Taking Charge of Your Oral Health Doesn’t Mean Becoming Your Own Dentist
Some things seem so self-evident, it seems silly to say them. Don’t text and drive. Just because it worked once doesn’t mean it’s safe. DIY dentistry is a very bad idea. And if you need evidence for the last one, look no further than a recent case published in the BDJ. The patient was a […]
Microplastics, the Brain & the Filling Materials We Choose
Earlier this year, a new study stirred up a whole lot of interest in the health world. Researchers examining human tissues after death found something no one really expected to see: relatively large concentrations of microplastics lodged in the brain. How much? Media reports routinely described it as totaling up to 7 grams of “tiny […]
What Your Dentist Didn’t Tell You About “Cavitations” (And How Biological Extractions Help Prevent Them)
And just what, pray tell, is a cavitation? Also called jawbone osteonecrosis and fatty degenerative osteonecrosis of the jaw (FDOJ), it’s the word most commonly used for a condition that biological dentists know as Chronic Ischemic Medullary Disease of the Jawbone. You can see why the simpler term is used so commonly. Even the acronym […]