A New Standard of Preventative Dental Care: Microscopic Plaque Analysis
Have you ever had your plaque evaluated by your dentist? If not, you should consider it. It is a quick, easy and painless assessment of oral bacteria with immediate feedback about the health of your mouth. The practice of evaluating oral bacteria is common in holistic or biological dentistry as a way to treat the source of periodontal disease that can affect the entire body.
Periodontal disease affects approximately 75 percent of adults over age 30, and is the leading cause of tooth loss. Gum disease begins with an accumulation of plaque — a sticky deposit of mucus, food particles and bacteria [...]

Stem Cell Banking Today For A Healthy Tomorrow
What if your dentist said they could replace a lost tooth not with a traditional artificial cosmetic implant, but a biocompatible tooth grown from your own dental stem cells? Impossible, think again. It is the next generation of dentistry.
The phenomenon of stem cells is not new. Research continues to discover more about stem cells and their medical capabilities. In 2000 researchers identified the dental pulp in teeth to contain powerful stems cells. Dental pulp is a small mass of living connective tissue, blood vessels, nerves and stem cells located in the hallow space of the tooth. Dental researchers have found the tooth [...]