As discussed last month, ozone (O3) is bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal.  The head is a breeding ground for all of those.  Thus O3 would be a wonderful adjunct to our arsenal of treatments.  This month I would like to discuss various applications of O3 in dentistry.

Bacterial Infections

Any bacterial infection can be effectively treated with O3.  Rinsing and gargling with ozonated water is effective for sore throats, ulcerations, abscesses and periodontal problems.

In the dental office irrigating pockets with O3 water and O3 gas is highly beneficial.  Used in this manner, O3 not only helps arrest the progression of the disease but also helps prevent tooth decay.  For some patients a custom tray that fits snugly over the teeth and gums can be made.  O3 is then passed into the tray for a period of time every few months to help maintain periodontal health and prevent decay.

Teeth

O3 also serves as an excellent wash for teeth just prior to restoring them.  It is similarly beneficial when a tooth nerve has been exposed.  In the case of a nerve exposure, use of O3 water followed by O3 gas will often prevent the nerve from dying, thus preventing a root canal or extraction.

If a root canal is being performed, the use of O3 will maximize one’s best chances for success.  By success, I mean that the tooth will not cause any systemic problems.  Remember teeth are made up of millions of tubules.  The bacteria in these tubules give off potent toxins that can travel throughout a person’s body and cause many health problems. (See my book, Whole-Body Dentistry, for more on this topic).  Rinsing the canals with O3 water during treatment, followed by O3 gas, permeates the tubules and disinfects the tooth.  Follow this with injections of O3 gas around the root of the tooth and the odds will increase that the tooth will be “tolerable”.

I would recommend periodic testing with EAV (Electrodermal Screening – see my book, Whole-Body Dentistry, or previous newsletter on this topic) to see if indeed the root canal is being well tolerated.  If it is not, then O3 gas can be injected around the tooth, and then reassessed.  This approach would also be appropriate for a tooth that had previously had a root canal and which did not test well.

Dental Surgery

Irrigation of a surgical site with O3 water will speed healing and help remineralize the bone.  Thus, O3 water would be helpful for extractions, cavitational surgery, and implant surgery.

TMJ

Some practitioners find injection of O3 gas into the temporomandibular joint to be very therapeutic.  Research is showing that a number of TMJ problems are associated with bacteria, viruses and fungi.  These cause an inflammatory reaction resulting in TMJ pain.  O3 gas not only kills the organisms, but reduces the inflammation and stimulates new cartilage growth.

Cavitations

Cavitations (holes in bone) frequently occur in the jawbones at the sites of previous extractions, especially in the area of the wisdom teeth.  Cavitations may have systemic effects.  Often surgery is done to clean out the area.  One of the problems with the cavitational lesion is that it spreads into surrounding bone via small channels, and the infection can then move far from the original site.  Surgically, it is virtually impossible to clean out the entire infection.  One must get the major lesion and through use of homeopathics, various nutrients, light therapy, etc. encourage the body to take care of the rest.  All of these approaches together may or may not be enough.

Ozone therapy greatly increases the odds of healing cavitations – without surgery.  Because O3 kills the bugs, enhances the immune system, promotes remineralization of bone, etc.  O3 gas injected directly into the cavitational site has remarkable effects.  What is really incredible is that the gas will follow the infection.  For example patients having an infection into the lower right wisdom tooth area, may report feeling a funny sensation in the jaw, sometime even as far away as the left wisdom tooth area.

When treating cavitations with O3, there is a protocol; it is important that the lymph system be functioning optimally.  Thus there usually are certain things done in conjunction with injection into the cavitation to help ensure success.

Sinus Infections

In my experience, many patients have a chronic problem in the sinuses.  Often a postnasal drip (PND) will offer a clue; however, sometimes there is no PND and the sinuses may appear OK on x-rays.  Nevertheless, with energetic testing the sinuses will test positive for bacterial and often fungal problems.

Breathing O3 as it filters through olive oil along with treatment of the lymph system can often promote resolution of the sinus problem.  Remember, it is very irritating to the lungs to breathe ozone – the ozone must first go through olive oil before breathing.

Mouth Lesions

Ozonated olive oil can be made by passing O3 into the oil over a 24 hour period.  The O3 oil has many uses; one of which is as a salve for the gums.  While, not very tasty, it does deliver the O3.

Any type of ulcer or hepatic lesion can be helped by a combination of O3, and O3 water, and O3 olive oil.

For “cold sores” ozonated olive oil will speed recovery.

