A tooth may discolor after trauma, if the nerve dies, or even some time after a root canal treatment. It looks unsightly, especially if it is a front tooth. The office of Dr. Sarkissian offers a procedure to bleach a … Continue reading
Bite and Normal Jaw The lower jaw (pink) is a double-hinged bone that is suspended between two joints. Its distance from the skull is technically determined by the height of the teeth, just like columns holding up a roof. The … Continue reading
Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a yellow root that is one of the main ingredients in Chinese medicine. It is described in Shao-Han-Lun (established during the later Han Dynasty, in China) that Licorice harmonizes all drugs and detoxifies the adverse … Continue reading
A staple in the Japanese diet, natto is made from boiled soy beans fermented with a bacterium called Bacillus natto. It’s a natural blood-thinner which dissolves abnormal blood clots, improves circulation, reduces triglycerides and prevents strokes. Dr. Hiroyuki Sumi discovered … Continue reading
Dried earthworms and ground-up earthworm powder, believe it or not, were (and probably still are) used in traditional oriental medicine. Today, Boluoke® is a product containing purified enzymes extracted from earthworms. Just like polyphenols in green tea, and curcumin in … Continue reading
Just like the birth of a child, the “birth” of a tooth, or as we call it its ERUPTION through bone and skin, is an awe-inspiring and miraculous phenomenon in nature. It is an interplay of such complex physiology, that … Continue reading
To allay the fears and misconceptions surrounding laser dentistry, here are some facts on laser dentistry: The laser “drill” does not produce heat when acting on the tooth structure. Instead the laser energy targets the water inside the tooth substance … Continue reading
Teeth are made up of all three embryonic layers. The innermost layer, the pulp, is pure tissue with blood vessels and nerves. The middle layer, dentine, is somewhat like bone, minus the actual blood, but nevertheless perfused with millions of … Continue reading
Dr. Sarkissian gave a talk to attendees of the 2012 Freedom Health Expo in Long Beach. You can watch his talk here… and refer to the slides he presented in the gallery below…
Tongue thrusting can adversely affect the teeth and mouth. A person swallows from 1,200 to 2,000 times every 24 hours with about four pounds (1.8 kg) of pressure each time. If a person suffers from tongue thrusting, this continuous pressure tends … Continue reading