Root Canals: Friend or Foe?
A very interesting article was published in JADA (Journal of the American Dental Association), August 2009 issue, that provides fascinating research regarding root canals. A root canal is usually...
View ArticleBiological Dentistry Today’s Paradigm Shift
After graduating from dental school in 1983, I felt I had received an excellent education. I thought I had the proper dental skills necessary to help my patients restore, repair and maintain their...
View ArticleBiological Dentistry Loses a Pioneer: Dr. Hal Huggins
As we’ve noted, it’s not like dentists never knew about the problem with mercury amalgam until now. Not even 10 years after they came into use, one dentist described it to the first class of the...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Biological Dentist Different from a “Regular” Dentist?
Our thanks to the office of Houston biological dentist Dr. Bill Glaros for letting us republish his essay on our blog. You’ll find the original post here, on his office’s blog. What Is a Biological...
View Article“I’d Rather Have a Root Canal Than…”
It may be the most popular cliché for emphasizing something you don’t want to do: “I’d rather have a root canal than….” You even see pollsters use it in their questions – such as last year’s survey...
View ArticleGuest Post: 5 Tooth Truths You Need to Know
We encounter harmful toxins from a variety of sources: processed food, pollution, household cleaners, even certain cosmetic products. But one place most of us don’t expect to be exposed to them is in...
View ArticleRoot Canal Awareness
Next week marks the tenth anniversary “celebration” of Root Canal Awareness Week. So we thought it might be a good idea to “celebrate” the biological perspective on this all too common procedure. Since...
View ArticleRoot Canals, Implants & Their Implication in Disease
A great presentation for the Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation by the late, great Dr. Hal Huggins: Watch more videos from PPNF. The post Root Canals, Implants & Their Implication in Disease...
View ArticleRoot Canal Teeth & Systemic Disease
Root canals are often a last resort attempt to save diseased teeth. They’re also potential harbors for toxic bacterial infections. New research in the journal Dentistry offers further evidence of the...
View ArticleGuest Post: What Weston Price REALLY Learned About Root Canals
Our thanks to biological dentist Dr. Gary Verigin for letting us share this article from his office newsletter, Biosis. View the original article here. Explore other newsletter issues here. By Gary M....
View ArticleYou’ll Want to Check Out This New Documentary on Root Canal Teeth & the...
While it’s one thing to talk about the science that shows how root canal teeth can become harbors of infection that can damage overall health, it’s quite another to understand the journey from health...
View ArticleFinding Dental Solutions to the Root Cause of Systemic Dysfunction
We’ve been hearing a lot lately from folks who have seen the new documentary Root Cause and are wondering about their own root canal teeth or sharing what happened to their health after root canal...
View ArticleThe Mouth – Body – Mind Connection
Chronic inflammation is one of the common denominators of gum disease and systemic illness. But “systemic” includes more than just physical conditions but mental, as well. Through recent years, there’s...
View ArticleBiological Dentistry Makes a Difference
There are plenty of reasons to choose a biological dentist for your and your family’s care. Here, Dr. Mike offers five important ones: These critical differences between standard and biologic care...
View ArticleThe Best of 2020 on the Tooth/Body Blog
While 2020 is a year that a good many of us would probably prefer to forget, there are also things that make it worth remembering. For one, it’s the year that the FDA changed its tune on mercury...
View ArticleGuest Post: 5 Tooth Truths You Need to Know
We encounter harmful toxins from a variety of sources: processed food, pollution, household cleaners, even certain cosmetic products. But one place most of us don’t expect to be exposed to them is in...
View ArticleRoot Canal Awareness
Next week marks the tenth anniversary “celebration” of Root Canal Awareness Week. So we thought it might be a good idea to “celebrate” the biological perspective on this all too common procedure. Since...
View ArticleRoot Canals, Implants & Their Implication in Disease
A great presentation for the Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation by the late, great Dr. Hal Huggins: Watch more videos from PPNF. The post Root Canals, Implants & Their Implication in Disease...
View ArticleGetting All the Facts When It Comes to Root Canals
Once upon a time, the American Association of Endodontists – root canal specialists – had what they called their annual “Root Canal Awareness Week.” Maybe they finally realized how unappealing that can...
View ArticleFrom Our Archives: The Challenges of a Root Canal
Ozone is powerful stuff for fighting infection, reducing pain, and promoting healing. Yet according to a recent review of the research, it doesn’t seem to be quite up to disinfecting a root canal...
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