BLOG #37 SEE YOUR DENTIST AND DENTAL HYGIENIST AND YOUR HEALTH WILL LOVE YOU Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S. 713-781-2800 Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT  Many people at this time are really worried about going to the dentist. Many people skip their normal cleaning appointment regardless of whether there is a Pandemic or not. According to multiple sources adults between the age of 20-75 have a CRAZY 93% form of some kind of decay and a whopping 83% of some form of …

Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800            Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT  I don’t know about you, but 2020, WOW, WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN.  There are lots of things to discuss but I see one common theme no matter the subject.  I will try to focus on health but the main theme I see is that no matter what, things don’t always happen like you expected.  RIGHT?  Nothing that I had envisioned happened based on the …

BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT    As I am sure you are aware, the entire medical community has been dealing with the opioid crisis.  Since the early 1990’s, the US has gone through a very serious opioid crisis that we hear about on the news almost daily.  When opioids were first introduced, they were used for serious pain, such as open-heart surgery, broken limbs, root canals and wisdom tooth extraction.  With time, the public became obsessed with them and had to have them for lots of other things.  The medical community gradually relaxed what they …

Not sure if you are eating healthy or that your diet is a winner?  There are many warning signs your body is telling you that the diet you are following isn’t the right choice.  Here are 20 signs that INDICATE you need to change or improve your diet.  If you have chosen to eat the wrong things it can end up causing weight gain and even damage the health of your mouth and the entire body.  Time to get serious with what you eat. 20 WARNING SIGNS YOU ARE NOT EATING HEALTHY When you go to the dentist for a …

For months now the CDC and doctors around the world have been talking about COMORBIDITY. What the heck is COMORBIDITY? It is defined as the simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient. In reference to Covid 19, patients with a second underlying disease (such as high blood pressure, diabetes, lung disease and obesity) are more likely to contract the virus, have a much higher deterioration from COVID 19 and are much more likely to die. According to one study, 74% of patients that died had comorbidity. So, guess what? A new study from a doctor in …

In all my studies regarding the COVID-19 virus there have been many mentions about alcohol and peroxide killing the virus.  I have been recommending to my patients that they should at least rinse once daily with an alcohol-based mouthwash just in case in might help prevent the virus.  It does tend to kill many of the bacteria that cause gum disease and can also help with bad breath.  What do we have to lose right??? Recently, a Swedish company named Enzymatica, claims that it did an in vitro study to test their mouth spray ColdZyme to see if it would …

We have spoken many times in the past about the cause and damage that occurs from having a dry mouth.  Now, in the middle of this pandemic we are seeing another problem!  As required in the State of Texas, everyone should wear a mask when out in public.  All of the research now indicates that this is playing a major role in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19.  So, what we are seeing in our practice is that many people are developing cavities and gum infections that normally have not been an issue.  But, to go along with that, …

Did your mom ever wash your mouth out with SOAP?  You probably don’t know it, but in today’s packaged foods you may be getting soap every day.  I had such a good response from my last BLOG RANT that I decided to write an article about all the EMULSIFIERS (soap) that are added to our food.  So, I am going to discuss only one of about 50 possible soap products that are added to our food and even to our toothpaste.  I seem to find this one in many things that are packaged.  It is called CARRAGEENAN.  Manufacturers often use …

For months now the CDC and doctors around the world have been talking about COMORBIDITY.  What the heck is COMORBIDITY?  It is defined as the simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient.  In reference to COVID 19, patients with a second underlying disease (such as high blood pressure, diabetes, lung disease and obesity) are more likely to contract the virus, have a much higher deterioration from COVID 19 and are much more likely to die.  According to one study, 74% of patients that died had comorbidity.  So, guess what?  A new study from a doctor in …