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Biological Dentistry Continued
I hope it has become clear that imbalances in any part of this
system can interfere with cranial motion and cause disease in our
system. Physical traumas such as whiplash injury to the neck or
pelvis trauma from falling off a horse, bad posture caused by
working in front of computer extensively, and dental problems such
as bad bite are examples of things that can disturb the balance in
the system. These can cause cranial distortion and restrict
cranial motion eliciting clinical symptoms such as headache,
dizziness, numbness, muscle spasm, faulty digestion, jaw pain,
irregular heart beat, tinnitus, migraines, circulatory problems,
chronic fatigue, sinusitis, constipation, neck ache, shoulder
ache, eye pain, and facial pain.The following are some common
symptoms of temporal bone distortion · Conductive hearing loss ·
Disequilibrium (vertigo) · Head pain · Vagatonia (increased vaga
activity) · Motor eye dysfunction · Dyslexia · Recurrent arm and
shoulder pain
Treatment of Craniomandibular Dysfunction
The nature of treatment depends where the main mal-alignment or
dysfunction originates. but regardless of its origin all the
components of the system have to be treated and aligned properly.
The Dental Treatment of this Dysfunction is mainly through cranial
and/or dental appliances and functional jaw orthopedics and
orthodontics. It also includes most often cranial osteopathy
treatment.
I have written extensively about this subject in my chapter in
the book Open Minds and have explained autonomic nervous
system responses resulting from dysfunction in this complex
system.
Open Minds
A New Prespective in Healing
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Dear Farid,
In this issue I would like to bring to you another very important
aspect of Bilogical Dentistry, namely, the Cranial,
Dental, Sacral Complex. This area of Biological Dentistry is
my passion at this moment and it deals with the structural balance
that influences our neurological, mental, emotional and
physiological health. The Cranial, Dental, Sacral Complex is
composed of our cranium, dental arches and teeth, spinal column
and sacrum area. I am afraid this small newsletter wil not do
justice to this topic but readers can see the links and other
reading material to find out more.
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The Cranium
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The adult cranium is composed of 28 bones. These bones are
attached together at junctions called sutures. In the past,
sutures were considered immovable joints, however the work of Dr
John Upledger proved that these sutures were viable structures.
The cranium is a dynamic structure that is in a constant state of
micro-motion. This motion can occur because of the inherent
flexibility of bones plus the presence of the expansion joints or
sutures that lie between each bone. Architects design buildings,
bridges and roads with specific leeway for expansion, contraction
and torsion. Nature likewise provides for similar allowances in
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The Dental
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This includes dental arches and the teeth. the upper teeth are set
in the maxilla. The maxilla is not just a jaw, it represents the
front third of the cranial base. If the upper jaw is distorted
(crooked teeth, crossed bite, one side higher than the other,
canted maxilla, etc.), then the forces generated by the unmatched
biting teeth can distort the skull. To make things even more
complicated, in the head and neck region there are 136 muscles.
Muscle tension or spasm can influence cranial motion. Among these
muscles are the muscles of mastication (chewing). Since these
muscles are all attached to the skull, improper bite can often
trigger muscle spasms, which in turn can jam the sutures and
distort the cranial bones. As if this were not enough, dental
malocclusion (bad bite) like deep bite, cross bite (front or
back), a constricted narrow upper arch, faulty crowns or dentures,
high cant of maxilla, or under-developed lower jaw can all
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The Sacrum
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This includes Spinal column and Sacrum area. The Sacrum and the
Skull function in harmony together and they are attached by a
dural tube. In fact the ilium bones of the pelvis move in direct
relationship with Temporal bones of the skull. The dural tube is a
continuous membrane that surrounds the brain, passes out of the
base of the skull, attaches to the first three cervical vertebrae,
and continues down the spinal cord where it finally attaches to
the sacrum. This tube is the source for structural disturbances
being transmitted from one part of the body to another. Because
the body works reciprocally, imbalances in the skull can influence
the neck, lower back, and pelvis and the reverse is also true.
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