Updated from the April 23, 2016 original post Surprisingly, there hasn’t been a ton of research on dental workers’ exposure to mercury – perhaps because the party line is that mercury amalgam is “safe.” Of course, the American Dental Association’s “Dental Mercury Hygiene Recommendations” belie this, urging caution at all points in the process of […]
Biological Dentistry
Grind Your Teeth? It Could Be a Sign of Sleep Apnea
If you grind your teeth when you sleep, you may have been told that there’s not much you can do about it besides wear a night guard. But while a guard can certainly protect your teeth, it does nothing to address the cause. Over the years, various theories on the causes of bruxism have been […]
Oral Health & Living a Long, Healthy Life
Dr. Reinhold Voll, the German physician whose work provides a good deal of the foundation of biological dentistry, famously observed that 90% of all physical illness can be traced to the mouth. Instantly, you might be thinking of things like mercury amalgam fillings, root canal teeth, and cavitations. After all, these are some of the […]
Everything Old Is New Again – The Oral-Systemic Link
If you know Dr. Weston Price, it’s probably for his landmark research on how the modern Western diet affects the development and health of the teeth and jaws. Yet through his root canal research, he was also largely responsible for popularizing an idea called focal infection theory. This is the idea that local problems can […]
Beyond CPAP: Dental Solutions for Sleep Apnea
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 […]
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, […]
There’s No Regrowing Teeth (Not Yet, Anyway)
When folks hear about curing tooth decay naturally, some seem to picture a perfectly healed tooth that looks exactly like the others around it, white and strong and unblemished. Unfortunately, that’s not how it works. A human tooth is made of three main layers of tissue. The smooth, thin, glossy layer on the outside is […]