Category: Dental Disease

These posts primarily examine the causative factors of the two most common diseases in the world: tooth decay and gum disease.

Drugs That Cause A Dry Mouth

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One of the most common causes of dry mouth (xerostomia) are pharmaceutical drugs since most work by blocking biochemical pathways within the body (eg: anti-histamines). In fact, over 1,800 different drugs are known to cause xerostomia as a side-effect. The … Continue reading

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Video: Digital X-Rays

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A brief explanation of the advantages of digital dental x-rays. 2 mins Relevant products: For more information about maintaining a healthy mouth read 7 Steps to Dental Health: A Holistic Guide to a Healthy Mouth and Body. Click the relevant … Continue reading

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Video: How Toothpaste is Made

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This video shows how toothpaste is manufactured. It turns out my best guess as to how they got the stripes in the toothpaste was wrong! 5 mins Relevant products: Read Holistic Dental Care by Nadine Artemis for tips on caring … Continue reading

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Research: Dental Foci of Infection – The History

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Thus article offers a link to the book Oral Sepsis in its Relationship to Systemic Disease by the eminent Professor William Duke MD PhB which was published in 1918. It has recently been digitised and made available as an Open Library … Continue reading

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Video: What To Do About a Dry Mouth

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The role of saliva, the causes of a dry mouth and practical strategies for managing xerostomia. 3 mins Relevant products: For more information about oral hygiene read Great Teeth for Life: The Secret to a Lifetime of Good Dental Health … Continue reading

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Video: How Your Mouth May Be The Cause Of Your Health Problem

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The integrative physician and acupuncturist, Dr Isaac Eliaz MD LAc MS, talks about how your mouth may well be the cause of your health problems. He discusses issues relating to toxic metals, electric current generation, root canals, cavitations, periodontal disease, … Continue reading

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Audio: Empowerment Through Dental Knowledge With Dr Hal Huggins

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A somewhat frail Dr. Hal Huggins DDS MS talks with Patrick Timpone of One Radio about dental implants, cavitations, root canal filled teeth, dental amalgam fillings and answers listener’s questions.   Hour 1:   Hour 2:   Further resources For … Continue reading

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Video: Plant-Based Diets and Dental Health

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This video by Dr Michael Greger MD (who has a special interest in nutrition) examines whether consuming fruits and vegetables (although protective against oral cancer) is good for our teeth. Research showed that fruit juices and whole fruit fared about … Continue reading

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Audio: True Holistic Dentistry With Dr Stuart Nunnally

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Dr. Stuart Nunnally is a biological dentist and has also trained in naturopathy. In this interview with Patrick Timpone of OneRadio, he discusses the use of platelet rich plasma (PRP) and platelet rich fibrin (PRF) post-extraction to preserve bone. He … Continue reading

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Audio and Video: The Conspiracy Show Interview With Dr Alison Adams

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In this interview guest host Victor Viggiani interviews Dr Alison Adams about biological dentistry. This interview is available as a two-part illustrated video below and also as a podcast. Approx 40 mins total. Topics covered in the first video include: the … Continue reading

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Video: Probiotics For Your Mouth

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Professor John Tagg of Otago University, New Zealand, tells the story of his own childhood illness with a streptococcal throat infection and associated rheumatic fever. His experiences motivated him over the course of his career to search for a probiotic … Continue reading

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Video: Flosser or Non-Flosser?

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The dentist, Dr Sandra Moldovan, explains the necessity to floss, shows how, and correctly identifies the flosser and non-flosser on The Doctors TV show. 4 mins Relevant products: For more information read Holistic Dental Care by Nadine Artemis. Click the … Continue reading

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Research: Enhancing the Tooth’s Own Repair Mechanism

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Research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) conducted by Dr H. Ralph Rawls PhD of the biomaterials department of restorative dentistry, and Dr. Mary MacDougall PhD, associate dean for research and professor of paediatric … Continue reading

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Video: The Health Revolution Interview With Dr Alison Adams

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This article presents a two-part video of an interview by Clive De Carle of The Health Revolution with the dentist, naturopath and author, Dr Alison Adams (aka The Mouth-Body Doctor). In this first part, Dr Adams discusses her history of … Continue reading

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Video: An Interview With Kathleen Bernardi 4; Effective Treatment of Oral Disease

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A Mouth-Body Doctor interview with Kathleen Bernardi RDH, the first independent dental hygienist to achieve a Silver Eco Dentistry Award. In this final part Dr Alison Adams talks with Kathleen about the systemic nature of oral disease and the prospects … Continue reading

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