In his responsibilities as a doctor of dental surgery at LaGrange Jaw Pain Management, Dr. Blaine Cusack treats patients with conditions affecting the jaw, neck, and face. He aims to provide a holistic approach to dental care, with the involvement of the entire team when attending to patients. Dr. Blaine Cusack employs biological dental care as a primary approach in his treatment of patients. Traditional dentists focus solely on dental health care, typically only attending to the teeth and their supporting structures. Biological dental care, on the other hand, goes beyond this to encompass the patient’s overall condition, including physical, mental, and emotional health. The premise is that, as the mouth is the entry point for most substances that enter the body, some of which cause infections, oral health accords a crucial avenue to ensure overall good health. Examples include alcohol and substances abuse and smoking in relation to chronic diseases such as cancers and organ failure on physical health, and poor oral health on self-esteem, which in turn can affect the patient’s mental health. The biological dentist thus appreciates and considers the direct two-way connection between oral health and overall well-being through an individualized treatment approach, bio-compatibility testing in dental material selection, and encouraging the elimination of detrimental habits such as alcohol abuse.

1. Understanding Biological Dental Care
Blaine Cusack

2. Introduction
In his responsibilities as a doctor of dental surgery at LaGrange Jaw Pain Management, Dr. Blaine
Cusack treats patients with conditions affecting the jaw, neck, and face. He aims to provide a
holistic approach to dental care, with the involvement of the entire team when attending to
patients. Dr. Blaine Cusack employs biological dental care as a primary approach in his treatment
of patients.

3. Traditional dentists focus solely on dental health care, typically only attending to the teeth and
their supporting structures. Biological dental care, on the other hand, goes beyond this to
encompass the patient’s overall condition, including physical, mental, and emotional health.
The premise is that, as the mouth is the entry point for most substances that enter the body,
some of which cause infections, oral health accords a crucial avenue to ensure overall good
health.

4. Examples include alcohol and substances abuse and smoking in relation to chronic diseases such
as cancers and organ failure on physical health, and poor oral health on self-esteem, which in
turn can affect the patient’s mental health. The biological dentist thus appreciates and considers
the direct two-way connection between oral health and overall well-being through an
individualized treatment approach, bio-compatibility testing in dental material selection, and
encouraging the elimination of detrimental habits such as alcohol abuse.