Best known as the Cleveland dentist who traveled the world studying native diets and the effects of modernized foods, as outlined in his timeless classic Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, he was also a consummate writer on dental issues. Spurred by the death of his only child at a very young age from endocarditis after having a root canal completed, he began his research to prevent other parents from having to live the same fate. His other classic work Dental Infections Oral and Systemic and Dental Infections and the Degenerative Diseases outlines his 25 years of root canal research. He also has written over 267 other papers and speeches on various subjects from new denture-making techniques to calcium metabolism to juvenile delinquents and the nutritional causes; most are available through PPNF.
Weston A. Price was a holistic dentist and nutritionist. He studied the health effects of traditional and modern diets. His books, papers, and foundation share his insights and wisdom. Find out how his discoveries can help you and your family.
Featured articles
Essentials for the Success of the Progressive Clinic Plan
Read before the National Dental Association Twentieth Annual Session, Louisville, Kentucky, July 25-28, 1916. Published in The Journal of the National Dental Association, pp. 857-865, 1916.
Casting to Models, Its Advantages and Technique
Read before the Second District Society, Brooklyn, New York, January 11, 1910. Published in Items of Interest. Includes a discussion of Dr. Price’s paper.
Further Data On Chemical Factors of Saliva Related to Immunity and Susceptibility to Dental Caries
Published by International Academy of Dental Research, Eleventh General Meeting Abstracts, 1933.
Evidence of A Need for Fluorine in Optimum Amounts for Plant and Animal Growth and Bone and Tooth Development, with Thresholds for Injury
Published in The Journal of Dental Research, Vol. XII, No. 3, June 1932.
Report of Laboratory Investigations on the Physical Properties of Root Filling Materials and the Efficiency of Root Fillings for Blocking Infection From Sterile Tooth Structures
Read before the National Dental Association, Chicago, Illinois, August 1918. Published in The Journal of the National Dental Association, Vol. V, No. 12, December 1918, pp. 1260-1280.
