https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/thomas-e-levy/204232/ Dr. Hal Higgins & Dr. Thomas E. Levy co-wrote a book together called Uninformed Consent: the hidden dangers of dental care. Dr. Levy went on to write many other books on this list, including The Toxic Tooth (root canal dangers, etc.), which you or others on this thread may find interesting. He is a cardiologist who connected dental issues with cardiac issues, and he has many helpful books/talks out there. Here is an article on Dr. Hal Higgins, who created mercury amalgam removal protocols and brought awareness on the dangers of mercury amalgam usage https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4566458/ I just re-examined the title of your post.... mercury overtime is awful, and you made the right choice in getting it removed. Each time you chew on mercury amalgams there is off gassing that goes into your body. You may want to look into the works of Dr. Thomas E. Levy, especially The Toxic Tooth and Uninformed Consent.
Dental issues are underappreciated. Those undetected dental bacteria circulate throughout the body causing who knows what harm.
Root canal treatments are over used. I should have just had some of them pulled, but NO you have to save the tooth!?! WHY? To have it fail later? After expensive root canal, new crown etc.? Yet every -ist demands saving the tooth. Even after a root canal, bacteria can still be present.
The more a tooth is worked on, the more likely it is to fail. "Maintenance induced failure" despite the best efforts of all the -ists.
I am not sorry that I got the mercury silver amalgam fillings taken out. BUT it was a LOT to undergo, and the more you drill on a tooth, the more likely it is to fail. SO to get rid of the mercury, I suffered unanticipated premature failure of teeth.
I agree with you, ArmyLady. Every time I'd go to the dentist they would "find" something to bring me back in causing me to spend $$$ and endure more PAIN.
I lost two crowns in 2020. Haven't been to the dentist in 5 years! I'm chewing good enough. The next step would be implants which I can't do.
Why do dentist say, "don't pick your teeth" when that's exactly what they do! I've had so many dentists over the years that, I believe, CAUSED the situation.
OH YES INDEED I believe that over-treating the teeth can indeed lead to tooth failure!
That said, dental bacteria can be deadly.
But SHEESH I wish I had not had all the fillings, root canals, crowns etc.!! Had I but known! that those teeth were doomed to fail anyway! And the thousands of dollars, because the -ists insisted I had to "save the tooth!"
I have come to conclude, just get it pulled and get an implant, it will be cheaper in the long run?!? OH we think we cannot afford an implant, but look at all the expenses over the years on a tooth that is doomed to fail . . . fillings, root canal, crowns, etc.
You should search GAW for holistic dental posts. I don't know much about it myself, except that teeth can regrow slowly just like bones because they are bones with a special coating. There are apparently natural remedies, and naturopathic or holistic dentists that will help you use them.
Edit to add: I've known a few people that've gotten implants and weren't happy with them at all.
Hmm. I heard somewhere not long ago that uranium glass is good. I’ll have to search. They say borax and pure gum spirits/turpentine is poison, sun causes cancer, etc. so yes, question most everything.
Sunlight on your body in the early morning hours is good for your body. Why do they want you to smear sunscreen on your body? Look at the chemicals within the lotion and you'll soon learn those chemicals probably cause cancer moreso than the sun. Ugh, what's up is down and what's down is up. The Left always does the exact opposite of what is correct.
All our ancestors used lead. My dad said he ate lead paint chips. He still had a formidable intellect.
Can we trust anything? Is lead as deadly as portrayed? Even though our ancestors cast lead bullets in their cabins? I don't know. But there seems to me a reason, that lead is demonized?!?
In science class, we rolled around balls of mercury. Just saying . . .
And yes I had chelation for heavy metal detox, whether I needed it or not, how can one even know?
I ate lead paint chips as a kid. Later I became a member of Mensa.
My daughter had high levels of lead in her blood when I adopted her. She was always in accelerated classes.
