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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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My dentist saw I had some de-calcification happening on my front teeth at the gums line, it gave me awful sensitivity so was not happy to hear that was the reason. (it all started a few years ago when I was doing lots of lemmon juice for digestion and not washing out well enough afterwards)
She did know about recalcifying being possible and thought using a toothpaste with fluroide in it was the answer. (I had not used a fluroride toothpaste for some years). I felt it was more to do with putting back what it lacked so dragged a bottle of calcium tablets out of my cabinet and deducted that everything in it was good for bone growth so why not teeth. Boron, silica, magnesium, calcium citrate and hydroxyaptite, zinc, manganese.
Well I ground up the tablets and dabbed the dry powder onto my teeth before bed. 1 week later a marked improvement in sensitivity. Two weeks later there was no pain at all.It has been over 6 months and I just brush my teeth with the powder instead of just leaving it on overnight. I have not been back to the dentist but I can not see any places where it was looking bad and certainly have no sensitivity like before. My next check up is soon so I am interested in seeing what she thinks of my home fix job.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts about arnica.
Regards
Hey there, I’m a Certified Dental Assistant in Illinois. I must say, I think it’s horrible that people can’t be more open minded. Just because we have been doing dentistry a certain way does not mean it can’t be done another. Though I can admit I personally think it does sound quite strange, that a tooth could some how rebuild itslef……….but hey, how can we ever move forward in this life if we don’t try other things. Right?
For the people that say dentists do root canals for the money, well that’s sad……because I’m sure that some do. The Dentist I work for is amazing and he would never dream of doing that to someone. He always looks for ways of helping someone so they don’t need to have a root canal or other costly treatment. He really cares about his patients. If we do need to treat a patient with a root canal, it is always a great experience for them. Also, we don’t do all the root canals in our office. If a patient has a strange case that he feels he can’t handle, then he will send them to our root canal specialist, because he wants them to have the best care. The only patients I have ever seen that have had problems after a root canal, are patients whose dentist did a hack job on them and seemed to not know what they were doing.
Someone asked earlier if anyone knew if you could grow enamel back. If you have a very small cavity (decay or caries) in your enamel, then there is a great chance that the tooth enamel can remineralize (from the “good things” in your saliva) and the decay can actually go away. But if someone has a huuuuuuuuuuge cavity, literally through their whole tooth, then no, you cannot “grow” that back. What’s lost is lost. I’m sure though, one day, there will be new ideas to be able to do such a thing. Also, just in case people aren’t aware, your teeth are not made just of enamel. There are other layers of a tooth that are a totally different mateial then what enamel is made of.
One more thing, to people who have been told they needed a root canal a long time ago, and have never had it done (and you are still having problems with infections and pain). I feel, that if there was a way to reverse the damage, that it would not work for you because the tooth has been damaged for so long……its just so far gone that it’s to late to be able to revers anything.
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As for homeopathics ? Which concentration of hypericum to use ? 6x or 30x ? Also, is it Arnica or Arnica Montana… Thank you !
I recently was told that I either need to get a root canal and crown ( a procedure that will cost us $1000) or have my teeth pulled. (Two in fact, because they said the roots were connected to the adjacent tooth).
My worried husband agreed to let me try an experiment, treat the infection with oregano oil and clove oil, and start taking fermented cod liver and butter oil every day. I have 30 days to see an improvement (and I actually don’t know I want to live with the pain much longer than that!) or I have to get my teeth pulled.
Here’s hoping my body does a speedy recoery!!!
What was your outcome??? I’m in the same situation now, and want to try home remedy please let me know ASAP?
whatWell..Im 14 years old and my dentist said Im in need of a root canal due to a injury in my front tooth.I have been telling my mom that Root Canals arent always the best solution because they can cause internal defectos.so ive had 4 root Canals done,and Im tired of goibg to the dentist and them telling me i need root canal done.what do i need to Cure my infection..please take time to answer my question.thanksc:
I had a mercury filling in a molar, and the filling eventually caused the tooth to split. I then had a crown put on, and now (4 years later) I have a lot of pain in that tooth. My dentist told me the tooth is dying, and I need a root canal. Is there a way to heal the tooth even though it’s under a crown? Is the root canal my only option? I hate to get a root canal knowing that the tooth will eventually have to be pulled. This is a great post – thank you.
I can’t answer the “healing” question you have, because I’m very new to this idea. But I did want to tell you that most teeth that get root canals do not have to be eventually pulled. I’m not sure where people are getting this idea. I am a certified dental assistant and this is very verrrrrry rare. also, did he test the tooth to be sure it needs a root canal? Sometimes you can have issues or pain with a tooth, and the surrounding gum tissue and bone, because you are allergic to something that they put in or on your tooth. Hope that helps some.
Thank you, Karli. I appreciate your input and time on this. I ended up getting the root canal because my dentist felt it was necessary. I still have a small amount of pain in that tooth, which I find odd if the roots were all pulled, but it’s manageable. Thank you again!
I know this is super late. but I hope your tooth is still doing well. I wanted to let you know that your roots are not pulled out when you have a root canal. The nerve is taken out with small hair fine instruments. The canal where the nerve was is then filled in with a substance called gutta percha. I Hope your tooth is no longer hurting you, because if everything was done correctly you should no longer be having problems with it.
I’ve seen several questions above as to whether or not Ghee is the same as or at least may be used instead of butter oil. Does anyone have the answer to this?
my dr. suggested a root canal but i really want to try to repair my nerves from a trauma. any suggestions besides root canal or tooth exraction
I have a similar issue. Went to the dentist with a blister like lump on my front lower gum. The dentist took an x-ray and said no cavity but there is an infection in the gum, most likely from an early trauma (I have no memory of any trauma). They wanted to start a root canal right then. I said I wanted to reschedule and I left with a prescription for antibiotics. Any advice?
trauma can be caused by simply biting down wrong or even grinding your teeth. Most times the nerve recovers and is fine, but sometimes a tooth can be so traumatized that is responds by dying. When the tooth starts to die it causes an infection. This is one reason a person may need a root canal. The source of the infection is the dying, or dead, nerve inside the tooth. When you have a root canal, the nerve within your tooth is taken out and replaced with a waxy substance called gutta percha.