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The Center for Holistic Dentistry
Bridging the gap between modern dental technology and natural healing by Allison Gorman
W Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Lao Tzu
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What does The Center for Holistic Dentistry do that traditional dental practices might not do?
We offer an innovative approach to dental care that integrates knowledge of natural healing with that of contemporary dental science and technology. Rather than simply treating the symptoms of dental disease, we focus on finding the cause. Our methods help identify hidden or unidentified sources of dental stress in your mouth that may contribute to the process of aging or the development of disease in your body.
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What are some of the dental risk factors that can influence a patient’s health?
There are common factors in all degenerative diseases, including nutritional deficiencies and biochemical imbalances, toxicity, inflammation, infection, genetic predispositions, and various forms of stress that interfere with the body’s inherent selfregulatory functions. Then there are certain dental conditions that impact overall health. Those include allergy or toxicity related to dental materials like mercury; infection and inflammation of the gums; tooth decay leading to infections; failing root-canal-treated teeth; residual bone cavitations in the jaw; electromagnetic currents created by
