Bytes of Lennox - Bio Holistic Dentistry

30/04/2026

"Lovely staff and a totally pain free filling. Best dentist visit I’ve ever had" says Jordan on Google

★★★★★ Lovely staff and a totally pain free filling. Best dentist visit I’ve ever had

24/03/2026

"Huge thank you to Murrey and the team for their kindness. My 6yo daughter was very anxious and became quite upset and refused to let the dentist look at her tooth. Even though we arrived late, the staff were incredibly patient and accommodating. They refused payment when they couldn’t complete the check, which I truly appreciated.
Such a caring and compassionate team, especially with young children. Highly recommend." says Tan on Google

★★★★★ Huge thank you to Murrey and the team for their kindness. My 6yo daughter was very anxious and became quite upset and refused to let the dentist look at her tooth. Even though we arrived late, the staff were incredibly patient and accommodating. They refused payment when they couldn....

27/10/2023

Cavities in our teeth should really make us think.

What causes the hardest structure in our body to literally turn to mush in front of our eyes...

Why would our body allow that?

The traditional views on dental cavities aren’t wrong, per se, it’s just they miss alot of the story.

Let’s look at some of our current understandings and look at how we are moving beyond these frameworks.

We thought it was from a lack of brushing.

While brushing can help prevent cavities today this statement is not exactly true, because decay doesn’t occur in ancestral societies where brushing never existed.

We thought it was from sugar consumption

True. BUT, there’s a lot more nuance here. The modern diet has increased our susceptibility to cavities in many ways beyond sugar.

We didn’t understand vitamin D very well.

Dental caries is a skeletal disease. We know lack of vitamin D is implicated in both osteoarthritis in the elderly, and rickets in children. There is also good evidence to suggest vitamin d deficiency is at least implicated in dental caries.

We thought it was an infection.

Kind of true, but the bacteria that are detected in dental caries also live in the mouth during health, alongside trillions of other bugs by the way.

We didn’t appreciate hormones.

The skeletal system is also endocrine driven. Hormones direct the laying down of bony structures, and yes it also affects teeth. Thyroid hormone, cortisol, melatonin, insulin and s*x hormones all can increase risk of mineral imbalances that may associate with cavities.

When we bring everything under one umbrella we are suddenly thinking of the body as an interconnected organism.

One major factor is that we've moved off traditional diets. The hallmark of human cuisine was foods rich in fat-soluble vitamins and minerals. These are found in their highest concentrations in animal organs.

Different organs contain different combinations of nutrients. It is nearly impossible to find these in modern supermarkets.

For that reason we've created high quality, Australian grown beef organ supplements that I use for my family, patients, and now you can grab online

Have you struggled with tooth decay?

16/06/2023

Pure Ceramic Implants are the most biocompatible material we use at Bytes. Avoid metals in mouth.

Introduction to autoimmune disease and metal in medical and dental implants and devices Medical and dental implants and devices containing metal have been associated with autoimmune disease. Researchers have identified that autoimmune disease can be caused by a combination of 1) genetic components,....

07/11/2022

Do you have restless sleep or grind your teeth?

Teeth grinding often accompanies a set of other symptoms, including:

​- Low blood pressure
- Chronic stuffy nose
- Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD)
- Headaches or migraines
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Tension headache
- Hyperventilation syndrome
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Cold feet and hands
- Depression or anxiety
- Brain fog, daytime sleepiness
- Allergies, skin rashes
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Why would this be?

People who grind their teeth, often work or study long hours or report stressful family situations. Stress plays a part, but teeth grinding also reveals how people breathe during sleep.

To put it more correctly, teeth grinding hints at a set of sleep disorders and lack of oxygen during sleep. It’s a little-known condition known as upper airway resistance syndrome. And it is far more common than you’d expect.

It’s estimated that 70 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders. You may ask how the number could be so big? Many people simply don’t know they are at risk. They also have sleep disorders that are hard to pick up and even define.

The relatively small number of diagnoses are those with obstructive sleep apnea, yet it’s estimated 1 billion people globally suffer from OSA.

Teeth grinding is often associated with a condition abbreviated as UARS – UPPER AIRWAY RESISTANCE SYNDROME.

