Your saliva carries a surprising amount of information about your mouth. For patients in Tulsa and across Oklahoma who want a more biological, rootcause view of dental health, salivary diagnostics can
For many Tulsa and Oklahoma patients exploring a more holistic path, dental care is not just about fixing teeth. It is about reducing unnecessary exposures, respecting the oral microbiome, and underst
Wellness dental care is not a nicer label for routine dentistry. For healthconscious adults in Tulsa and across Oklahoma, it means asking a different set of questions before treatment begins: How does
Lowertoxin living usually starts with food, cleaning products, cookware, and water. But for many healthcurious families in Tulsa and across Oklahoma, the mouth is one of the most important places to l
If you are looking for general dentistry in Tulsa, you probably want the basics done well: clean teeth, healthy gums, strong restorations, clear answers, and a plan that helps you avoid bigger problem
A healthy smile is never just about the teeth you can see. Your mouth is home to a living microbiome, a gateway for nutrition, the first stage of digestion, and a daily checkpoint for inflammation. Wh
At Origin Dental Wellness, we have taken microscope slides of every patient’s plaque for years. This is a part of a routine dental hygiene appointment. The importance of looking at the plaque under the microscope is to determine if there are any pathogenic microorganisms swimming around that could be responsible for systemic health effects, namely … Read more
Did you know Listerine was developed not as a mouthwash, but as a germicide, surgical antiseptic and a cure for gonorrhea. It’s earlier adaptations were also used as a floor cleaner. It is almost 30% ethyl alcohol and has a highly acidic pH value of 4.8 ( teeth break down at 5.5 pH), which not … Read more
Your mouth could be making you sick. This is unfortunate and 100% true. Almost all chronic diseases are inflammation driven and that inflammation could be starting in your mouth. How to find out if you’re at risk? A quick sample of your biofilm viewed under the microscope could reveal a lot. What is biofilm? The … Read more
I May Not Know How Many Kids You Have, But I Know What’s Swimming Around In Your Mouth Sadly, perhaps not so sadly, this is true. I am a dental hygienist. There are different approaches to a dental hygiene visit. There is the “chat and polish” version. This chick knows all the names of your … Read more
The next time you are in the dental chair for your oral wellness exam, aka dental cleaning, ponder this – there is some archaeology going on in your mouth. An archaeologist studies human history through the excavation of artifacts and remains. As a hygienist, I do some excavating and recovering of artifacts myself. Much like … Read more
What? What does that even mean you ask? It is the summary statement of how I view my healthcare. Ready to take this journey with me? Ok, let’s go. So, here is how I see it. Healthcare can be expensive. AMIRIT? Also, I like to travel. I would rather travel than pay for healthcare costs … Read more
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