Rejuvenation Dentistry: Teamwork to Treat the Cause, Not the Effect

In the 1970s, Dr. Robert Lee, a biologist-turned-dentist, studied hundreds of older patients who had maintained healthy teeth with minimal treatment or wear. He determined that the ideal dental model for optimal health is based on three keys: stable condylar position, correct coupling of upper and lower anterior teeth, and biologically natural tooth form.

This research became the foundation of rejuvenation dentistry, an approach based on a model of health that considers not only a patient’s teeth but the entire masticatory system including jaw joints, nerves and head and neck muscles, and maintains that problems—such as TMJ pain, chronic headaches or damage to teeth—occur when these components aren’t working in biological harmony.

“Dentists and technicians who practice this type of dentistry work together to get to the root of the problem. It’s not just about fixing a few cracked or worn out teeth; rather, it’s finding out why they...