Letter to Natural Health and Complimentary Medicine Practitioners

Dear Practitioner,

We would like to introduce our holistic dental practice.

As someone who has studied natural or complimentary medicine you will be aware of the holistic nature of health, and the important relationship of the teeth and oral tissues to general health, and the potential for problems to originate from the oral cavity.

The most important factors being : -

1. Chronic Mercury exposure from dental amalgam fillings.

Mercury, as you know, is extremely toxic, and as a heavy metal is also highly accumulative and retentive in body tissues, particularly the central nervous system and major organs. Mercury can also be a major adverse factor with regard to a healthy balance of gut flora, and a healthy digestive system, which are absolutely fundamental to good health and immunity.

Mercury is scientifically proven to leak out of amalgam fillings, and there is also no scientifically stated safe level of mercury in the body, and of course, "sensitivity" to such a highly toxic material can vary dramatically between individual people. Mercury is released much more readily and in much greater quantity from poor quality, low grade amalgam, which is totally predominant in NHS dentistry, and huge numbers of people have large quantities of this toxic cocktail in their mouths ( Dental amalgam is a mixture of mercury, silver, tin, copper and zinc ).

2. The presence of metals in the mouth.

Of most concern is the presence of multiple different metals in the mouth in close proximity to each other. This is a very common situation which can create continuous electro - magnetic circuits, which being in the oral cavity , are in very close proximity to the brain.

Dental Implants, which are now widely considered in modern dentistry to be the "best way forward" for replacing missing teeth, are increasingly common, and can also be problematic with regard to electro-magnetism. Implants are a brilliant solution to a difficult dental problem, no doubt about that, but at what potential cost to overall health and well being?

We are told mobile phones are totally safe , personally, I don't think so. What are the long term effects of all this chronic exposure to electro - magnetic radiation? Truth is, nobody really knows, and I think there is more than enough of it around us, without also having it in our mouths, operating continuously 24 hours a day. It simply can't be good.

3. Chronic infections in the mouth and jaw bones.

These constitute a "focus of infection" in the body. Toxins from the infected area get into the bloodstream and are then continuously spread all around the body.

Even mainstream medicine now acknowledges (with scientific proof ) the role of Periodontal Disease (gum disease) and the resultant tissue inflammation in relation to heart disease. And, of course there can be many other health consequences of chronic infections in the body, and the mouth is the easiest and most common place for these to occur, due to gum infections and chronic tooth abcesses etc. from which people often have no obvious symptoms.

Root Canal treatments and their potential consequences also fall into this category, and have the potential to create or exacerbate systemic health problems.

Root Canal treatments are a very common dental procedure, and due to the technical difficulty of the procedure, they are often very poorly carried out in general NHS dental practice, and often result in chronic infections inside the jaw bones. Again, these are extremely common and widespread amongst the population, and people have no awareness of the problem because they may have no obvious symptoms. There can be potential problems in this regard even with the very best executed Root Canal Treatments done by specialists , (Endodontists), and the mainstream dental community does not acknowledge these potential problems.

In simplicity, a Root Canal treated tooth is a dead , lifeless part of the body. Is it the best thing to keep a dead part of the body in place? If you had a dead finger or toe after it had become gangrenous, would you want to keep it there? Of course it is never good to lose teeth , but to keep a dead tooth in situ , at what potential cost? Even removing such teeth can still leave potential problems if not done in a specific and careful fashion that mainstream dentists don't do , and don't consider necessary.

Any one of the above three things can :-

a. be the primary cause of health problems.
b. exacerbate existing health problems.
c. be a significant impediment to treatment for chronic health conditions that so many people are increasingly suffering from.

It is alarmingly common for people to have all three of these factors in place, very often to a major degree, particularly for people over 30 years of age. Again, individual susceptibility to these factors can vary greatly amongst people. We simply cannot know or predict the effects of these things, and that is why, in my opinion, they are best avoided and things kept as close to natural as possible. After all, the most basic principle in medicine is "do no harm". Mainstream dentists mostly have no awareness of these issues , and usually refute them even when presented with them.

This is why a holistic approach to dentistry is not only beneficial and complimentary in relation to other health treatments, but also integral to preventative medicine and health. The oral cavity is a very important, very neglected and massively abused area with respect to health. Try looking in your patients mouths sometime, it can be quite a shocker!

Luton Dental Practice has been providing holistic dental care for nearly 20 years. We have helped many people over the years from all over the UK and abroad to become free of the above listed factors , and thereby giving them a better opportunity for improved health, and better possibilities for success with various prescribed health treatments or regimes.

Our practice has always been "mercury free" , and we also carry out careful and safe removal of amalgam fillings. We also do metal free dentistry and use the most bio-compatible materials . We can also offer simple dental Homeopathy. We are accustomed to, and pleased to work in conjunction with natural health practitioners , homeopaths etc. to achieve better health potential, and better treatment outcomes for patients.

An oral environment that is fully healthy, ie. non - toxin producing , no tissue inflammation, and with no metal induced electro - magnetism, is an integral and important part of any holistic medical and preventive approach to health , and that is exactly what we can facilitate at Luton Dental Practice.

Please feel welcome to contact us by e - mail or telephone if you would like to ask any questions or discuss anything.

We offer all new patients to our practice , free of charge , no obligation consultation visits.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Tom Nyerges BDS.