Dr. Nammy Patel talks about your mouth, how its part of your microbiome, and its relation to your immune system. Your mouth is a window to your body, and it is a gateway to your health. The main reason when we talk about the mouth is because it’s part of your microbiome. So your microbiome…
Dr. Nammy discusses dental anxiety, what causes it, and ways that dental anxiety can be reduced. A lot of my patients have anxiety about going to the dentist because in the past they might’ve had bad experiences. Also, we see it on TV all the time — it’s the classic comical show we’d see all…
Dr. Nammy Patel talks about removing mercury fillings and using the SMART Protocol to avoid mercury contamination during the procedure. Mercury removal has to be done very safely, especially if you have some in the mouth. It’s really important that they’re done using the SMART protocol. And the reason for that is that mercury can…
Dr. Nammy discusses how to lower dental anxiety, including connecting and forming a relationship with patients in order to get at the root cause of the anxiety, allowing patients to be able to relax and be comfortable at the dentist. One of the most important thing that I can do in order to lower anxiety…
Dr. Nammy Patel, founder of Green Dentistry in San Francisco, and author of the bestselling book Age With Style— A Guide to a Youthful Smile and Healthy Living, discusses laser dentistry. A laser is basically a light. It’s kind of like the pointer you see when you’re going to a lecture. Lasers are basically like…
Dr. Nammy Patel, founder of Green Dentistry in San Francisco, and author of the bestselling book Age With Style— A Guide to a Youthful Smile and Healthy Living, discusses your jaw and headaches. So headaches are caused because a lot of times when we’re clenching, grinding, or if there … We have a jaw joint…
Dr. Nammy Patel, founder of Green Dentistry in San Francisco, and author of the bestselling book Age With Style — A Guide to a Youthful Smile and Healthy Living, discusses how to improve your nasal breathing. So nasal breathing’s super important because that’s how we activate nitric oxide. And what is really common that I…
Dr. Nammy Patel, founder of Green Dentistry in San Francisco, and author of the bestselling book Age With Style— A Guide to a Youthful Smile and Healthy Living, discusses how to feel comfortable with your dentist. So I would say that we have this thing called our guts. So, our gut lets us know if…
Dr. Nammy Patel, founder of Green Dentistry in San Francisco, and author of the bestselling book Age With Style— A Guide to a Youthful Smile and Healthy Living, discusses how to boost your immune system. There are so many things we can do to boost our immune system. A few of my favorites are going…
Dr. Nammy Patel, founder of Green Dentistry in San Francisco, and author of the bestselling book Age With Style— A Guide to a Youthful Smile and Healthy Living, discusses how many visits it takes to get a crown. So in my practice, it only takes one visit to get a crown. That’s it. And the beauty…
