Why an Assessment Before a Teeth Cleaning?
View PDF Having a teeth cleaning is a frequent request from new patients calling for a dental appointment. It is an understandable request in that most people who desire this service are in need of it to one degree or another.
Read MoreUse Your Toothbrush To Fight Cancer
View PDF Some of the most important tools you can employ to lower your risk of cancer are a toothbrush and dental floss. Use them properly and you may lower your chances of early cancer death by up to 80 percent.
Read MoreThe Reality of “Teeth Cleanings” and How to Effectively Change an Oral Environment
View PDF While teeth cleanings are still an important aspect of oral health, they are only a singular component of developing and maintaining a healthy oral environment. The information we gain through your medical and dental histories, along with the various assessments made along the route to learning about your oral and general health, leads …
Read MoreThe Mouth Body Connection Explained By Dr. McBride
View PDF Learn more about how the mouth is an excellent gauge of one’s general health.
Read MoreThe Holistic Hygiene Arm of The Dental Wellness Center
View PDF A new patient entering the Dental Wellness Center does not have their teeth cleaned until a determination is made of the state of their gum health through a complete periodontal probing, as well as laboratory biofilm tests that show exactly the type and amount of the 1000+ species of bacteria that can reside …
Read MoreInitial Assessments: Another Unique Characteristic of The Dental Wellness Center
View PDF One of the unique features of the Dental Wellness Center is that all new patients undergo an oral environment assessment that includes using high-tech instruments that can detect oral pre-cancer and cancer, pH testing for oral alkalinity-acidity, and several assessment technologies to determine the state of one’s periodontal (gum) health and predisposition to …
Read MoreGo Green for Healthy Teeth and Gums
View PDF With origins dating back over 4,000 years, green tea has long been a popular beverage in Asian culture, and is increasingly gaining popularity in the United States. Researchers have recently found that routine intake of green tea may also help promote healthy teeth and gums.
Read MorePeriodontal Disease, Bad Breath, and Systemic Health
View PDF Through the years I have come to realize that attaining and maintaining physical health can be a very complex matter, and that goes for periodontal health as well.
Read MoreMutual Responsibilities in Attaining Health
View PDF After over 35 years in practice and being a continuing student with a goal of providing optimum service for my patients, I have developed a clear understanding of how I can best help them make prudent decisions relative to their oral health.
Read MoreGetting to the Heart of Dental Disease
View PDF Before the discovery of penicillin, Rheumatic Fever was quite often a fatal disease. Those who contracted it and survived most often were left with a valvular heart defect which was caused by bacteria in the blood stream (bacteremia) that colonized on the heart valves causing the damage.
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