Dental Health

[Arwenn]

Wow N2F, what an experience! Good on you for walking out on them! I am always amazed when practitioners think that they can speak to their patients like that. In a way, I can kind of see where they may have been coming from in terms of wanting an X-ray to thoroughly diagnose any pathology. At least that way, they can tell you without a shadow of a doubt, the state of your dental health. This could have been explained amicably by the receptionist, because ultimately it is your body and your right to choose. But to get aggressive because patients don't do what you want them to do, is just wrong.

Over here in Australia, the dentists also push for x-rays, and what I loathe the most, flouride treatment (which of course is an extra $50). So the last time I went, I told the receptionist when I booked in that I did not want the flouride for me or the kids, and I must say, I felt I got the cold-shoulder treatment.

 

[daddycat]

My now-retired diagnostic dentist recommended Sonicare toothbrushes when I had been using Oral B. My spouse and I both agree the Sonicare is far superior.

Dental offices push for things like xrays and fluoride treatments not because those things are good for people, but because that's where big profit margins are. We know fluoride is harmful. Xrays using digital tech is a lot better than deadly old fashioned film.

 

[Hildegarda]

It has been about 4-5 weeks since those visits. The pain where the mercury was removed has almost gone away, but there is still a bit there at times. I wonder if Dr. Solis messed up and did something to cause the pain.

Just to make you feel better, this is not unusual for "white" fillings. Some pain may linger for up to 6-8 weeks. If there was damage to the root or the nerve (and that happened to me before too), you'd have way more sharp grinding pain and swelling of the cheek. I also have had to come back to fix the biting surface the next day a couple of times.

if otherwise you were happy with how they did the mercury removal -- and I know that not every dentist would even attempt to do it -- then sticking with this office for subsequent procedures wold be my choice. That is IMO of course

 

[Laura]

I tried the sonic toothbrush but it was actually making my teeth hurt. I have some bone loss due to autoimmune conditions and I think the vibrations of the electronic toothbrush were not beneficial. So now I just use an old fashioned (but fancy!) toothbrush and the waterpik which deep cleans and massages the gums. This routine seems to have gotten things back on a good way since I have way fewer periods of feeling inflammation in my jaw.

 

[3DStudent]

I think the waterpik (never heard of it before the post on the other thread) and coconut oil pulling are good ideas. Just wondering, does anyone use clay or/and salt as part of their toothpaste - homemade or like this http://www.amazon.com/Redmond-Earthpaste-Wintergreen-4-Ounce/dp/B0080L9FHA

I bought the ingredients for some homemade paste. A mixture of clay, coconut oil, essential oils, xyitol, and minerals. It was for remineralizing my teeth, which are sensitive to heat and especially cold. I never got around to making it though. I've been using Vicco Ayurvedic toothpaste and that is helping, along with Extra fine toothbrushes.

I'm due for a dentist appointment. I had not thought about the radiation exposure. It seems pretty low, and comparable to a chest x-ray. It's a few micro Sieverts to around 100-200 micro Sieverts for a full mouth multi-exposure at the most.

Here are some links for the mineralizing paste:

http://wellnessmama.com/2500/homemade-remineralizing-toothpaste-recipe/
http://everydaypaleo.com/easy-remineralizing-toothpaste-recipe/
http://wellnessmama.com/5252/remineralizing-tooth-powder-recipe/
http://wickedlywholesome.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/homemade-earthpaste-clay-toothpaste/

Edit: Added links

 

[Horseofadifferentcolor]

My dentist told me the same thing in regards to the x-rays being less radiation than just being outside in the sun. So, to me it seems the way these words are parroted by dentists all over the world is that this is what the companies that produce the x-ray machines tell them. I stopped allowing it because of radiation at first, but then it also occurred to me the only way they ever found any cavities was with a sharp pic poking into my teeth and the x-rays cost money and never found anything. That has been just my experience though.

When I started out on the Keto diet my teeth were kind of opaque looking and I was having a hard time keeping them white anymore. I was trying oil pulling, activated charcoal, hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, all kinds of stuff. I did not really see any fast acting miracles other than bone broth.
I was originally on the fence about teeth being able to repair themselves. Now a few years later my teeth have lost the opaqueness and activated charcoal once a week keeps them pretty white. Eating around six eggs a day and bone broth has made a huge improvement. I know I had a cavity around two years ago, but aside from a stain in that spot it is gone. So now I know from first hand experience that it is possible. I used to have very sensitive teeth with cold and heat and that is now not an issue.

There are holistic dentist out there that focus on the whole body health. They have a chart on what teeth are connected to other parts of your body. I have been planning on seeing the guy in the link below. My only concern is the pricing. I have put it off though because my teeth have looked and felt better than they have in years.

