Healing Your Teeth
Holistic tooth care starts with looking after your physical teeth in the best way possible.
These practical articles include tips on flossing and brushing, foods to feed your teeth, and even how to repair damaged teeth and gums.
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Dry Socket prevention and treatment
If there's one dental phrase that is even more scary than 'root canal' it is probably 'dry socket'. Dry socket is a rare but extremely painful complication that can follow tooth extraction. As well as the immediate, extreme, pain which can last days or even weeks,...
How to avoid overtreatment in dentistry
How much dentistry is too much? A controversial new article (published in JAMA and summarized more accessibly in Ars Technica) highlights how many standard practices taken for granted in dentistry are not evidence-based. It offers a convincing argument that there is a...
Best ways to clean food traps in teeth
Food traps are places in your mouth where food particles can get stuck. They can appear on any tooth surface or in the gums. The trouble with these nooks and crannies of your mouth is that trapped food encourages the kinds of bacteria that can cause tooth decay and...
Vanishing Twin Tooth
CW: The following article about lost twins includes mention of miscarriage and stillbirth. Be kind to yourself if this is a sensitive topic for you. A lost twin and or vanished triplets may be more common than most people suspect. Some, like Elvis Presley, got to...
Safely remove amalgam fillings
What are amalgam fillings? Amalgams are metal fillings that look silver when they are placed but soon turn a dark color that contrasts with the white enamel of your natural teeth. They are made out of an amalgam (blend) of different metals that can include silver,...
Fast, easy, and cheap bone broths
Bone broth is one of the most nutritious foods for oral health because it's high in collagen for strong, flexible gum tissue and mineral-rich for remineralizing tooth enamel. It's also inexpensive and easy to make yourself! Whether you are a habitual bone broth brewer...
Be a DJ for your oral microbiome
Oral microbiome battleground? I term I often see the oral microbiome described as a battleground where you fight a daily battle against invading Bad Bacteria or Thug Bugs (my favourite term, from the lovely folks at Ora Wellness). This military analogy, while...
Floss Picks- Why I hate them!
Today I'm answering a reader's question about why I don't like floss picks. I feel I should warn you that I wrote this without mincing my words! From the Chamber of Oral Hygiene Horrors. It's pretty hard to pick the WORST oral hygiene tool on the market today because...
Chicken liver pâté
If you eat meat but feel squeamish about liver, please keep reading. If you strictly exclude meat from your diet, you might prefer to read my post about How to Cure Cavities on a Vegan Diet instead. Liver is a teeth healing superfood Liver is one of the best...
What’s the best remineralizing toothpaste?
What is Hydroxyapatite toothpaste? There’s a (relatively) new active ingredient in toothpaste town. It’s called hydroxyapatite which is actually the main mineral component of teeth. More than 90% of tooth enamel (the hard surface layer) and 70% of dentine (the layer...
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Holistic Tooth Fairy
Hi, I’m Meliors Simms, aka the Holistic Tooth Fairy.
I can help you take charge of your own oral health with natural, intuitive and complementary strategies to relieving toothache pain, curing cavities, preventing tooth decay, stabilizing receding gums and curing gum disease.
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Vanishing Twin Tooth
CW: The following article about lost twins includes mention of miscarriage and stillbirth. Be kind...
Safely remove amalgam fillings
What are amalgam fillings? Amalgams are metal fillings that look silver when they are placed but...
How to have a tooth extraction with grace and ease
Releasing your tooth with ease No one wants to lose a tooth, but sometimes a tooth extraction...
Fast, easy, and cheap bone broths
Bone broth is one of the most nutritious foods for oral health because it's high in collagen for...
Searching for a holistic dentist nearby
FAQ : Can you recommend a good holistic dentist? Holistic dentistry sounds like such a benign...
Spiritual meaning of central incisors
What are Tooth Archetypes Tooth Archetypes are a powerful way for you to understand and work with...
Be a DJ for your oral microbiome
Oral microbiome battleground? I term I often see the oral microbiome described as a battleground...
Floss Picks- Why I hate them!
Today I'm answering a reader's question about why I don't like floss picks. I feel I should warn...
Chicken liver pâté
If you eat meat but feel squeamish about liver, please keep reading. If you strictly exclude meat...
What’s the best remineralizing toothpaste?
What is Hydroxyapatite toothpaste? There’s a (relatively) new active ingredient in toothpaste...
