Sometimes our fur babies need a little extra oral health support. We don’t want to put toxic ingredients in our mouths, and we wouldn’t want to do that for our beloved pets either. Thankfully, there are healthy and holistic oral health product solutions for humans and pets alike! Here’s an infographic that explains which OraWellness…Read More
Demystifying Dental X-Rays
Have you ever gone to a dental checkup and wondered, “Why are they asking me to take X-rays today when I don’t have any tooth pain?“ Have you ever wished that you knew how to read dental X-rays so you could remove that little doubt in your mind? If so, you’re not alone. In fact,…Read More
How to Stop TMD and Jaw Pain Forever – Part 1
Do you have unexplained neck tension, jaw pain, or headaches? Has your dentist told you that you grind your teeth or you have jaw issues, but you’re confused about the subjects of TMJ and TMD? The jaw joints (one on each side) are called TMJ, which stands for Temporomandibular Joint. Jaw dysfunction is often referred…Read More
Self-Empowerment for TMD: Using Awareness & Tongue Posture To Relax the Jaw & Mind
How does your jaw feel? Is it relaxed, or is it tight, painful, or even clenched? Here’s another question: where is your tongue resting in your mouth right now? At this point, you might have a question for us: “What do these things have to do with each other?” You’ve probably heard the term “TMJ”…Read More
Managing Health by Minding Your Gut (and Mouth) Microbiome
Have you ever heard of anyone ‘recovering’ from hospice care? Us neither, until now. 🙂 Hospice is a type of health care that focuses on keeping terminally ill patients as comfortable as possible. When someone is ill enough that they need to go into hospice, doctors generally aren’t expecting them to ever recover. In fact,…Read More
Nano or No-No? Hydroxyapatite Particle Size Matters…
In this article, we’re going to take a deep dive into hydroxyapatite. We’ll cover what it is, how beneficial it is to help stop tooth decay, and the potential risks of nano-hydroxyapatite. Fair warning, this article is going to be a deep dive that provides a lot of details about hydroxyapatite. So if you’re new…Read More
The Holistic Dentist Difference: Putting the Patient’s Humanity First
When was the last time you went to a dentist and they asked, “So, what are the health goals that you’re looking to achieve?“ When we hear the word “dentist”, most of us don’t think of a teacher, helper, health guru/coach, or good listener. But what if a dentist could be all of the above?…Read More
Is It Possible to Stop a Dental Abscess?
In the spirit of full transparency, we didn’t start OraWellness because we always had or were blessed with awesome oral health. We started OraWellness after we successfully created greater oral health and learned how to recover from rather unfortunate (and all-too-common) starting points. If you’ve been with us for any time, you probably already know…Read More
While Love Is in the Air, Be Sure to Start With Yourself :)
With Valentine’s Day upon us and spring around the corner (for those of us north of the equator), we find ourselves in a season where both nature and culture encourage a time for love. So, we’d like to focus our attention on simple ways each of us can cultivate self-love, which, as you’ll see,…Read More
How to Protect Your Health From Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs)
It sounds like something straight out of a science fiction novel: invisible energetic fields are oozing out of common, everyday objects and silently impacting the health and wellness of folks all over the world. Quick, queue the dramatic music: dun, dun, DUN! 😱 Unfortunately, this is reality, not fiction. They’re called ‘electromagnetic fields’ or ‘EMFs’.…Read More