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11Dental TribuneAsia Pacific Edition | 12/2015 TRENDS&APPLICATIONS graphs of patients who always used to come second place in their career progression. The mandibular left second premo- lar indicates the assimilation of the maternalenergyinourlives.Lingual inclination, the persistence of pri- mary tooth #75 and its reinclusion pointtothesituationinwhichachild does not want to or cannot mature intoanadult.Behindthisisoftenthe dominant influence of the mother, similar to the case of retrusion of tooth #22, which we learnt about in thefirstpartofthisarticleseries. Fortunately, mothers generally do not know about these effects. Thus, after successful orthodontic treat- mentinitiatedbythemandthesub- sequent realignment of the perma- nentsecondpremolar,theyarevery surprised by the transformation of theironce-obedientchildwithaself- consciouspersonality. The first molars (Fig. 7) are closely associated with the status that we desirebothinsocietyandinourfam- ilies.Fulfillingidealstoimproveour position in society is linked to the maxillaryandmandibularrightfirst molars, and they reflect our profes- sionallivesandoursuccessesinthis regard.ThepatientshowninFigure8 had to leave her beloved profession owing to family circumstances. She had to move and stay athome. After having endodontic treatment per- formed on teeth #15 and 16, she presented with a large periapical le- sion on tooth #16 several years later (Fig.9). She probably has still not ac- ceptedhernewsituation. Themaxillaryleftfirstmolarreflects the expression of our feelings. As this is often suppressed in our mod- ernsociety,thistoothistreatedvery often. The mandibular left first mo- lar reflects our desire to be loved. Thistoothisrestoredoftenandfrom very early on, a sad finding in this context. As an example, Figures 10a–e shows a female patient who broke this tooth after a failed rela- tionship. A radiographic examina- tion revealed that all of the other teethremainedintact. The second molars reflect our rela- tionships with the world around us andinparticularwithourclosestrel- atives(Fig.11).Bothrightsecondmo- lars reveal, through their status and alignment, ordinary circumstances ofdailylife.Long-termrecurringsit- uations, often considered trivial in our contexts, that annoy us but that wearenotabletochangemaymani- festintheseteeth. Theleftsecondmolarscanshowhow harmonious the relationships with our family members are. I had a ju- venile patient who was struggling tocopewithanongoinglovetriangle in his family. Endodontic treatment was indicated for his maxillary left second molar, yet the entire denti- tion showed hardly any tooth decay (Fig. 12). His brother, who did not have to deal with such a situation, didnothaveanydentalproblems.In this context, I would like to empha- sise that teeth reflect life circum- stances according to the subjective perceptionofthepersonconcerned. As dentists, third molars are usually of marginal interest to us, except for surgeons and endodontists, who can show off with perfectly filled root canalsofbizarreshapesintheseteeth. Fromaholisticperspective,however, third molars express the individual energyofaperson(Fig.13).Themaxil- lary right third molar corresponds to our efforts to contact the material and spiritual worlds. The maxillary left third molar represents the fear of rejection by both these worlds. The mandibular right third molar is abarometerofourphysicalenergy. If one looks at the characteristics of all third molars, one will discover the typical adolescent problems a young person faces at the time of eruptionoftheseteeth.Forexample, I repeatedly see complicated erup- tions of mandibular third molars in students during the examination period, when they are weaker both mentally and physically. I adopt a veryconservativeapproachtowards radical and preventive extractions of the third molars because I con- siderthemtoplayanimportantpart in the energy balance of the whole organism. In order to learn much more about this topic, I recommend that you read the latest edition of Quand les dents se mettent à parler (Fig. 14). I wish you many interesting dis- coveries in observing the mani- festations of the professional and emotional lives of your patients in theirteeth. Editorial note: This is the second of a two-part article which first appeared in CosmeticDentistry2/15.Acompletelistof referencesisavailablefromthepublisher. 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