_http://tdhtx.com/holistic-Services.html#whatisholist

 

[H-KQGE]

Thanks for the links 3D Student. Yeah I make my own with the same ingredients, minus the coconut oil/peppermint and tea tree. I think I'll add one of the last two and just do the oil pulling first thing in the morning. Those extra fine toothbrushes look good too.

 

[Mark]

Just wondering, does anyone use clay or/and salt as part of their toothpaste - homemade or like this http://www.amazon.com/Redmond-Earthpaste-Wintergreen-4-Ounce/dp/B0080L9FHA

I actually bought some of the Earth Paste stuff at a local grocery. Seems Ok. But pricey at around $6 something plus tax for a tube. So I read the label and thought, hmm how hard can it be to make that?

Got some bentonite clay, peppermint oil, tea tree oil, sea salt, baking soda, and erythritol, and whipped up a small batch. Pretty good. Cost is very low too. I'd also done some reading about erythritol in regard to having anti-bacterial properties. What I found instead was some research work that shows that it can help break down bacterial film on the surface of teeth.

Anyway, my basic recipe is something like this ( I didn't measure, just winged it on the first try, next time I will measure stuff )

- tablespoon of betonite
- half teaspoon baking soda
- quarter teaspoon of sea salt
- tablespoon or maybe 1.5 tbps of erythritol
- drop of tea tree oil ( very strong flavor so I didn't use much )
- maybe 3 or 4 drops of peppermint oil
- water to make a paste

That was a bit strong with the mint flavor. So I added more clay and erythritol and water. Came out nice. The sweetness tones down the bite of mint flavor.

That's my first attempt at making toothpaste. Next rendition may include some minerals.

Edit: With betonite and alagums in mouth I try to not swallow any of the paste!

 

[Mark]

My now-retired diagnostic dentist recommended Sonicare toothbrushes when I had been using Oral B. My spouse and I both agree the Sonicare is far superior.

Sonicare is without question far superior to Oral B based on my experience too. Worth every penny.

 

[truth seeker]

So funny that y'all mention Earthpaste, I just bought the lemon flavor a week ago. It was the least expensive of the bunch and I liked the idea of actually being able to ingest it without worry.

I would like to start making my own however, so thanks for the recipes and links.

 

[Mark]

I filled out the required paperwork and handed it to the receptionist and mentioned to her that I didn`t want x-rays. She told me I could not have teeth cleaning and exam without having x-rays.

Wow! I called a dentist today about having my 2 remaining alagums removed and the receptionist actually told me, without me asking anything about it, that I don't have to get any xrays if I don't want to. Nice surprise there.

To that he responded " You would get more radiation walking down the streets of NYC or being scanned at the airport. You don`t come in here and dictate what you want done. That`s not how I work things here."

Were it me I'd have told the dentist "You're fired!" and walked out. LOL

 

[H-KQGE]

Thanks m. I'll have a look at erythritol (mainly if I get peppermint) and I'd be interested in your mineral use for next time.

 

[H-KQGE]

So funny that y'all mention Earthpaste, I just bought the lemon flavor a week ago. It was the least expensive of the bunch and I liked the idea of actually being able to ingest it without worry.

I would like to start making my own however, so thanks for the recipes and links.

Yeah being able to ingest the stuff is a weight off, and my ingredients are lemon and all the above except for the oils. So that's Bentonite clay, sea salt, baking soda and lemon. I do enough for about 3 days for freshness (just guessing there) and I also thought the Earthpaste pricey (can't be bothered to keep ordering more goods online, supplements are enough as it is) so I decided to do my own. Making your own takes less time than making the fatbombs, or around the same depending on what you're doing and how you prepare. :)

 

[3DStudent]

It might be a good idea to add colloidal silver to your homemade toothpaste. That would help in killing bacteria. Also, several sources say to not use metal with bentonite, because it will leech it. I bought some bamboo spice spoons for scooping the paste I haven't made yet. :P

 

[manitoban]

To that he responded " You would get more radiation walking down the streets of NYC or being scanned at the airport. You don`t come in here and dictate what you want done. That`s not how I work things here."

Were it me I'd have told the dentist "You're fired!" and walked out. LOL

Before I found my current (natural) dentist, I had a few similar experiences, and I did end up "firing" the dentist, who was totally shocked that anyone would dare to question the use of fluoride, xrays etc, and even more shocked that anyone would simply walk out. Unfortunately I think this type of attitude is quite common in the dental community - they see themselves as absolute authorities.

So funny that y'all mention Earthpaste, I just bought the lemon flavor a week ago. It was the least expensive of the bunch and I liked the idea of actually being able to ingest it without worry.

I would like to start making my own however, so thanks for the recipes and links.

That makes another one, I just bought the Earthpaste peppermint flavor myself!