Whole Health Starts with a Smile

Three of our mentors have excellent websites that explain what we believe is the best way to straighten a child’s teeth. Below are those websites with a brief note about each of the clinicians.

Dr. John Mew is an orthodontist in England who developed the Biobloc approach. Our dentists have taken courses from Dr. Mew, and have used his approach on their own families. Since that time, Living Wellness Dental has gained considerable knowledge and experience through treatment of many orthotropic cases. View Dr. Mew’s website here.

Barbara Green is a myofunctional therapist in California who has taught us how to help a person change their mouth postural habits. If the habits that caused abnormal jaw growth and crooked teeth are not corrected, the results won’t be as good and will not be stable. Myofunctional therapy is like piano lessons. You have to come weekly, and if you don’t practice every day at home, it’s all a waste of time and money! View Barbara’s website here.

As no two people are exactly alike, we all have varying tolerance levels to the materials used to complete required dental services. This is why we perform Clifford Materials Reactivity Testing (CMRT). This screening helps your Living Wellness Dental professionals to identify existing materials sensitivities you may have to different chemical groups and families of compounds. Upon completion of the testing process, a report is provided and maintained containing the results that guide our treatment plans.

Each person has a unique biochemistry. Some people experience serious health problems due to the effect of a certain substances, or even from their by-products, where others are unaffected by the same substances. Because each of us may respond differently to the effects of various substances, it is important that dental professionals take potential sensitivities into consideration. This is especially true for individuals with existing health concerns.

Biocompatibility testing provides client specific information that enables us to generate customized, accurate treatment plans involving materials highly compatible to your physiology, thereby increasing the likelihood of successful dental care.

Consider the following:

Galvanic current is not a new phenomenon. Dentists have been aware of this symptom for over a century. A galvanic current is created by the interaction of dissimilar metals that have been placed in the mouth. The current is generated when these metals come into contact with saliva.

• Galvanism leading to sensitivity and discomfort may result from the following scenarios:
  A current may be created when a silver/mercury filling interacts with an opposing or adjacent gold filling and saliva. The contact between these two dissimilar metals shorts the energy circuit, sending an electrical current through the pulp of the tooth.
• Contact between dissimilar metals may occur when upper and lower teeth come into direct contact when you chew.
• Restoring two adjacent teeth with dissimilar metals may create a pathway for the galvanic current to travel from tooth-to-tooth through the dentine, tissue fluids, and bone.

What is the Solution? Restoring balance to your oral system. You may require removal of the offending material(s) interacting with that particular tooth or teeth in order to reduce this unwanted electrical charge. We advise to “Keep it simple, and keep it safe.” A balanced body is a healthy body.