Just imagine how big brained we could have been if only lead didn't hold us back! ;)
Do you remember "Coffee will stunt your growth"?
I started drinking coffee in elementary school (I've just always loved the smell and taste) I grew up to be a 5'10" woman. Darn that coffee! Lol
The simple explanation is Lead/mercury/etc. is extremely bad for you if its in a form that is toxic for your body and and easily absorb-able by your cells. There are some forms of lead that are not bad for you at all. As a rule of thumb stay away from lead and mercury if you can.
Example: If you have ever heard the term "Mad as a hatter" it is a reference to old time hat makers breathing in the mercury fumes that were caused by the embroidery and hat making process of the time.
I get it! I have had chelation for heavy metals. But what forms of lead or mercury is ok?? I agree that some forms are ok, but now they are being erased from the periodic table as totally bad??
Pretty much any form of mercury is bad to extremely bad. Some lead chelates are ok for the body and very very small amounts of them are needed by the body but any amount which is needed is going to come from a vegetable. Stay away from lead mercury cadmium and most heavy metals that are not inert. That is the long and short of it.
why do we need a root canal?
A)The nerve inside the tooth became infected from a cavity.
B) your bite is so strong you cracked your teeth, thus everytime you bite down that fracture opens up and saliva, which has bacteria in it, goes into the fracture. Eventually, the fracture runs into the nerve canal space, and the nerve dies.
C)you grind and clinch your teeth causing fractures.
D) traumatizing the tooth by removing old fillings and replacing with another and the nerve dies.
E) getting hit in the mouth, traumatizing the tooth.
F) Orthodontics, moving the tooth too fast.
We use diluted bleach to clean out the canal space, then fill the space will a rubber like material which is cemented in the space.
You have to place a crown immediately after a root canal therapy because the tooth becomes brittle and you will fracture the tooth or reinfect the nerve canal space.
" pulling teeth and placing implants"
You have to be a candidate with enough bone in the jaw area. Implants are around 6,000 each. You will need 4-6 implants per arch and the snap on denture coats around 20,000. Each.
Not only the surgery is traumatic to the body, we are basically drilling a screw into your jaw but the environment is very filthy from rotting food that is in our mouths and most people don't floss or even brush their teeth so there's a chance they can fail. We are not freezers.
Mercury in our fillings? It best to leave them alone unless you have to replace them. I remember in the late 1990s this Indian came out. I was working for a Endodontist and boy you made them allot of money needing rootcanals because you went and messed with your fillings and the nerve died. That little bit of mercury that is in them is not as bad as the contamination of our food, water, air, vaccines, cooking utensils, pots and pans.
Pick your battles, save your teeth and please brush/floss and get them professionally cleaned. If you have to pull a tooth, have a bone graft placed at the same time so you won't lose the bone in your jaw.
Sure friend. Allot of dental offices don't take the time to explain things. The "maintenence failure" could also come from some medicines and pain meds, creating a dry mouth. Also If you are a mouth breather and snore.
The biofilm that our body naturally creates is called plaque. It's very sticky. Food sticks to it and if we don't brush it off routinely, the food rots. Thus infects the gums and causes " gum disease ". Our body can't handle the infection and the bone pulls away from the tooth and then the tooth is not supported any more and becomes loose. We are not able, at this time, to replace bone that was lost due to Periodontal issues and you will need to extract the tooth.
This infection is so bad, that people who have had joint replacements, heart valve replacements or any other compromised issues will need to take an antibiotic prior of any dental work. That bacteria that is in our mouths goes into the bloodstream and attached itself to those areas. Very difficult to treat. This is serious stuff and for the life of me, I can't understand why oral health is not part of our medical insurance plans, and that we have to buy a separate dental policy. Then most people can't afford the dental work. They know that your oral heath effects your body and can make you sick.
This needs to change
I had a horrible dental infection that made me ill, nausea, reduced vitality, etc. Ppl can die of a dental infection over the weekend so I went to the ER.
