Category Archives: Dental health

Mouthful of spirochetes

A just released study conducted by the University of Adelaide’s Centre for Ancient DNA and the University of Aberdeen reports that oral bacteria underwent a change 10,000 years ago with the incorporation of grains into the diet. Analysis of the … Continue reading

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Anybody know a Neolithic dentist?

For over two million years, the Homo species has been a scavenger and gatherer, then a hunter and gatherer. Homo evolved from the Australopithecines in eastern Africa, east of the Great Rift Valley. Some 4 million years ago, 4-foot tall … Continue reading

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It starts in the mouth

Gail emailed me this interesting observation from her perspective as a dental hygienist: I have worked as a dental hygienist for over forty years. For a long time, I have been saying that something is different with people’s oral health. … Continue reading

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