Holistic (Biological) Dentistry – Dentistry Beyond Mainstream
Hello, we are Dr. Boris Friedman and Dr. Eric Friedman. We feel privileged to be in the avant-garde of modern comprehensive dentistry in the Philadelphia and Bucks county area. Our philosophy for a full and healthy life extends beyond dental care. We are true believers in a distinct connection between the oral cavity and the overall health of the body. In our contemporary Bucks County practice we offer painless techniques to make the most comfortable experience possible for any procedure in a dental chair.
Our comprehensive range of services includes:
Mercury free fillings ,Tooth colored fillings, Cosmetic dentistry, treatment for gum problems, Fresh breath clinic, Crowns, Bridges, Dentures, Holistic root canal treatment, and Metabolic type nutrition.
With our philosophy, approach, knowledge, experience and commitment to excellence, we are very much a 21st century dental practice, providing comprehensive, high quality care and efficient friendly service.
Holistic/Biological Dentistry
As dentistry moves into the 21st century, it is providing a coupling of high tech materials, integration of techniques, and diagnostics with scientifically based research. Biological Dentistry can be categorized as dentistry with a conscious. A consciousness of how the treatments of the teeth and jaws will affect the health of the individual, of how it will affect the immune system.
The first area of concern in biological dentistry is the toxicity of metals and their release from the fillings and replacement appliances (metal partials and crowns that have nickel) used in dentistry. The most tragic example of misstated biocompatibility is organized dentistry’s poison- MERCURY- in amalgam fillings just because it has been used for 150 years! Mercury and other heavy metals from dental fillings contribute to all chronic disease states. These metal ions dissociate from their masses to diffuse, migrate, and become absorbed in the tissues altering the electrochemical character of the immune systems concomitantly changing the ratios and populations of the blood cells (decreased white blood cell count) and the cells of the immune system. In addition, these migrating metal ions stop or alter the function of the body’s enzymes.
The second area of biological concern is the extent and character of the direct electrical currents generated by the disassociation of dissimilar metals in an electrolyte media 9fluids and tissues of the human body). This is called “oral galvanism.
The next area of concern in biological dentistry is that of hidden or residual infection to include areas of necrosis of and chronic inflammation. Collectively these areas are called “Dental Interference Fields or Foci.” This is dentistry’s most ignored area of meaningful and effective therapeutic contributions in resolving chronic disease. These fields can lead to abnormal distant effects far removed from the original source and is most often chronic in nature. Biological dentists utilized materials reactivity testing to individualize the compatibility of dental materials used in the reparative and restorative aspects of dentistry. Material re-activities test is made from the patient’s blood serum. It indicates which materials may be suitable for the patient to utilize in the restorative aspect of his dental treatment. Other types of testing for individual biocompatibility for suitable dental materials are electro-dermal testing, and ART (AUTONOMIC RESPONSE TESTING).
Using all the knowledge and skills of probiotic (supporting life) dental medicine, biological dentists strive to provide individual biocompatibility testing, aesthetic, comfortable, functional and enduring dental artificial replacements. Biological dental treatment has the possibility of the stress reduction so great the patient loses all or many of their distressing chronic disease symptoms, which encompasses many pathological conditions. Biological dentistry is, out of necessity, the dental medicine of the 21st century.
At Absolute Smile we follow a holistic approach to dental health. This means we take a person’s overall health and wellbeing into consideration in whatever we do. The mouth, teeth and their supporting structure are a very important aspect of general health, and problems in the mouth can be very important in contributing to or causing other health problems. This is increasingly being recognized by health practitioners and the public alike. We basically do metal free dentistry, as we believe that metals in the mouth can be a cause of or contribute to health problems, due to electromagnetic effects caused by the metals.
In the light of the above, Absolute Smile offers an innovative approach to the health care of the mouth. Applied to the practice of health centered dental medicine the principles of natural healing may be stated as follows:
- Proper nutrition for the prevention and reversal of degenerative dental disease
- Elimination of toxins from dental materials or infection
- Prevention and treatment of dental malocclusion (bite problem)
- Elimination of energetic disturbances
Our approach to amalgam filling removal:
1. We employ a specially designed “at the source” filtration system to remove amalgam particles and mercury vapor away during filling removal.
2. We utilized a special high speed evacuation tip “clean-up”, designed to minimize patient and dental staff exposure to mercury vapor and particles during removal.
3. A negative ion filter and a heap filter are used, to neutralize and collect any residual mercury vapor or dust particles that may be present in the office.
4. No amalgam filling material is utilized in the office.
