Wellness Wednesday – The Power of Meeting Patient Goals and Exceeding Expectations
Wellness Wednesday - The Power of Meeting Patient Goals and Exceeding Expectations Today’s story shares the success of treatment for the Chiropractor from Texas. To review, hergoals were: Remove her front tooth and replace it immediately with a ceramic implant and...
Wellness Wednesday – Replacing Dead & Infected Teeth Using Dental Technology
Wellness Wednesday - Replacing Dead & Infected Teeth Using Dental Technology How do we replace dead, infected teeth in a biologically compatible fashion? By combining creativity with technology! I love dental technology! Since my early practice years I have...
Wellness Wednesday – The Risks of Putting Mercury In Your Mouth
Wellness Wednesday - The Risks of Putting Mercury In Your Mouth Mercury amalgam fillings were invented over 200 years ago and caused quite a stir in the dental profession. It was widely known that chronic exposure to mercury would cause mental decline and even...
Wellness Wednesday – Detoxifying your Body
Wellness Wednesday - Getting Rid of Mercury In Your Body Through Body Detoxification Now that your mercury fillings are out of your mouth, how do you get rid of the mercury your body absorbed throughout your time of exposure? The best approach to helping your body...
Toxic Tuesday: When a doctor tells you something isn’t possible, do you accept it? Or do you search for other options?
Toxic Tuesday: When a doctor tells you something isn’t possible, do you accept it? Or do you search for other options? When most people hear treatment options from their doctor they accept it as gospel. After all, they’re the doctor. Surely they will give you all of...
Toxic Tuesday: Dental Professionals – Why We’re Not Good Listeners
Toxic Tuesday: Dental Professionals - Why We're Not Good Listeners Last week I received a DM on IG from a woman who shared that both of her upper molars had been treated with root canals. They never felt better so the teeth were “re-treated”, then extracted and then...
Toxic Tuesday: The risks of putting mercury in your mouth
Toxic Tuesday - The Risks of Putting Mercury in Your Mouth Mercury amalgam fillings were invented over 200 years ago and caused quite a stir in the dental profession. It was widely known that chronic exposure to mercury would cause mental decline and even “madness”....
Toxic Tuesday – When your body is speaking, is your doctor listening?
Toxic Tuesday - When your body is speaking, is your doctor listening? Over the past 25 years as a dentist, I have been surprised at how little the medical profession is taught about the connections of the mouth and the rest of the body. Today’s story of a new female...
Toxic Tuesday – 2D and 3D X-rays: Which is Better?
Toxic Tuesday - 2D and 3D X-rays: Which is better? In the dental radiology world there are physical film X-rays and digital X-rays. Digital X-ray sensors first came on the market about 20 years ago. Many dentists have switched to digital X-rays for the primary...
Toxic Tuesday – Ionizing Radiation – Is Dentistry REALLY the Problem?
Toxic Tuesday - Ionizing Radiation – Is Dentistry Really the Problem? A frequent question we are asked is, “If I come to your dental practice do I need to have X-rays?” It is a fact that ionizing radiation such as X-rays have the potential to do damage to our cells....
Toxic Tuesday – Why All Root Canals Become Toxic Teeth
Toxic Tuesday - Why All Root Canals Become Toxic Teeth Over the past few weeks, I have received many questions asking if certain specific root canal techniques are better and potentially safer than past options. Some of the modern catchphrases or marketing terms that...
Wellness Wednesday – Options For Replacing A Missing Tooth
Wellness Wednesday - Options For Replacing a Missing Tooth When it comes to replacing teeth there are many options! At Blodgett Dental Care we strive to help our guests make choices for tooth replacement which resonate with their own values, goals, timeline, and...
Toxic Tuesday – What Are Your Options If You DON’T Want a Root Canal?
Toxic Tuesday - What Are Your Options If You DON'T Want A Root Canal? I am frequently asked, “If I don’t want a root canal, what are my other options?”. Today’s post will review options with a tooth where a root canal has been recommended. Tomorrow’s post will...
Wellness Wednesday – Misinformed Consent
Wellness Wednesday - Misinformed Consent The conclusion of yesterday’s post: “Unfortunately, we do not have a holistic dentist in my area, and although we do have them in Canada, I couldn’t drive the 4 hours to get what I needed done. I was told about an oral surgeon...
Toxic Tuesday – The Effect of Doctors Who Don’t Listen
Toxic Tuesday - The Effect of Doctors Who Don't Listen Every week I hear from people around the world regarding their struggles with oral health issues. They are told that they are crazy or what they’re experiencing is “all in their head”, metaphorically speaking. ...
20th Anniversary
20th Anniversary We had a great time commemorating Blodgett Dental Care’s 20th Anniversary on April 2, 2021. It was genuinely incredible sharing this time with 400+ people virtually on Instagram. All of our discussions can be accessed on our Instagram page for your...
Wellness Wednesday – The Power of Removing Oral Infection
The Power of Removing Oral Infection Yesterday we reviewed the story of a patient who had experienced the death of 3 upper teeth and how negatively this was impacting his health. Although he was experiencing severe skin breakouts, he had no pain in his mouth....
Toxic Tuesday – Oral Infection is NOT Just Oral, It Goes Everywhere In your Body!
Oral Infection Is NOT Just Oral, It Goes Everywhere In Your Body! This week’s Toxic Tuesday and Wellness Wednesday posts will illustrate how significantly chronic oral infection can impact your whole body. This patient had been experiencing an outbreak of rashes on...
The Value of Care You Can Trust
The Value of Care You Can Trust Today we are excited to share the story of a wonderful woman, writer, and health advocate, Liz Wolfe, NTP. You can read about Liz’s health journey and what inspired her to write her first book “Eat The Yolks” on her...
Can HPV Virus Hide in Your Dead Teeth?
Can HPV Virus Hide in Your Dead Teeth? Based on the findings of recent tests performed in our office, YES!! HPV virus can, in fact, hide in your dead teeth.Over the past year I have shared many aspects of how root canal treatment can result in significantly...
Toxic Tuesdays – Mercury Exposure and Alzheimer’s Disease
Dental Mercury and Alzheimer’s Disease Studies are now showing a link between chronic mercury exposure (such as mercury exposure caused by mercury amalgam fillings) and Alzheimer’s disease. Approximately 50% of dentists in America are still placing mercury amalgam...