea of stealth pathogens causing autoimmune disease is very familiar to me. Thanks to my wife Victoria’s interest in herbal medicine, we were in Los Angeles last week at...
read more5 Microbes That Cause Gum Disease
A healthy mouth is a complex ecosystem and like any ecosystem, is susceptible to imbalances. Microbes causing gum disease creates imbalances that results in local and systemic inflammation, affects heart function and compromises overall health. It’s important to know...
read moreBio-Friendly, Non Metal Fillings
What do health conscious people need to know about non metal fillings like composites? Here is a quick rundown: Whenever possible avoid metal (especially mercury) for restorations like fillings or crowns Use composites (white filling material) that have no BisPhenolA...
read moreWhy I Don’t Offer One-Step Cerac Crowns
In-office Cad Cam technology is generically called Cerac for short. The crowns are milled in the office from a block of porcelain, and then placed and adjusted on the same day. People see this as an advantage, since there is only one dental appointment necessary....
read moreBiocompatible and Beautiful
This photo is of a porcelain crown seated with a newer generation dental cement made to be strong and biocompatible. Can you tell which tooth has the crown on it? It is very difficult even with a close up lens. This result is only possible when I do 3 very specific...
read moreImplant Meetings Showing Titanium Implant Failures – What You Need to Know
Whenever I go to an implant meeting these days a lot of what's being discussed is titanium implant failures and what to do about them. I went to two high level conventions in 2016 and I was surprised at all the case studies presented highlighting failures of titanium...
read moreHidden Root Canal Infections – How We Uncover Long Standing Infections Using 3D Imaging
This image shows a hidden root canal infection and is a follow up to my post earlier this week showing an infected tooth that was not visible on a normal dental Xray. This is actually happens more often than I could have thought possible without high resolution 3D...
read moreHidden Root Canal Infections and How to Find Them
How many times have you had painful teeth or had root canals done in the past? This can result in root canal infections that are not seen on normal dental Xrays and thus may go undetected for years. That is until recently. Because of 3D imaging, we can uncover hidden...
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