By all accounts, the seminar Dr. Glaros hosted here in the office this past weekend was amazing – exciting and inspiring! The subject? Ozone therapy in dental medicine. “Ozone?” you say. “Really?” For many people, the word usually conjures thoughts of pollution or the layer of atmosphere with holes in it made by industrial […]
Taking a Stand Against Fluoridation
I asked my dentist … is there fluoride in the drinking water? And he said, yeah … it’s good for your teeth. So then I began to wonder, if it’s so good for your teeth, why am I, at 25 years old, having all these issues with my teeth?-Corey SturmerFounder, Durham Against Fluoride [pb_videoshowcase group=”3″] […]
One of the Most Eco-Friendly Things a Dentist Can Do
A most wonderful and amazing thing happened at the American Dental Association meeting earlier this fall: Some presenters advocated a move away from mercury amalgam fillings for the sake of both patient health and the environment. Hallelujah! The focus of the panel was “green dentistry,” which was presented as not just eco-friendly but “economically savvy.” […]
Do You Really Need Your Wisdom Teeth Removed? (Guest Post)
Say you visit a doctor for a routine check-up. You have no complaints: no pain, no problems. But the doctor says, “You know, I think we’d better remove your appendix.” “Why?” you ask. “It might get inflamed or infected someday, at which point we’d have to do an appendectomy anyway. Besides, you don’t really need […]
The Answer to the Question Is… Microscopic Air Abrasion
What do you call a technique that uses the principles of sandblasting to stream microscopic (27 or 50 microns) sand particles on a tooth or dental material to remove decay, glossy enamel or slick, non-adhesive surfaces of dental materials? Microscopic air abrasion. What can be used during dental treatment that produces no heat, no […]
Technology Leads to Overtreatment? Not in This Dental Office!
Maybe you, too, saw this headline a while back: It made a lot of us here in the office say “ouch!” – but not for the reasons the journalist responsible probably had in mind. It was a horrible representation of what modern dentistry offers – and of a not-so-new technology that offers a great service […]
A Constant Education
This week, Dr. Glaros will be off to Virginia for the annual meeting of the International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine. It’s an event he looks forward to every year – an opportunity to re-connect with colleagues and learn about some of the latest advances in biological dental medicine and healing techniques. Of course, […]
Sugar & the Modern Food Environment
Sugar has one thing going for it: It makes things taste good. And it’s a taste we’re born to prefer. In the natural settings that human primate ancestors evolved in, sweetness intensity should indicate energy density, while bitterness tends to indicate toxicity. The high sweetness detection threshold and low bitterness detection threshold would have predisposed […]