Fasting advise/teeth

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RawSeattle , " nachman laufman " <n_laufman@h...>

wrote:

> my two sense;)

> bit of filling came out of my molar; exposed black area size of

pin head in

> crevase; hurt when chewed upon

 

<>That is becuase the nerve is exposed. I recently saw my dentist

who explained your teeth have a layer of enamel. When that wears

off, under that is dentin, a softer substance that will wear 7 times

as fast as enamel. See http://www.ada.org/public/faq/root.html for a

diagram. This ADA site has a search engine you can use to find all

sorts of interesting information about teeth.

 

and food got stuck in hole; if cleaned hole

> and switched to only chewing greens, pain would go away; this

happened 6

> months ago; within a couple months pain symptoms ceased though

area can get

> quite sensitive after LOTS of chewing of acidic food;

 

<>My dentist told me that eating acidic food will wear down enamel on

teeth. See http://www.dental--health.com/lemonsucking.html.

 

i think a thin layer

> of enamel covered it; hole is a touch shallower and grey. I still

have a

> couple other issues i'm working on; 99% raw for a year and LOVE it

> n

>

 

<>Comments added by

Ron Koenig

Bellevue, WA