Flint Michigan Dentist Holistic Approach - By: Mark Koester

Flint Michigan Dentist Holistic Approach

Holistic Dentistry is a strategy to Dentistry that stimulates health and wellness instead of the treatment of disease. This technique to Dentistry has to do with both modern science and wisdom gained from the globes excellent techniques on natural healing. It is at times called Biological dentistry or Biocompatible dentistry. Holistic Dentistry accepts and works with the mind, body, and spirit of the patient, not just ones teeth.

The prime values of holistic dentistry are:
Proper nutrition for prevention and reversal of degenerative dental disease
Avoidance and elimination of toxins from dental materials
Prevention and treatment of dental malocclusion (bite problems)
Prevention and treatment of gum disease at its biological basis

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Holistic Dentists treat the whole body as one. In other words, the teeth and emotions are part of the holistic approach of the holistic dentistry office. Patients could find relief from headaches, neck pains, aches and pains all through the body, difficulty in walking, melancholy, fear, and more.

Teeth and how they correlate to the full body are the main focus of holistic dentistry. Teeth need to fit together entirely, and if they do not they can start other problems. When teeth do fit together completely they can support a happier, healthier lifestyle. This is done this by adjusting your bite very minimally. This is in the vein of the thickness of a human hair.

Holistic dentistry is also aware of the materials that is put in teeth, because they can hurt ones health also. So holistic dentists use mercury free fillings.

For many years dentists have been placing so-called silver fillings to repair cavities and stop tooth decay. Despite the common silver term, these fillings contain little silver at all. Instead, they are a blend of metals that make an amalgam. One of those metals is probably the most dangerous metal known: Mercury.

Daily around the planet dentists continue to use fillings that have mercury despite the proven connection between mercury and dementia, birth defects, Alzheimers, and more.

So why, if these fillings are so dangerous, are they still used in patients on a daily basis? The answer is simple: The dollar.

There are 4 key reasons why a dentist still uses mercury fillings:
Mercury fillings are uncomplicated to do for a dentist
Mercury fillings are covered by most insurance plans
Customers or patients will buy these fillings because they cost less
Mercury fillings last a long time before any physical ailments

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About the Author

Having graduated from the University of Michigan, I have been in practice for over 30 years. Visit my website to schedule an appointment: http://www.michiganholisticdentistry.com

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