By surveying my new patients on the subject of brushing and flossing, I realized that the general public does not really know how many times they should brush daily and especially how many times they should floss. The very few who know(about 5%) do not follow what they know all […] Read more »
Why Treat Gum Disease?
In United States, about 80% of the population has some sort of gum disease. If you think about, that means 4 out of 5 people have some sort of gum inflamation or infection, bad breath, mobile teeth, pus coming out through the gums, etc… One interesting characteristic of gum disease […] Read more »
Mercury Safe Dentist with a Holistic Dentistry Approach
Amalgam(silver) fillings contain 50% mercury, 35% Silver and 15% Tin, Copper and Zinc. The percentage of Mercury in the dental fillings is huge. One silver dental filling weights on average 1000 mg. That means it contains about 500mg of mercury. If a patient has 10 silver fillings, that patient carries […] Read more »
Are Teeth Live Parts of Our Body?
This weekend I was asked by a friend of mine “Are Teeth Live Parts of Our Body?”. I remember being asked this question before by other people which shows that people think about this once in a while. Natural teeth evolve from little buds placed under the gums. They have […] Read more »