To Be Informed - Because There Is Nothing Better
Well, in the interest of reaching more people, I decided to put myself on video.
Here it is:
Resources:
https://HowToStopGumDisease.com – How To Stop Gum Disease In 4 Easy Steps
https://ToothyGrinsStore.com/h – Great tool that should be of great benefit!
I want to let you know that Dr. Katz’ sale is ending soon.
You can save up to 60% or $157 dollars on his products.
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I like these products because most of them are oxygenated and pH balanced.
Oxygen is the bane of the anaerobic bacteria that cause us so many dental health problems.
pH balance is important because when our mouths are acidic, the bacteria multiply more rapidly.
By driving the pH higher, you are slowing them down.
In addition, a higher pH balance favors your Saliva’s natural ability to remineralize the teeth.
The stronger your teeth are the more resistant they will be to cavities and substances that will break them down (acidic foods and drinks).
Our teeth are in a constant state of repair and break down. If the environment favors the later, problems can develop.
So you see, dental health is about more than just ‘brushing and flossing’.
If that advice were enough, no one would get cavities or gum disease.
Obviously, people have plenty of both.
Gum disease is a problem that afflicts approximately 75% of people right now.
Unfortunately, many of those 75% are unaware that they have a problem.
Gum disease is the number one cause of tooth loss. Nothing else even comes close.
In addition, we constantly assault our mouths with acidic drinks like coffee and soda.
Can oxygenated, pH balance give you the edge you need to protect your dental health?
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Wishing us all the best dental health possible.
David Snape
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* This information is stated in general terms only. For questions about your unique dental health situation, you should ask your doctor or dentist for the answers. I am affiliated with Dr. Katz’ company and I like his products.
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[note: what is said here is said in general terms. For specific questions about your unique situation, address those questions to your doctor]
When I was a young student in chiropractic school I was told by a teacher that there was absolutely nothing that could be done to straighten out my scoliosis (abnormal curvature of the spine).
Because I was a young, impressionable student, I accepted what he said as being factual. This was despite the fact that I had small nagging doubts as to the truth of his assertion.
Recently, I heard from a friend who is a physician. She happened to mention the fact that she personally witnessed the disappearance of a scoliosis.
To be fair, there can be a transitory or temporary scoliosis, which is different from one that you ‘grew up’ with.  However, this particular story had me revisiting ideas about scoliosis and back pain.
I have heard of other cases where people were able to reduce the severity of their scoliosis.
Yet, the prevailing notion is that scoliosis problems cannot typically be fixed.
Here is what I think at this point:
1. The body’s distortion has a lot to do with muscles, ligaments, tendons and myofascial tension. Myofascia is a tight band of tissue that sort of holds our form. When there are problems with or within this tissue, the pain can be quite severe.
2. The above mentioned are all factors that have an intricate interplay between them.
3. Working through these issues involves a tremendous amount of stretching and disruption of myofascial adhesions (problems).
4. Most people would underestimate the pain involved in working through these issues. Even if they tried, they would think something is very wrong and that alone would be enough to stop them. (In fact, you shouldn’t attempt anything until your personal physician eliminates any other serious possibilities).
5. Fixing a scoliosis problem will involve a great deal of personal effort. Therefore, it cannot be fixed from the ‘outside’.  This is where I think the prevailing philosophy of ‘it can’t be fixed’ comes from.
This would also explain why this concept persists. If it can’t be fixed by a professional, they may never consider the possibility that you could do something about it on your own.
Therefore, I believe that it is through personal effort, and a great deal of such, that progress might be forthcoming. Â Read more on back pain Â
Again, this is said in general terms. For questions about your unique situation, see your doctor. There are possibly more serious problems associated with any back pain, therefore, you need those ruled out by your personal physician.  This is said to keep everyone safe!
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possible relief for irritated gums
Michelle Asked:
Hi.
Recently, I have noticed that my gums are very irritated and bleed occasionally around my front bottom teeth.
This morning I woke up to pain in my gums and noticed they were swollen. When I touch them, they bleed. I am also concerned that a part of my gums seem to have detached from my teeth. I believe the symptoms are all pointing at periodontal disease.
I have not been to the dentist in several years because my job does not offer insurance but I did sign up for a dental plan two weeks ago because of the irritation. My insurance plan does not start until May 1 and I absolutely can not afford to go without it.
What can I do at home to keep the pain and inflammation from spreading? Ive never had issues with my mouth before and am very scared.
My Answer: Hi Michelle, thank you for your question.
This is just some general information, see your doctor for specifics.
