This is an exceptional interview. Dentists, osteopaths and indeed anyone would benefit from listening. Dr Belfor explains the connection between many interdependent elements affecting homeostasis.
Just got a new upper Homeoblock appliance and think it wasn't made correctly. The acrylic in the middle is shorter and not as curved as the old one, and doesn't touch the arches or the palate at all, even when I swallow. I can't make it touch the palate even if I suck and swallow hard. It now feels like it puts pressure ONLY on the teeth. The old one put pressure on the arches, not just the teeth, and would briefly touch the palate when I swallowed, and felt like it put pressure on the arches not just the teeth. It cost $400! But my doc says the lab probably wouldn't refund or replace for free. Shouldn't the shape and size of the acrylic be standardized? The criticism of Homeoblock and Vivos are that they're only "tooth borne" appliances, but I don't think that's true since the acrylic (if made properly) puts pressure on the entire arches, not just teeth. But this new appliance does just that, puts pressure ONLY on teeth.
