May 2021 BioBites: Dental Care for Whole Body Health

The mouth is a significant part of the human body and our everyday experiences: eating, drinking, breathing, talking, expressing emotions. The mouth is also instrumental to the health of our whole body, containing the second-largest microbial community, behind the intestines, and direct pathways to our blood supply and nervous system. But modern healthcare doesn’t treat it that way, with dentistry often treated as separate. And in the end, it’s often patients who lose out.

Bioregulatory dentistry acknowledges the intrinsic connection between oral health and the health of the whole body. It seeks to combat conventional specialization by viewing and treating the mouth in tandem with other organ systems within the body. And bioregulatory dentistry also offers advanced forms of care that reduce the toxic load inflicted by everyday products, including many toothpastes, and routine dental procedures.

In this recording, Dr. Sylvia Zannis, DDS from Well Rooted Dentistry at the BioMed Center of New England sheds light on bioregulatory dentistry, including everything from intake and the patient experience to principles and procedures.

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BioBites is a monthly holistic house call for your health, presented by The Marion Institute. Learn more at www.marioninstitute.org