Is any condition or circumstance beyond the reach of Christian Science treatment? The records of Jesus’ healing works in the Gospels and of Mary Baker Eddy’s healing works in her writings say, “No.” Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy confirms: “Christian Science heals organic disease as surely as it heals what is called functional, for it requires only a fuller understanding of the divine Principle of Christian Science to demonstrate the higher rule” (p. 162).
The unlimited healing reach of this Science includes all things dental, too, as I experienced recently. Aside from a childhood incident in which the top portion of a permanent tooth broke off and was capped by a skilled dentist, there have been no dental issues for me. But into my eighth decade came a sort of jaw readjustment, which resulted in a section of lower teeth being squeezed and pressured. Some teeth loosened, first mildly, then more severely.
And so I redoubled mental efforts to grasp my completeness as an idea of infinite good, God. “Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee” (Jeremiah 1:5) spoke to me of my original and true existence as an idea of Spirit, and Genesis proclaimed that “God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good” (1:31). Though I didn’t see immediate resolution, I was at ease, knowing that spiritual truth is ongoing. Given the continuing awareness of the loose teeth—particularly when eating meals—I was constantly engaged in mental denials that matter or material laws could countermand God’s work. A wonderful endeavor, by the way!