That's a dental issue he said, like call your dentist on Monday. No it is an infection that could kill me I said. He did give me an antibiotic.
PS perhaps you could give me some insight into what these deadly dental bacteria actually are. My immune system is generally good, but I have been unable to get rid of systemic (affecting the health of my body) dental infections. Numerous teeth (dentist, endo- perio- etc.) I was told had to be saved, e.g. for a bridge. The teeth were repaired, the teeth were again ok!, but the infection did not go away! My sickness did not go away! So I finally had them pulled, and the infection went away. After significant procedures to save the teeth at all costs, they were lost anyway. Maybe the dental community as well, is more focused on the structural issues of the teeth, than the infections?!?
So I decided to nix the bridge, evaluating that the essential anchor teeth [with the invasive procedures for the bridge] were likely going to fail anyway, maybe months, years, or a decade. : (
I could not keep going through this cycle!
Instead I had more than a dozen other upper teeth pulled and got a full upper implant. While there was enough NOT enough upper bone for individual implants, they found 4 places to anchor the full upper. By now, it seems natural.
The lower teeth, if they act up on me, I can have pulled and replaced by an implant as there is bone there. I am DONE with "saving the tooth" for the tooth's sake! I am all about getting rid of the infection!
SORRY too much information! And I am not expecting a free evaluation! Just sharing in the event you would want to comment from your perspective.
I've heard that before, they " pass the buck". Yes you can die from the infection especially if the infection is in the lower jaw. Your throat can swell up.
Given an antibiotic will suppress the infection and pain for a little while, it takes about 24 hours for the antibiotic to kick in. Some people start feeling better and move on with their lives but the infection will come back. If it is nerve involved ( needing a root canal to remove the dying or dead nerve tissue) the infection will come back because the antibiotics that are in your blood supply cannot clear the infection due to the nerve dead or dying which has a blood supply. The antibiotic will take care of the infection outside of the tooth but cannot touch the inside due to the blood supply gone from the infection. I hope that makes sense.
I know rootcanals are expensive, they are very hard to do for most dentists and they will try ( for the money) and the treatment may fail because they are not good at it. They should refer you to a specialist. That's why the good Lord created Endodontists. Molars have at least 3 canals, I've seen some having 5. Bicusped teeth have 1 or 2 and your anterior teeth have 1 normally. There are genetic factors which create abnormal canal formations and if those canals are not treated ( remove the dead nerve tissue) the root canal treatment will fail. Also, if there is a fracture in the tooth, that can't been seen on a 2 dimensional xray, and that fracture runs below the bone level, the root canal will fail. It will have a constant infection because the canal cannot be sealed due to the fracture.
If you need one in the future, pay the extra money and go to a Endodontist. They have microscopes. Also, if you have the money, sometimes it's better to extract, place an implant/ crown instead of spending money on a tooth that has a fracture that has run below the bone level. The next best option is to place a bridge but make sure you get a bone graft when the tooth was pulled to save your bone level. A general dentist can't properly restore the tooth because the crown has to " meet" the point where the tooth was prepped for a crown and sealed that way so no saliva will contaminate the tooth. Remember, bacteria from our food.
It's imperative that you try to save your teeth, as you get older, you will have a hard time chewing your food which will cause digestion issues. Dentures don't fit after awhile because of the bone loss from lack of teeth holding the bone level, you lose the ridge that the denture sucks down on. Tragic. When you lose the bone level, your face sinks in, and you look like " Popeye"
Sorry for the long text. There's allot to dentistry, I've been active in this field for 38 yrs, and I've seen allot by working for Root Canal specialists, Orthodontics, Pedodontics and General Dentistry.
I'm scared to go to a dentist, I know just enough to not trust their work, they are human and you just have to cross that bridge when you get there. Most try their best.