For apothus ulcers or any kind of ulcer, rinsing with ozonated water will accelerate healing.  The ozone will also help with the pain.

As you can see, ozone, when used properly and in proper amounts can have a wide range of beneficial applications.

Unfortunately, ozone is not approved for use in this country.  It is widely used in Europe and South America.  However, an Institutional Review Board has been created to allow some practitioners to use ozone as part of a study to demonstrate ozone safety and effectiveness.

Article by Mark A. Breiner, DDS

www.wholebodydentistry.com

Holistic, natural medicine tends to overlook what is probably the number one source of the body’s toxins – the mouth. The infectious mechanism was initially documented by Dr. Weston A. Price, chairman of the Research Section of the American Dental Association from 1914-1923.  History tells us the ADA, however, wanted to promote root canals as a new service and never moved forward with Dr. Price’s well documented research.

Some biological dentists have studied Dr. Price’s work, including Dr. Andrew Landerman of Sebastopol, California.  He finds that Lyme and many other chronic diseases are fed by the unique bacteria that develop in root canals and where teeth have been extracted.  Dr. Landerman granted us an interview:

MB: Do you see a lot of people with Lyme disease?

AL: I probably have a high proportion of people who are chronically ill.  And a high proportion of people who have chronic illness have Lyme.

MB: How do you determine that?

AL: Some people of course come with the diagnosis.  In others, I see Lyme in their symptoms.  They may have swollen joints and other chronic conditions that are suggestive of Lyme.  It is not the same with everyone.  It depends upon their weak spot.  Where they have a weak link, Lyme will affect that area.  It is my experience and that of many others like me, that Lyme at this point in time is not a pathogen that can be eliminated.  Rather we must seek to manage it holistically.

MB: Are Lyme bacteria in the teeth?

AL: Not in the enamel, but in the dentin and tubules.  Every tooth has some three miles of tiny tubules that spirochetes love to occupy.  Antibiotics, even the extended courses that some chronic Lyme patients use, do not get into these tubules.  Lyme gravitates toward some teeth.  It is my experience that Lyme gravitates especially to the upper and lower centrals, and to the upper and lower first molars.  That’s eight teeth.

MB: How do you test the teeth to determine where the spirochetes are hiding?

AL: I devised a method of percussion, a slight tapping of the tooth to give it a tiny shock.  I use an electrodermal screening device to measure how the tooth responds.  When you see a pattern of low or high current flow, that tells me the tooth is underperforming or overperforming.  When the energy level is abnormal, that can indicate Lyme.  I have not seen any amount of herbs or antibiotics get these teeth to change their readings for the better.

MB: Can you get rid of the Lyme in the mouth then?

AL: Mostly.  It took me almost 15 years to figure out how to test for it in the teeth and how to devise a homeopathic remedy to address it.  Teeth breathe.  Healthy teeth push fluids out; that is the way they keep bacteria and such out just as skin keeps harmful things out.  But with stressed teeth, the flow reverses and fluids go into the Lyme.  I don’t think you can ever get rid of Lyme completely.  We just have to learn to live with it.  The homeopathic remedies I formulated will eliminate most of the Lyme and its co-infections from the teeth.  I find that if there is too much Lyme in a person’s mouth, cavitations do not heal unless we address the Lyme first.  Energy transference of homeopathy is not like a chemical transference.  When a tooth is treated, regardless of whether it has a crown, the tooth seems to respond.

MB: You are one of a mere handful of dentists in the country who uses electrodermal testing, why?

AL: The American Dental Association (ADA) does not yet acknowledge electrodermal screening.  I am in the midst of a 10-year, FDA-approved study on the energetic relationship of teeth to degenerative disease as monitored by electrodermal screening.  I have about 500 patients in the study.  It is crucial to recognize that each tooth is connected via meridians to the organs of the body, and they are all connected energetically.  For example, many people with heart conditions will be found to have a chronic infection at the site of their wisdom teeth – the third molars.  Certain molars are connected to the heart meridian and when those teeth are stressed with chronic infection, the heart is stressed.  Dr. Joseph Issels of Germany wrote that many cancer patients got well, for example, when root canals and other infections of the oral cavity were removed.  I find that almost 100 percent of women with breast cancer have a chronically affected upper first molar.  Likewise, reproductive organs are tied into the upper centrals, male and female.  My approach is based upon the Meridian Theory from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and The Focal Theory of Infection.

