I'm a husband and father, a sports enthusiast and orthodontist. I've been practicing dentistry and orthodontics for nearly a quarter century and treated thousands of patients.
One of the challenges orthodontists deal with on a recurring basis is poor oral hygiene:
* Bleeding/swollen gums
* Bad breath
* Painful brushing/sensitivity
It's hard to brush around those big ol’ braces. I get it!
Yet, we see that swollen gums or poor oral hygiene slows down treatment time too. After having this conversation with patients (way too many times than I can count) that's when I realized...
Teaching our patients to brush and floss was not enough!
They need to reduce the swelling first, to reduce the pain in order to brush better and more often.
I began researching different options. In my studies I found that these symptoms were all connected to ONE bad bacteria in the mouth.
I experimented with different mouth rinses and other holistic methods to rid this ONE bad bacteria...and nothing worked.
One day while conversing with another dentist I realized the real issue: How do you single out the ability to reduce ONE bad bacteria?
Mouthwash is what we discussed as the most common recommendation. And yes, mouthwash kills bad bacteria. However, it doesn't just kill the bad bacteria...but the good bacteria too! Then he asked me an important question:
"Which bacteria grows back faster...the good or the bad?"
I knew the answer... the bad.
That's when I realized that it was my approach that wasn't working to solve the problem. So rather than focus on killing off the ONE bad bacteria, I decided to...
Create an environment where this ONE bacteria fails to thrive and can no longer dominate!
Bingo!
I started researching about the PH levels of a healthy mouth environment. How to keep the mouth in a healthy state of alkaline/acidic balance. I experimented with several different substances to create the right solution (our kitchen looked like a science lab, lol). Finally the right natural mix was established, and Dr. B's healthy gum elixir was created.
I began recommending Dr. B's healthy gum elixir to my own patients.