Re: Dentist and PDD

[Guest guest]

Good Grief! No, a dentist can't force you to do anything. It

doesn't sound like this dentist understands autistic behavior. I

would seek out a dentist who works with special needs children.

At a preschool class, everyday at lunch, we used to sing a silly song

about kissing your tooth brush. First, just touching it lightly on

the cheek, then touching it nearer the lips and finally one day it

makes it on the teeth. I don't remember the song. But, my son really

liked it. that's more a sensory, or OT therapy need. But, the health

of the child is most important to the strength and health of the teeth

and jaw line. Which, also corresponds to the health of the bones.

And you don't brush your bones! If you look at some primitive

cultures and their remains (who did not eat alot of highly processed

sugars, corn syrups etc)...they had perfect sets of

teeth and they weren't taught to brush them. And they didn't have

dentists. The problem in our autistic kids is that they are extremely

hard to feed healthy food. And we are very high sugar eaters anyway

who must by all means brush our teeth! I've read some really

fascinating books of research on these subjects. One is called

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration By Dr. Weston A. Price.

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> Can a dentist FORCE you to see a psychariatrist? He is concerned

that

> my 12 year old is not keeping his teeth clean enough.We live in the

> socialist state of massachusetts.

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[Guest guest]

There's a tooth friendly sweetener called xylitol that has anti-

bacterial properties to give them in their drinks and etc.

Also, there is an old trick that I learned that works very well for

me. As I was raised completely on high sugar, highly processed foods

and my teeth and jawline show the results of it now. I was so

frustrated at constant tooth decay and etc. no matter what I did. My

doctor recommended a quality brand of Quantum Carvacrol oil (oregano

oil). Which, I use five drops in the morning and five at night and

swoosh around my mouth with water and rinse out. Since doing this,

my dentists report to me that although, I have tarter, their is no

longer active decay in my mouth. Before anti biotics oregano was used

as an anti-bacterial and anti-viral. I doubt your child would want to

try this until farther along with and less sensory. Oregano oil

has a heat sensation in the mouth.

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> Can a dentist FORCE you to see a psychariatrist? He is concerned

that

> my 12 year old is not keeping his teeth clean enough.We live in the

> socialist state of massachusetts.

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