50: DON'T Get Your Wisdom Teeth Removed. Here's Why (Holistic Dentist Explains)

Subscribe to my newsletter and learn how sacred your smile is! Almost everyone gets told the same thing at some point: your wisdom teeth need to come out. I was told the same thing at 20, and before I knew it, I was booked in for surgery and four teeth lighter.After 15 years practicing dentistry and studying alternative and ancient healing, I've come to see wisdom teeth very differently than what I was taught in school. This episode is a breakdown of why those third molars might actually be doing more for your body than anyone told you.Your teeth share embryonic origins with your brain, spinal cord, and nerves. That's not a metaphor, and it's the foundation of a framework called psychoneuroodontology that most dentists never learn about. Traditional Chinese medicine ties each wisdom tooth to specific organs through measurable electrical channels, and there's real research showing what happens to that current when a tooth is removed.A study of over 34,000 people who had their wisdom teeth extracted reported jaw and TMJ issues afterward that they didn't have before. That number should give anyone pause before treating this as a routine procedure.If your dentist has recommended extraction, there are three specific questions worth asking first, and I walk through each one.You'll Learn:[0:00] Introduction[1:46] Teeth develop from the same tissue as the brain and nerves[3:22] Wisdom teeth are built to stay anchored by hooked roots[6:03] How electroacupuncture measures energy flow through a tooth[7:38] Removing wisdom teeth reshapes the jaw and shifts posture[9:16] The 34,000-person study on jaw problems after extraction[11:03] Three questions to ask before agreeing to removalWant to start a podcast like this one? Book your free podcast planning call here.Find more from Dr. Nirvani Umadat on her Website, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Skool Community.