Abstract: There is a little known but important connection between individual teeth and specific organs of the body. This connection is related to the meridians used by acupuncturists. A knowledgeable practitioner will attempt to determine if the source problem is with the tooth or the organ. Sometimes a serious organ problem can be resolved by the treatment or extraction of the related tooth. Other times, the organ is the source and nothing done to the teeth will help until the organ problem has been resolved.

This information is offered as educational information only. It is not intended to be used by the reader as diagnostic data nor should any form of treatment be initiated based solely on the information contained here. -- Dr, Dennis Raney, ND, author.

The number 4, 5, 12 and 13 Upper First and Second Bicuspids

Teeth number 4 and 5 are on the right side of the body and generally affect organs on the right side, while numbers 12 and 13 are on the left and generally affects organs on that side. Sometimes there is a bleed-over that causes some pain on the left for a tooth on the right, for instance, but generally, the practitioner will need to know as nearly exact as possible which side has the pain or, in the case of wisdom teeth, whether it is an upper or a lower tooth. You dont want to have a tooth pulled from the left side, for instance, if the one affected is actually on the right side. You probably have noticed that it is often difficult to tell exactly which tooth is the one hurting most. Narrowing the symptoms in the hunt for an affected tooth or organ can be frustrating and time consuming.

The connections

These bicuspids affect (or are affected by) the large intestine and the lungs.

Vertebrae C1, C2, C5, C6, C7, TH2, TH3, TH4, L4, and L5 are connected to these teeth.

Segments of the spinal marrow and dermatomes affected are SC1, SC2, SC5, SC6, SC7, STH2, STH3, STH4, SL4, and SL5.

The joints associated with the upper bicuspids are foot, big toe, shoulder (radial side), elbow (radial side), and hand (radial side).

The thymus and the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland are in the connection string for the bicuspids, as are the nose and the ethmoidal cells of the paranasal sinuses.