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When we see our halls are decked with holly, Fa la la la la la la la!   At McGinty Dental we get really jolly, Fa la la la la la la la! With the holiday season in the air, Fa la la la la la la la! It’s time for us to show how…

At our Littleton, CO dental office, Dr. McGinty regularly tells patients about the important role flossing plays in protecting their long-term oral health and overall health. Plaque – a sticky biofilm comprised of harmful oral bacteria and food particles that linger in the mouth after eating – uses the sugars we consume to produce harmful…

For most people, the word ozone doesn’t carry many pleasant associations. Typically when you hear the word mentioned in the media it’s in reference to global warming. While ozone offers protection against the sun’s harmful radiation, the naturally occurring gas also has a variety of important yet largely unknown applications. Throughout the U.S. and the…

Our spit may just hold the key to determining our future brain health. Researchers at the Beaumont Research Institute have hopes their study involving certain molecules found in human saliva may help to identify patients at risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a significant neurological condition that many health experts are predicting will rise to epidemic levels…

Approximately one in five Americans drink diet soda on a daily basis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At our Littleton family dentistry, we wonder if that’s a good habit for so many people to indulge in? A number of recent studies have found links between diet soda consumption and a number…

As a natural dentist near me, the team at McGinty Dental Group understands that traditional medicinal plant extracts that possess an anti-bacterial and anti-adherence properties can play an important role in the proper maintenance of our oral health. Now, a new clinical trial study has reveal that a combination of the plant product extract Salvadora…

As your holistic dentist in Denver, our team at McGinty Dental Group want patients to better understand just how connected your oral health is to your overall health. While it’s easy to think of your oral health as only relating to your teeth and gums, recent studies have actually found that an individual’s oral health…

As a biological dentist in Denver, our team at the McGinty Dental Group strives to educate our patients about how interconnected our oral health is with our overall health. In recent years, for example, a growing amount of research has found compelling links between that state of our oral health and a variety of chronic…

The holiday season is upon us, and as the temperature outside continues to drop the Christmas spirit continues to rise for our team at McGinty Dental Group. It’s at this time of year that Dr. McGinty and her team of cheerful elves make it a point to take a step back and appreciate all that…