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At the Clinique of Aesthetic and Natural Dentistry, our philosophy is that dental treatment should be gentle, conservative, minimally invasive, and natural. We want you to be able and willing to take care of your teeth, get infection removed, have a beautiful, bright smile and not have to worry about discomfort. Gentleness, excellent communication, listening, customer service, and your health are of the utmost importance to us.
As a Holistic Dentist, Dr.Jonathan Bromboz recognizes that dental infection and materials used can affect the health of the rest of your body.For your health we use only dental materials that are biocompatible with your body. We are a mercury free office and only provide white fillings. To ensure your health when we remove silver fillings, we take extra precautions to ensure you do not swallow or breathe the metal.
Crowns and bridges can be made these days without any metal. Materials friendlier to the body can be used for these kinds of procedures.
The health of your gums is of the utmost priority to us as herein lies the foundation for your teeth and the start of diseases in the rest of the body. Without healthy gums you can lose the bone that holds your teeth in place, and as a result lose your teeth. We have a special conservative non-surgical program to assist you in keeping your teeth.
Mother's gum disease linked to infant's death
By Linda Carroll
msnbc.com contributor
updated 8:43 a.m. ET, Fri., Jan. 22, 2010
Pregnant woman's gingivitis caused baby to be stillborn, scientists say.
Pregnant women with untreated gum disease may have more at stake than just their teeth. They may also be risking the lives of their babies, a new study shows.
Expectant mothers have long been warned that gum disease can cause a baby to be born prematurely or too small. But for the first time scientists have linked bacteria from a mother's gums to an infection in a baby that was full-term but stillborn, according to the study which was published Thursday in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Scientists from Case Western University made the discovery after a 35-year-old California woman contacted them to help investigate the death of her baby. Earlier studies by the same researchers showed that an oral bacteria called Fusobacterium nucleatum could spread from the bloodstream to the placenta in mice. The woman wanted to know if it was possible in humans.