Oh I have seen photos of ancestors and other older people, and I now readily recognize: he had no teeth; she had no teeth! It is not only the sinking of the face, but nutrition. It is not possible to get enough nutrition on a soft diet? One of my aunts had her teeth removed for dentures which could NOT be made to fit, causing her much misery, the poor woman! She lived on jello and pudding . . .
Please see the PS to my previous post. For decades I did everything to "save the tooth!" but then of necessity, my focus changed to getting rid of the infection! Implants have worked for me (despite the misery of the procedures and expense), and yes I know that oral hygiene is still necessary.
I hope you see the PS to my previous post. Doing everything to "save the tooth" very often did not work for me. I believe my father was also subject to the effects of dental bacteria. "You have to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk-away, know when to run" HA!
For me, the lesson is to know when to pull them, and thanks to implant technology! I can still eat.
Awesome! You deserve an " atta girl" for pushing through.
I wouldn't doubt that your father suffered. Their generation grew up not having dental care as our generation did not have it. Only until the 90's when the American Dental Association pressed for children to get biyearly checkups and the invention of sealants came out.
I feel that the public needs to be made aware how important dental health is and again, I'm upset that our oral heath care is not included in our medical insurance. Last time I checked our mouth, ears and eyes are connected to our body, why is it not included? 💲they make more when we're sick
I didn't have a cavity until I was 16. My parents did take us in for dental checkups, without insurance.
"I feel that the public needs to be made aware how important dental health is" and it should not be isolated from medical care, for Crying Out Loud!
These bacteria do not care about MD vs DDS, they just want to kill us! Just saying. They do not only "want to" destroy our teeth, they "want to" kill us!
Thanks for your take from the inside! Are you familiar with Robert Yoho's Judas Dentistry? He credits removing all fillings and root canals with saving his wife's life. It made him a bit of an avenging angel against dentistry. You're a good counter to his dooming.
A friend of mine developed ALS in 2008. When he finally told everyone (email to our friend group because it was hard to tell individually), he mentioned that he had had all of his fillings replaced because of the metal issues and the possibility that it was contributingto the disease progression. This was almost 18 years ago and this was considered controversial, but I distinctly remember him writing about how desperate times called for desperate measures. But looking back, did they know/suspect then? Looks like it...
(I had a tooth where I asked the doctor about why it felt weird and she said it was cracked. I asked what caused it and she just said "old". I had to laugh.)
Well one reason dentists want to get rid of those fillings is that the material is dangerous to work on. So drilling out all fillings in a short time would be too?
https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/thomas-e-levy/204232/ Dr. Hal Higgins & Dr. Thomas E. Levy co-wrote a book together called Uninformed Consent: the hidden dangers of dental care. Dr. Levy went on to write many other books on this list, including The Toxic Tooth (root canal dangers, etc.), which you or others on this thread may find interesting. He is a cardiologist who connected dental issues with cardiac issues, and he has many helpful books/talks out there. Here is an article on Dr. Hal Higgins, who created mercury amalgam removal protocols and brought awareness on the dangers of mercury amalgam usage https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4566458/ I just re-examined the title of your post.... mercury overtime is awful, and you made the right choice in getting it removed. Each time you chew on mercury amalgams there is off gassing that goes into your body. You may want to look into the works of Dr. Thomas E. Levy, especially The Toxic Tooth and Uninformed Consent.
Dental issues are underappreciated. Those undetected dental bacteria circulate throughout the body causing who knows what harm.
Root canal treatments are over used. I should have just had some of them pulled, but NO you have to save the tooth!?! WHY? To have it fail later? After expensive root canal, new crown etc.? Yet every -ist demands saving the tooth. Even after a root canal, bacteria can still be present.
The more a tooth is worked on, the more likely it is to fail. "Maintenance induced failure" despite the best efforts of all the -ists.
I am not sorry that I got the mercury silver amalgam fillings taken out. BUT it was a LOT to undergo, and the more you drill on a tooth, the more likely it is to fail. SO to get rid of the mercury, I suffered unanticipated premature failure of teeth.