Healthy gums do not generally bleed form normal stresses like flossing and brushing. Obviously, the swelling and what appears to be detachment are problems that should be looked at by a doctor as soon as possible.
It does definitely sound like you have gum disease (however, you must look to your dentist to make the actual diagnosis). And you should definitely be concerned because gum disease is the number one cause of tooth loss in the world today. At the same time, I don’t want to scare you. So you can take some small comfort in the knowledge that as many as 75% or perhaps even 80% of the people walking around this planet have some form of gum disease right now! So, if you do have it, you are not alone. The difference is that you have become aware of it. This is good, because that awareness affords you the opportunity to take action.
Second, I think it would be more appropriate for you to simply go to a periodontist (a dentist with special training in gum health).
General dentists are not always as focused on your gum health as they could be. To be fair, there are some who are extremely focused in this area. However, broadly speaking, it is the periodontist who is the greatest advocate for the health of your gums.
You asked if there are things you can do at home to help while you are waiting for you dental appointment.
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There are, I’ve detailed a lot of very good and useful information in the book: What You Should Know about Gum Disease. I also wrote a special report entitled: How To Stop Gum Disease. You can get a free copy here: https://www.HowToStopGumDisease.com.
The primary tool and the one that I found the most useful is the Hydro Floss oral irrigator. You can read about it at https://www.ToothyGrinsStore.com/hydrofloss I have also come to believe that the pocket pal jet tips are very helpful in conjunction with the Hydro Floss. There are also other tools and products that I think are worthwhile at the Toothy Grins Store. There, I explain my rationale for utilizing most of them. So you can gain valuable insight just from reading about the products and tools on the Toothy Grins Site.
Michelle, I hope that answered your questions. If not, write back and let me know and I will add to this page.
This is just some general information, see | ask your doctor for specific advice, diagnosis and treatment
Michelle Asked:
Many people suffer from allergy symptoms or chronic sinus problems. This type of suffering can vary from mildly irritating to something approaching agonizing.
Often times people end up taking lots of medication and find that over time, the medication helps less. Surgery could become the final solution for some people. Even mushrooms have been known to grow inside sinus cavities.
However, except for the case of the mushroom, there is another option to consider. Many people have used nasal or sinus irrigation to overcome their allergy or sinus conditions. Some people are able to reduce the amount of medication they are on. Others can actually eliminate the need for medication completely.
Some people have been able to avoid surgery too! Can you imagine introducing a fairly simple routine into your daily life and finding that it greatly relieves your suffering? There is real cause for celebration there.
Personally, I have been fortunate in that I do not suffer from allergy or sinus problems. However, I did have terrible head cold symptoms once. This was bad enough that I was unable to sleep. I tried nasal irrigation at that point. I performed nasal / sinus irrigation several times in a row. Finally, I was able to get some relief and get back to sleep!
I was so uncomfortable and the irrigation brought so much relief. I was very happy.
There are different ways to irrigate the sinus passages, there are Netti pots, squeeze bottles and my favorite device: The Hydro Pulse
Whichever method you utilize, you might be able to find relief, reduce meds or avoid surgery.
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Disclaimer: This article is for information and entertainment purposes only. It does not intend to render advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have or think you might have gum disease or any other health problem, visit your periodontist or physician for advice, diagnosis and treatment. The USFDA has not evaluated statements about products in this article.
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Dental care can be tough for a patient. The cost is expensive and often times the results are limited. In other words, you may not achieve the total restoration of what you once had.
Dentistry is an art. Sometimes, the results of even the most honest and diligent efforts are less than satsifactory. Therefore, it is imperative that you learn about caring for your teeth and gums now, before things get out of hand
No doubt that each one of us has seen an example of someone with expensive and perhaps even painful looking dental work. Terribly receded gums and teeth that are bridged and wired together are not at all uncommon.
Is this really due to a lack of good dental hygiene? Well, good hygiene is part of the equation, but perhaps not all of it. If brushing and flossing were all that it took to prevent dental disease, would there be so many people running around with it? I hope you realize that the logical answer is no.
What can you do? There are two facets to work on. One is the health of your gums and the other is the health of your teeth. The two are very much intertwined. Using an oral irrigator may be helpful in decreasing dental plaque buildup. Proper nutrition can also help to improve your dental health.
Drinking soda all day is very damaging to both the health of your teeth and the health of your body. Soda beverages are often acidic. They even have ingredients on the label that have the word ‘acid’ in them.
That is not to say that you should avoid acid. But what you will want to do is balance out that acid when you finish eating an acidic food or beverage. That can be done with xylitol or a pH balanced mouthwash.
