Think of an upright piano where each tooth represents a key. The key is played which causes a hammer to strike a note. In turn this creates a vibration and a corresponding sound. Each key produces a different sound. Similarly your teeth are linked by the nervous system to your cortex. These nerves send messages or impulses to particular parts of the body.
This basic approach is rarely taught these days in dental school. Instead, aspiring dental practitioners are instructed that a health condition in the mouth can also influence the heart. Few other parts of the body are ever brought to their attention notwithstanding links between various parts of the body being well-documented over five thousand years ago in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
"The mouth is the mirror to the body" Sir William Osier, a Founder of modern medicine.
A vital relationship occurs between your teeth and your joints, spinal segments, bones, organs, endocrine system and sense organs. The acupuncture points in the mouth correspond with the system of acupuncture 'energy highways' or meridians'. When a particular meridian is stressed, the matching oral acupuncture point will become susceptible to local pressure.
Click here to view the INTERACTIVE TOOTH CHART
Using the above link, click on the image of any tooth and you'll see which organs, glands, parts of the spine, musculature, sense organs and other relationships there are with each individual tooth.
Any damage to a tooth , in particular root canal treatments, can bring about disturbing energetic blocks within the body, leading to organ dysfunction. If an individual has a weak internal organ, a root canal performed on the associated meridian tooth could exacerbate an existing condition.
How does a tooth condition that affects the gum and bone surrounding the tooth, affect an organ?
Imagine for a moment an electrical circuit in your home. Infection is much like a disturbance in that circuit. The result can either be a sharp pain in the tooth or a problem in the corresponding organ. If the circuitry is overloaded, a fuse is blown. If the fuse isn't the cause, your electrician has to look somewhere else. The same is true with dentistry.
A man goes to the dentist and says, "I've got a terrible toothache". The dentist takes one look at the tooth and says, "There's nothing wrong with that tooth. You need to get your intestines cleaned out". The man undergoes colonic irrigation and the pain in the tooth disappears. Another man who's pulled a hamstring muscle goes to see his dentist for a check-up. The dentist makes a quick realignment of one of his teeth, and his hamstring problem is cured.
In itself, holistic medicine is not new. In the 1980s, it was the buzzword for seeing the patient as a whole person, and also referred to the integration of a number of different medical systems, both alternative and conventional. The concept has taken years to arrive in the comparatively staid world of the dental profession.
This basic approach is rarely taught these days in dental school. Instead, aspiring dental practitioners are instructed that a health condition in the mouth can also influence the heart. Few other parts of the body are ever brought to their attention notwithstanding links between various parts of the body being well-documented over five thousand years ago in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
"The mouth is the mirror to the body" Sir William Osier, a Founder of modern medicine.
A vital relationship occurs between your teeth and your joints, spinal segments, bones, organs, endocrine system and sense organs. The acupuncture points in the mouth correspond with the system of acupuncture 'energy highways' or meridians'. When a particular meridian is stressed, the matching oral acupuncture point will become susceptible to local pressure.
Click here to view the INTERACTIVE TOOTH CHART
Using the above link, click on the image of any tooth and you'll see which organs, glands, parts of the spine, musculature, sense organs and other relationships there are with each individual tooth.
Any damage to a tooth , in particular root canal treatments, can bring about disturbing energetic blocks within the body, leading to organ dysfunction. If an individual has a weak internal organ, a root canal performed on the associated meridian tooth could exacerbate an existing condition.
How does a tooth condition that affects the gum and bone surrounding the tooth, affect an organ?
Imagine for a moment an electrical circuit in your home. Infection is much like a disturbance in that circuit. The result can either be a sharp pain in the tooth or a problem in the corresponding organ. If the circuitry is overloaded, a fuse is blown. If the fuse isn't the cause, your electrician has to look somewhere else. The same is true with dentistry.
A man goes to the dentist and says, "I've got a terrible toothache". The dentist takes one look at the tooth and says, "There's nothing wrong with that tooth. You need to get your intestines cleaned out". The man undergoes colonic irrigation and the pain in the tooth disappears. Another man who's pulled a hamstring muscle goes to see his dentist for a check-up. The dentist makes a quick realignment of one of his teeth, and his hamstring problem is cured.
In itself, holistic medicine is not new. In the 1980s, it was the buzzword for seeing the patient as a whole person, and also referred to the integration of a number of different medical systems, both alternative and conventional. The concept has taken years to arrive in the comparatively staid world of the dental profession.
About the Author:
From a family of Clydeside Scots, Graeme was born and
brought up in Hong Kong. He lived for 35 years there, as well as in Borneo and
Indonesia. Intrigued by the way in which the different Asian cultures approach
their health and wellbeing, he studied aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine
and became familiar with many other time-honoured healing methods, from the
traditional Jamu herbal medicine healers of Java to the body balancing
mechanisms of Jin Shin Jyutsu, from Japan. Together with his wife
Phylipa, Graeme now runs Resources For Life a natural health business in
Chichester, West Sussex and ToothWizards, an oral health initiative to help
people achieve a degree of self-sufficiency in dental health.
brought up in Hong Kong. He lived for 35 years there, as well as in Borneo and
Indonesia. Intrigued by the way in which the different Asian cultures approach
their health and wellbeing, he studied aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine
and became familiar with many other time-honoured healing methods, from the
traditional Jamu herbal medicine healers of Java to the body balancing
mechanisms of Jin Shin Jyutsu, from Japan. Together with his wife
Phylipa, Graeme now runs Resources For Life a natural health business in
Chichester, West Sussex and ToothWizards, an oral health initiative to help
people achieve a degree of self-sufficiency in dental health.