Taking Care of Your Teeth

I’ve seen a lot of posts and articles recently about whether or not dental cavities can be “cured,” with various holistic dentistry advocates pushing alleged cures such as colloidal silver, coconut oil, and some other stuff.  We don’t see many people in our practice with these questions, but since it’s out there, I think it wise to address the issue head-on.  Bear in mind – this article will pull no punches and might seem a bit offensive.  My apologies in advance, but I am definitely getting on my soapbox here.  🙂 Update: I’ve written a new article that discusses the research that is asked about in the comments.  There are ongoing studies into how to stimulate tooth growth with lasers, create gels of minerals and enzymes that could build new enamel, and more.  As of 2016, however, any such research is at least a decade away from being available.  You can read more here: Why Dentists Can’t Cure Cavities or Regrow Enamel. Holistic Dentistry Is a Scam and Hoax No sense in beating around the bush, eh?  I’ll just get straight to the point and give you what I honestly believe, and tell you that there is virtually nothing espoused by “holistic” dentists that has ever been proven to be worth more than the paper it was printed on or the Internet space it took up.  This holds true for the idea of “curing tooth decay,” too, as espoused on such junk “science” sites as NaturalNews.com or WellnessMama.com.  Plain and simple, it’s true that Holistic, Alternative Medicine is Usually Wrong. But getting specifically to the question about “curing” dental cavities, this post was largely inspired by this wonderfully thorough article that debunks the idea of [...]