Posts tagged Wisdom Teeth
The Six Things We All Need to Know About Oral Health

This post will discuss six dental care basics that your dentist may not be aware of but you should know about. I want to start by saying that if it was just about brushing twice daily, flossing, having two cleanings per year, and adding fluoride, why do so many patients suffer from cavities, gum disease, crooked teeth, no room for wisdom teeth, breathing problems, obesity, high blood pressure, and GERD? This post will explain it all.

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Diet, Functional Medicine, Oral Health, PaleoScott Solomons, DDSDental Care Basics, Dentist, Brushing, Flossing, Fluoride, Dental Cleaning, Amylase, Salivary Amylase, Teeth, Cavities, periodontitis, Gingivitis, Pretzel, Cracker, Bread, Pasta, Processed Carbohydrates, Complex Carbohydrates, PH, Farming, Paleolithic Era, Saliva, Biofilm, Lipopolysaccharide, LPS, systemic inflammation, Inflammation, Chronic Inflammation, Facial Profile, Intermolar Distance, Western Diet, Hard Food, Wisdom Teeth, Breastfeeding, Weaning, Crooked TeethComment
PaleoFx Presentation: The Shrinking Face Epidemic

This is the presentation I am giving today at PaleoFx in Austin Texas.

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Paleo, General Health, Diet, Functional Medicine, Oral Health, Pain ReliefScott Solomons, DDSAirway Dentistry, Facial development, Craniofacial Development, Craniofacial Respiratory Complex, Wisdom Teeth, Orthodontics, Orthodontic Expansion, Orthognathic Surgery, Braces, Snoring, Finding Conner Deegan, Tonsils, Adenoids, Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Apnea, George Catlin, weston A. Price, James Nestor, Bolton Standard, Overbite, Cortisol, High Cortisol, High Blood Pressure, High Blood Sugar, metabolic syndrome, Heart Disease, Grinding, Abfractions, Tongue Tie, Chris Kresser, Healthy Baby Code, Tongue Posture, Intermolar Distance, Intercanine Distance, ENT, Myofunctional Therapy, Myofunctional Trainer, Orthognathic, Karen Bonuck, Mallampati, Polysomnogram, Home Sleep Study, CAT Scan, CBCT, Rhynometry, Pharyngometry, Kevin Boyd, Class IV Malocclusion, Invisalign, Expansion Appliance, Allergies, Linder-Aronson MeaurementComment
The Domino Effect of Sleep, Facial Development, And Childhood Behavioral Problems

Today I am sharing a video about a child who was incorrectly diagnosed as having ADD/ADHD when his real problems were allergies and poor breathing that we call sleep disordered breathing. His mother describes a kind of domino effect that when recognized, is easily treatable. At my offices, we have teams of pediatric dentists, orthodontists, surgeons, orofacial myofunctional therapists, and lactation specialists to detect and treat these problems early. When needed, we refer to ENT, allergists, speech pathologists, and more. If more people were aware of the connection between childhood behavioral problems and sleep disordered breathing, millions of children would not suffer as they do. Please watch the video and share it; even if only one child is helped by your sharing, it will be worth it.

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Scott Solomons, DDSChildhood Behavior, Facial development, Sleep, Sleep Disordered Breathing, Sleep Study, Sleep Loss, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Appliance, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sleep apnea appliance, Orthodontics, Wisdom Teeth, Small Jaw, Nasal Cavity, High Blood Pressure, Stroke, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Depression, ADHD, Karen Bonuck, Moodiness, Anxiety, Anger, Social Withdrawal, Temper Tantrum, Pediatric dentistry, Mouth Breathing, Mouth Exercise, Mouth, Clear Orthodontic Aligners, Finding Conner Deegan, Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, Lactation SpecialistComment
Our Medical and Dental Health Status: Worse Than You Think

Every workday, I review my patients' medical histories. It is usual for most of them to have health issues. Upon reviewing their medical problems with them, I find that their lifestyles are frequently partially and sometimes wholly responsible for their poor health. Today I thought it would be good to do some statistics, and I want to share my results with you. You will probably be surprised how unhealthy we are. Before we continue, let me ask you a few questions. What percentage of Americans have an illness? What percent are on prescription medication? What percentage of us have allergies? What percent are overweight? How many missing teeth does the average person have? Ready for the answers? Make sure you are sitting down. The figures are not pretty.

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Diet, Functional Medicine, General Health, Oral HealthScott Solomons, DDScomorbidity, Underlying Illness, Chronic Disease, Allergies, Medication, Prescription Medication, Wisdom Teeth, Missing Teeth, Overweight, Obesity, Seed Oil, Industrial Seed Oil, Processed CarbsComment
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