from the edge of the gums to where they attach to the tooth. “Some of the case studies are remarkable,” notes Dr.
Three millimeter depth is acceptable; anything more is cause Jamie Werner, a Troy-based chiropractor.
for concern. Dr. Werner pointed to a 32 year-old woman described
At four millimeters, the infection can easily spread from in the study. “She had no menstrual cycle for 12 years. She
the gums to the underlying bone. Permanent damage can oc- had attempted multiple fertility treatments with no success.
cur and it can be disfi guring. As gum pocket depths increase, After two months of chiropractic care, menstruation started.
teeth begin to shift and loosen. An otherwise perfectly good And, after four cycles, unassisted pregnancy occurred,” said
tooth can actually fall out of your mouth without any pain Werner. “I’m not saying that chiropractic is a specifi c cure
at all. At this point, options for replacement are limited, and for infertility, but I will point to the concept that interference
implants are out of the question. within your nervous system can disrupt normal body func-
Periodontal disease is second only to the common cold. tions,” she continued.
Like high blood pressure and diabetes, it can be controlled The study offers hope to infertile women and an alterna-
through regular professional care. Your dentist should give tive to fertility drugs. There are 40,000 births in the U.S. each
you tips on home care and recommend the appropriate inter- year that are achieved using assisted reproductive technolo-
val between visits, and that’s a great resolution for healthier gies. But there are yet to be studies as to the long-term effects
you! of these drugs nor has there been a uniform tracking of birth
Submitted by Dr. David W. Regiani, DDS, PC., 101 South
defects among children conceived using these methods.
St, Ortonville. For more information, call 248-627-4934 or
“Again, Dr. Behrendt’s research is wonderful news
visit
RegianiDental.com. See ad page 33.
for couples trying to start a family. It also serves as further
evidence that regular spinal adjustments can have benefi ts
far beyond those that the public normally associates with
chiropractic care,” concluded Dr. Werner.
Chiropractic
For more information, contact Dr. Jamie Werner, DC,
NUCCA Chiropractor, 4101 John R. Rd., Ste 300, Troy. Tele-
and Conception
phone: 248-680-7200. See ad page 11.
A
study authored by Dr. Madeline Behrendt – Chair-
woman of the World Chiropractic Alliance Council
on Woman’s Health – links chiropractic care and the
ability of previously infertile woman to conceive a baby and
carry the fetus full term.
Behrendt’s work, entitled: Insult, Interference and
Infertility: An Overview of
Chiropractic Research, was
published in the Journal
of Vertebral Subluxation
Research. The study tracked
15 women, ages 22-65,
who had a history of fertility
problems – some for as long
as nine years. Eight of the
women had previously un-
dergone unsuccessful fertility
treatments.
These 15 woman
entered chiropractic care.
“Each was determined to
close the gap between how
her body was designed to
function and the reality of
how her body was functioning,” stated Dr. Behrendt.
14 of the 15 women became pregnant following the
start of chiropractic adjustments. The 65-year old woman had
ceased having a menstrual cycle at age 18 following a trau-
matic fall. Then, nearly fi ve decades later – and little more
than a month after starting chiropractic care – her cycles
resumed. Although she did not get pregnant, she was advised
to use birth control.
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