Both homeopathy and Rife frequencies work energetically with Lyme; they are just different sides of the same coin.  Both are effective.  The difference is that for homeopathy to work optimally, you have to remove as many impediments to proper immune function as you can before using it – such as removal of dead teeth and metal fillings of all sorts, and cleaning up chronic infections in the jawbone.  Rife works by generating a frequency specific to Lyme and aiming that at the body to kill the bacteria.  Like homeopathy, Rife generators may or may not produce healing crisis.  That seems to depend on individual reactions.  Neither one will totally eliminate the various forms of Lyme bacteria, but they help manage the disease.

MB: What is the Focal Theory of Infection?

AL: A focal infection is a local infection that expands to incorporate the whole quadrant, then the whole side of the mouth and eventually can cross the midline to incorporate the other side.  Basically, the theory says the oral cavity is able to generate particularly nasty toxins that poison the body when you have had a root canal or a tooth extracted.  Most dentists still do not understand the Focal Theory; it was studied more in Europe than here.  Dr. Weston Price’s great contribution was the discovery that focal infection bacteria are polymorphic, meaning they mutate and adapt and multiply like rabbits in the three miles of dentin tubules that emanate from every tooth.  The bacteria become smaller and anaerobic – they can now live without oxygen.  They also become more virulent, and their toxins more toxic.  Root canals and old extractions are common focal infection sites.

When you have a root canal, a dead tooth is left in the mouth.  The dead tooth lacks a blood supply to its interior.  Antibiotics circulating in the bloodstream have no way to penetrate this dead tissue.  Over time, the material packed inside the dead tooth shrinks a bit.  Now bacteria come in and morph.  The tooth has both bacteria and toxins as a result of being dead for so many years and these toxins are infiltrating into the bloodstream.

In extraction sites, the healing may not take place correctly.  If the healing is incorrect, the space can fill in with fatty tissue, dead bone, improper bone, or it can fill in with infected material.  All of these processes are wrong and the organ associated with that extraction site will always show this improper healing.  The remedy is to clean out the socket, debride it, and remove the ligament that holds the tooth in as well as the dense bony lining of the socket.  The other important factor is cleaning up the quadrant (at least) of the mouth where the extraction was performed – cleaning up all metal and any other extraction sites.  This is the best way to assure proper healing from extractions.

Toxins from focal site infections are highly virulent and they tend to go to the organ associated with the meridian upon which that tooth lies.  Over time, the toxins’ assault will change the genetics of the organ.  However, it has been found that upon proper extraction of a dead tooth and proper treatment of an extraction site, the organ will return to its normal genetics.  Bob Jones, an engineer, recently did substantial genetic testing which demonstrated the ability of organs to right themselves.

MB: Are tonsils also focal infection sites?

AL: They can be.  Tonsils are basically nodules of lymph tissue.  Removing tonsils should be a solution of last resort.  Tonsils are part of the immune system.  Tonsils are a network of guard posts to infection because the body needs to protect the brain.  There are valves in the veins that prevent blood from flowing backward.  In the head there are no valves, so blood can flow in any direction and an infection in the brain would be disastrous.  The tonsils, when functioning properly, prevent infections from entering the brain.  There are four tonsils on each side of the head plus the pair we can readily see at the back of the mouth.  They are prone to recurring infections because of allergies and other factors in the body.  With multiple infections comes scarring of the tissue.  Hence when this has occurred, the tonsils need to be dealt with as scars need to be dealt with.

MB: Tell us how scars interfere with the body’s energy.

AL: If scars are present, they act as an energetic block, much the same way a dead tooth does.  And there are various ways to neutralize scars.  A scar is not merely something on the outside of the skin – it is the skin.  The energy flow of the meridians goes right under the surface of the skin so where there are scars, they can act as a major block to energy flow.  There are various other energetic blocks, but teeth, the tonsils, and scars are the major ones.  When healing energetically, all three areas are very important to deal with.  The stronger the energetic system, the better you can handle outside factors like genetically modified food and environmental chemicals.  Often with Lyme, it is said that you need a strong immune system to keep the Lyme under control.  That is true.  But you also need a strong energetic system and often that is overlooked.

MB: Can you tell us about one of the Lyme patients in your FDA-approved study?

