Teeth – Enamel
Anatomy
In the place of the tooth neck and crown, the dentinis covered by tooth enamel. Tooth enamel is the hardest and most highly mineralized substance of the body. It is made up from hardened squamous epithelium mucosa. With dentin cementum and dental pulp it is one of the four major tissues which make up the tooth. It is the normally visible dental tissue of a tooth and must be supported by underlying dentin. Ninety-six percent of enamel consists of mineral with water and organic material composing the rest. The normal color of enamel varies from light yellow to grayish white. At the edges of teeth where there is no dentin underlying the enamel the color sometimes has a slightly blue tone. Since enamel is semitranslucent the color of dentin and any restorative dental material underneath the enamel strongly affects the appearance of a tooth. Enamel varies in thickness over the surface of the tooth and is often thickest at the cusp up to 2.5mm and thinnest at its border which is seen clinically as the cementoenamel junction .
Brain
Relay:
Cerebral Cortex ( – / + ) fronto-central pre-motoric sensory area
Mind
Theme:
Not being in the position to bite or express oneself (social conflict)
Different conflict nuances according to the teeth: Incisors = not-grabbing; Canines = not-catching: Molars/grinders = not-grinding.
Emotions, Thoughts:
Suppressed aggression
- I need to bite through that.
- Why don´t they let me bite?
- If only I could bite him now!
- If I could speak out!
META-Meaning:
- Now, I can express myself powerfully and appropriately.
- Now I can decide what and when to bite.
Organ
Sensitivity change according to Inner Skin/Stomach Mucosa pattern with hyperesthesia in stress phase.
Stress Phase Symptoms:
Cell reduction of the tooth enamel, caries in enamel (brownish discoloration) and the hypersensitivity of the teeth.
Regeneration Phase Symptoms:
Slow (several months lasting) restitution of the enamel. No pain in this phase except on warm/cold or sweet/sour.
Healing Peak:
In healing peak, the teeth can become oversensitive (similarly as in the stress phase).
Biological Meaning:
Due to the painfulness of the enamel, the individual will be forced to avoid biting.
Social
Examples:
- A small boy was beaten by another boy in kindergarten. He gave back the loan. Since then it is forbidden to fight back in the kindergarten.
- A woman is mobbed by her colleague at work but has to keep a straight face before the public.
- A child getting her first teeth likes to bite her mother´s nipple after suckling – the mother gets angry at her and doesn´t want to give her the breast anymore.
Additional Information
An excessive grinding/repetitive clenching of the teeth (bruxism) can also cause enamel defects. Due to the forceful gnashing of the teeth, the enamel gets rubbed off (mechanically) that must be distinguished from the above mentioned cell reduction. However, bruxismus is caused by a conflict affecting the jaw musculature, it is also involved in the biting:
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Conflict of (not) wanting to bite or not being allowed to bite;
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Conflict of needing to defend itself, not being able to defend itself or not being able to enforce the own will.
A teeth enamel affection often triggers a dentin reaction of “not being able to bite” because of the pain in stress phase or healing peak, and a vicious circle can develop.
Differential Diagnosis:
Teeth – Dentin (Cerebral Medulla, -/+): painless decalcification/caries in stress phase (not able to bite), regeneration with swelling and painful nerve irritation.
Gum (Gingiva):
superficial mouth mucosa (Cerebral Cortex, -/+) Stress (mouth contact): Hyperesthesia gum recession
profound mouth mucosa (Brain Stem, +/-) Stress (assimilation): enhanced salivation and odontolithiasis, Regeneration: purulent abscess, mycobacteria /fungi (Soor)
Jaw bone & periodontium (Cerebral Medulla, -/+) Stress (instability): Decalcification, periodontosis (gum recession) and tooth exfoliation; Regeneration: inflammation (periodontitis), recalcification, odontolithiasis.
