Some biological and holistic dentists like to describe the teeth as tiny organs intimately connected with the brain—and sometimes even refer to them as our “hard drive.”
And there really IS an important teeth-to-brain connection.
For starters, there’s the trigeminal nerve—cranial nerve V.
The trigeminal system carries much of the sensory information coming from the teeth, periodontal tissues, jaw, face, and other oral structures toward the brainstem.
Naturally, we have a cocktail for any de-stressing that might be necessary:
Trigeminal Nerve • Teeth-to-Brain Sensory Communication
Funny thing, though…
The group doesn’t resonate with it today.
Instead, the dental scan is asking us to work with:
Horizontal Root Fracture
Teeth Problems • Root Canal Scan
Developmental Tooth Defect
So those are going into today’s work.
Meanwhile, on our Daily Start-Up Scan, we asked for just ONE issue.
STRONGHOLDS.
If you recall, “strongholds” is the term used for patterns that seem particularly entrenched—the kind that may have been reinforced by trauma in one form or another..
Neuroplasticity is still possible.
But some patterns can seem “hard-wired.”
They aren’t.
They may simply take more repetition, awareness, safety, and practice before new pathways form.
With that in mind, here’s what came up in today’s Strongholds scan:
Birth trauma
Identity built around trauma
Religious shaming
Hatred
Belief that peace means weakness
Using spiritual authority to control
Heartbreak
Fear of intimacy
Cyberbullying
Loss of belonging
Sexual assault
Deep guilt
Scapegoating
Belief that boundaries cause abandonment
Anniversary grief
Compulsive news checking
Loss of identity
Fear generated by symptoms
We’re running the entire list through the Nei Gong for the next 24 hours and observing what shifts.
And remember, group work can bring up material that resonates collectively rather than personally, so don’t automatically assume every item belongs to every person—or even to anyone specifically in the group.
But when I did a deeper scan to see whether any of this needed extra attentiontwo stood out:
Fear of intimacy
and
Birth trauma
So the Issue Solver is going to run for the next three days on these and related issues.
And I’m going to hold off on posting again until this program finishes.
But back to teeth…
Here’s an interesting reality check:
I’m not saying Americans have the worst teeth.
But we certainly spend a LOT on them.
Americans spend nearly $200 BILLION a year on dental services.
So I can’t help but wonder whether teeth deserve a little more attention than we tend to give them.
After all, they’re communicating with the brain all day long.
Might be worth listening.
