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ALF / Whole Body Connection

By Dr. Gerald H. Smith

Embryologically the teeth, with the exception of the enamel, develop from neural crest cells. This same group of “brain cells” gives rise to the autonomic nervous system. This developmental relationship is the underlying connection for the myriad of somatic symptoms that are directly and indirectly caused from malocclusions. Crooked teeth feed noxious impulses into the…

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Atypical Facial Pain/Dental Connection

By Dr. Gerald H. Smith

The patient presented with the following: Chief Complaints: Left side facial pain and upper left pain in a tooth for 2.5 years. Pain in a tooth on the upper right side. Anxiety, depression and fatigue. Clicking jaw. Uneven bite. Neck pain. Past Dental History. Upper left first molar: First root canal (upper left first molar):…

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Bipolar Disorder Dental Connection

By Dr. Gerald H. Smith

Dear Dr. Smith, I wanted to write a letter conveying my appreciation for your guidance and direction in helping me extract the mercury from my body, especially my thyroid and brain. Your expertise has enabled me to be completely free of any medications I was on to stabilize my Bipolar condition. In other words, I…

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Congestive Heart Failure / Dental Connection

By Dr. Gerald H. Smith

Virginia Coomer is a 77-year-old female who was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and was treated with the drug digoxin for the past ten years. When Virginia was first referred to my office she could hardly walk to the treatment room. When she finally did make into the room she was huffing and puffing and…

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Facial Pain / Dental Connection

By Dr. Gerald H. Smith

JM suffered with facial pain for twenty-two years despite extensive medical, dental, chiropractic evaluations and even surgical intervention. JM’s saga began in her twenties, when she had seventeen crowns fabricated to restore her posterior teeth. The dentist who performed the restorations was competent from a mechanical perspective, that is, the anatomical crown forms, porcelain shade…

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Othodontics / Headache Connection

By Dr. Gerald H. Smith

BeverlyAge: 27 years-oldC.C. Facial pain and post occipital headaches for past 10 years Patient’s pain problems started at age 17 years with conventional orthodontic treatment. Traditional mechanics of braces does not take into account the direct effect the forces created by the wires and elastics used have on the skull bones and dural membrane system…

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Dental / Dermatologic Connection

By Dr. Gerald H. Smith

This case clearly links a distant area that was directly affected by a dental focal infection. Such infected teeth produce thiol ethers, which are extremely poisonous compounds that have a sulfhydryl group (SH). These sulfur groups bind heavy metals like mercury. Many patients suffer systemic medical problems that have their origin from infected teeth and…

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Dental/Cancer Connection

By Dr. Gerald H. Smith

Author of Reversing Cancer: A Journey from Cancer to Cure It is estimated that 70% of all medical illnesses are directly or indirectly caused by human intervention in the dental structures (teeth and jawbones). This includes: impacted teeth, infected root canalled teeth, new and recurrent decay around old fillings, cysts, bone infections in areas of previously…

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Dental/Herniated Disc Connection

By Dr. Gerald H. Smith

The concept of most people and many health care practitioners, including most dentists, is that the dental complex has little or no direct impact on the rest of the body. Revelations brought to light during the past fifty years have documented just the opposite. Doctors of chiropractic, osteopathy and a handful of innovative dentists and…

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Dental/Rheumatoid Arthritis Connection

By Dr. Gerald H. Smith

MT is a 64-year-old Caucasian female who works as a medical transcriptionist. In 1974, a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis was made. At the early age of 30, she presented clinical symptoms of swollen knees. Through the years, her condition gradually worsened until she experienced severe painful joints throughout her body. MT’s medical treatment included the…

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