It’s kind of weird how we can think that chemicals we conjure up in the lab are necessarily superior to what nature provides – especially as science continues to prove that natural compounds can be just as, if not more, effective. Case in point, green tea, which we’ve known for years as a great source […]
oral health
The Amino Acid that Protects Your Teeth
Meet dental biofilm: It’s the sticky goo that bacteria and other microbes form as they colonize on the enamel of your teeth. They learn how to work together and protect each other for the sake of helping the group go on. When you brush and floss, you destroy these colonies. But tenacious little critters that […]
More Evidence for Coconut Oil Pulling
As fans of both oil pulling and coconut oil – and especially the both together! – we were pleased to see yet more research supporting their oral health benefits. The pilot study, recently published in the Nigerian Medical Journal, focused on a single question: How does pulling with coconut oil affect gingivitis (early stage gum […]
Prevention Is the Best Insurance
Look at most any set of tips for saving money on dental bills and you’re apt to come across the idea of dental tourism – going to another country to have dental work done on the cheap. Of course, by the time you pay for airfare and hotels and food and incidentals and the dentistry […]
From the Archives: Is Exercise a Part of Your Everyday Oral Care? (It Should Be – & Here’s Why)
Originally posted July 31, 2012 You know exercise is good for your body. You know it’s good for your heart and lungs and muscles. You may have read about how good it is for your brain. And you know what? It’s good for your teeth and gums, too. Yes, just like everything else you do […]
Why Coconut Oil Rocks
Last week, we talked about oil pulling for healthy teeth and gums – a practice for which coconut oil is especially well-suited. Why? Evidence continues to mount with respect to its antimicrobial effects, particularly with respect to oral pathogens. For instance, a 2012 study by scientists at the Athlone Institute of Technology found that enzyme-modified […]
Oiling Pulling: Magical or Mythical?
It seems everyone’s talking about oil pulling these days – from mommy bloggers to fashionistas to the Huffington Post and plenty more in between. But what is it? And why is it? And why have Dr. Glaros and many of us here in the office happily taken up this ancient Ayurvedic practice? What Is Oil […]
A Look Back at Our Biological Dentist Blog, 2013 Edition
When it comes to the end of one year and the start of a new one, there’s plenty of tradition to go around: noisemakers and fireworks at midnight, a chorus of “Auld Lang Syne,” resolutions, college football…and top 10 lists for anything and everything most everywhere you look. Who are we to forgo tradition? And […]