After years of acid attacks, without any balance, you may find that tooth become weak, cavity prone and can break. You have probably heard of people who bite down on something and their tooth cracks in half!
Take steps to protect your dental enamel. A more acidic environment also promotes more rapid growth of bacteria.
Learn all that you can about this important topic regarding your dental health.
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David Snape is the author of the book: What You Should Know about Gum Disease. ISBN: 978-0981485508 – Available online at most book retailer sites. It can also be ordered by most book stores.
This post is for information purposes only and does not intend to advise upon, treat or diagnose any health condition whatsoever. If you have or think you may have a health problem visit your dentist or doctor for advice, diagnosis and treatment.
When stress attacks, the results often show up in the mouth. Stress can increase your likelihood of developing gingivitis which can then easily progress into true gum disease.
The problem of stress is two fold. First the chemicals that your body creates may have a direct impact. It is also possible that stress can cause you to miss part or all of your daily dental health regimen.
If this goes on for any length of time, it is quite easy for gingivitis to worsen or to set in. Not to mention that your risk for tooth decay may rise as well.
Harmful bacteria secrete their toxins onto teeth and gums. As a result, both are more at risk for developing a diseased condition.
Perhaps you are working late, night after night, attempting to reach a deadline.
Perhaps you are worried about some matter relating to your those you have a close relationship with. There are many doorways for stress to enter your life. I am certain you could list a dozen without even trying.
What Can Make Your Daily Dental Health Routine More Effective?
The hydrofloss oral irrigator is a tool that many dentists and hygienists have recommended to their patients. You hygienist should be your number one coach for you dental home care.
She knows that what you do at home is far more important than what she does on your visit. That is because she understands that the fight against gum disease must be fought every day. You should realize this too!
What Can Help With Stress?
One activity you can do to alleviate stress is to practice meditation. Try the peaceful exercises of Falun Dafa. They can help your body to relax.
Stress is tricky and causes many harmful chemicals to be released. In a short term crises, these chemicals are helpful to meet environmental challenges. But when these chemicals remain high chronically – they can be the doorway to trouble.
By now, it should be clear that stress can not only impact your overall health, it can also have an impact on your dental health. Keeping our teeth healthy and happy is an activity that requires varying amounts of effort for each individual.
When you are at the dentist’s office, make sure they tell you what your pocket depths are. This is an objective way to monitor the health of your gums. Since gum disease is the number one cause of tooth loss, keeping tabs on this information should be very important to you.
Read more about protecting your dental health at https://www.HowToStopGumDisease.com
David Snape is the author of the book: What You Should Know about Gum Disease. ISBN: 978-0981485508 – Available online at most book retailer sites. It can also be ordered by most book stores.
This article is for information purposes only and does not intend to offer advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have or think you might have a health issue of any kind, please visit your doctor or dentist for advice, diagnosis and treatment
I understand that feeling that many people have. The one that tells them they just do not have enough time to properly care for their teeth and gums. It is a common problem. The stress of life and all of the things we have on our daily checklist causes some of the really important things to be 
overlookew many times have you gone to bed without performing proper maintenance on your teeth and gums. Think of all that bacterial food that gets left on your teeth overnight. Some people breathe with their mouth open at night. This dries the mouth and aids the bacteria at the same time.
Is it really any wonder that people face dental health problems and expensive dental bills. Tooth decay and gum disease are fed by our bad habits. I say our bad habits because I have them too! However, this article is here to remind you of the importance of taking care of your teeth and gums.
If you must, print it out and keep it by your mirror in the bathroom or next to your bed stand. Let it remind you in those moments when you are just too tired to care anymore.
Our teeth and gums are part of our most precious assets that encompass our overall health. Many doctors of all sorts have understood and theorized about the relationship between your oral health and your body’s health. This has actually never been a secret. Many cultures and societies have understood this. Why did people check the mouth of a horse or even a slave (unfortunately) before making their purchase?
They knew even then that if you bought a horse with bad teeth, that horse might not be around much longer. It is instinctive and intuitive. Care for you teeth and gums now, so that you can help yourself enjoy better health into your old age. Not too mention the fact that you may save yourself a lot of money as a side benefit!
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David Snape is the author of the book: What You Should Know about Gum Disease to be found through any bookseller ISBN: 978-0981485508
This post is for information purposes only and does not intend to advise on, diagnose or suggest treatment for any health condition. If you have or think you might have a health problem, visit your doctor or dentist for advice, diagnosis and treatment.
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Hi David,
I just wanted to let you know I had a cleaning appointment yesterday and my 4’s and 5 pockets all improved to 1, 2, and 3’s.