Sleep tests reveal UARS is sleep interrupted with frequent respiratory effort related arousals (RERAs). It’s due to higher pressure in the airways that send a message of ‘choking’ to your brain. If you suffer RERAs all night long, your body cannot enter deep REM sleep.
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​UARS indicates sympathetic FLIGHT OR FLIGHT driven sleep. It is the little sister of sleep apnea, and we need to talk about it.

Imagine the sound of tooth enamel screeching against under 250 pounds of force per inch.

Whilst guards can sometimes help, the real way to help a patient is to identify their structural or breathing issue.

Do you or a family member suffer from teeth grinding?

01/10/2022

Is any mouth breathing ok?

It’s a survival reflex so it’s there to stop you from dying in emergency, but when it sneaks into your day to day life, it’s going to make you sick.

If you breathe through the mouth at night, you will likely snore, and have a higher chance of developing sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea causes blood pressure issues, heart disease, and is a known link to Alzheimers disease.

If you’re anxious a lot, breathing through the nose, slowly, is your fastest ticket to a calmer more resilient nervous system.

Mouth breathing reduces your tolerance to carbon dioxide. Sounds good? No carbon dioxide has many physiologic roles including the release of oxygen from the blood into cells.

Your brain has CO2 detectors all of the body monitoring CO2. If it’s not use to the rise during slow nasal breathing, it will panic and revert you to mouth breathing.

Reprogramming your unconscious ‘autonomic’ body to nasal breathing requires many things to fall in place.

Struggling? These could explain why:

Nasal / throat issues – if you have chronic blocked sinuses, deviated septum or adenoid issues, it’s going to be harder for you to breathe through the nose. See an ENT specialist, breathing is paramount!

Tongue Posture – When your tongue seals to the roof of the mouth it blocks mouth breathing. Problem is no one does it. Train the tongue to seal to the roof of the mouth.

Head and neck posture – if you have forward head posture, it’s likely you mouth breathe regularly. By closing the lips, supporting the spine straight and sealing the tongue to the roof of the mouth.

Sleep – if you wake up with a dry mouth, snore, toss and turn, go to the bathroom frequently you aren't breathing well. Simplest way to get started is to try mouth tape to seal the lips through the night.

If you feel like you can’t breathe through the nose, you need to start building tolerance in the nasal passage to air.

Here’s a quick exercise:
1) Take a deep slow breath into the diaphragm
2) Hold the breath when your lungs are full
3) Clip the nostrils with your finger-tips
4) Hold and time your result

Do you or a family member struggle with mouth breathing?

18/09/2022

A Systematic Review” found that exposure to static magnetic fields (SMF) such as those generated by MRI, electromagnetic fields (EMF) such as those produced by wi-fi and mobile phones; ionizing electromagnetic radiations such as X-rays and non- Ionizing electromagnetic radiation such as lasers and light cure devices can all significantly increase the release of from restorations and/or cause microleakage.
https://iaomt.org/mercury-released-from-dental-amalgam-fillings-in-response-to-different-physical-stressors/

19/08/2022

09/08/2022

Do you have restless sleep or grind your teeth?

Teeth grinding often accompanies a set of other symptoms, including:

​- Low blood pressure
- Chronic stuffy nose
- TMJ dysfunction (TMD)
- Headaches or migraines
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Tension headache
- Hyperventilation syndrome
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Cold feet and hands
- Depression or anxiety
- Brain fog, daytime sleepiness
- Allergies, skin rashes
​
Why would this be?

People who grind their teeth, often work or study long hours or report stressful family situations. Stress plays a part, but teeth grinding also reveals how people breathe during sleep.

To put it more correctly, teeth grinding hints at a set of sleep disorders and lack of oxygen during sleep. It’s a little-known condition known as upper airway resistance syndrome. And it is far more common than you’d expect.

It’s estimated that 70 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders. You may ask how the number could be so big?

Many people simply don’t know they are at risk. They also have sleep disorders that are hard to pick up and even define.

The relatively small number of diagnoses are those with obstructive sleep apnea, yet it’s estimated 1 billion people globally suffer from OSA.

Teeth grinding is often associated with a condition abbreviated as UARS – UPPER AIRWAY RESISTANCE SYNDROME.

