Why to drill holes in teeth? Can my caries disappear?
I was trained in basic dentistry as a part of my medical education. All I remember is how surprisingly mechanical that education was. There was nothing about integration with the rest of the organism. Not even one lector was talking about an obvious to me thinking that mouth health reflects whole body health. Wow! I was blown away. No wonder conventional dentists are real surgeons who cannot prevent any problems - only yank teeth out! And I will not illustrate this statement - I am sure you have seen enough of dental instruments and hear the sound of drilling as you read this.
Holistic Dentistry is Only Way to Avoid Drilling and Root Canals. This is a Different Knowledge.
So, here are wisdoms I learned in Holistic Dentistry. That knowledge allows me to successfully diagnose and treat all oral problems and restore health in seemingly unsalvageable situations. I am not liked much by orthodontic surgeons - I take away their patients! Honestly, we do not have good discussions with any conventional dentists. If they read this article right now, I am sure they quietly mumble "BS! This stuff doesn't work!" Well,
I have many stories of success when my patients avoided root extraction or a gum transplant and improved their overall health after holistic dental protocol. One patient told me the story later that her osteopenia resolved just with the treatment I gave her for the severe gum recession. Her main problem, just like many others, was vitamin deficiency and fat malabsorption.
Read my post and you will never think again about your mouth in a way conventional dentists do!
Mouth is an amazing cavity and is full of surprises!
It is actually amazing to learn about how smart our mouth is. It is the first entry part of our digestive system and every part of it works on one goal - to chew up food so it will not damage the rest of intestines. While not chewing we use our mouth for talking and emotions. In a holistic medicine mouth is considered an orifice which is also use for energy transfer and balancing through breath and sound.
While eating we also experience food. "Remember how tasty was that fish we had in Italy?" "Oh, what a steak we had yesterday at Smith's?" "Oh, dear! What a lovely dinner you cooked for me!" The role of food and eating rituals serves so many purposes in different cultures. While chewing we actually experience so many emotions:
Tasty
Salty
Yamm
Too sweet
Delicious
Lovely
Too dry
Undercooked
Beautiful
Messy
Juicy
Hot! I mean too spicy for me
Just perfect
Since first introduction of food our taste starts developing. It will change many times throughout the life. But many will agree that it is the food that was first introduced to us by our family will eventually develop in the most liked and preferred choices. How is our mouth recognizes food? Here are the senses that help us:
Vision - helps us in remembering what food looks like
Smell - the nose puts the smell onto the food we see
Taste - our tongue has amazing number of the receptors and capable of sensing a tiny difference of undercooked of spoiled food, while adding tastiness onto the image and smell
Texture - that fine quality of the food is delivered together from teeth, gums tongue and palate when you bite, chew and swallow.
So, do you still believe that mouth is just a collection of mechanical parts? We will review them individually first.
Mouth cavity
The mouth cavity is the entry chamber for the digestive tract and an integral part of it. If the mouth is unhealthy, the rest of the digestive tract will be affected, and vice versa. The mouth's function is to break down food, mix it with salivary enzymes, and signal the rest of the gastrointestinal tract that food is on its way. This signaling is crucial for further digestion and is done through the nervous system.
Teeth
Teeth are organs similar to nails, although they are separate, they belong to the same dental system. Just as nails are separate but part of our fingers. They all receive nourishment from the same artery and vein, innervated by branches of the same nerve, and are held together by facial bones. Gums nourish and hold teeth together. A tooth has two parts: the root, submerged in bone and gum, and the crown, which sticks out.
Tooth construction is similar to bone or nail structure:
Enamel: The outermost layer of the tooth, enamel is the hardest substance in the human body. It acts as a protective shield for the underlying layers of the tooth and helps prevent decay and damage.
Dentin (A): Beneath the enamel lies the dentin, a yellowish tissue that makes up the majority of the tooth's structure. Dentin is less dense than enamel but still provides support and protection to the innermost layer of the tooth.
