Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 April, If you'd like a referral to an holistic dentist, let us know. You should see our newsletter. See below. Jerry Mittelman, DDS, FAPM Reply with your po box or street address to get a free copy of The Holistic Dental Digest PLUS - jmittelman What dentists aren't likely to learn in dental school. - " wings " <wingsout Sunday, February 15, 2004 7:30 PM Help Please! > Hello Everyone, > > I have a badly chipped tooth that has amalgam filling showing. It has been > this way for a few months because I am having a problem finding a dentist > that will Not use flouride . Plus they were going to remove my amalgam > filling and I am not sure they will do it in a safe manner. I dont want them > to make me really sick. I went to a dentist and he said he would make me a > ceramic crown and take the filling out. He said he does it in a safe manner > but he would not tell me about his methods. When he found out I did not want > flouride used in anything he dropped me as a patient. > > He did several x-rays and it only showed that one cavity. He did not say if > my tooth chipped due to the cavity. All he said is there was a large cavity > there. He did not mention it but I do have white spots on that tooth that > looks like too much flouride in my teeth.The chipped tooth is the most > flouridated. Flouride makes teeth brittle. > > I just recently noticed a possible cavity in another area that did not show > up in the previous x-ray. I want to treat it without having it filled. The > area of the tooth is a tooth that would be exposed in a smile. > > Ideally I want to treat my chipped tooth with supplements and such as well > as the other one. I am also wanting to improve the condition of my teeth in > general. Obviously I am headed for trouble if I dont do anything. > > The chipped tooth has recently started having a pulsing pain usually at > night . It is bearable but I dont want it to get into my gums and require a > root canal or worse. It is also sensitive to cold. > > Am I asking for too much to be able to avoid expensive dental work? > > April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 April, Dentists have their prices fixed in the US. If you can go to Mexico or Canada, you will save money. Unfortunately there are no easy solutions. If the tooth dies, it will need to have a root canal or be pulled. Otherwise it will get infected and abcess. If it is pulled, the teeth around it could shift and the one above could grow down into the hole. (Some people have had their's pulled anyway, but I didn't like the sound of the above potential problems.) To have a bridge, the teeth on either side have to be cut. And a bridge will end up costing the same as a root canal and crown. A neglected cavity can quickly destroy a tooth. An infected tooth could probably kill you if it got bad enough. I found this webpage reference to a biological dentist, Dr. Javier Morales in Tijuana, Mexico. A grateful customer has provided all the info necessary tosee him including a price list, where to stay, etc. http://bikerchick.freehomepage.com/ A good traditional dentist for root canals and crowns in Surrey, B.C. is Dr. Sam at 604-536-8838 You'll save 30% by going to Canada if this is possible. Good Luck. New Photos - easier uploading and sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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