YOGURT AND GUM DISEASE

i read an interesting email blast from one of the many dental info groups that i subscribe to. there was a study published, from the Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan that found that products that contained lactic acid were associated with healthier gums. it is important to note that milk and cheese were not. the study showed that those eating at least 55 grams or more of yogurt, or drinking beverages with lactic acid had fewer markers of gum disease (and this is after allowances for other risk factors were taken). the lead researcher, Dr. Shimazaki, feels that the benefits of lactic acid might be linked to the probiotics (living organisms) found in lactic acid foods.

prevention

i am back and hopefully will be blogging a little bit more often now.
if you are not familiar with what i write, i am a dentist who is focused on prevention. it is very easy to tell people you will help them with brushing and flossing, it is another story to actually help the patient to achieve the skills to stop enabling the bad bacteria to overcome the environment and actually do the damage that they can do. just doing several fillings will not help the patient, it is just a band aid. you must eliminate the active evil bacteria from the biofilm of bacteria that is natural in every one's mouth.
this is just a taste of more to come. the more i write, the more committed i am to getting you healthy