Mercury Toxicity, Amalgam Fillings & Choosing Holistic Dentistry

  The first step in choosing a holistic dentist is to understand just what makes this specialty so unique: it combines modern dental practices with proven, long-established traditions of natural healing. Holistic dentistry is a specific, organic approach that views oral health as one part of the patient’s overall well-being.

Periodontitis and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

  Periodontitis, a bacterially induced, localized, chronic inflammatory disease, destroys connective tissue and bone that support the teeth. Periodontitis is common, with mild to moderate forms affecting 30% to 50% of adults and the severe generalized form affective 5% to 15% of all adults in the United States. Periodontitis has even high prevalence in developing countries and considerable global variation, although the prevalence of the severe generalized disease appears to be similar in most populations…