Oxygen is life. Sleep apnea deprives your brain of this critical nutrient dozens of times a night. Gasping for precious air, it’s like drowning in your sleep. And it isn’t pretty. (Note: The videos below and in the link that follows may be upsetting to some.) And lest you think apnea is something that only […]
The Amalgam Separator Saga: The New EPA Rule In, Out, and In Once Again
On his first day in office, President Trump signed an order that froze all regulatory processes. All new EPA rules that had not yet been published in the Federal Register were rolled back. The amalgam separator rule was one of the casualties. The National Resources Defense Council quickly filed suit, contending that “EPA broke the […]
From the Archives: Timing Is Everything – Even When Sleeping
Updated from the October 15, 2015 original post We’ve talked before about the relationship between sleep and good health – and how it’s not just the quantity of sleep that counts but the quality of that sleep. That quality, it turns out, may be affected by the timing of your sleep. So suggests research out […]
Fluoride Is No Silver Bullet Against Decay
An email alert recently brought our attention to some interesting new research on the effects of fluoride. Analyzing NHANES data, its author mapped out trends in caries (tooth decay), oral health related quality of life, and fluorosis among kids. Fluorosis is the result of too much fluoride. The teeth become spottily discolored and pitted. In […]
Composites Are Strong – and May Get Even Stronger (and You Can Thank Nature for That)
You often hear dentists who use mercury amalgam insist that fillings made with the stuff last longer than fillings made with tooth-colored composite. Of course, if that were true, it would be all the more reason to avoid them! Think of all the extra years of inhaling the vapors constantly released from one of the […]
How We Make Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF)
Biological dentists start out as conventional dentists, then evolve through study, reflection and time. It’s certainly true for Dr. Glaros; likewise, all of us here in the office. We take pride in providing dental services that support whole-body health with clinical skill, leading technology, and the body’s innate, God-given ability to heal. Everything we do, […]
Have Dentists Come Down Too Hard on Dried Fruit?
What did Dr. Glaros learn in dental school that seems as true four decades later as it did back then? Here it is: “Avoid retentive, fermentable carbohydrates!” In other words, don’t eat the sticky, sugary stuff. “But what if it’s natural?” some folks might ask. Let’s look at fruit juice, for instance. It’s certainly natural […]
Modern Mercury Fillings Release Even More Mercury Than the Old Kind
Although about half of all American dentists no longer place mercury amalgam “silver” fillings, that still leaves about 100,000 who do – most of whom are using high copper amalgam. Why high copper? “Experts” will tell you that fillings made with the material are stronger, look brighter, resist corrosion better, creep (slowly change shape) less, […]