The Relationship between Oral and Overall Health
However you found my Web site I feel it is important to let you know why it exists and what it will do for you. If you want to:
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• Eliminate gum disease and tooth decay;
• Eliminate gum/periodontal surgery;
• Improve your health and energy;
• Increase your life expectancy;
• Find a mercury free dentist;
• Find an alternative health professional;
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• Utilize the dental hygienist to support your hygiene program;
• Give the gift of prevention to your children; and
• Save thousands of dollars in dental repair costs;
Then you’ve come to the right place.
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And just as important, I’ll show you how to get information about mercury amalgam fillings and how to detoxify mercury from your body. My Web site contains of wealth of information that you won’t find anywhere else. I recommend, if you haven’t already done so, that you search through the site for subjects of interest to you. I’m positive you will find something of value and it is my hope that it will help educate and motivate you to take control of and responsibility for your oral health. But to take full advantage of my web site I feel you should have a basic understanding of the value and importance of how your oral health is directly related to your overall health.
Effects of Dental Disease on Your Health
I’ve devoted over 30 years of my life to educating people about preventing dental disease. When I first started on this mission I was only vaguely aware of just how serious this disease actually was. I knew that because gum disease was an infection it would stress the immune system. But at that time, neither myself nor anyone else, knew just how destructive it was to overall health and how it contributed to other, more serious, health problems.
In the 1970’s, the concept of holistic, or integrative, medicine was in its infancy and specialization in dentistry and medicine was already well established. Specialization has obvious value but one of the disadvantages is that it tends to isolate the body into many distinct parts. But nowhere was this separation more apparent than between the dental and medical communities. At least physicians communicated among themselves and the general practitioner would speak to and refer her patients to other medical specialists.
Oral & Overall Health
On the surface it seemed like this type of specialization was a very good idea, but the problem was that few physicians or dentists ever attempted to bridge the gap between oral and overall health. Thus dentists took control over the mouth and physicians took control of the rest of the body. Somewhat like saying, “you’ve got yours and I've got mine and never the twain shall meet.”
Over time the gap between the two health professions has widened to the point where constructive communication between the two literally ceased to exist. For example, can you ever remember your physician, or health professional, telling you that you should have a complete oral examination because gum disease and mercury from amalgam fillings will negatively affect your overall health? I doubt it.
On the other hand, do you ever remember your dentist telling you that you should consult with a physician to determine if you are being poisoned by mercury released from your amalgam fillings? Or, because you have advanced gum disease you should ask your health professional to check the health of your heart? And, did they tell you that if you don’t take the steps necessary to eliminate gum disease and remove toxic mercury-amalgam fillings your overall health will be put at risk and you’ll never achieve optimal health? Once again, I don’t think so. But that is exactly what they should have been doing!
Who Can You Trust with Your Health
Of course one would hope that no one in the medical or dental field would ever consciously do anything that would negatively affect your health. But even if this information wasn’t made available to you because of ignorance, the negative effect on your health would be the same. After all, if your dentist or doctor doesn’t tell you about the direct and important relationship between oral health and overall health how would you ever find out on your own? You pay them to provide this information to you and the direct affect of this communication gap is that the health of tens of millions of people has suffered because of it. Thankfully this situation is changing but you should be aware that there are still a substantial number of health professionals and dentists who are unaware of the relationship between oral and overall health.
Take Advantage
I encourage you to take advantage of everything that is available on my web site It won’t take you long to search through it and I guarantee you that every minute you spend will be well worth it. But don’t take my word for it, see for yourself.
Ultimately my web site, the books and products offered, and the links and resources we make available, will take you to a place of choice, allowing you to decide what is best for your health and the health of your family. This means that you will then cease being a victim and will be able to enjoy the freedom and well being that being in control of your health will bring. I wish you well in your pursuit of health and I congratulate you for making the effort to ensure that your life is a healthier and happier one.
In Health,
Dr. Tom
Post Script
On a personal note, I felt this would be the most appropriate place to let you know that I’m not lecturing to you. I’ve been a dental victim since I was four years old and even though I’ve eliminated my own gum disease and tooth decay I’m still paying the price for it. I’ve had root canals fail, teeth fracture, and fillings fall out. In short I’ve been a dental victim too and wanted you to know that I learned a long time ago not to preach, judge, blame, or criticize anyone who is suffering with this disease.
In fact, by the time I was 28 years old I had a mouth full of dental fillings and moderate gum disease. Not because I wanted it but I was never taught dental prevention by any dentist and preventive dentistry was not taught in dental school. In fact it wasn’t until I graduated from dental school and was in my first year of practice that I figured out what I could do about eliminating this insidious disease. Had I not learned how I could treat and prevent this disease I’ve no doubt that I’d have lost all my teeth by now because that was the direction I was going in.
The Freedom to Choose
It took me four years to learn how to communicate what I learned to my patients and write my first book on preventive dentistry, The Tooth Trip. What I learned from my personal experience, and from consulting with thousands of patients over the past 30 years, is that the vast majority of people with gum disease have it because they were never given a choice. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people tell me they’d wished someone had told them what I did earlier. If only they’d known they could actually do something about preventing dental disease. Or, how many times I’ve been thanked for providing them with the information they needed to free themselves of this disease. My philosophy is that until you’ve been given a choice you can’t be blamed for not doing the right thing.
I can assure you that you will now be provided with all of the information you need to eliminate this destructive disease from your life—forever. I’ve sat in all three dental chairs, that of the patient, the hygienist, and the dentist. I know from many costly and painful experiences that the effort that it takes to free yourself of gum disease and restore your mouth to health and function is well worth the effort. It will also make you healthier and extend your life.
“Overall Health must Include Oral Health”
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