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When I wrote the post about how to heal a cavity, I had no idea that the post would end up being circulated around dental forums where it became the target of ridicule and even anger from a number disbelieving dentists. The fact is that teeth can and do heal, even those in need of a root canal.
Whether or not conventional dentists choose to acknowledge it does not really matter. Holistic dentists know the truth! For example, Dr. Weston A. Price DDS documented many cases of cavities resolving when nutritional deficiencies were corrected in his book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration.
While I received many negative emails and comments from dentists (I also received a few positive emails from dentists, I might add), I was also delighted and amazed by stories from Moms just like me who had experiences very similar to my own…tooth problems resolving with nutrition or natural medicine alone!
One of the most interesting emails I received was from a homeopath named Kay, who lives in Australia, coincidentally right near where my husband was raised! Kay wrote me the following story which I thought so fascinating that it absolutely needed to be a guest post:
Homeopathy Instead of a Root Canal
Dear Sarah,
My sister who lives in Hong Kong sent me the link to your site after you wrote an article about butter oil and how it reversed tooth decay when taken along with cod liver oil.
I am a homeopath and teach workshops to parents on how to use natural medicine to raise healthy children, so I was fascinated by this piece of information and it prompted me to share another tooth story with you and your readers about how my son was saved from a root canal at the age of 14 years old by using natural medicine.
Jack had been playing golf with his brother over the school holidays and while hot tired and emotional ( a normal state of affairs for my son at the time), his golf club got stuck in the bag. So, with sheer brute force, he ripped it out of the bag straight into his mouth and broke off the bottom of his front tooth!
We went straight to the dentist who did tests and declared the root was dying and that he needed to do a root canal before the tooth discolored. I told him to remove his drill from my son’s mouth and said I would try and save the tooth with homeopathy. A not very happy dentist told me there was a time and place for homeopathy and this wasn’t it and if there was any remote chance I could save this tooth he would send me all his clients.
I took Jack home and gave him homeopathic Arnica for shock, trauma and bruising. Then, I used homeopathic hypericum, a great remedy every parent should know about as it repairs nerve damage. I gave it to Jack every few hours and then reduced it to 2 x day for the next week. In America I believe you can buy homeopathics in health food stores quite easily, so always have arnica and hypericum in your cupboard for “teeth” accidents.
Today Jack still has his original front tooth with a little cosmetic dentistry to build up the bottom half and the dentist still has not sent me one client!
Thanks for letting me share this story Sarah. Just knowing these small pieces of information can create such better health outcomes for our children and families.
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Hi Sarah,
I was advised to have two fillings replaced, which I did thinking I was doing the best thing to preserve my fairly good dental health. This was 6 months ago and both teeth have some level of sensitivity. One to pressure and one to cold pr room temperature beverages. I’ve symptomaticaly determined one has reversible pulpitis and the other irreversible pulpitis. It’s likely a regular dentist is going to tell me to have root canals. I’ve bought 30c Hypericum Perforatum and just started taking it. Have you heard of anyone like me overcoming this without a root canal? Any other advice? I also bought a Newton Homeopathic teeth and gum remedy.
Heather, my son took a knock to the tooth when he was 3-4 years old. The tooth turned gray, and stayed that way for months – until he took another knock to it, at which point it turned white again. I know it sounds crazy, and I’m no recommending smacking it on purpose, but hope is not lost. A grey tooth that is dead to all appearances (even a baby tooth), came back to white after MONTHS. I saw it!
Hello, my name is Mandy and I’m 16 years old. I was just told that there is a possibility of getting a root canal. I had a deep cavity in between my front two teeth. I really don’t want a root canal, is there any way I can avoid it and treat it?
Due to an accident when I was young my anterior top 4 teeth had root canals. Which are now veneers. Years later, (now) I have woken up with extreme swelling in my face. The dentist has antibiotics and the swelling is going down. He told me that all of the old root canals need to be retreated. This is quoted to cost me thousands of dollars. Is there anyway that a natural alternative exsists ?
Unfortunately, as far as I know, there is no natural remedy for this once the root canals are already in place. A family member of mine had something similar about 15 years ago. Oral surgery is likely required to remedy the situation.
Heather, please ask your dentist is they can whiten from within the tooth. Your dentist will advise if this procedure is still done.
My son got it hit in his front tooth at basketball years ago and the only problem he has is his tooth is gray due to being dead. No other problems and I don’t want to do a root canal. Has anyone have anything to work? We tried whiting it but it didn’t work.
Also I missed the article of what to take to reverse cavities?
Colloidal silver will heal gum abscesses. I tried it and it worked. I put a piece of cotton soaked with silver against my gum over night and it healed. You can read lots and lots of testimonials regarding this online. Just type in “colloidal silver, gum abscess.”
is there a way that a pulpitis can be reversed without a root canal?
is it possible to reverse the cavity of tooth with coconut oil. Cavity is of 80% of tooth. So please reply.
Coconut oil will not reverse a cavity. It is a preventative.
I have read from various sources that root canals can lead to cancer, bacteria?? so I had mine removed.
I would also suggest oil pulling, I believe that is what the oil conversation is really referencing.