Guest guest Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Teeth falling out is a symptom of ergot poisoning in livestock... It was also a symptom of the " St. 's Fire " disease in the Middle Ages Ergot alkaloids in Aspergillius sp. could have similar effects on the human extremities. It appears to be because of lack of blood supply.. >>*Ergot* (fungus - *Claviceps* spp.): Dark brown to nearly black, spurlike bodies (sclerotia) extend beyond the floral bracts in diseased florets. One to many ergot bodies may develop in a single head. When grass matures, most of the sclerotia drop to the ground. They be harvested with hay or seed or consumed by grazing livestock. Ergot in Dallisgrass is prevalent in Southeast Texas. Occasionally, it can be found on Bahiagrass. The disease affects production of grasses very little, but it does have serious consequences on livestock that feed on diseased grass. When ergot is consumed in quantities too small to manifest pronounced symptoms of ergotism, it affects the general health and vigor of the animals. When ergot is consumed in considerably larger quantities over a long period, ergot results in either spasmodic or gangrenous ergotism. In the latter phase of the disease, hoofs, tips of ears, and tips of tail may slough, teeth may drop out, and hair may shed excessively prior to death. There is no effective control on host plants. The following will help to avoid losses of livestock due to ergotism: Employ a crop rotation where none of the host plants follow each other. Do not plant ergot-infested seed. When ergot appears in pastures, either clip the heads or wait until the grass matures and the sclerotia have fallen to the ground before using it for grazing purposes. Mowing borders and fence rows before heading will help eliminate secondary infestation. The disease is sometimes worse in these areas. Do not harvest ergotized crops for hay. Removal of sclerotia from ergotized cereal or grain prior to feeding it, is essential to avoid the ergot disease of livestock. To make ergotized grains safe for feeding, the sclerotia should be removed by the brine sedimentation process. By this method, the ergotized grain should be placed in a vat of salt solution (4 pounds in 25 gallons of water). When the grain is stirred, the sclerotia rise to the surface and can be skimmed off. Destroy screenings and skimmings. Grain treated by this method should be dried before storing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Have you been checked for a long standing fungal infection in your sinuses? I had a tooth extracted a few months ago. The hole still is open and causing infection. I don't know if it's bacterial or fungal, but my mold doc has me on nizarol spray to control the fungal infection that is now out of control. Do you have a rainbow of colors when you rinse your sinuses? Do you neti? I've also added orithrush-D to my neti pot rinse. Doctor's advice. ldelp84227 <ldelp84227@...> wrote: I do know that the teeth and sinuses are very close together. When I had a tooth pulled before I got sick the doctor talked about an implant, but said I would have to have my sinuses lifted cuz they were too low for an implant. Yea I would do that. I can remember when I had the tooth pulled the doctor that pulled it said don't blow my nose or anything cuz my sinuses were so close to the area. I also had sinus surgery eventually plus gum disease before my illness. Maybe the bad teeth are from gum disease. I know they took a culture after doing all the work and I had to take some really strong antiobiotic. Teeth falling apart here too. > > > > > > Re: [] Question 4 everyone regarding dental > > > > my teeth started falling apart. I have put six thousand into then > in the last > > two years. > > Janet > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 No, but an MRI showed abnormal sinuses for me. who <jeaninem660@...> wrote: -my sinus infections keep going into my gums causeing a lot of very painful tooth ackes, i have had 3 that died from the roots while the tooth was still good. i've seen a picture of allergic fungal sinusitis and it shows the infection going into and around the whole gum area. thinking this was shown by ct scan but may have been a mri. may be why we are loseing our teeth. has anyone been diagnosed with this?-- In , Edy Rayfield <edyrayfield@...> wrote: > > Ditto. Is it your roots? Mine seem to be getting very testy and inflamed leading to root canals and extactions. > > <eaglestone@...> wrote: Teeth falling apart here too. > > > Re: [] Question 4 everyone regarding dental > > my teeth started falling apart. I have put six thousand into then in the last > two years. > Janet > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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