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How to halt severe tooth decay in a young child with dietary changes alone within a matter of days. No dental intervention or surgery required.
The CDC is reporting that preschoolers’ teeth are in really bad shape. In a startling trend reversal, the number of preschoolers with severe levels of tooth decay is rising.
Dentists everywhere are confirming this trend.
More and more preschoolers from all income levels have 6 -10 or even more cavities. (1, 2)
It doesn’t seem to matter if the child gets regular checkups or whether good tooth brushing habits are followed.
The decay is often so severe that the teeth are literally crumbling out of a child’s mouth.
The solution recommended by conventional dentistry is immediate surgery.
Multiple fillings and root canals in a single visit necessitate general anesthesia as a child that young cannot sit still for the length of time required to fix so many severely rotting teeth.
Sometimes sedation with laughing gas and a local anesthetic works, but not always.
Something is obviously very, very wrong with the diet of the vast majority of children to cause such severe tooth decay at such a young age.
Constant snacking on refined carbohydrates and juice is no doubt a big part of the problem as is the complete void of nutrient-dense foods in most children’s diets.
Conventional Dentistry Ignores Cavity Reversal
Fortunately, more parents are discovering the power of simple dietary changes to save their children’s teeth.
I’ve written before about how I healed my child’s cavity in a few weeks with dietary change alone. Â
No filling was ever required for that tooth. This was over 15 years ago!
How about severe and rampant decay in a preschooler’s mouth, however?
If you think that your child’s teeth are beyond help and surgery is the only option, there is hope!
The video below of how it only took 5 days for severe decay to stop with dietary change alone is sure to change your thinking about the possibilities for your own child.
Be aware that conventional dentists ridicule this approach. They never learned that cavities can heal in dental school.
However, the fact is that tooth decay CAN be reversed was documented and photographed by renowned dentist Dr. Weston A. Price in his book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration.
Just because conventional dentists don’t believe it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t work.
At the very least, dietary change is worth a shot before putting your child through surgery, wouldn’t you agree?
Simple Dietary Changes for Astounding Results
The protocol the Mom in the video below used for reversing severe decay in her young child is outlined in detail in the book Cure Tooth Decay by the late Rami Nagel.
I had the honor of meeting and conversing with Rami extensively about his views on oral health at a health conference in 2013.
I highly recommend his book as a must-read if you are having cavity problems in your child (or even in yourself!).
The Mom in the video below was told surgery was the ONLY way to go due to the severity of her daughter’s decay.
This conventional dentist was wrong!
Only simple dietary changes were required to fix this child’s severe tooth decay. This avoided certain surgery and likely general anesthesia.
Toddler Tooth Decay Halted
Please note that while dietary changes were responsible for healing this rampant tooth decay, a natural remineralizing toothpaste that facilitates the reparative process can also be helpful.
This brand of tooth gel and remineralizing powder is also safe and effective if you are not able to make your own.
Beware of commercial remineralizing toothpaste and treatments, including those sold at dentist’s offices.
Conventional remineralizing toothpastes contain fluoride which negatively impacts a child’s IQ, according to Harvard scientists.
Biological Dentists Recognize that Teeth Can Heal
I get many, many requests about who I recommend as a truly holistic, biological dentist.
I recommend Dr. Carlo Litano of Natural-Smiles.com in Pinellas Park, Florida (727) 300-0044. He has treated our entire family for many years.
He sees both children and adults and does phone consults for those who don’t live close enough for an office visit and may need a second opinion.
Medical tourism is a growing trend well worth considering as well.
Tell Dr. Litano that The Healthy Home Economist sent you and get 10% off your first cleaning or exam.
(1) Rise in Preschoolers Cavities Prompts Anesthesia Use
(2) Trends in Oral Health Status, CDC
More Information
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Safe, Natural Alternative to Dangerous Baby Teething Gels
Coconut Oil Stops Strep Bacteria from Damaging Tooth Enamel
What is the True Cause of Crooked Teeth?
10 Signs Your Dentist is Truly Holistic
Avoiding Root Canals with Diet
Most Wisdom Tooth Extractions Unnecessary
Fortunately, more and more dentists are realizing that Dr. Price was right all along and cavities can indeed heal with proper nutrition!
Soli Zat Johnson Yes, the dentists will descend on this post within a day or so and start calling me stupid and all manner of insults as they will insist that cavities cannot and will not heal. Amusing really how blockheaded so many of them are!
