Laura said:
Exactly. A couple weeks of a terrible abcess, antibiotics that made me totally sick, etc. The whole thing had my entire auto-immune system up in arms and general misery ensued. But hopefully, this will begin the end of that nasty mess. I was able to persuade the dentist to use iodine when he packed the space with stuff that is supposed to harden into bone mass. So we'll see. Rinsing with colloidal silver and iodine solution periodically. I never want to go through that again. Poor Pierre and Chu went with me and Pierre nearly fainted. He said I was giving off super strong distress waves. Well, yeah!!!
Very sorry to hear about the abcess tooth.
Just from my own experience, I would strongly suggest - rest and only attending to your own and immediate needs - for a period of at least 7-10 days. It's the "rest" that promotes the healing. I don't mean to come across "as some type of dominate deplorable" but I lost "all" of my teeth, in a 4 month period, after an abscess in a bottom tooth and corrective dental surgery.
I realize, every case and situation is different but an abcess tooth is serious business. If you really think about it, that infection has been running through your whole circulatory system and is only inches away from the brain. Antibiotics may help but it's your own bodies defenses - that heals it and gets rid of the toxins and ....... for healing - you need "rest and no stress."
Put the work load and projects, on the back burner, for the time being. Chances are, you may not have fully recovered from the last injury (due to the inner drive to get certain things accomplished and the overbearing feeling - of "no time"?) Being under constant stress, due to outside interference, also takes it's toll. At the moment, your body may require more rest, to build up a stronger resistance and psychic shield? To accomplish that, the body found a weak spot (abcess tooth) to trigger the necessary physical requirements.
In my case, it might have been stress and lack of sleep that triggered an immune response, that developed into an abcess tooth. Diet was fairly decent. I was working a full and part time job to meet a financial obligation. I woke one morning with a sensitive bottom tooth and noticed the gum was swollen. I made a mental note of it and went into work. As the day progressed, the pain increased and I got a throbbing headache. During break, I called my Dentist and he was able to get me in the next morning. X-rays showed the extent of the abcess under an old filling. He had to drill that out and down to the bone, then inserted an antibiotic and packed it. I took 3 days off from my work schedule but my first day back, I had to go home because my head was throbbing and I felt flushed. Called the Dentist and he got me right in. More x-rays and the infection had spread. The tooth he worked on had to come out including the teeth on both sides of it. Went back a week later and everything was fine. Seven weeks later, woke up and my face and glands were swollen. Thank God, I had dental insurance. Testing showed, the infection had traveled and all the bottom teeth had to be removed. For that procedure, I was sent to a specialist. The specialist and his team did their own testing, a day before the operation and noticed signs of the infection had reached the upper molars. A second extraction was needed but they advised a four week waiting period, in between, to recover from the first operation.
I was given a prescription for a stronger antibiotic and Tylenol 3 or something like that? Second operation, they extracted 11 upper teeth. Two weeks later, the remainder were extracted. Part of the ordeal was the embarrassment I felt and the social implications of working directly with the public. Due to a clause in my dental insurance, I had to wait another 11 months (fiscal year) before I qualified for dentures. (
AND the dam things are worthless!
One of the drawbacks of having several teeth extracted at one time is bone loss. It's harder to get the dentures - to fit. Even with the epoxy sealer, it dissolves within an hour and you might be talking to someone and the bottom denture pops out. If you try to smile, the top one drops down. As far as eating anything solid, forgetaboutit!
So,
give yourself time to heal properly and get some rest - so it doesn't lead to something far worse.
Years later, after some extensive testing and blood work, found I was deficient in vitamins and minerals, even though I took a daily multi-vitamin?
While traveling to some of the most remote regions and cultures of the world, Dr. Weston A. Price discovered that some groups which had no access to traditional medicine had extremely low incidences of cavities. He discovered that the cultures which consumed foods that were high in fats and minerals had the best dental health. Some of those groups did not even brush their teeth.
How to Cure Cavities
http://readynutrition.com/resources/how-to-cure-cavities_23052014/
When provided with the right diet, cavities can heal. This healing process is known as remineralization, because it is a process of giving the teeth the minerals that are needed to repair them.
The two minerals that are most important for dental health are calcium and phosphorus. To use calcium properly, the human body also needs adequate amounts of vitamin D from sunlight or fish (not the chemical type found in milk), and the body also needs magnesium from vegetables and nuts. In addition, the fat-soluble vitamins are invaluable. Fat-soluble vitamins include A, D, E and K. These vitamins can be found in butter, eggs, dairy products, and meats. A healthy diet that heals cavities is the opposite of the low-fat diets that are most often promoted by the media, and the ideal diet is reminiscent of the Atkins Diet. (Article continues.)