AL: Sure, let’s call her “Julie.”  Her history was one of a normal birth, normal delivery, normal first 6 months of development.  But then she began to have pronounced joint pains, mobility problems, rashes, and her deciduous teeth – her baby teeth – showed pronounced malformation and discoloration.  Julie’s parents took her to a prestigious California medical facility where they were unable to make a diagnosis.  She was given pain medication and anti-inflammatories.  This went on for 6 or 8 months with no apparent relief of the symptoms.  When I first saw Julie, she was 18 months old.  Her deciduous enamel was misshapen and reddish in color.  This suggested there was a deep underlying condition that probably would cause the same things to occur in her permanent teeth.  I used electrodermal screening and determined she had what looked like borellia burgdorferi – the main spirochete that causes Lyme disease.  She tested positive for some co-infections, but Lyme was the bigger factor.  I made homeopathic remedies for this and we also used natural anti-inflammatory remedies.  Within a week, the pain subsided dramatically.  The swelling decreased.  About one month later, the parents reported that the symptoms had disappeared.  It is too early to tell, of course, but there is a every reason to believe her adult teeth will erupt normally and be free of the red stains and changes in morphology that came with the baby teeth.  When I saw Julie, I realized both parents had Lyme.  Lyme can be transmitted through the placenta.

MB: How much of a role do vaccinations play with children with Lyme?

AL: In general, vaccines lower one’s immune competency and most would impede immune function where Lyme is concerned – allow it to get an easier foothold.  A vaccine does not boost immunity.  It gives us a template to recognize a specific protein when it enters the body and to be able to attack that protein and render it harmless to the body.  Vaccinations should not be done until about 2 1/2 years of age, the point at which all the baby teeth have erupted.  It is then that humans have a fully functional, competent immune system and can better handle the introduction of the complex foreign proteins introduced in the form of vaccines.  That is not to say they can handle the mercury and other toxins added for stability.  We have to create a culture where people realize drugs are not made to maintain healthy, happy lives.  The integrity of the terrain is the major factor.  Louis Pasteur, remembered for developing vaccines, reversed himself on his deathbed.  He said, “The pathogen is nothing, terrain is everything.”  If you want a healthy terrain for children, then pre-conception health becomes critical because we are seeing more and more that degenerative changes in kids are transferred from the parents.  You see teeth malformations in some children.  That says something is going on with the DNA.  It has been demonstrated, for example, that there are genetic changes along pathways where there are root canals.  Where pathways have been interfered with, the genetic changes for worse.  But when corrected, the genetic change goes back to the normal pathway.  ”Smart conception” means you clean up the energetics of the body first.

MB: What about mercury fillings?

AL: Mercury is about the most active of metals.  The higher the temperature, the more it is released, poisoning the system.  It is tough to rid the body of chronic diseases when poison constantly leeches from the mouth.  Many people have crowns with an underlying layer of nickel, a very toxic metal.  Unfortunately, dental schools are not much help right now.  They do not teach Chinese medicine and they still consider amalgam (50% mercury filling) a usable material, when even the FDA now requires warning labels on amalgam packaging.  Sometimes people tell me they got worse after they had mercury fillings taken out.  I know the wrong material was used in that person’s mouth.  You really have to test energetically for what to use for crowns or bridges – restorations.  The material I like the best is cubit zirconium, a cousin of what you find in the false diamond.  It is energetically different and has been consistently good for restorations.  Zirconium is a metal that looks like clear glass.  When you make an oxide of it, the negative aspects of the metal disappear.  It loses it’s crystalline aspect and becomes more acceptable to the body.

I always felt the internet would help humanity learn how to live better, naturally.  As more consumers demand metal-free dentistry, this will create the change in the profession.  When I started 35 years ago, I had to talk like a Dutch uncle to get people to remove mercury fillings and root canals – it was tough.  Now people are getting more informed.  As patients demand change, the young dentists will have to respond.  The dilemma, though, is that when they get out of school, young dentists are in debt.  To take on a whole new challenge, to change your profession, is a very arduous task.  They need the support of the patients.

MB: Would you say something about your own experience with Lyme?

AL: Many people in my part of the country do not understand the Sierra Foothills and the coastal range in which they live is full of ticks.  Many people are bitten and never know it.  They don’t understand that Lyme disease is sexually transmissible, and is passed through breast milk as well.  I got sick because I had teeth extracted.  Root canals, as well as improper extractions, weaken your immune competency.  In my case, I had two front teeth and one lateral incisor killed by trauma.  Subsequent root canals left me compromised.  When I was bitten by a tick, I contracted Lyme.  I have every reason to believe that had these teeth been properly addressed, my immune function would have been sufficient to withstand the Lyme onslaught, because peple who exhibit healthy immune function generally do not suffer from the worse aspects of Lyme.  Nobody in my family has lyme disease – mother, father, sister, etc.  I was the only one with bad teeth as well as the only one to have had my tonsils removed unnecessarily.  I believe this heavily compromised my immune system.

