“The greatest force in the human body is the natural drive of the body to heal itself – but that force is not independent of the belief system. Everything begins with belief. What we believe is the most powerful option of all.”
- NORMAN COUSINS
“When you come to see you are not as wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you are wiser today.”
- ANTHONY DE MELLO
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
- ARUNDHATI ROY
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
- RALPH WALDO EMERSON
“Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible. We all wish for world peace, but world peace will never be achieved unless we first establish peace within our own minds."
- THE DALAI LAMA
“Those who are awake live in a state of constant amazement.”
- JACK KORNFIELD
“The wise man questions himself; the fool, others.”
- HENRI ARNOLD
"You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips."
- OLIVER GOLDSMITH
"Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth."
- HENRY DAVID THOREAU
"Healing is Remembering Who You Are"
- MARILYN GORDON
"All healing is essentially a release from fear."
- A COURSE IN MIRACLES
“We lose our freedoms at the altar of fear.”
- KAHLIL GIBRAN
“It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love is put in the giving.”
- MOTHER TERESA
PAN x-rays – how to take
Prior to your first dental appointment obtain a digital PAN x-ray of your mouth (Panoramic x-ray, or now known as Orthopantomogram x-ray). This is vital, so that you can get an overall view of all your teeth and dental work. It can give you an impressive amount of information. Do not neglect this first step.
You should be able to walk into any x-ray department and request this. We recommend you obtain only a digital PAN stored on a CD, as this will become vital for future reference. It will also allow you to e-mail it to dentists when requesting help. Newer facilities have this digital equipment.
NB. Instructions for taking the PAN:
Most technicians will not know the proper way to take a PAN, in order to ensure that no air bubbles are present, which can distort the image. You will need to bite a plastic device between your two front teeth. Ensure that you bite just on the tip of it, so that your front teeth are as close together as possible. This will show how your teeth fit together (occlusion) Keep all partial dentures in your mouth.
Before the PAN begins (the x-ray unit will begin to circle around your head); make certain you take a deep breath in and hold it. At the same time as you breathe in, put your tongue on the roof of your mouth and keep it there for the whole process. This ensures that there is no air movement occurring through your mouth. Air will create a ‘black’ bubble on x-ray and distort the image.