Pulp (B): The innermost part of the tooth is the pulp, which consists of blood vessels, nerves, and connective tissue. The pulp is vital for nourishing the tooth and transmitting sensory information, such as temperature and pressure.
Cementum: The cementum is a thin layer of hard tissue that covers the roots of the tooth. It helps anchor the tooth to the jawbone through the periodontal ligament.
Root Canal: The root canal is a hollow chamber within the root of the tooth that houses the pulp. It provides a pathway for blood vessels and nerves to enter and exit the tooth.
The tooth is attached to the surrounding gingival tissue and alveolar bone (C) by fibrous attachments. The gingival fibers (H) run from the cementum (B) into the gingiva immediately apical to the junctional epithelial attachment and the periodontal ligament fibers (I), (J) and (K) run from the cementum into the adjacent cortex of the alveolar bone
Till recent time the undoubtful belief of the conventional doctors was "Secondary (adult) teeth cannot grow or regenerate". And the only approach to fixing trauma or caries was to drill and patch. Recent research confirmed my belief that tooth, just like any other part of the body, can regenerate. It is a slow process but it DOES happen all life long! We even know now that a new tooth can be grown from a single "bud". More and more dental research centers advise against mechanical drilling which leaves the tooth without an ability to heal. And there is so much news that tooth can re-mineralize itself and even heal cavities! Read my post on natural re-mineralization.
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Gums (Gingival tissue)
Gums are made of a mucosal tisue that is a continuation of the gut lining. They need moisture to stay healthy. Saliva is provided by salivary glands, and mouth is protected from drying out by closed lips. Gums have the fastest rate of regeneration in the body, if you are healthy. The gum has many layers which contribute to the protective quality. It is actually very hard to infect the gum due to intense blood supply and anti-infective property of mucin and immunoglobulin IgA which are both produced in the mouth. The gum line is established by the attachment to the tooth and overall thickness of gum tissue.
Lips are the line of a slightly different epithelial junction between wet mouth lining and dry skin. Lips play a huge role in a humidity retention - if the mouth is closed your saliva dries out. Lips have so many small muscles - these are important for mimics, chewing, speech and kisses! We also have many nerves involved in mouth works. Lips are especially sensitive to the mechanical stimuli such as touch, temperature and humidity.
Various conditions can make gums weak and prone to infection. But you should also remember that gum health is a reflection of the whole body functioning. Your cracked and painful lips might mean that you have a gut inflammation.
Tongue
The tongue plays a significant role in eating and food perception. Through the tongue's receptors, we can taste and feel the texture of food. The tongue also mechanically mixes food to prepare it for digestion.
Holistic Tongue Diagnostics is based on the ability to read certain signs to understand which systemic problems a person might have. This is as valid technique as doing a laboratory blood analysis. Diagnostician uses seven basic characteristics: (1) tongue color; (2) tongue shape; (3) tongue body quality; (4) coat color; (5) coat weight; (6) coat surface; and (7) tongue action.
Throat
The back of the mouth is an entry into a throat guarded by the uvula and soft palate. This acts as a lid to keep food and liquid in the mouth, opening only when you are ready to swallow. The uvula signals the nerves to close the trachea before swallowing, ensuring that food goes down the esophagus safely and not into the lungs.
Tonsils
Two tonsils sit in the small cavities at the back of your throat. These are immune system outposts guarding you from infections and toxins. They immediately alert the defense mechanism if you swallow a virus or a toxic mushroom. This is actually enhanced by certain tastes that are programmed for you to alert that food is spoiled or contains toxins. That is why you will gag or vomit immediately if you get a rotten piece of meat or spoiled milk.
So, our mouth is an amazing chamber of a gastrointestinal tract that serves the function of food preparation for further digestion. Each part of the mouth is integral for the function, while their health is completely dependent on the rest of the body. I believe dentistry should not have existed separately from medicine. And that historical division of sciences is solely responsible for inefficient dental treatment and preservation of teeth and gums.
In the next post we will go over treatments we offer at ImmuneLine, which are non-invasive, effective and easy to do.
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