Preventing Dental Disease

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A BASIC OBSERVATION:

People get gum disease, tooth decay, and tooth loss because of

many of their innocent self health-care choices.

98% of the treatment most dentists offer is repairs. Our aim

should be to not need these 'repairs.'

To preserve your dental health and prevent the need of these

repairs, a health-oriented dentist would have a program, The

Bass Technique, for example, to have patients learn how to keep

their mouths free of gum disease and tooth decay. The dentist

would have - as we did in our practice - a nutritional program

to help people to better dental and general health.

A great deal of Cosmetic Dentistry today is like building

mansions on marshes. We need a really healthy foundation

for the lasting results we want. Whitening teeth by bleaching

makes the tooth enamel microscopically porous - and we see

these 'whitened' teeth staining more easily - and of course,

this means more " treatment " by the dentist.

We're retired now, but we continue to produce our patient

newsletter, " The Holistic Dental Digest PLUS " - and we'd be

pleased to send you a free sample copy if you reply with your

street of POB address - reply to jmittelman

Jerry Mittelman, DDS, FAPM