OH WELL, one does what one believes one should!
I agree with you, ArmyLady. Every time I'd go to the dentist they would "find" something to bring me back in causing me to spend $$$ and endure more PAIN.
I lost two crowns in 2020. Haven't been to the dentist in 5 years! I'm chewing good enough. The next step would be implants which I can't do.
Why do dentist say, "don't pick your teeth" when that's exactly what they do! I've had so many dentists over the years that, I believe, CAUSED the situation.
OH YES INDEED I believe that over-treating the teeth can indeed lead to tooth failure!
That said, dental bacteria can be deadly.
But SHEESH I wish I had not had all the fillings, root canals, crowns etc.!! Had I but known! that those teeth were doomed to fail anyway! And the thousands of dollars, because the -ists insisted I had to "save the tooth!"
I have come to conclude, just get it pulled and get an implant, it will be cheaper in the long run?!? OH we think we cannot afford an implant, but look at all the expenses over the years on a tooth that is doomed to fail . . . fillings, root canal, crowns, etc.
You should search GAW for holistic dental posts. I don't know much about it myself, except that teeth can regrow slowly just like bones because they are bones with a special coating. There are apparently natural remedies, and naturopathic or holistic dentists that will help you use them.
Edit to add: I've known a few people that've gotten implants and weren't happy with them at all.
Hmm. I heard somewhere not long ago that uranium glass is good. I’ll have to search. They say borax and pure gum spirits/turpentine is poison, sun causes cancer, etc. so yes, question most everything.
Unreal, isn't it?!?
Sunlight on your body in the early morning hours is good for your body. Why do they want you to smear sunscreen on your body? Look at the chemicals within the lotion and you'll soon learn those chemicals probably cause cancer moreso than the sun. Ugh, what's up is down and what's down is up. The Left always does the exact opposite of what is correct.
All our ancestors used lead. My dad said he ate lead paint chips. He still had a formidable intellect.
Can we trust anything? Is lead as deadly as portrayed? Even though our ancestors cast lead bullets in their cabins? I don't know. But there seems to me a reason, that lead is demonized?!?
In science class, we rolled around balls of mercury. Just saying . . .
And yes I had chelation for heavy metal detox, whether I needed it or not, how can one even know?
I ate lead paint chips as a kid. Later I became a member of Mensa.
My daughter had high levels of lead in her blood when I adopted her. She was always in accelerated classes.
Just imagine how big brained we could have been if only lead didn't hold us back! ;)
THAT is what I told my Dad!
One does not know what to believe anymore, but if lead were that bad?!? Or is lead not that bad?!? SHEESH! I just wish we knew the complete truth!
Do you remember "Coffee will stunt your growth"?
I started drinking coffee in elementary school (I've just always loved the smell and taste) I grew up to be a 5'10" woman. Darn that coffee! Lol
HA! I am likewise 5'10" woman! HI fren!
Me too! Albeit since getting older I'm only 5 ft 8 1/2 last time I was measured. 😞
yeah that happened to me too! : (
The simple explanation is Lead/mercury/etc. is extremely bad for you if its in a form that is toxic for your body and and easily absorb-able by your cells. There are some forms of lead that are not bad for you at all. As a rule of thumb stay away from lead and mercury if you can.
Example: If you have ever heard the term "Mad as a hatter" it is a reference to old time hat makers breathing in the mercury fumes that were caused by the embroidery and hat making process of the time.
I get it! I have had chelation for heavy metals. But what forms of lead or mercury is ok?? I agree that some forms are ok, but now they are being erased from the periodic table as totally bad??
Pretty much any form of mercury is bad to extremely bad. Some lead chelates are ok for the body and very very small amounts of them are needed by the body but any amount which is needed is going to come from a vegetable. Stay away from lead mercury cadmium and most heavy metals that are not inert. That is the long and short of it.
