Is That Physical Condition Connected To A Tooth?
Posted on September 9, 2008 | Filed Under Health
Back in the ‘80s Dr. Pete was studying the interconnection between teeth and organs, glands and vertebrae. In a recently published book called REVITALIZE YOUR HORMONES (Wiley 2005), Dr. Theresa Dale shows a chart that enables you to trace a tooth, crown or filling that is causing pain to the organ and gland it is connected with. “If you have a dental problem like an abscess, you can easily see the relationship of that particular tooth to specific parts of your body.”
Check out the chart on pg 206 of the book or call the office and we’ll send you a copy of the chart.
Look Ma’ No Cavities!
Posted on August 25, 2008 | Filed Under Dentistry, General, Health, St. Louis, Teeth Tips
For Boomers who grew up with this famous toothpaste commercial, I have a news flash: At your age, it’s no longer just about cavities!
If you’ve passed the age of forty, you really should have a mid-life diagnosis to evaluate the overall state of your oral health AND to plan a proper course of treatment that will enable you to keep your teeth for the remainder of your lifetime.
Patients over forty have often shortchanged their dental health or just barely maintained their teeth and gums. With the expense of family taking precedence through the previous two decades, Boomer-aged patients coming to me for the first time are often prepared to play catch-up with their own dental health.
Today you can plan a course of treatment that will ensure you’ve got your own teeth to chew with well into your senior years. In addition, nothing is more youthful than a natural-looking white smile. Unlike your parents, if you take care now you can have both.
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So, How Do I Choose a Toothbrush, Anyway?
Posted on July 22, 2008 | Filed Under Teeth Tips
Contrary to toothbrush marketeers, a gentle brushing with a soft-bristle toothbrush is just as effective (and less damaging!) than a vigorous scrubbing with a stiff-bristle toothbrush.
Your tooth enamel is quite thin. Years of aggressive brushing can begin to wear away the enamel and make the teeth sensitive.
Brushing too hard can also damage your gums.
My office all supplies toothbrushes that I personally trust. Ask the front desk for assistance at (314) 576-3000.
To Fix The Problem, You Have To Identify The Cause
Posted on July 12, 2008 | Filed Under Dentistry
A woman was referred to me who had constant pain in her front tooth and had been advised to extract the tooth. I observed that the problem tooth was constantly being hit by the tooth directly underneath it. I adjusted her bite. It immediately felt better. The next day her husband said he’d heard no more complaints about the tooth.
The same woman I just mentioned was looking to invest a sizeable amount on dental procedures in several different offices around town. She was recommended to me for a second opinion.
After examining her I knew she suffered from headaches, neck aches and low back pain. She was shocked that I knew this. All of the treatment other doctors had advised was correct — EXCEPT — there was one key component missing. She had a jaw joint that was out of place and no one addressed that.
Over time, this condition had created other dental problems, which included missing teeth on the side where the jaw joint was out of place. And of course, she had pain as a result of her condition.
Her proposed treatment addressed every aspect of her dental health — except her jaw joint problem. By individually consulting different doctors for various aspects of her treatment, she was trying to renovate her mouth without an overall coordinated plan.
