Have you ever looked at your toothbrush under a microscope? I have, and it’s pretty freaky when you see all the little goobers that are clinging to the bristles. A toothbrush is a great place for thug bugs to hang out, just waiting for another chance to recolonize your mouth. To stop our toothbrush from becoming…Read More
7 Key Components of a ‘Dream Dentist’
We receive lots of questions regarding our thoughts on specific dental offices or asking if we know and like any dentists in someone’s local area. So, in our style of ‘teaching you how to fish’, we’d like to share 7 key elements that, when put together, create a ‘dream dentist’. Realistically, you most likely won’t…Read More
4 reasons why brushing is so important
We just returned from a trip to the mainland and, although we prefer to shop at small, local food shops, while traveling we did end up shopping at Whole Foods Market some during the trip. While there, I noticed a fun marketing sign that read, “Treat your body like it belongs to someone you love”.…Read More
“How long should I brush my teeth?”
We’ve all been there many times… We’re running late getting out the door to go to work, to the gym, on a date, so we drag our brush over our teeth for 20 seconds and promise our pearly whites we’ll make it up to them later (err, scratch that, we probably don’t rush brushing…Read More
What every busy mom ought to know about dental cleanings
Who says we can’t have a healthy mouth while being a busy mom caring for lots of kids? Meet our customer Leigh Anne. Can you imagine the guilt or shame that many moms of young kids inflict upon themselves for doing the ‘mom thing’ of putting the needs of others before their own? Surely you…Read More
Tracking your saliva pH – part 2 of ‘How to Know that You are Heading in the Right Direction’
In part 1 of this two-part article series, we explored the importance of feedback mechanisms / feedback loops. In other words, we need a way to evaluate whether or not the actions we’re taking are helping us create positive changes in our oral health. This seems pretty straightforward. However, we do things all the…Read More
How to KNOW if you are heading in the right direction with your oral health – part 1
In this article, we’re going to share a simple strategy to help you navigate to greater oral and whole-body health. It’s important to begin our journey with this relatively easy step. Otherwise, any blind efforts to create positive change in our oral health might not produce any results, or they might even wind up leading…Read More
Electric vs manual brushing… Which is better? part 2
Thank you so much for all the great feedback and comments regarding the first article on this subject of electric vs. manual brushing! In case you haven’t read part one of this discussion, here’s a link to it: Electric vs manual brushing, which is better? part 1 In that first article, we established that how…Read More
Electric vs manual brushing, which is better? part 1
We are honored to have been asked to contribute to an expert roundup regarding whether electric or manual toothbrushes are better for supporting oral health. We often find that while they can be helpful, such blog posts tend to leave out much information in order to appeal to the internet mentality of, ‘Can I read…Read More
Is the key to greater oral health already in your mouth?
Here is an easy, quick tool that drastically supports greater oral health while increasing our immunity as well! Just to make sure weʼre all on the same page, letʼs cover the statistics according to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. 92% of adults have tooth decay 42% of children have tooth decay…Read More