Mercury molecules are to big for your skin to absorb them. Still very dangerous to ingest
It was so fun to roll about mercury in science class! Glad to know the skin did not absorb it! I guess our science teachers back then, knew that.
I did the same.
Now they call out the hazmat team if a thermometer breaks.
Wonder why they want us to do that? just asking
Parents freak out if they dont....
Dental professional here.
Thanks for the summary.
I sure had wondered about "maintenance induced failure".
Sure friend. Allot of dental offices don't take the time to explain things. The "maintenence failure" could also come from some medicines and pain meds, creating a dry mouth. Also If you are a mouth breather and snore. The biofilm that our body naturally creates is called plaque. It's very sticky. Food sticks to it and if we don't brush it off routinely, the food rots. Thus infects the gums and causes " gum disease ". Our body can't handle the infection and the bone pulls away from the tooth and then the tooth is not supported any more and becomes loose. We are not able, at this time, to replace bone that was lost due to Periodontal issues and you will need to extract the tooth. This infection is so bad, that people who have had joint replacements, heart valve replacements or any other compromised issues will need to take an antibiotic prior of any dental work. That bacteria that is in our mouths goes into the bloodstream and attached itself to those areas. Very difficult to treat. This is serious stuff and for the life of me, I can't understand why oral health is not part of our medical insurance plans, and that we have to buy a separate dental policy. Then most people can't afford the dental work. They know that your oral heath effects your body and can make you sick. This needs to change
I had a horrible dental infection that made me ill, nausea, reduced vitality, etc. Ppl can die of a dental infection over the weekend so I went to the ER.
That's a dental issue he said, like call your dentist on Monday. No it is an infection that could kill me I said. He did give me an antibiotic.
PS perhaps you could give me some insight into what these deadly dental bacteria actually are. My immune system is generally good, but I have been unable to get rid of systemic (affecting the health of my body) dental infections. Numerous teeth (dentist, endo- perio- etc.) I was told had to be saved, e.g. for a bridge. The teeth were repaired, the teeth were again ok!, but the infection did not go away! My sickness did not go away! So I finally had them pulled, and the infection went away. After significant procedures to save the teeth at all costs, they were lost anyway. Maybe the dental community as well, is more focused on the structural issues of the teeth, than the infections?!?
So I decided to nix the bridge, evaluating that the essential anchor teeth [with the invasive procedures for the bridge] were likely going to fail anyway, maybe months, years, or a decade. : (
I could not keep going through this cycle!
Instead I had more than a dozen other upper teeth pulled and got a full upper implant. While there was enough NOT enough upper bone for individual implants, they found 4 places to anchor the full upper. By now, it seems natural.
The lower teeth, if they act up on me, I can have pulled and replaced by an implant as there is bone there. I am DONE with "saving the tooth" for the tooth's sake! I am all about getting rid of the infection!
SORRY too much information! And I am not expecting a free evaluation! Just sharing in the event you would want to comment from your perspective.
