Chronic Pain Can Start in the Mouth with Dr. Krista for The Pain Summit

I'm excited to be here today to talk about oral conditions that cause chronic pain, and for some of you, this might be new.

Um, I am an integrated periodontist, meaning I integrate not just aspects of dentistry, but nutrition, osteopathy, um, homeopathy, acupuncture.

We integrate all kinds of different solutions in order to help patients with their chronic pain, with their fatigue, and with their dental issues.

I also have a podcast called The Holistic Dentistry Show.

This is a short talk.

I would love to educate more.

That's one of my passions, so if you're interested in hearing more about chronic pain, you can, uh, hear it there.

And remember, you're not healthy until your mouth is healthy.

If you see somebody on the left with lots of metals in the mouth, broken down teeth, this is not a healthy situation, and if they tell you they have chronic pain, definitely zone in or, or tune in in the mouth.

Pair with a biological dentist or integrative dental health practitioner that can help you with, uh, the chronic pain that this patient might be experiencing.

This is, uh, our dental office.

You know, there's a lot of different definitions out there for holistic, biological.

What exactly is it? So definitely interview the dental practitioner that you're planning on working with.

Ask some questions.

What kind of technology do they use? Do y- they use cone beam CT scans? And y- as you'll see in my presentation, these are important tools to use, uh, when diagnosing, uh, chronic pain that might come from the mouth.

Reasons why somebody should see a biological dentist.

A lot of you don't even know what a biological dentist is.

Uh, if somebody has silent oral infections, usually they're not diagnosed by traditional dentistry.

You will actually have to go to a biological and integrative dental practitioner to diagnose, uh, oral infections that might be coming from root canals or cavitations.

Biological dentists also look at toxic materials in dentistry and avoid them.

They try to choose healthier materials for their patients.

We also do a biocompatibility test before introducing any new materials that might be causing discomfort for that patient.

Also, we look at oral bacteria and how it impacts the brain, the joints, the arteries, and overall health.

Another tool that's being used by holistic and biological dentists is a meridian tooth chart.

The reason why this is because oftentimes patient come in, and they don't complain about oral health problems.