Posts tagged Mastication
Chew Your Food More To Be Healthier:Sound Advice or BS?

Are there people who just don’t chew enough to absorb enough nutrients to be healthy, even though they could if they wanted to? How do we know when we have safely masticated food enough to safely swallow? Are all of the recommendations to chew more based on legitimate science? Let’s find out…

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Diet, Functional Medicine, General Health, Oral Health, PaleoScott Solomons, DDSChewing, Nutrient Absorption, Mastication, Swallowing, Food Preparation, Blood Glucose, Bite Size, BMI, Obesity, Cows, Ruminants, Gut Bacteria, Bioavailability, Cell Wall, Fiber, digestion, Paleo, Cronometer, MyFitnessPalComment
The Types of Teeth We Have and Their Functions

I had the idea for a post about the different kinds of teeth we have a few weeks ago and thought it might be too simple. But then I had a patient that was asking me about the different kinds of teeth and their functions in chewing, so I am going forward with the post. Maybe this is not a very exciting topic, but knowledge of the functions of the different kinds of teeth we have could help patients who are experiencing problems because they are not correctly using them.

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Oral HealthScott Solomons, DDSTeeth, Incisor, Central Incisor, Lateral Incisor, Canine, Cuspid, Bicuspid, Premolar, Eyetooth, Molar, Wisdom Tooth, Wisdom Teeth, Dental Arch, Dentition, Occlusion, Mastication, ChewingComment