… And How Do We Know We Found It? a Guest Post by Brian D. McLean, BSc, DDS (retired) What is scientific truth?  No one knows. How do we know we found it? We never do. These answers are blunt and short, and for most people I think, they are distressing. Indeed, they are so distressing that most folks become dismissive...Read More

At Growing Beautiful Smiles, we perform some services differently from what is normally done at most dental treatment facilities. Such differences are sometimes called “wholistic,” “alternative,”  “biological,” or “integrative.” For instance, the science that drives mainstream dentistry seems quite certain that the use of mercury in dental “silver” fillings is “safe.” The same type of...Read More

Did you know that stem cells are the latest technology to restore teeth and damaged cells such as joints, muscles, bones, nerves and even hearts? It may provide new treatments even for conditions such as diabetes, spinal cord injury or Parkinson’s disease. If you have a baby tooth, wisdom tooth, orthodontic procedure or other tooth...Read More