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href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Alternative_medicine_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Alternative medicine sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Holistic dentistry</b>, also called <b>biological dentistry</b>, <b>biologic dentistry</b>, <b>alternative dentistry</b>, <b>unconventional dentistry</b>, or <b>biocompatible dentistry</b>, is the equivalent of <a href="/wiki/Complementary_and_alternative_medicine" class="mw-redirect" title="Complementary and alternative medicine">complementary and alternative medicine</a> for <a href="/wiki/Dentistry" title="Dentistry">dentistry</a>. Although the holistic dental community is diverse in its practices and approaches, common threads include strong <a href="/wiki/Dental_amalgam_controversy" title="Dental amalgam controversy">opposition to the use of amalgam</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dental_restoration" title="Dental restoration">dental fillings</a>, nonsurgical approaches to <a href="/wiki/Gum_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Gum disease">gum disease</a>, and the belief that <a href="/wiki/Endodontic_therapy" class="mw-redirect" title="Endodontic therapy">root canal treatments</a> may <a href="/wiki/Focal_infection_theory" title="Focal infection theory">endanger systemic health</a> of the patient through the spread of trapped dental bacteria to the body. Many dentists who use these terms also regard <a href="/wiki/Water_fluoridation" title="Water fluoridation">water fluoridation</a> unfavorably. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Holistic_dentistry&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Holistic dentistry can be traced to the research of <a href="/wiki/Weston_A._Price" title="Weston A. Price">Weston A. Price</a>, who blamed tooth decay on modern Western diet habits such as consumption of <a href="/wiki/White_flour" class="mw-redirect" title="White flour">white flour</a>, pasteurized milk, and <a href="/wiki/Processed_sugar" class="mw-redirect" title="Processed sugar">processed sugar</a>, which he also linked to criminal behavior. Price's theories were expanded by <a href="/wiki/Melvin_E._Page" title="Melvin E. Page">Melvin E. Page</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hal_Huggins" title="Hal Huggins">Hal Huggins</a>, who promoted the pseudoscientific idea of "<a href="/wiki/Balancing_body_chemistry" class="mw-redirect" title="Balancing body chemistry">balancing body chemistry</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Holistic_Dental_Network&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Holistic Dental Network (page does not exist)">Holistic Dental Network</a> defines the field as: "an approach to Dentistry that promotes health and wellness instead of the treatment of disease. This approach to Dentistry encompasses both modern science and knowledge drawn from the world's great traditions of natural healing...Holistic Dentistry acknowledges and deals with the mind, body, and spirit of the patient, not just his or her "Teeth".<sup id="cite_ref-holistic_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holistic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They attempt to coin the following basic principles as being unique to holistic dentistry:<sup id="cite_ref-holistic_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holistic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Proper nutrition for the prevention and reversal of degenerative dental disease</li> <li>Avoidance and elimination of toxins from dental materials</li> <li>Prevention and treatment of <a href="/wiki/Dental_malocclusion" class="mw-redirect" title="Dental malocclusion">dental malocclusion</a> (bite problems=physical imbalance)</li> <li>Prevention and treatment of gum disease at its biological basis</li></ul> <p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Holistic_Dental_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Holistic Dental Association (page does not exist)">Holistic Dental Association</a> writes of that organization's founding: "In 1978, concerned, dedicated dentists came together to share their common interest in treatment modalities that were not included in the dental school curriculum. Some of these modalities were very new, and others were very old; the one thing that they shared in common was they offered additional options for treatment. These dentists wished to establish an organization that would provide a forum for the development and sharing of health-promoting therapies. A shift from the early emphasis of the dentist on modalities to a consideration of the attitudes and feelings of the patient and the dentist has occurred. But the primary goal to teach and to learn has not changed since the founding members first met."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticisms">Criticisms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Holistic_dentistry&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Criticisms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Practitioners of holistic or biological dentistry can vary a great deal in terms of the techniques and services they offer. While many conventional dentists recognize there is significant merit to different preventative approaches to dentistry, some of these dentists have criticized holistic practices for lack of efficacy of approach and false marketing in their practices.<sup id="cite_ref-Unconventional_Dentistry_1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Unconventional_Dentistry_1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-holistic_dentistry_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holistic_dentistry-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many practices and opinions among alternative dentists are criticized as not being <a href="/wiki/Evidence-based_medicine" title="Evidence-based medicine">evidence-based</a> by the mainstream dental community and skeptics of alternative medicine in general. </p><p>A significant part of the critique of holistic dentistry is related to the unsubstantiated use of certain services and treatments, many of which have either been investigated and found ineffective or have not been researched enough to be declared safe and effective for practice.<sup id="cite_ref-Unconventional_Dentistry_1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Unconventional_Dentistry_1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, herbal remedies are often recommended in the form of mouthwash and toothpaste in order to prevent or treat certain dental conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-holistic_dentistry_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holistic_dentistry-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are supposedly safer products because they are 'natural.' However, there is a lack of scientific research that supports such treatments,<sup id="cite_ref-Unconventional_Dentistry_2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Unconventional_Dentistry_2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in fact, herbal remedies have been found to impact the safety of more invasive or prolonged dental procedures, and can lead to additional complications if they interact with a patient's current medications.<sup id="cite_ref-Impact_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Impact-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, some traditional herbal dental techniques, such as the use of the <a href="/wiki/Miswak" title="Miswak">Miswak</a> stick has been shown to be of possible effectiveness.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the realm of herbal dental hygiene remains a largely understudied realm, and further rigorous scientific evaluations will be necessary to determine the efficacy of different methods. </p><p>Some critics of holistic dentistry practice also note that the methodologies and equipment used during treatment are not science-backed. A potential example of this is the Cavitat, a non-validated ultrasound device purported to be able to detect alleged lesions described as "cavitations" (see: <a href="/wiki/Neuralgia-inducing_cavitational_osteonecrosis" title="Neuralgia-inducing cavitational osteonecrosis">neuralgia-inducing cavitational osteonecrosis</a>), or the non-evidence-based utilization of breathing apparatus by certain "biologic dentists" during removal of amalgam fillings, intended to reduce mercury toxicity by eliminating inhaled airborne material. However, others argue that such practices are not representative of the entire field of holistic dentistry. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Holistic_dentistry&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dentistry" title="Dentistry">Dentistry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Root_canal" title="Root canal">Root canal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dental_spa" title="Dental spa">Dental spa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gum_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Gum disease">Gum disease</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_medicine" title="Alternative medicine">Alternative medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Focal_infection_theory" title="Focal infection theory">Focal infection theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weston_Price" class="mw-redirect" title="Weston Price">Weston Price</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Meinig" class="mw-redirect" title="George Meinig">George Meinig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dental_amalgam_controversy" title="Dental amalgam controversy">Dental amalgam controversy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Holistic_dentistry&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Jarvis, William T. 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surgery">Dental surgery</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dental_extraction" title="Dental extraction">Dental extraction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tooth_filling" class="mw-redirect" title="Tooth filling">Tooth filling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endodontic_therapy" class="mw-redirect" title="Endodontic therapy">Root canal therapy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Root_end_surgery" class="mw-redirect" title="Root end surgery">Root end surgery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scaling_and_root_planing" title="Scaling and root planing">Scaling and root planing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teeth_cleaning" title="Teeth cleaning">Teeth cleaning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dental_bonding" title="Dental bonding">Dental bonding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tooth_polishing" title="Tooth polishing">Tooth polishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tooth_bleaching" class="mw-redirect" title="Tooth bleaching">Tooth bleaching</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socket_preservation" title="Socket preservation">Socket preservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dental_implant" title="Dental implant">Dental implant</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organisations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_Orthodontists" title="American Association of Orthodontists">American Association of Orthodontists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Dental_Association" title="British Dental Association">British Dental Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Dental_Health_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="British Dental Health Foundation">British Dental Health Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Orthodontic_Society" title="British Orthodontic Society">British Orthodontic Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Association_of_Orthodontists" title="Canadian Association of Orthodontists">Canadian Association of Orthodontists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dental_Technologists_Association" title="Dental Technologists Association">Dental Technologists Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dental_Council" title="General Dental Council">General Dental Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Dental_Association" title="Indian Dental Association">Indian Dental Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Health_Service" title="National Health Service">National Health Service</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By country</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dentistry_in_Canada" title="Dentistry in Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dentistry_in_the_Philippines" title="Dentistry in the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dentistry_in_Israel" title="Dentistry in Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dentistry_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Dentistry in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dentistry_in_the_United_States" title="Dentistry in the United States">United States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Index_of_oral_health_and_dental_articles" title="Index of oral health and dental articles">Index of oral health and dental articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_dentistry_and_oral_health" title="Outline of dentistry and oral health">Outline