If people on a mass level start to follow the WAPF protocol for reversing tooth decay, the bad oral health gravy train will start to dry up – that simple. The argument for dentists has nothing to do with science but business.
Got to supplement the colloidal phosphates and calciums according to pH, or it doesn’t work! And get some better quality veggies = brix!
And how long until the dentists come out to hound you…
Kristen – I can’t remember the last time my boys, 4 and 7, brushed their teeth. They have no cavities and their teeth appear strong and healthy!
Wow. So thankful to have stumbled across Nourishing Traditions and then WAPF a couple years before getting pregnant. I can’t even imagine how teeth can get that bad. My 4 year old hardly brushes his strong healthy teeth. It’s all about nutrition and diet! Thanks for sharing.
So happy to hear from another mom that her 4 year old hardly brushes his strong healthy teeth. Same here! Sometimes I feel guilty for not making him brush every day, but he eats a WAPF diet, and his teeth are beautiful!
Because they weren’t breast fed but were HFCS formula fed instead.
Not true, and not fair. Maybe that contributes in some cases, but I have a kid with tooth decay (and two without) who was breastfed. Until he was 3. Furthermore, he and his siblings eat the same foods. Only he has the decay issues. It’s more than diet.
Unfortunately, this is not true.. Breast is best, but it does not override the damage of other foods in the diet. It keeps your kids from getting sick, but it does not prevent tooth decay once other foods are introduced. My son was breastfed and has severe tooth decay. Contributing factors in my case are my inlaw caregivers who meant no harm sharing foods and drinks from their decay filled mouths despite my telling them NOT to, constantly feeding him processed puffed cereals and other nutrient-lacking foods, all day sipping on sippy cups, and my son’s early development of teeth in the firsth place! He had a mouthful before age one.
That statement is not fair. Not all women can breast feed their children and have to rely on formula, myself included. I now have a 5 year old who has never had a cavity in his life.
Not so. My kids were fed formula. My daughter is 24 and has never had a cavity. My son is 22 and has had 1.
My (almost) two year old is having some decay, which is why I am googling this. His was EBF until 6 months, BLW along with breastfeeding until 14 months, and a normal diet (better than the SAD diet) along with being breastfed… still being breastfed. He has never had a drop of formula, and minimal alternative milk. So that is a rather presumptuous statement. You cant paint everyone with such a broad brush. I’m assuming grain is our #1 issue, as we don’t really eat processed and sugary foods. I will definitely be looking into this more.
That’s awesome! And it was done without fermented cod liver oil and butter oil! Wow!
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Great post! Very informative. It is heartbreaking for parents to see their kids cry because of severe toothache…Yeah, too much sugars on the food we feed them with could be a culprit and so we must be keen with our kid’s diet.
Hi,
This is a great story. How long did you follow the protocol? Have you introduced grains back into her diet?
I have a friend whose child had early tooth decay. I know they tried a few Weston A. Price things but nothing worked. The doctor said that since they were baby teeth that it didn’t matter. Her adult teeth grew in fine. I don’t think her child had any surgery. I think they just let things be. It wasn’t pretty, but the child is fine. I’ll have to ask for more details to share.
Hi, Lori
Thanks for sharing your friend’s story. Do you know how bad the decay were? My 3 year old has ECC and the enamel on the front four are mostly chipped away with only brown nubs left. I have started the WPF diet a few months ago and I can see that things are not getting worse. So I wanted to watch and see instead of performing baby root canal and crowns on them, but they won’t fall out until he’s 6 (2 years away), so I am worry sick about the decay progressing rapidly and he’ll be in pain. Luckily, he’s not have any pain right now. Thanks for your time.
I discovered early childhood tooth decay in my 2- year-old 3 months ago. I was also told adher needed filings and crowns requiring general anesthesia. I was devastated and horrified by the idea of having to heavily sedate her at such a young age.
I went on the hunt for natural treatments for early childhood tooth decay and made several eye- opening discoveries on the topic. We found a biodentist 3 hours away and immediately got an appointment. They examined her plaque under a microscope and found she has a candida overgrowth (which could also be causing her acid reflux). We began ozone treatments at the biodentist and went on an anti- candida diet.
At her recheck appointment 2 weeks ago, her plaque sample showed the decay bacteria and candida are GONE! We have also noticed a complete halt in the visual progression of decay on her teeth and her gums are no longer inflamed and her teeth are no longer sensitive. We are beyond ecstatic at this natural healing!
Healing early childhood tooth decay is possible!