TMJ, trauma and conservative care

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We’ve been fed lies about our oral health.

Dr. Marc DiNola is a biological dentist who has spent more than three decades in clinical practice and over a decade focused on approaches that prioritize removing toxicity and addressing underlying causes. His background includes formal training at the University of Maryland and advanced study in masticatory diagnosis and treatment, along with ongoing work in dental ozone therapy and nutrition education.

This conversation reframes the mouth as part of a larger system rather than an isolated part of the body. Dental issues begin to look different when you consider nutrition, microbial balance, and the role of hidden infections that may not present with pain.

We question why certain materials and procedures remain common even when concerns are widely acknowledged. That tension points toward a deeper conversation about what it means to restore form, function, and long-term health.

Those questions matter if you’ve started to question conventional approaches to health and want to better understand how oral health connects to the rest of the body.

You’ll learn:

[00:00] Introduction

[06:15] How Dr. Marc went from a conventional dentist to a biological dentist

[13:29] What Weston A. Price actually discovered traveling the world

[25:00] The real history of mercury fillings and why dentists still use them

[35:08] What happens inside a root canal tooth

[57:41] What a proper biological tooth extraction looks like

[01:12:32] The metals in your mouth may be acting as a battery

[01:21:06] Why removing a mercury filling can make you sicker if done wrong

[01:35:44] What Chinese medicine says your teeth reveal about your body

[01:57:39] Conventional braces may be working against your airway

[02:14:55] Rebuilding enamel and reversing decay through food

[02:30:18] Whether gum disease is contagious and what kissing has to do with it

Resources mentioned:

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price | Book

Your Body is Your Best Doctor by Melvin E. Page, and H. Leon Abrams Jr, | Book

Good Energy by Casey Means, MD | Book

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor | Book

The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology | Website

Find more from Dr. Marc:

Dental Wellness Center | Website

Weston A. Price Foundation | Website

Find more from Alec:

Alec Zeck | Instagram

Alec Zeck | X

The Way Forward | Instagram

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