IABDM Blog
IABDM Statement on Biological Dentistry & COVID-19
The need to limit the spread of COVID-19 has led many dental offices to close to all but urgent and emergency cases, such as those involving pain, swelling, or the breakage or loss of teeth. While oral health’s role as a driver of overall health...
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Make Sure You’re PROTECTed When Choosing a Dentist to Remove Your Mercury Amalgam “Silver” Fillings
When people learn the truth about the so-called “silver” fillings in their mouths – that they’re actually 50% mercury, the most toxic non-radioactive metal on Earth; that mercury is a potent neurotoxin; that mercury vapor is released from these...
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Root Canal Treatment: How Much Good Health Do You Have to Give Away?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlnhyGwSEEc The text below is the IABDM's current position paper on root canal treatment by Dr. Dawn Ewing. You can access other position papers, as well as our standards of practice here. Dr. Ralph Steinman of Loma...
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Remembering a Great Biological Dentist
We were saddened to hear of the recent death of long-time IABDM member, biological dentist Dr. Russ Borneman. In the post below, Dr. Louisa Williams reflects on our loss of a wonderful man and excellent clinician: I first met Russ Borneman in 1985...
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Root Canaled Teeth & Gangrene: What Do They Have in Common?
By Carol Wells, RDH This paper originally appeared in the January 2019 issue of the Scientific Archives of Dental Sciences (Volume 2, Issue 1). When I first heard the word "gangrene," I would not have thought that it would be referring to a root...
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Too Much Fluoride!: The Limits of Fluoridation
Fluoride is everywhere, from oral hygiene products to the water and other beverages you drink. Many of us are ingesting far too much. More, swallowing fluoride lacks significant benefit yet carries significant risks. In this presentation for the...
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