Does
Mouth & Back Pain Cause You
Distress?
An important concept
that has emerged from dental research
is the dental distress syndrome, a
syndrome routinely affecting the jaws,
temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ), spinal
posture, as well as changes throughout
the entire biologic system. It
is a concept that the dental
profession is just beginning to
discuss openly. Yet, it is vital
that all medical and dental
practitioners become aware of,
understand and learn to deal with the
variety of health problems involved so
that patients will receive proper,
complete care rather than going from
one health professional to another
without getting relief. In
short, all parts of the body are
connected as a whole. Pain
elsewhere in the body; such as neck,
shoulder, back and hip pain could be
happening because of a misaligned
bite. Research has shown how
closely these structures are linked.
The dental distress syndrome results
from a misaligned bite which causes an
imbalance to the chewing muscles
leading to a reciprocal imbalance of
the neck and shoulder muscles.
This disturbs the postural
relationships of the structures of the
head including the mouth, neck,
shoulders, spine and pelvis creating a
powerful and dominant condition that
causes constant distress to the
body. Straining or pressure on
one part of the body will produce a
correlative adjustment on the other
parts of the body. These
symptoms a continue unless a balanced
upper and lower jaw relationship is
achieved.
The jaws, the teeth
and their supporting tissues, the
chewing muscles and the TMJ are all
part of the components of the chewing
mechanism. However, these are
not only the structures necessary for
chewing, swallowing, speech and
breathing. The other structures
in the neck are such as the trachea,
larynx, and thyroid and circoid
cartilages with their accompanying
musculature are also involved.
If you are suffering
from pain else where in the body that
cannot be resolved, it could be coming
from a misaligned bite. The
before photograph below shows the
upper and lower jaw are up to the
left. The after photograph shows
a level upper and lower jaw after
treatment with the Advanced Lightwire
Functional (ALF) appliances.
| Before
the ALF Appliance |
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| After
the ALF Appliance |
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| Photo
of the ALF Appliance - Adult |
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