When I got bitten, I had the textbook bull’s eye rash.  In my opinion, those who see a rash are those who have a stronger immune system.  The rash is the body’s attempt to defeat the bacteria at the site.  Then as the rash expands, that is a sign the body is losing the battle.  Eventually, the rash dissipates and is gone.  Then you can assume the Lyme has gone latent.

I still struggle with Lyme.  But I don’t encourage limiting anyone’s life.  I hunt and fish less than I used to, but that’s age, not fear.  I love the outdoors and it is such a valuable part of my life, I would not choose to limit that.  Lyme can be treated successfully initially with antibiotics or homeopathy – if it is done immediately.  But most people, like my patient Julie, don’t know what they have until it is too late for conventional treatment to produce a result.

Article from: http://www.publichealthalert.org/Articles/marybudinger/lyme%20in%20mouth.htm

… You Should Ask Your Dentist

Q. Is your dentist gentle and caring?

Your mouth is a tender and private place. You need to know that you and your family are being treated with all the gentleness and compassion you deserve.

Q. Is your dentist concerned about your comfort?

Biological dentistry is practically pain free. But does your dentist offer you refreshments when you arrive? How about hot towels, a toothbrush and mouthwash so you can freshen up before your treatment? How about a warm blanket to keep you cozy? It’s all the little things your dentist does that show you how much he cares about your comfort.

Q. Does your dentist take time to educate you about your dental health and involve you in your diagnosis and treatment?

In ancient times, the physician was a teacher first, a doctor second. Does your dentist and the dental staff go out of their way to educate you about how you can benefit from modern dentistry? Do they answer your questions and offer you written, video and audio materials to help your understanding?

Q. Does your dentist focus on prevention over symptom treatment and place service above profit?

Emergency dentistry and restorative procedure are attempts to fix what is broken. The procedures are more costly to you and more profitable to the dentist. You want to find a dentist that is willing to help you fix what needs to be fixed, but whose real investment is helping you prevent future problems.

Q. Is your dentist concerned about saving you money?

Does your dentist offer you optional treatments and explain the costs and benefits in order to help you make informed decisions? Does he offer reduced fees for cash payments? Does he explain to you that dental insurance coverage is only good for average care and that average care, over time, will likely cost you more in time, money and agony in the future?

Q. Does your dentist use the best of leading-edge procedures and equipment?

Does your dentist use high-resolution cameras to guide you through the examination and treatment so you can see exactly what he is seeing? How about air-abrasion, the new drill free dentistry? Does he offer you the newest and the safest dental materials to help you avoid the possible dangers of mercury/silver fillings?

Q. Does your dentist have a passion for good dentistry?

Does your dentist really love doing dentistry? When it comes to your teeth and your health is he a bit of a perfectionist? Is he obsessed with discovering and mastering the latest techniques, information and skills for superior dentistry?

Q. Is your time important to the dentist?

Does your dentist cram too many appointments into short time slots? Is the waiting room always full? If patients are backed up due to an emergency, does he offer you a small token of apology, such as free movie rental vouchers?

Q. Will your dentist treat your whole family?

Is the dental team as good with your kids and your spouse as they are with you? Will your dentist make room in the schedule for your whole family so you don’t have to make multiple appointments on different days?

Q. Is the dental team warm and friendly and is the office full of laughter and smiles?

Do you feel welcome in the office or are you just another patient? Is the office a casual and comfortable place to be or does it feel stiff and unfriendly?

If you want to have a dentist who scores ten out of ten every time, contact us at Healing With Dentistry.

The New England Journal of Medicine
June 29, 2000, Vol. 342, No. 26

A 66-year-old woman with a two-year history of right-sided Trigeminal neuralgia (involving the second Trigeminal division) presented with severe exacerbation of her typical sharp pain after a root-canal procedure in a right upper incisor. The procedure had slightly repositioned a mercury-amalgam restoration, nudging it closer to the adjacent tooth, which bore a gold-alloy crown.

