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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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Lots of posts are asking how much arnica and hypericum to take for an abscessed tooth. I have the same question but I can’t find it anywhere. Does anyone have any idea? Thank you
I had great suffering on my upper tooth when any small hard particle touches the tooth, it was horrible pain. Eating with that tooth was impossible. My son took me to a dentist who said she would do cementing and it will not last longer and ultimately l have to undergo root canal. Since l was a practicing homoeopath l tried Arnica Montana tincture and also applied HYPERICUM tincture. There was some relief, still l didn’t dare to bite with that tooth for few days l tried the 2 tinctures continuously, my daughter-in-law, who is a Post graduate in Anaesthesia advised, uncle without root canal treatment you can’t enjoy your food due to horrible pain. Still l continued these Arnica and Hypericum tinctures and gradually l felt relief now a month passed l didn’t feel any suffering and l decided to continue the same further. It was a great experience and I got confidence that homoeopathic medicines will be useful for treatment of any type of disease.
I have an issue with a cavity and the nerve being exposed under the gum line. I did purchase the arnica and hypericum to try. Please tell me how much to take and how often. Both the arnica and hypericum are homeopathic 30 c. Thank you so much.
Hi there 🙂 My dentist sent me to a endodontist who says I will need a root canal. I am looking for ideas to heal it with out a root canal
How much hypericum ?
One of my front teeth is extremely sensitive at the gum line. I mostly only notice this when i brush my teeth. Endodontist says the tooth will for sure need a root canal within 5 years. I think k a lot of the sensitivity is due to me clenching my jaw when I sleep. How much hypericum should I take to see if it would resolve? A little more background: this tooth has been sensitive for a few years.
Root canal treatment is done to replace the infected pulp with a filling.The treatment is used to save the teeth which would otherwise need to be removed.
I have hot/cold sensitivity on a lower right molar which has a composite filing. My dentist took and x-ray and noticed a suspicious area which he thinks might be internal resorption. I have heard good and bad stories about root canals and am hesitate to proceed with that option. Do you have any suggestions?
Hi! In an xray, i have a tooth that is at the brink of needing root canal. However, the tooth does not yet hurt. Is there a remedy to prevent root canal in this situation? Is it better to get the root canal right away before the tooth hurts?
Thank you for the interesting article Sarah. Homeopathic Hypericum really does work, I used homeopathy successfully when my daughter’s tooth turned grey from trauma. The tooth turned white again in 4-5 weeks.
It was one of your posts that first introduced me to homeopathy. It was a guest post written by Joette Calabrese, so again THANK YOU.
Keep spreading the word about homeopathy, it is wonderful medicine.