We have been excited to incorporate saliva testing into our array of services at the office. As we are discussing with our patients daily, so much of what goes on in our mouths (whether it is halitosis, gingivitis, decay, etc.) has to do primarily with the presence or absence of specific oral bacteria. There are as many as 700 species ...
THE ENEMY : ACID
Acid leads to nothing good in the world of teeth, but unfortunately it is something we deal with frequently in dental health.
Acid comes from two sources:
Extrinsic acid originates outside the body; this would be dietary acid from beverages, foods, and even such things as salicylic acid (aspirin). There is a wide ...
Somehow along the way, mostly due to marketing of toothpaste and floss, the public was lead to believe that brushing and flossing would prevent all dental issues. Although oral hygiene is part of the equation, the often overlooked other part is the make up of you Gut Biome. In our office, we see patients on a daily basis who may ...
One thing I talk to my patients about is something called biofilm. It is the layer of bacteria that lives on the teeth, both above and below the gum-line, and it is there all the time. There are hundreds of different oral bacteria, but each person has their own combination of bacterial types. Some oral bacteria that ...
I consider myself a conservative dentist in recommendations that I give my patients. However, there is an intermediate position between simply “watching” conditions get worse and not doing any treatment, versus drilling them away. ICON resin infiltration is a tool in our toolbox that we can use for such a conservative approach.
ICON has been around for several years, long enough to ...