Healthy – what is that actually?

If we assume that we are healthy most of the time and only sometimes sick, then we represent the classical pathogenetic concept, which makes a dichotomous division into healthy and sick. But are we really? In other words, perfectly healthy? Just because we don’t always perceive symptoms doesn’t mean that we might not be going through an underlying change or pathogenesis. This is then detected and diagnosed at time X and suddenly we are sick. Doesn’t this view limit us quite a bit?

Then any form of prevention would be completely invalid, because we are actually healthy. Illness therefore comes simply, unexpectedly and possibly without any symptoms. Or have we perhaps simply not noticed the symptoms, or are generally not so sensitive in this respect? Then we hear phrases like, “He was always so fit, rarely sick.” So the question we can ask ourselves is whether this concept makes so much sense. Both physically and psychologically, because it means we are completely at the mercy and have to hope for the best.

So what about the idea that it is a process? We are neither completely healthy nor completely sick. We are on a continuum between healthy and sick. Sometimes we move more toward the health pole and sometimes we move in the opposite direction. So we have to take care of ourselves all the time and we should be Attentive. This does not mean being anxious, but being aware of our body and living in this awareness.

Is it exhausting? Maybe for a while and then it becomes routine. If we are more aware and more regular with our well-being, then the shock is also not so great when treatment becomes necessary. Because healing is also a process that is sometimes influenced by our thinking.

Repair dentistry is a short-term solution, but not a cure, because it does not stop inbalances. After a certain time, the problem reoccurs and you are at the same point.

There should also be more focus on the connection between oral health and overall health. It’s convenient that we have all the specialties so nicely divided, but humans are still interconnected creatures and one influences the other. Digestion begins in the mouth, so it’s not too hard to imagine that bacterial inflammation in the mouth can affect further digestion. Correlations have been found between the occurrence of inflammatory bowel disease and periodontitis. Inflammation in the oral cavity requires strong attention from the immune system. Sometimes it only becomes acutely painful when the immune system no longer has the capacity for it, because a more acute inflammation is just occurring elsewhere.

So what is HEALTHY?

This cannot be answered uniformly for the whole body, because while lemon water, for example, may stimulate salivation and digestion, excessive consumption can lead to changes in the oral mucosa and cause erosion of the teeth.

It is easier to answer the question of what is not optimal for teeth and the oral cavity. Teeth love a balanced environment. Short food intake and then again a long break in which the PH level in the mouth can balance itself. A remineralization of the teeth can take place. Sugar does not lead directly to the development of caries, but only when an imbalance already exists. With too frequent consumption, as well as additionally bad care, the saliva can simply no longer maintain its protective function. Our fast-paced life, usually also results in us not always living consciously and making poorer decisions. Stress is a big factor that is difficult to measure, but still plays a big role in our decisions and, secondarily, in our health.

We cannot directly influence all processes in our body, but the final result is always influenced multifactorially, so it is worth working on some adjusting screws.

Do you suffer from general symptoms, inflammation or immune deficiency? Have you not been to a dental check-up for a long time? We take care of your oral health and discuss with you individual risks and how you can minimize and influence them.