Clinical Case 12

I Accompanied This Young Man

Since around the age of 20, I was aware of my jaw problem and a growing discomfort in the left ATM (Temporomandibular Joint) which intensified with the years. It was at 28 years old that I decided to take matters into my own hands; I was feeling increasingly uncomfortable in my mouth, with frequent and strong pain.
I saw several orthodontists (3) and all of them said that either teeth needed to be extracted to make room, or a heavy and of course a treatment with braces was necessary. What didn't reassure me was that they all had very different opinions.
At the time, I was uncomfortable in my own skin and complex; the idea of having to undergo a heavy treatment (with serious consequences?) reinforced my discomfort, but I had little choice and I began to mentally prepare myself to meet the surgeon in Lyon to explain his intervention.
Parallel to this, while playing football with friends, I injured my heel.
The persistent pain pushed me to consult an osteopath. It was at the end of the examination that I decided to explain my jaw problem to him: he gave me the phone number of a dentist practicing a surprising method with a completely different approach.
With curiosity, I decided to make an appointment.
I was simply won over by this gentle method called dentosophy.
Michel Montaud's speech that day spoke to me viscerally. I had the conviction that this treatment was tailor-made for me.

Beginning of the treatment on October 18, 2006:

I never managed intellectually to overcome the physical complex even with the help of a psychologist and constant efforts; the relationship with my body was difficult and problematic (since my adolescence); it was as if I didn't want to accept it in its entirety. I didn't know why.
I found it ridiculous but it was always there within me.

From the start of the treatment, I willingly accepted the activator and kept it at night.
I did my exercises every day, 2 times 20 minutes.
After 4 months of treatment, I noticed (with initial skepticism) the disappearance of the physical complex that I had carried since adolescence and which was omnipresent.
What is even more surprising is that it happened in total discretion and gentleness without any mental effort. (At the time, I was chewing the activator only for dental treatment).
I can only observe the before and after.

Today, after almost 2 and a half years of dentosophy and exercises, I am very well with my body: we are one and everything else is... forgotten!
I still love doing these breathing exercises and it is day by day that I find the energy to continue: it's a moment for me; a time where I find myself.

I have a beautiful 10-month-old daughter who arrived in the world very quickly and by chance.
Her mother and I have been separated for more than 2 months.
Life continues to surprise me and it is going well. I am very close to my daughter's mother and it is mutual; we have a deep mutual respect. We eat together from time to time; we still share common activities and the main one is focused on the education of our beauty.
I am very happy to have had this child with her.

I am now moving towards an artistic choice.
I put actions and energy behind my inspirations; I finally take action (previously it was too difficult)…

Little by little, I am advancing, taking the time that is needed, and even if the world is imperfect (like me), I find a true and more just meaning in what I live today.