Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 The stick with the bristles on the ends is called a sulcabrush. It does an excellent job getting plaque in every nook and cranny along your gums,which leads to great gum health. Also, it's easy to miss plaque along the back edge of your gums with a toothbrush but the sulcabrush If a person has delicate gums from neglect, gently using this will clean them up and allow them to heal. Healthy gums should not bleed. http://www.sulcabrush.com/ Domains – Claim yours for only $14.70/year http://smallbusiness.promotions./offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Regarding an approach to crowns and root canals, I do not pretend to have all of the answers, but there is an excellent discussion in Dr. Hulda Clark's book, The Cure for All Diseases, pages 409-419. I quote from the book: " Your dentist may recommend crowning teeth to " protect " or strengthen them. Unfortunately, the very concept of crowing teeth is flawed. First, the enamel is removed from a tooth to prepare for the crown. This is permanent and serous damage! Many teeth, up to 20%, may die after being crowned and will need to be extracted. For this reason, you should only get REPLACEMENT crown and NO NEW crowns. Your metal crown can be changed to plastic. (Remember, no mental must be left the crown.) " There is so much valuable information in this section on dental clean up as well as other parts of the book that I suggest buying the book for reference. It takes a while to get up to speed on the subject of root canals and crowns, and like many health conditions, one does not have time to study once a tooth is broken or infected. Based on my personal experience with one root canal and two crowns, I believe that Dr. Clark is giving excellent advice. Of course, I read her book after the fact, kind of like shutting the barn door after the cow just went out. My experience with the two crown that I have is that they ached at times. I had a bitter taste in my mouth and some discomfort after the root canal and first crown. It is better now but sometimes hurts when I eat. The second crown aches every time I eat and sometimes at night. It is fairly obvious that the crowns are vulnerable to decay and problems, and are at best a short-term solution. Before crowning, consider if the tooth could be repaired, or what the risk of it cracking would be if it were left as is. For example, a back tooth that lost a small piece was repaired with a filling and it is still going strong 15 years later. It never hurts me. As Dr. Clark says, the simpler the treatment, the better: " If your dentist says that he or she can change your mental fillings to plastic but it would be better to crown them, say " NO! " Like everything else in medicine, the medical professional is going to make big bucks ($800-$900) to do the crown as opposed to $100-$200 for the filling. Which would you choose if you were a dentist? (This is my editorial comment) Dr. Clark recommends that all metal be removed from the mouth. Infected teeth should be removed and cavitations cleaned. Composite materials are the plastics of choice for fillings. Guidelines: Metal fillings--change to plastic fillings Inlays and onlays--change to plastic fillings Crowns (all types)--change to plastic crowns Bridges--change to plastic crowns, partials (Flexite) Pink dentures--change to clear plastic Porcelain denture teeth--change to plastic denture teeth Badly damaged teeth--become extractions Root canals--become extractions Braces and implants--avoid Cavitations--need to be surgically cleaned Temporary crowns--use plastic Temporary fillings--sue Duralon She discusses what to ask your dentist to find out if he is qualified. She suggests it is worth flying hundreds of miles if necessary to get the right dentist. I could not agree more. Once you spend a small fortune to have metal crowns or root canals put in, it is more than a little expensive to start over. I highly recommend reading Dr.Clark's discussion. Personally, I am worried about the metals being absorbed into my organs and wish I had been better organized and able to go to a naturopathic dentist. I had some reluctance to go to the dentist in Mexico I found but recently read on the curezone.com that he is very good and also used by Dr. Hulda Clark. Below are the two dentists I have found that sound aware and do not use metals. I hope we can pool our information on solving this problem. Especially, I am interested in how people have fared who have had teeth pulled and not gotten a bridge to fill in the gap. Hi, All. I found this webpage reference to Dr. Javier Morales in Tijuana, Mexico. A grateful customer has provided all the info necessary to see him including a price list, where to stay, etc. http://bikerchick.freehomepage.com/ Quote from curezone: I wanted to tell everyone about my experience in case you need dental work and can't afford it. I had 9 amalgams and a bad crown that needed to come out. I had been reading the " bikerchicks " website with great interest but was afraid to go that far (I'm in Florida.) I thought I'd rather spend a little more money and go with a local dentist. I found a local holistic, " metalfree " dentist and went for an appointment with him. He told me that 4 of my amalgams were so large that they would need to be crowned instead of refilled.... continue reading http://curezone.com/forums/m.asp?f=42 & i=1282 The below dentist was recommended by newsforthesoul.com, which checks out its sponsors: Dr. Recho Ricketts (604) 736-4535 1-888-242-7206 http://www.drricketts.com 1770 W 7th Ave, Vancouver BC V6J4V6 Domains – Claim yours for only $14.70/year http://smallbusiness.promotions./offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 P.S. Sorry about the typos in my email about the dangers of metal dentistry. Perhaps it was a Freudian slip when I wrote " mental " instead of " metal " given the problems mercury and other toxic metals cause the brain. Domains – Claim yours for only $14.70/year http://smallbusiness.promotions./offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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