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6 Duties Performed By A Functional Dentist

4. Maintain Good Oral Health

A functional dentist will also help you establish a strict schedule to promote your oral health. This means
scheduled brushings and flossings as well as for periods in between morning and night care. A functional

dentist will not only promote good oral health habits but will also look at the behavior that can help promote

these behaviors.

5. 80/20 Dieting Rule

This rule refers to promoting a diet consisting of 80 percent re-mineralizing foods and twenty percent foods

that demineralize your teeth such as citric acids and sodas.

6. Encourages Nasal Breathing

A functional dentist encourages nasal breathing. This has a variety of benefits. For one, breathing through your
mouth dries it out as well as the mucus membranes that help provide a protective coating for your delicate

microbiome in your mouth. Breathing through your mouth can also promote bad breath through the same

mechanism. Functional dentists promote nasal breathing to avoid the issue of drying out your mouth and

promoting decay.

Final note, a functional dentist focuses on exploring the kind of lifestyle and dietary choices that you are

making that can have benefits for your oral, as well as overall, health.

6 Duties Performed By A Functional Dentist