Oral Health Risks in Teenagers
Teenagers experience a vast amount of changes in a relatively short amount of time. The physiological, mental, emotional and social changes not only impact their general health but also their oral health. Poor food and beverage choices Peer pressure, convenience and social acceptability can all influence a teenagers food choices. Increased independence often means less […]
SHDC | Recommended Diet
What does SHDC recommend as the optimal diet? The ideal diet that we encourage our patients and ourselves to eat would be (for the vast majority of our diet) above-ground vegetables. That should form the vast majority of our diet, along with a moderate amount of quality protein. By quality protein I mean pasture-fed and finished […]
6 Surprising Places You’ll Find Sugar
It’s no secret that dentists are not fans of sugar. In fact the dental profession has been warning about the effects of sugar for over 50 years. Our obvious issues with the sweet stuff is it causing tooth decay, but the health effects are so much more than that. When our bodies ingest added sugar […]
Controlling Periodontal Disease Through Diet
We were recently asked by another dentist our thoughts on diet modification for the control of periodontal disease, check out what we said below. Question: Just wondering what your thoughts are on diet modification for the control of periodontal disease? I have a patient who wants to make some changes to try and help with her […]