Periodontal Disease & Diet Part 2: How Does My Nutrition Affect my Oral Health?
In the last article, we reviewed how the bacteria that cause tooth decay depend on our diet. The bacteria that form plaque and cause periodontal disease and bone loss do not. Other factors also affect...
Periodontal Disease & Diet Pt 1: Does My Diet Feed the Bacteria that Cause Periodontal Disease?
People ask me all the time (I know, I sound like George Foreman), "When can I eat after my cleaning?" The answer is: "Whenever you want!"We tend to make the assumption that the bacteria that form what...