As a biological dentist, many of my patients ask me my thoughts regarding root canal treatment and any potential dangers associated with root canals. In this blog, I am going to explain when root canal treatment is needed as well as what is involved in root canal therapy. When Are Root Canals Recommended? When a […]
As October is breast cancer awareness month, I thought I would spend some time explaining the importance of oral health and its relation to cancer therapies. Cancer therapies such as radiation and chemotherapy both can affect the teeth, gums, and surrounding tissue in many ways. However, if a woman is having surgery to remove a […]
With over 2,000 dental materials on the market, it is becoming more important than ever to test the compatibility of each material to our system. With autoimmune disorders and chronic health conditions on the rise, it is important to not add additional sensitivities via dental materials as to exacerbate the condition. However, many healthy, health […]
As discussed in my previous blog, BPA exposure to humans is at an all time high. Our constant exposure to bisphenol A is creating an unnecessary toxicity in the human population. The most unfortunate aspect of BPA exposure is that food manufacturers continue to use this plastic compound to package our foods and drinks, most […]
Bisphenol A better known as BPA is commonly used to make clear polycarbonate plastic and resin. It was created in the late 1800’s by chemists to form plastic and by the early 1900’s was found to be unsafe in large quantities. Unfortunately, chemists only tested and created minimal compounds to create plastic of which BPA […]