Whole Body Regulation Thermometry and Dental Health
Whole Body Regulation Thermometry may provide additional clinical information that helps us better understand how dental findings may relate to your overall well-being. Because the mouth is closely connected to the body’s immune, nervous, circulatory, and lymphatic systems, dental health is one of many factors we consider during a comprehensive Integrative Medicine evaluation.
Research continues to explore the relationship between chronic oral inflammation and systemic health. Conditions such as periodontal disease, unresolved dental infections, and chronic inflammation within the jaw may contribute to an individual’s overall inflammatory burden. While these relationships vary from person to person, they support the importance of evaluating oral health as part of a comprehensive approach to health and wellness.
Our approach has also been influenced by the principles of Biological Medicine, including the work of Dr. Thomas Rau and other European physicians who have encouraged evaluating oral health as one component of the body’s overall regulatory function.
Whole Body Regulation Thermometry and Dental Assessment
Whole Body Regulation Thermometry evaluates physiologic regulation throughout the body by assessing temperature patterns that may provide additional clinical information. During your evaluation, thermal findings may suggest areas that deserve further clinical assessment, including the oral cavity and jaw when appropriate.
Whole Body Regulation Thermometry does not diagnose dental disease and is not a substitute for a comprehensive dental examination or dental imaging. Instead, it serves as one component of your comprehensive Integrative Medicine assessment that may help determine whether additional dental evaluation would be appropriate.
Traditional Chinese Medicine has long described relationships between individual teeth, acupuncture meridians, and different areas of the body. These relationships are incorporated into Whole Body Regulation Thermometry and may provide additional clinical information when interpreted together with your health history, physical examination, laboratory findings, diagnostic imaging, and other relevant clinical information. As with all aspects of your evaluation, this information is considered as one component of your comprehensive Integrative Medicine assessment.
Biological Dentistry in Integrative Medicine
Biological Dentistry is a philosophy of dental care that considers how oral health may influence overall health while maintaining established dental principles.
When clinically appropriate, we review your dental history together with your medical history, physical examination, laboratory studies, diagnostic imaging, and Whole Body Regulation
Thermometry findings. This comprehensive evaluation may include consideration of:
- Dental history
- Previous root canals
- Wisdom tooth extraction sites
- Periodontal (gum) health
- Dental implants
- Dental materials
- Jawbone health
- Chronic oral inflammation
- Appropriate dental imaging and clinical findings
At Integrative Medical Specialists, we recognize that oral health is one part of the body’s interconnected systems. When clinically appropriate, we consider dental health alongside
nutrition, gastrointestinal health, hormone balance, immune function, environmental exposures, and lifestyle factors to better understand your overall health.
Comprehensive Evaluation & Recommendations
After reviewing all of your clinical information, we develop recommendations based on your health care needs and goals.
When findings suggest that additional dental evaluation may be helpful, recommendations may include consultation with your dentist or a dentist experienced in Biological Dentistry. Additional evaluation may involve a comprehensive dental examination, appropriate dental imaging, or other diagnostic procedures to further assess the condition of the teeth, gums, and jawbone.
By considering oral health as one component of a comprehensive Integrative Medicine evaluation, we are better able to understand the factors that may be influencing your health and develop recommendations that support your overall health and wellness.
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