You hear it all the time: If you can’t brush your teeth, chew some sugarless gum. And these days, the advice often mentions xylitol-sweetened gum in particular. Because this sugar alcohol is believed to combat tooth decay, there are those who tout it as a kind of dental wonder, almost magic in its ability to […]
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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 […]
Better Teeth through Chemistry?
Guest post by Gary M. Verigin, DDS, CTN Did you hear the one about the new “chemical” that’s supposed to make teeth “cavity-proof”? The chemical was designed by dentists in Chile, and wipes out all the bacteria that cause cavities in just 60 seconds in tests. The chemical targets ‘streptococcus mutans’, the bacteria that turns […]