Integrative Care: The Future of Healthcare
I was recently interviewed for an article in Naturopathic Doctor News and Review for their regular column, The Expert Report. The journal, whose main audience…
Author Archives: Daniel Sindelar, DMD
Heart Disease & Alzheimer’s Connected?
There is a significant connection between heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers concluded,…
Why You’re Not Out of the Woods After Surviving a Heart Attack
The remnants of a common oral bacterium can cause serious complications after a heart attack, according to a new study entitled “Systemic Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide…
Oral Inflammation: The Secret to Better Health & Improved Outcomes
Let’s face it. At this point, everybody knows and understands that inflammation is bad. You’d be hard pressed to go a single day without seeing…
Up to 50% of Heart Attacks Triggered by Oral Bacteria
A research paper released in March of 2013 in Circulation studied the bacterial components of blood clots of patients with heart attacks. Researchers found that…
Sabotage: How P. Gingivalis Hijacks the Immune System
An oral pathogen is capable of sabotaging the immune system to promote inflammation for its own survival, according to a 2010 study in Science Signaling….
The Daily Routine that Could Give You a Heart Attack
Certain mouthwashes may spell disaster for overall health, according to a recent study. The research, published in Free Radical Biology & Medicine shows that daily…
The Hidden Costs of Bleeding Gums
At a time when healthcare costs are at the forefront of everyone’s minds, oral health will play a key role. There are dental solutions for…
Gum Disease Bacteria Increase HIV Cancer
Does oral cancer have a bacterial origin? A new study in the Journal of Virology suggest there might be a connection. The periodontal pathogens Porphyromonas…
Oral Bacteria Linked with Alzheimer’s Teams Up with Oral Biofilm
It’s quickly becoming apparent that periodontal disease is a complex genetic disease caused by oral biofilm. One of the most deadly components of oral biofilm…