Thereafter, and until the mercury amalgam was replaced by a porcelain restoration, tomatoes or certain other acidic foods would produce intense jolts, described as being like those of an “electrical battery,” in the right palate, boosting the pain in the same division of the Trigeminal nerve to an excruciating level. Lightly touching the right cheek also triggered paroxysms of neuralgia, which subsequently resolved with use of gabapentin.

Adjacent dental amalgams that are composed of dissimilar metals in contact with saliva can :

William P. Cheshire, Jr., M.D.
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL 32224

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Dental X-rays can do more than save your teeth; they could even save your life!

A 67-year-old woman in Rochester, N.Y., was in danger of a stroke caused by calcified deposits in her neck arteries. Dental X-rays picked up the problem.

“She wasn’t aware she could have died at any moment,” Dov Almog, of the University of Rochester, told Reuters Health. He and his colleges described the case in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.

Blockages of the carotid arteries that carry blood to the brain are responsible for about half of the estimated 730,000 stroked occurring in the United States each year.

They say that the panoramic radiology dentists use shouldn’t replace the ultrasound tests usually used to discover calcified arteries in the neck. Almog and his associates have started workshops to teach dentists what to look for in X-rays, under the sponsorship of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

-Excerpted from “Health Discoveries,” Dental X-rays detect clogged arteries, Washington Post, January 2001

from Ann Landers

Dear Ann:

Please tell your readers that an infection in the mouth or an abscess in a tooth can lead to painful and deadly bacterial infections of the bloodstream.

My beloved brother died recently from an infection that began in his mouth. I am so grief-stricken I can barely get my thoughts down on paper. If this letter will help just one person pay closer attention to his or her teeth, it will easy my pain.
Dental hygiene is SO important to a person’s overall health. It isn’t just your teeth andgums it is your whole body.

-Sad Sister in Houston

Dear Sad Sister:

You have written an extremely important letter, and I thank you for it. Rarely do people realize that neglecting their teeth could lead to serious infection, and even death. Yet another example of how my readers look after one another.

Copyright 2001, Creators Syndicate Inc.

There is a war going on inside your mouth and chances are you are losing.

The enemy? Bacteria that hide in moist, dark places and rot the surrounding tissues. Without constant vigilance, these bacteria multiply out of control and can lead to life-threatening medical complications.

Billions of these tiny bugs form the sticky film called plaque that clings to your teeth. This plaque gives off toxins that destroy the bones holding your teeth in place.

But, the damage doesn’t stop there. Bacteria migrate from the plaque and enter your bloodstream, where they can take up residence in the blood vessels. They most often attack the carotid arteries in the neck and increase the risk of stroke. That’s because the carotid arteries are the blood supply-line to the brain.

If you have a heart condition, such as a murmur, your dentist will insist that you take antibiotics prior to dental treatment to avoid a severe and possibly deadly infection.

Recent research has shown that the risk of heart problems is increased by up to 300% when certain types of bacteria are present in your mouth. These germs in your mouth have also been linked to respiratory illness, stomach & bowel problems, low birth weight in infants, severe systemic infections and blood sugar imbalances.

Think this is a problem that won’t affect you? Think again. The majority of people over age 50 have tooth-rot decay. And, by the time they reach 60, one in four will lose all their teeth because of these nasty little bugs.

As with most other physical ailments, these problems become worse with age. The immune system becomes more sluggish as we get older so we are more vulnerable to the invading army of bugs that attack us on a daily basis.

To make matters worse, almost 50% of Americans do not go to the dentist regularly, where they would get the professional guidance and information they need to win this war.

It’s sad to say, but most people are uncomfortable with dentistry. This can range from being just a little anxious to feeling absolutely terrified at the mere thought of going to the dentist!

If you’re in this group you needn’t feel alone because dental anxiety stops millions of people from getting the care they need to keep their teeth and gums healthy and safe.

This would be bad enough if the only negative outcome to this avoidance of the dentist was a lot of pain and the loss of your teeth.

But it’s worse than this – Much worse.

The fact is, that you may be risking your life if you are not taking good care of the health of your teeth and gums. You are, at the very least, risking your health, your continued comfort and your finances.

Medical science is beginning to learn that, while the eyes may be the windows to the soul, your mouth is truly the doorway to the health of your body.

The medical community continues to collect evidence of the deadly effects of improper and incomplete care for your teeth and gums. And in the field of holistic or health-centered dentistry, there are thousands of reports of physical and emotional ailments being relieved through proper treatment.

It may be surprising to discover the many ailments that have been relieved through health-centered dentistry – and that these ailments seem totally unrelated to the mouth!

For example: