Op de website "the doctor within"
http://www.thedoctorwithin.com/index_fr2.htmllas ik naast informatie over de nadelen van amalgaam iets over een boek van Dr. Hansen
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In his book The Key To Ultimate Health, Hansen also outlines the other services a holistic or 'biologic' dentist can provide:
* using lasers instead of drills to remove decay
* cleaning and disinfecting cavitations and roots by laser
* the use of new biocompatible filling materials which do not shrink or expand, nor crack teeth
* the importance of permanent materials which can actually bond to living bone
as well as to dentin and enamel
In the burgeoning field of holistic dentistry, Hansen modernizes the pioneering ideas of Weston Price and Hal Huggins. One idea is to minimize or eliminate drilling. Hansen explains very thoroughly the anatomy of teeth and the unnecessary long-term destruction that is afforded by excessive drilling. Even small cavities often involve a great portion of the tooth to be ground away in order to provide a large enough surface for the amalgam or adhesive to stick to. Instead of working wherever possible to preserve the structural integrity of the teeth and jaw, standard dentistry seems to have focused more on maximizing the invasiveness of the procedure
The idea that most root canals are unnecessary and that an inflamed nerve should be cleaned and given a chance to heal – these notions seem revolutionary, but have really been around for decades. Hansen explains that most adult dental work is not the result of tooth decay from refined carbohydrates, but rather is necessitated by cracked and broken and leaking amalgams which have broken the teeth down and provided places for pockets of bacterial fermentation to take place.
Hansen's alternative to drilling is largely the use of special lasers which can vaporize decay with "pinpoint accuracy" and sterilize the area at the same time, without massive destruction by drilling. Instead of toxic amalgam filling materials, Hansen employs biocompatible glass filler, which permits overgrowth of original dentin and bone, thereby providing a stable, permanent seal. Using an argon laser, the tooth and the glass filling material are then bonded permanently together. As for root canals, Hansen explains that they can usually be avoided, again with the use of laser disinfection and bio-friendly injected glass fillings.
It's amazing reading a book like Hansen's for the first time, and to learn how little most people know about their teeth or about standard dental procedures to which they have been submitting all their lives. Though still in its infancy, holistic dentistry seems to be opening up a level of awareness from which there can be no return.
No more crowns or root canals? No more amalgams? I'm sure the ADA is gonna love these new holistic cowboys. Imagine the economic considerations. Yet for the first time perhaps, the focus is on the long-term health of the patient rather than following the doctrinaire pronouncements of a pseudo-religious trade union that has been posing as a regulatory agency for the past century. Hansen reminds us that all professions exist primarily for the clients they serve, and not vice versa.
(ik hoop dat je geen last krijgt met het copyright)
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De gegevens van het boek:
Hansen, R DDS ---- The Key to Ultimate Health ------ 2000
Ik vind de titel nogal verdacht, de website waar ik deze tekst vond is echter meestal goed gedocumenteerd.