The Importance of Biological Dentistry

There is a growing acknowledgment of the vital importance dental health plays on the overall well-being of a patient. Limiting the use of toxic materials in dental procedures and accurately identifying dental foci is a wonderful step towards smarter dental practices, but biological dentistry goes beyond this, and the interrelation of dental problems and specific organs/systems is now a concept necessary for everyone to understand.

This recorded web event dives into the field of biological dentistry, and provides great insight into how dental issues may impact overall health.

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Biological dentists view the mouth as the gateway to the body, and understand teeth affect every organ in the body. As we learn more about the body as a whole, we realize the influences of the head and neck have a dramatic effect on the rest of the body. Meaning any chronic or deep infections in the teeth, or any biologically hazardous dental materials have far reaching implications – there are no barriers in the body that will not allow for the consequences of dentistry.”

Key Points

• Patient is viewed as a whole of which the teeth are but one outgrowth, not separate entities
• Toxicity, chronic infections, poor root-canals, and other past procedures all have far reaching implications for full body health
• Mercury exposure mitigation during extraction & inputting of only biocompatible materials
• The mouth is connected to the body, organ, and systems, in many important ways
• Food, stress, emotional status, lymphatic system, ability to detoxify – all determine how treatment may be customized
• Ozone is a natural safe way to eliminate pathogens in the mouth
• Supplementation and biological medicine in dentistry
• Dental/heart connection – inflammation caused by plaque (bacteria around the teeth) leads to bacteria and plaque in the arteries of the heart

Resources

• The American College of Integrative Medicine and Dentistry
• IAOMT (International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology)
• Holistic Dental Association
• Ecologic Dentistry (Dr. Carla Yamashiro’s Office outside of Seattle, WA)
• Sarasota Dentist (Dr. Burr Bakke + Dr. Jill Morris Office in Sarasota, FL)