Thx, fren
I've heard that before, they " pass the buck". Yes you can die from the infection especially if the infection is in the lower jaw. Your throat can swell up. Given an antibiotic will suppress the infection and pain for a little while, it takes about 24 hours for the antibiotic to kick in. Some people start feeling better and move on with their lives but the infection will come back. If it is nerve involved ( needing a root canal to remove the dying or dead nerve tissue) the infection will come back because the antibiotics that are in your blood supply cannot clear the infection due to the nerve dead or dying which has a blood supply. The antibiotic will take care of the infection outside of the tooth but cannot touch the inside due to the blood supply gone from the infection. I hope that makes sense. I know rootcanals are expensive, they are very hard to do for most dentists and they will try ( for the money) and the treatment may fail because they are not good at it. They should refer you to a specialist. That's why the good Lord created Endodontists. Molars have at least 3 canals, I've seen some having 5. Bicusped teeth have 1 or 2 and your anterior teeth have 1 normally. There are genetic factors which create abnormal canal formations and if those canals are not treated ( remove the dead nerve tissue) the root canal treatment will fail. Also, if there is a fracture in the tooth, that can't been seen on a 2 dimensional xray, and that fracture runs below the bone level, the root canal will fail. It will have a constant infection because the canal cannot be sealed due to the fracture. If you need one in the future, pay the extra money and go to a Endodontist. They have microscopes. Also, if you have the money, sometimes it's better to extract, place an implant/ crown instead of spending money on a tooth that has a fracture that has run below the bone level. The next best option is to place a bridge but make sure you get a bone graft when the tooth was pulled to save your bone level. A general dentist can't properly restore the tooth because the crown has to " meet" the point where the tooth was prepped for a crown and sealed that way so no saliva will contaminate the tooth. Remember, bacteria from our food. It's imperative that you try to save your teeth, as you get older, you will have a hard time chewing your food which will cause digestion issues. Dentures don't fit after awhile because of the bone loss from lack of teeth holding the bone level, you lose the ridge that the denture sucks down on. Tragic. When you lose the bone level, your face sinks in, and you look like " Popeye" Sorry for the long text. There's allot to dentistry, I've been active in this field for 38 yrs, and I've seen allot by working for Root Canal specialists, Orthodontics, Pedodontics and General Dentistry. I'm scared to go to a dentist, I know just enough to not trust their work, they are human and you just have to cross that bridge when you get there. Most try their best.
Oh I have seen photos of ancestors and other older people, and I now readily recognize: he had no teeth; she had no teeth! It is not only the sinking of the face, but nutrition. It is not possible to get enough nutrition on a soft diet? One of my aunts had her teeth removed for dentures which could NOT be made to fit, causing her much misery, the poor woman! She lived on jello and pudding . . .
Please see the PS to my previous post. For decades I did everything to "save the tooth!" but then of necessity, my focus changed to getting rid of the infection! Implants have worked for me (despite the misery of the procedures and expense), and yes I know that oral hygiene is still necessary.
I hope you see the PS to my previous post. Doing everything to "save the tooth" very often did not work for me. I believe my father was also subject to the effects of dental bacteria. "You have to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk-away, know when to run" HA!
For me, the lesson is to know when to pull them, and thanks to implant technology! I can still eat.
Awesome! You deserve an " atta girl" for pushing through. I wouldn't doubt that your father suffered. Their generation grew up not having dental care as our generation did not have it. Only until the 90's when the American Dental Association pressed for children to get biyearly checkups and the invention of sealants came out. I feel that the public needs to be made aware how important dental health is and again, I'm upset that our oral heath care is not included in our medical insurance. Last time I checked our mouth, ears and eyes are connected to our body, why is it not included? 💲they make more when we're sick
I didn't have a cavity until I was 16. My parents did take us in for dental checkups, without insurance.
"I feel that the public needs to be made aware how important dental health is" and it should not be isolated from medical care, for Crying Out Loud!
These bacteria do not care about MD vs DDS, they just want to kill us! Just saying. They do not only "want to" destroy our teeth, they "want to" kill us!
Thanks for your take from the inside! Are you familiar with Robert Yoho's Judas Dentistry? He credits removing all fillings and root canals with saving his wife's life. It made him a bit of an avenging angel against dentistry. You're a good counter to his dooming.
A friend of mine developed ALS in 2008. When he finally told everyone (email to our friend group because it was hard to tell individually), he mentioned that he had had all of his fillings replaced because of the metal issues and the possibility that it was contributingto the disease progression. This was almost 18 years ago and this was considered controversial, but I distinctly remember him writing about how desperate times called for desperate measures. But looking back, did they know/suspect then? Looks like it...
(I had a tooth where I asked the doctor about why it felt weird and she said it was cracked. I asked what caused it and she just said "old". I had to laugh.)
Well one reason dentists want to get rid of those fillings is that the material is dangerous to work on. So drilling out all fillings in a short time would be too?