Sleep tests reveal UARS is sleep interrupted with frequent respiratory effort related arousals (RERAs).

It’s due to higher pressure in the airways that send a message of ‘choking’ to your brain. If you suffer RERAs all night long, your body cannot enter deep REM sleep.
​
​UARS indicates sympathetic FLIGHT OR FLIGHT driven sleep. It is the little sister of sleep apnea, and we need to talk about it.

Imagine the sound of tooth enamel screeching against under 250 pounds of force per inch. That’s what dentists think when they see teeth grinding in patients.

For a long time, I would prescribe a night splint to prevent damage to the teeth. Whilst guards can sometimes help, the real way to help a patient is to fix their night time breathing.

Do you or a family member suffer from teeth grinding?

05/08/2022

Did you know your tongue is a lymph draining organ?

Ever felt like your tongue was swollen or too big for the mouth? It could be that you're not utilizing its lymphatic system.

A strong well positioned tongue is an effective toxin clearing system.

The problem is most people aren’t aware how important their tongue posture is.

It’s also capable of absorbing. The mucous membrane of the tongue can absorb some substances – for example medications that are to act quickly.

A tablet, fluid or spray is put underneath the tongue, but is not meant to be swallowed. This is called sublingual administration

Let’s look at how the tongue drains into the lymph system.

The tip of the tongue drains into the submental lymph node under the chin.

The middle of the tongue drains into the submandibular node, which you can feel under the jawbone.

At the back, down toward the throat, it drains to the deep cervical nodes that run down through the neck which you can see on the image above.

What is important to remember is that lymph drains via movement.

Proper movement of the tongue is a skill that most people aren’t aware of. It is a complex muscle system, and each of these different segments must move properly for the lymph system to flow properly.

The tongue has a great ability to move in all directions. The reason for this is the way the muscle fibers are arranged, which is unique in our body.

It’s the only muscle in our body that can actively contract and extend. When the vertical and horizontal fibers contract at the same time, the tongue becomes narrower and longer: we can stick our tongue out.

• Raising and lowering
• Bending backwards
• Advancing and retracting

So, let’s try a tongue movement exercise:

1) Open your jaw as wide as it will go
2) Poke the tongue out as far as it will go (keeping to straight to the horizontal)
3) Move slowly side to side touching each corner of the mouth (Repeat 10x)
4) Put the tongue to the floor of the mouth and lift the tongue right to the palate behind the upper front teeth (Repeat 10x)

How did these feel for you?

22/07/2022

Breastmilk is a live bacterial messenger system designed to shape the newborn immune system.

During the first weeks to months of a child’s life a mother is delivering precious microbial messages that can have a life long affect on a child's health.

Today we are learning how incredibly powerful nature is in developing strong, immune, resilient children.

The role of breastfeeding to develop the jaw and straight teeth is one aspect of how important it is. Primarily teaches a child nasal breathing. Kids who struggle to breathe through their nose often have small, underdeveloped jaws. They present with long faces, crooked teeth, and poor breathing.

Secondly if proper tongue posture and feeding habits are established, the tongue creates a seal to push the ni**le to the roof of the child’s mouth. This helps to develop the child’s palate, and is designed by nature to set correct the growth trajectory of the jaws and upper airways.

(As an aside I do see many kids who breastfeed today without proper connection between the tongue and the palate)

However, for the immune system the breastmilk microbiome is transferred via specialized immune cells from the mothers gut.

Evidence now shows that human breastmilk can have a life long impact on a child’s health.

Oral flora delivered during breastfeeding may protect a child from allergies and asthma.

They also strengthen their immune system. Breastfeeding may protect against respiratory infections autoimmunity, and inflammatory bowel disease.

Later in life, it may also protect against heart disease, obesity, and type-II diabetes. These conditions are now understood to be largely influenced by gut microbiota.

The reason is that a newborn immune system is naïve to the outside world and depends on maternal ‘gifting’ of immune agents and probiotic bacteria.

One huge factor I think we’re missing today is the maternal stores of vitamin D and preexisting conditions.

Prenatal maternal health needs to be nourished with a proper pregnancy diet with targeted functional medicine testing for any underlying issues.
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How was your experience with breastfeeding?