I did have a couple of 4’s but they were by my wisdom teeth that I’ll be having removed. My pockets improved in spite of the fact that I haven’t had a cleaning appointment since last January (I did not like the previous dental hygenist who is no longer there).
I have to give my dentist credit as he is the one who introduced me to the Hydrofloss. When I researched hydrofloss, that is when I saw information about your book. My “Process” has been the following (incorporating ideas from your book):
1. Hydrofloss (I add a cap full of Closys mouthwash).
2. Do the mouthwash coctail (Dr Ellie Phillips) – the only change I’ve made is I brush with Perio Theraphy toothpaste instead of crest.
3.I floss during this process but sometimes I floss before I hydrofloss, between hydroflossing and brushing, or after the whole process.
I asked about the perio-aid and the dentist hygenist instead recommended a rubber tip gum massager that they gave me. I also have used my custom bleaching trays with perio theraphy toothpaste, in addition to rinsing occasionally with warm salt water (I plan on doing more of these last two processes mentioned. Lastly I plan on having regular, more frequent cleanings.
Anyway, I’m not exactly where I want to be (all 1’s and 2’s), but I believe I’m well on my way. As she was cleaning my teeth, the hygenist said my teeth were “Miraculously clean” – not bad considering it had almost been a year since I had a dental cleaning! One question, my friend’s dentist recommended using hydrogen peroxide with her water pik. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks again!
Stacie
My Reply:
Hi Stacie,
I would suggest not using hydrogen peroxide. Ellie says that every patient she encountered that had rapid, unexplained gum recession had been using either baking soda or hydrogen peroxide.
Also, I happened to get a snippet from a book on H202 therapy. The people who believe in h202 therapy tend to be fanatical about it as a cure all. However, even this person who wrote the book said that h202 should not be used in the mouth.
I believe that h202 chemically burns gum tissue, if that is true, it would obviously weaken the tissue which is exactly the opposite of what you are trying to do.
May I post your email on my website? If you so choose, I can remove your name.
Thanks for keeping me updated and I’m delighted to hear of your progress. I like your goal. Even I am not all 1s and 2s but if you achieve that, you are golden – as far as your gum health goes!
Sincerely,
David Snape
https://www.ToothyGrinsStore.com
Phone: 913-269-6952
Author: What You Should Know about Gum Disease
ISBN: 978-0981485508
[Special Note: Some theorize that it is ok to have 4mm pocket depths at the area of the wisdom teeth because the tissue is naturally thicker there. I would still make the goal to get to 3 anyway! ]
*This post is for information only and does not intend to advise on, diagnose or treat gum disease or any other health problem. You should visit your doctor or dentist for advice, diagnosis and treatment. The USFDA has not evaluated statements on this site or about any products mentioned.
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Chlorhexidine is a powerful chemical formula that is prescribed as a mouthwash mostly after dental surgery in the United States. This mouthwash may also be prescribed for various other situations.
Most often you will also receive a warning not to use it for more than two or a few weeks. This is because Chlorhexidine can stain your teeth.
Things are little different in Europe than in the United States. Some things are sold over-the-counter there that you cannot get without a prescription in the United States.
I was in a drug store in Germany and found some Chlorhexidine. I was initially excited because it claimed to be an “anti-staining’ formula. Since I was travelling and did not have access to the tools I normally use for my daily oral care, I thought I’d give this ‘anti-staining’ formula a try.
Forget it! Within a week I could see that it was beginning to stain my teeth. I promptly stopped using it.
Dental health is a problem for almost every human being alive. There is a small percentage of the population that appears to be immune to gum disease, but most of us have to fight against it at one point or another.
In fact, as I recall, I found a stat on the Mayo Clinic’s website stating that 95% of people over age 65 have some form of gum disease. If true, the implications are staggering! Just think about it.
The problem is that this is not a disease that happens as a result of aging as many people think. You can be six years old and have the disease. What is important is that people become more aware of it.
Even your dentist will tell you that your dental health is largely up to what you do at home! They can only see you a couple to a few times a year at most. That does mean that the bulk of the work in caring for your dental health falls on you personally. This is one of those things that we pretty much have to do for ourselves!
Learn what you can do to help stop the progression of gum disease based on what you do at home. Prevent this serious problem from causing you to lose teeth.
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Disclaimer: This article is for information and entertainment purposes only. It does not intend to render advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have or think you might have gum disease or any other health problem, visit your periodontist or physician for advice, diagnosis and treatment. The USFDA has not evaluated statements about products in this article.