Bio-Functional Orthopedics
“What is the association between dental occlusion, head posture and face shape?
Cervical lordosis: there is extensive literature and evidence that demonstrates the relationship between a dental occlusion of class II and cervical lordosis.
In the presence of an occlusal imbalance, the result is an adaptation movement that is assimilated throughout the body, from the position of the head and the cervical vertebrae that are directly influenced.
In recent years, the importance and connection between dental occlusion and posture has been increasingly understood. Many clinical cases show how a rebalancing of the cranio-mandibular system is essential to bring stability to the whole body.
Certain conditions affecting specific functional problems of the mouth may be the cause of changes in normal lordosis of the column, hyperlordosis or even, in some cases, inverse curves that may cause, in the long term, the degeneration more or less marked with the appearance of herniated discs.
Studies show that the occlusal imbalance is directly related to the tension and mandibular overload originating a varied picture of symptoms such as: cervical pain, neck and back, jaw and head facial pain, noises/pathology in ATM, migraines headaches and blood pressure headaches.
Through the use of oral-orthopedic device Plurifunctional Activator, our goal is from the mouth to achieve a dental balance, osteo-muscular and neuro-functional, restoring the harmony of all body structure.
“Science is now clear that our orthodontic manipulations can have potentially positive effects, or disastrous consequences, on the rest of the body.” By Dr. George Sergious
Radiographic Images: Before functional orthopedic treatment (left) and then (right). Note the difference in the inclination of the upper teeth, the open bite that is corrected and the improvement of the cervical curvature. Enhancing cranio-postural biomechanics in a physiological way without using metals, surgery or invasive devices.
Find your own Balance
“Dentosophy is a self-therapy accompanied-guided, characterized by a humanistic approach to dental practice that is based on functional techniques and highlights the relationship between the balance of the mouth and the balance of the human being.
This innovative orthodontic approach, is based on Anthroposophical Medicine and uses plurifunctional activators as a therapeutic tool, which used in a specific and conscious way creates a space of a “self therapy”. We give the opportunity to the patient to be responsible and participate actively in its healing process, witch in a voluntarily and autonomous state of mind decides to follow a precise protocol of guided exercises.
This integrative method combines respiratory-masticatory re-education techniques that cultivate a bodyawerness, and consequently enhance the patient’s own systemic possibilities. This mindfull dentistry stimulates new peripheral nerve pathways by putting into operation a new physiological process.
By restoring the functional forces that guide the craniofacial context is made a stimulation on the mouth and the position of the teeth from a biological and functional point of view. This return to structural balance has a positive influence on the patient globally, activating a cascade of mandibular balance, ATM-cervical-postural, respiratory, muscular, sleep quality, etc. Research and literature continue to demonstrate the relationship between the restoration of oral balance and overall physical improvement.
Recomended to read:
The wisdom of Teeth: Dentosophy – A Getway to Health
Dentosophie: Unsere Zähne – ein Tor zur Gesundheit : Montaud, Michel: Amazon: Books
Breathing Optimization
“Breathing, Chewing and Swallowing are a set of physiological movements, also called neurovegetative functions, responsible for shaping our mouth throughout our life.
Breathing is a vital act. While people should naturally breathe through their noses, there is a high percentage of the population who do so through their mouths, whether on certain occasions during the day or simply because they sleep with their mouths open at night or because they snore. Even more important are the consequences associated with this bad habit:
– Repetitive allergies, sinusitis, rhinitis, ear problems, tonsils, adenoids, asthma, respiratory system disorders.
– Sleep deficiency: light and restless sleep, night sweating, tired waking up, dark circles, night apnea, etc. Bad night breathing considerably affects behaviour, cognitive performance and energy available during the day.
– Low brain oxygenation: lack of concentration/school or work performance, chronic hyperactivity or fatigue, headaches, distraction, nervousness, agitation, daytime sleepiness, irritability and hormonal and growth disorders.
– Atrophy of maxillary development (possibility of “crooked teeth”) and/or craniofacial disharmony.
– Postural adaptation: the neck leans forward to rectify the path of the airways.
In relation to the treatment we propose, by rehabilitating the functioning of the nasal cavities and airways, a rebalancing of the position of the maxilla is provided with enormous benefits at postural level, sleep apnea and snoring, resulting in a significant improvement in the quality of sleep.
For all ages
“The children: the Future in our hands.
It is fundamental in children to begin early the balance of functions (breathing, swallowing and chewing) that are determinant in the correct development of the mouth and the rest of the body.
In addition to avoiding “crooked teeth” and space problems, the development of the maxillary bones must be controlled and intervened in time to shape their growth biologically/functionally and metal-free.
At any age can benefit from the use of bio-activators that perform a masticatory-respiratory rehabilitation. While at first glance incorrect breathing may seem unimportant, it is a problem that can trigger important consequences: asthma, bronchitis, rhinitis, sinusitis, adenoiditis, allergies, ear infections, fatigue, poor quality of sleep, postural and muscle problems, lack of concentration, nervousness or agitation, etc.
Through this approach of the integrative biological dentist, at the same time that we shape a rebalancing in the position of the jaws with enormous benefits at the postural level, also rehabilitates the main systemic functions, giving rise to a significant improvement of the cardio-respiratory system and nervous system.
TMJ Care
“It is logical to think that problems in these vital functions and their corrections have repercussions on all these levels: Physical, Organic, Psychic and Emotional.
There are 136 muscles that are connected to the jaw; these muscles with the temporomandibular joints condition the alignment of the teeth and connect the occipital crest, the neck, the scapular waist, the pelvic waist and, therefore, the balance of the whole body.
If there is a muscular injury with a certain degree of persistence tending to chronicity, which does not disappear with physical therapy sessions and conventional treatments, it is very important to make a diagnosis that includes the mouth.
With different methods we can act directly at the level of the muscular chains Mio-fascial, seeking a harmony and osteo-muscular balance.
Currently, medicine and various research projects begin to take into account the importance of Psycho-emotional Management. Stress, tension and worry increase the levels of cortisol in the blood, a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, whose increased concentration directly alters the complex hormonal system, responsible for regulating various metabolic and functional processes of the body. Thanks to molecular biology studies, several inflammatory medidadors are known and their function is responsible for the deterioration of physical capacity.
Scientific Articles
Over the past few years scientific research continues to prove the irrefutable and true connection between body and mind. Within the various medical disciplines, a path of innovation, evolution and research is opened, where the relationship between our mouth and the rest of the body reveals the complexity of human nature.
“We are part of the paradigm shift and the future towards which scientific research,
health and our society are moving.”
I. Orthodontic management by functional activator treatment
II. The Relationship Between Dental OcclusionTemporomandibular Joint Status and General Body Health
III. Pain and disease according to integral anthroposophical dentistry
IV. The relationship between the stomatognathic system and body posture
V. O Equilibrador e os tr
V. O Equilibrador e os transtornos do sono (obstructive sleep apnea)
VI. Efficacy of elastodontic devices in overjet and overbite reduction assessed by computer evaluation
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