Xylitol The Decay-Preventive Sweetener California Dental Association

Here is a position paper on Xylitol from the California dental Association. I've been using it as part of a new preventative dental program for the last year which is working out great! I have done much research on it and found that it lowers mouth acidity by about 2 pH and also kills harmful dental bacteria.

http://www.cda.org/popup/xylitol

I recently had a new patient who was involved in a rear impact auto crash. She came in about 10 days after the crash and was very surprised she was still in so much pain, and said she thought she would have been greatly improved in just a few days. Many people do not realize how much damage can be inflicted by this type of injury.  There have been several long term studies showing a high percentage of patients having symptoms 5-10 years later. Here is a summary of a prospective study showing 71% of patients continuing to have symptoms after 7.5 years!

Whiplash Recovery Time

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Low Back Pain After Lumbar Disc Surgeries

I have a patient that was recently referred to me by a neurosurgeon. He had performed three disc procedures in two surgeries and she still had low back pain. I recently performed a progress exam after treating her over seven visits and she reported a 50% improvement! That is better than I would have expected. I treat many patients who have had back and other surgeries and although they don't have as good of a prognosis, many still get good improvement with chiropractic care.