Functional Dental Medicine: How Complete Health Dentistry is Revolutionizing America (The Complete Heath Practice)

A NEW VIEWDentistry has become a very exciting field because of all the ways were able to change aesthetics and so much more. Today were able to change growth and development energy levels and even cognitive levels. We now have the know-how and tools to develop the airway in children as early as two years old. Traditionally the orthodontist never wanted to see a child until age eight or nine. But we now know that if we expand the palate enough since the ceiling of the palate is the floor of the nose then we can give a child a lifetime of good health. With an open airway established in childhood that patient never suffers from sleep apnea or all the health problems that can result from it.That includes cognitive health. Thats right--we can change cognition and peoples behavior just by giving them better-quality sleep. Were actually helping brain development in kids while helping with their facial development. Its a very exciting field because we can really help children and adults develop to their full potential.Over the years theres been a change in the understanding of whole-body health by patients as well. Today people are more open to root-cause medicine functional medicine and integrative medicine. They dont want to just take a pill. Theyre starting to understand that there is no silver bullet and that lifestyle has a lot to do with chronic disease.Its an entirely different focus of dentistry. We used to spend our time debating the best way to ensure that the teeth come together in the ideal bite. Today its all about airway--breathing trumps everything else in dentistry. If you cant breathe it doesnt matter if you have beautiful teeth.Let me tell you more about the different ways in which dentistry today is making an amazing difference in peoples lives.