A Deeper Look at Oral Galvanism: Bioenergetics and Teeth Meridians

In our previous article, we discussed oral galvanism and how, when multiple metals coexist in the mouth, they can generate an electric current that can catalyse a host of health issues.

Part two is the logical extension of this discussion — exploring in greater detail how galvanic currents disrupt systemic health through electrical interference along neural and meridian pathways.

What Are Teeth Meridians?

To better understand how oral galvanism can catalyse health issues beyond the mouth, it's important to understand the concept of teeth meridians.

Meridians are electrical pathways that run throughout the human body, forming a continuous network that carries bioelectrical signals between organs, tissues, and regulatory centres. Importantly, many parts of the body sit along the same meridian line — meaning they share a common electrical circuit.

Meridians were first described in Traditional Chinese Medicine thousands of years ago; however, the concept of tooth meridians — the connection between specific teeth and organs — was discovered much later, in the mid-20th century, by German physician Dr Reinhold Voll.

Understanding Teeth Meridians

Voll developed a diagnostic system called Electroacupuncture According to Voll (EAV), which used microcurrent measurements to map conductance along meridians. When testing patients, he repeatedly observed that:

• Abnormal electrical readings along a meridian often corresponded to pathology in a specific tooth located on that meridian.
  
• Conversely, treating or removing a problematic tooth would normalise electrical readings along the entire meridian pathway.
  
• Disturbances in a tooth frequently correlated with dysfunction in the organs associated with that meridian.
  

These findings led to the development of the tooth–organ meridian chart (or teeth meridian chart), now commonly used in biological dentistry and integrative medicine worldwide.

What Teeth Meridians Mean for Health

Importantly, Voll's work demonstrated that because organs, muscles, glands, joints, and teeth lie along these shared circuits, electrical disturbances in one region often manifest as symptoms in another. This is the foundation for understanding tooth–organ relationships (as mapped in the teeth meridian chart), interference fields, and the systemic effects of oral galvanism.

Below is the commonly accepted system first mapped by Voll:

• Upper molars → stomach / spleen meridian
  
• Lower molars → large intestine meridian
  
• Premolars → lung / large intestine meridian
  
• Canines → liver / gallbladder meridian
  
• Incisors → kidney / bladder / endocrine meridian
  
• Wisdom teeth → heart / small intestine / lymphatic meridian
  

How Teeth Function as Electrical Nodes

While meridians act as the body's electrical highways, the teeth serve as major junctions within that system. Their structure, location, and neurovascular complexity make them uniquely capable of influencing and disrupting meridian flow. Here's how.

1. Each tooth is highly innervated

Every tooth contains a rich internal network of sensory neurons, autonomic fibres, blood vessels, and mechanoreceptors. The pulp chamber is one of the most densely innervated tissues in the body, meaning:

• Teeth can detect microcurrents and voltage changes that are imperceptible elsewhere.
  
• Even minor electrical disturbances (such as galvanic currents from dissimilar metals) can stimulate or irritate the nerves within a tooth.
  
• These signals travel quickly along cranial nerve pathways, influencing not only the local area but also distant tissues connected through shared neural circuits.
  

Because the pulp is enclosed within rigid dentin and enamel, pressure changes, inflammation, or electrical interference can propagate outward — intensifying the impact along the entire meridian.

2. Teeth sit in bone rich with neural and vascular connections

Teeth are anchored in the jawbone via the periodontal ligament (PDL) — a highly specialised connective tissue filled with nerve fibres, blood vessels, proprioceptive receptors, and dense lymphatic drainage. The periodontal ligament is directly linked to the trigeminal nerve, the largest sensory nerve in the head and one of the body's most electrically influential pathways.

This means:

• Any electrical activity originating from a tooth — whether natural or due to metal restorations — can travel rapidly along trigeminal branches.
  
• Disturbances in a single tooth can affect cranial nerve signalling, autonomic balance, and even brainstem regulatory centres.
  
• Because meridians intersect at the teeth, electrical interference here easily spreads through both neural and meridian pathways, creating systemic effects.
  

In essence, the jawbone and periodontal ligament form an electrical interface where neural, vascular, and meridian communication converge — making the mouth one of the most sensitive and influential bioelectrical regions of the entire body.

What This Means for Health: Bioenergetics and Healing

This is precisely how the electrical currents generated by oral galvanism can have significant broader health implications. Equally important, though, is how these electrical currents can hinder the body's natural healing ability.

1. When tissue is damaged, the body generates a small electrical signal at the injury site.

This signal is called the current of injury. It forms instantly — within milliseconds of injury — and acts like the body's internal alarm system.

2. This electrical signal tells the body where repair is needed.

It attracts stem cells, regulates immune activity, and helps coordinate the entire healing process.

3. The current of injury also sets the "voltage" required for cells to regenerate.

Healthy cells maintain a specific electrical charge across their membranes. When that charge drops (due to injury), the body must re-establish proper electrical gradients for healing to proceed.

4. If this electrical signal is disrupted, confused, or drowned out, healing stalls.

Chronic wounds, non-healing fractures, persistent inflammation, and slow tissue repair often occur when the body cannot generate — or maintain — this normal electrical healing current.

5. External electrical noise can interfere with this process.

If a foreign current (such as those generated by oral galvanism) overlays the body's natural bioelectric signals, it can:

• Distort the current of injury
  
• Confuse the repair pathways
  
• Interrupt cell communication
  
• Prolong or worsen chronic inflammation
  

Dr Robert Becker, a pioneer in regenerative bioelectricity, says: "Every healing event begins with a current of injury", highlighting that if the body's foundational healing currents are disrupted, the entire repair process is compromised — regardless of immune strength or nutritional status.

Our Approach to Bioenergetics and Teeth Meridians

As discussed in our previous article, if you have multiple metal restorations — such as mercury amalgam fillings alongside gold, titanium, or stainless-steel crowns — you may be at risk of the effects of oral galvanism.

As this article explains, oral galvanism poses a host of systemic health risks because electrical currents can travel along meridians, disturbing organs and body systems.

The first and most crucial step in addressing this is to work with a qualified biological or holistic dentist who has experience in assessing galvanic currents and material compatibility.

Our very own Dr Eric Davis is uniquely experienced in this field, having pursued postgraduate studies in Electroacupuncture according to Voll, in addition to his credentials in biological dentistry. Dr Davis' signature Total Dental Revision Program takes a truly holistic view of oral health and is designed to account for oral galvanism and its effects across teeth meridians.

Within the Total Dental Revision framework, addressing galvanism is a step toward restoring bioenergetic integrity. It involves:

1. Measurement — assessing intraoral voltage and EAV readings across dental and organ meridians.
   
2. Stabilisation — correcting mineral balance and detoxification pathways before metal removal.
   
3. Sequential removal — eliminating incompatible restorations in a controlled, staged sequence guided by current measurements.
   
4. Energetic rebalancing — using microcurrent therapy, laser acupuncture, or bioresonance to restore symmetrical conductance.
5. Verification — confirming normalisation of electrical and clinical parameters post-treatment.