of dentistry and oral health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dental_fear" title="Dental fear">Dental fear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dental_instruments" class="mw-redirect" title="Dental instruments">Dental instruments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dental_material" title="Dental material">Dental material</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_dental_treatments" title="History of dental treatments">History of dental treatments</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dentistry_in_ancient_Rome" title="Dentistry in ancient Rome">Ancient Rome</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infant_oral_mutilation" title="Infant oral mutilation">Infant oral mutilation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mouth_assessment" title="Mouth assessment">Mouth assessment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oral_hygiene" title="Oral hygiene">Oral hygiene</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Pseudoscience" 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title="Patent medicine">Patent medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phrenology" title="Phrenology">Phrenology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primal_therapy" title="Primal therapy">Primal therapy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radionics" title="Radionics">Radionics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reiki" title="Reiki">Reiki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_medicine" title="Traditional medicine">Traditional medicine</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine" title="Traditional Chinese medicine">Traditional Chinese medicine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trepanning" title="Trepanning">Trepanning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vertebral_subluxation" title="Vertebral subluxation">Vertebral subluxation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wind_turbine_syndrome" title="Wind turbine syndrome">Wind turbine syndrome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_blood_transfusion" title="Young blood transfusion">Young blood transfusion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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title="Past life regression">Past life regression</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scientific_racism" title="Scientific racism">Scientific racism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aryan_race" title="Aryan race">Aryan race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melanin_theory" title="Melanin theory">Melanin theory</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator" title="Myers–Briggs Type Indicator">Myers–Briggs Type Indicator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enneagram_of_Personality" title="Enneagram of Personality">Enneagram of Personality</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Physics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anti-gravity" title="Anti-gravity">Anti-gravity‎</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_fusion" title="Cold fusion">Cold fusion‎</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faster-than-light" title="Faster-than-light">Faster-than-light travel</a>‎</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perpetual_motion" title="Perpetual motion">Perpetual motion</a>‎</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quantum_mysticism" title="Quantum mysticism">Quantum mysticism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reactionless_drive" title="Reactionless drive">Reactionless drive</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dean_drive" title="Dean drive">Dean drive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EmDrive" title="EmDrive">EMDrive</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teleportation" title="Teleportation">Teleportation‎</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tractor_beam" title="Tractor beam">Tractor beam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water-fueled_car" class="mw-redirect" title="Water-fueled car">Water-fueled car</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alchemy" title="Alchemy">Alchemy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aquatic_ape_hypothesis" title="Aquatic ape hypothesis">Aquatic ape hypothesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astrology" title="Astrology">Astrology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biodynamic_agriculture" title="Biodynamic agriculture">Biodynamic agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biological_transmutation" class="mw-redirect" title="Biological transmutation">Biological transmutation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creation_science" title="Creation science">Creation science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cryptozoology" title="Cryptozoology">Cryptozoology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dianetics" title="Dianetics">Dianetics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Auditing_(Scientology)" title="Auditing (Scientology)">Auditing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dowsing" title="Dowsing">Dowsing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic_voice_phenomenon" title="Electronic voice phenomenon">Electronic voice phenomenon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugenics" title="Eugenics">Eugenics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Facilitated_communication" title="Facilitated communication">Facilitated communication</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feng_shui" title="Feng shui">Feng shui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flat_Earth" title="Flat Earth">Flat Earth theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graphology" title="Graphology">Graphology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intelligent_design" title="Intelligent design">Intelligent design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laundry_ball" title="Laundry ball">Laundry ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_attraction_(New_Thought)" title="Law of attraction (New Thought)">Law of attraction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levitation_(paranormal)" title="Levitation (paranormal)">Levitation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lysenkoism" title="Lysenkoism">Lysenkoism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Numerology" title="Numerology">Numerology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orgone" title="Orgone">Orgone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygraph" 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