Guest guest Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Alternatives To Root Canals, Yes They Exist! http://www.curetoothdecay.com/Root_Canal/alternative_to_root_canal.htm#diet You are diagnosed with needing a root canal, you want an alternative, what can you do? Get A Second Opinion If your tooth does not hurt, and you do not feel any pain, then you have plenty of time to go see another dentist or two. If you do not have an infection, then what are the benefits of getting a root canal done? Here is a resource to determine if your tooth is infected. The symptom lists helps you narrow down what the meaning of different types of tooth pain is. Generally, swelling beyond just the gums, or pus filled areas on your gum indicate a tooth infection. Just gum swelling without pus might indicate a gum infection. Not all tooth pain and swelling occur because the tooth root is infected. It could also mean that gum tissue has abscessed. Gum tissue infections can be healed without a root canal. The Problems with Root Canals What Dr. Priceand Dr. Meinigshowed is that there is more than a large central nerve-canal space to worry about, but, rather, that there are millions of little tunnels coming off the central nerve-canal space radiating through the body of the tooth root to the exterior surface of the tooth root. The tooth root surface is in contact with the blood stream and then bone. The tubules within the tooth, comprise literally miles of tunnels into which bacteria from the nerve-canal space can go and hide. This has been is shownby the electron-microscope! The areas of tooth disconnected from the vital blood can begin expell toxic material into the body. This does not happen to everyone, but to some people. This is the problem with root canals. Convential Treatment Claims No Other Options To Root Canals The typical dental perspective is as follows: " If root canal therapy is indicated for a tooth there really is no alternative treatment other than an extraction. " Pro's and Con's of Tooth Extraction Alternative The positive side of a tooth extraction is that it is quick, and cheap and you do not have to get a root canal! The negative side is that you are left without your tooth to chew food with. Many times, the gum and surrounding tooth tissue is already weak, so the space near the extracted tooth becomes clumsy, and as a result, the jaw/tooth/bone structure is compromised. The only solution if this happens, is a dental bridge, or a dental implant. This then becomes financially about the same cost as a root canal, however, you won't have a dead tooth in your mouth. There is an Alternative to Root Canals Despite the common belief that there is no alternative to root canals other than having the tooth pull, there IS another way! Our body can protect itself from infection when we carefully eat foods that keep our body in balance. It requires the strictest of principles to follow such a diet. Currently I have three testimonials of people healing tooth infections, two of which were very significant, using whole foods. Right now I am still getting the recpie for one of the dishes. Let me give you some free pointers to heal tooth infections: 1. Eliminate ALL processed sugar, especially foods containing white sugar, and greatly limit natural sugars (temporarily) 2. Drink certified raw milk from pasture raised animals. (pasteurized milk won't provide the same benefits) 3. Eat raw meat. Raw fish, like sashimi (white rice is probably not good in the case of infection) or raw beef like steak tartar. 4. Eat plenty of very yellow butter, preferably raw butter. Now is not the time to limit fat or worry about cholesterol, but rather it is a time to give your body what it needs. 5. Strictly avoid flour products, especially white bread or so called whole wheat bread and other white flour products. White flour will cause tooth infections sometimes within a few minutes. Limit grains to eating grains that are freshly ground and then fermented, like sourdough. In addition to this, there are some topical ways to help heal the tooth infectionusing natural treatments. Tooth Infection Halting Recipe 1lb raw ground pastured bison, beef, or lamb 4oz of yellow butter (kerrygold, anchor, or a local butter) 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon of raw honey Place butter, cayene, and raw honey in a glass jar or bowl. Then immerse that bowl in a bowl of hot water that is not too hot. Basically a low temperature double boiler. The point is not to raise the temperature above 93 degrees fareignheit to preserve the integrety. Once the butter / honey /cayenne mixture is melted add the ground bison and stir. This is a raw food dish. This dish with cooked bison, beef, or lamb, will hardly be effective in stopping a tooth infection. When you combine these practices along with other ones, such as the tooth decay prevention program outlined in my book, you can heal infected teeth, and you can prevent decayed teeth from becoming infected, thus preventing the need for root canals. Even if you get a root canal, there are still adverse effects that happen frequently, and these too can be limited through giving your body the fullest chance at stopping infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 How bout an alternative now that I've had my root canal pulled and replaced with a bridge. I was horrified when I found out, too late, that it involves grinding the two adjacent teeth to toothpick nubs and half the bridge is metal although the, ahem, well meaning dentist did tell me the metal was platinum. What quality? how safe is that? He didn't tell me that bridges, in time, often fail. I could kill him when I think I could have gotten a Maryland bridge which doesn't hurt other teeth. Any thoughts on this or experiences?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 , Dave Hermanson <moonphish wrote: > > How bout an alternative now that I've had my root canal pulled and > replaced with a bridge. I was horrified when I found out, too late, > that it involves grinding the two adjacent teeth to toothpick nubs > and half the bridge is metal although the, ahem, well meaning > dentist did tell me the metal was platinum. What quality? how safe > is that? He didn't tell me that bridges, in time, often fail. I > could kill him when I think I could have gotten a Maryland bridge > which doesn't hurt other teeth. Any thoughts on this or experiences?? My wife had two bridges, and they would always crack on one side. Plus, bridges are a pain to floss. A few years ago, she had all her dental work redone, and she had the bridges replaced with dental implants. The implants are a huge improvement over the bridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 What is a Maryland bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I am in need of a bridge right now. I would also love to read more about obtaining a Maryland Bridge. It is not to late for me. I find the thoughts of grinding my teeth down to stubs more little insulting and concerning. I did not know when they do this the traditional way, they tend to fail.That sounds a bit painful. April , Dave Hermanson <moonphish wrote: > > How bout an alternative now that I've had my root canal pulled and replaced with a bridge. > I was horrified when I found out, too late, that it involves grinding the two adjacent teeth to > toothpick nubs and half the bridge is metal although the, ahem, well meaning dentist did > tell me the metal was platinum. What quality? how safe is that? He didn't tell me that bridges, in time, often fail. I could kill him when I think I could have gotten a Maryland > bridge which doesn't hurt other teeth. Any thoughts on this or experiences?? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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