Re: OT: Healing a Cavity and Wisdom Tooth Removal/ozone

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Just saw this on another list:

http://www.drfarid.com/nocavities.html

No More Cavities

Ozone treatments may dispense with the need for the dentist's drill

(BY THOMAS K. GROSE: Wed. Sept 18, 2002)

For some people, the term " painless dentistry " is an oxymoron. Even

the thought of going to the dentist for a filling makes them clench

their teeth in fear. Indeed, painless dentistry still requires

either a series of novocaine injections - not exactly the most

pleasant of experiences - or full sedation. But a new technology

developed by a professor of dentistry in Belfast could mean that for

standard repair of cavities, drills, injections and gas may soon be

consigned to the spitbowl of history.

HealOzone TEC3

Offering an alternative to conventional treatments, the HealOzone

TEC3 dental device uses a 10-second application of ozone gas to

eliminate micro-organisms in primary-root carious lesions.

Significantly reducing treatment time and cost, the system is less

invasive than previous methods and conserves more of the tooth's

natural structure.

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Lynch, of the Royal Hospital's School of Dentistry,

has come up with a technique that allows saliva to help decayed

teeth repair themselves naturally. Holes in teeth are the result of

our modern diet, particularly sugars and carbohydrates. A certain

type of microbe feeds upon sugars, excreting acids that bore into

enamel. After a hole is formed in a tooth, the acid-generating

bacterianest in it continue their dirty work. " Once they're in a

hole, they form their own ecological niche, " Lynch says. And

eventually, they make the cavity worse.

NO MORE CAVITIES?

The remedy Lynch discovered is ozone - a noxious gas that, even in

small amounts, can if inhaled impair respiratory systems. But when

it comes to fighting tooth decay, ozone has several unique and

beneficial qualities. " A hole (in a tooth) is not static, it's very

dynamic, " he explains. Thankfully, the bad bacteria are slow

workers. Ozone, however, not only kills these bugs, but it also

primes the tooth surface so that remineralizing can begin. Human

saliva is " supersaturated " with calcium and phosphates, which allow

teeth to heal and cavities to close. But ozone poses a danger, as

well. So, this technology uses a method to ensure that the gas goes

only into the hole, not the patient's mouth. A small rubber cap is

fitted over the tooth and the hole is hit by a concentrated blast of

ozone for up to 40 seconds. It's then suctioned out.

Lynch's team began looking for a chemical treatment back in the mid-

80s, but it was only five years ago that, while using a trial-and-

error approach, they experimented with ozone and quickly recognized

its potential. So far, the treatment has been used in more than 100

test facilities around the world. The success rate is around 99%,

and there are no reports of treated teeth re-decaying. For patients,

the treatment will mean that for most cavities there will be no need

for drilling, eliminating the noise, smell and discomfort that it

can cause. One hundred percent of all patients who have had the

treatment say they would want it again if they needed another

filling. It can be used as a prophylactic, as well. " Children will

never need fillings, " if they continue treatment, Lynch says.

Healthy teeth would need to be treated every six months or so,

perhaps as part of a routine checkup.

An American ozone specialist, New York-based Curozone, has teamed

with German dental equipment manufacturer Cavo to commercialize the

technology. And Lynch says it could be in dentist offices " very

soon. " Cavity-prone patients may soon think that going to the

dentist is a gas.

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> My dentist says I have a cavity that needs to be filled. I'm

eating better than ever and this is the first one I've had in about

9 years. That's disappointing. Is there any way to get the cavity to

heal itself?

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> Also, my only remaining wisdom tooth is coming in (other 3 were

pulled 8 years ago). The x-rays showed that it's coming in straight.

But the dentist wants to pull it. He says with no tooth opposing it,

it will keep growing and then be hard to keep clean. Is this really

a problem?

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[Guest guest]

I had Healozone done on my two preschoolers cavities. We have good

teeth, but they inherited my very deep grooves. I figured that it

was worth a try, and the cavities are set on the first set of molars

which they will lose as teens anyways.

The cavities cannot be too deep or the ozone cannot get at them.

I understand that the success rate hasn't been that great at the

practice.

That being said, my girls' did fine. The place remains " dark " like

a cavity, but hardens with secondary dentin.

I think the difference is that my family does eat a fairly decent

diet. Perhaps the other people who tried Healozone and failed did

not address the problems causing their cavities?

I also have my children brush their teeth with Xyliwhite, and

Xylitol has had some research showing that it can help enameal and

dentin replace itself.

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> > My dentist says I have a cavity that needs to be filled. I'm

> eating better than ever and this is the first one I've had in

about

> 9 years. That's disappointing. Is there any way to get the cavity

to

> heal itself?

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> > Also, my only remaining wisdom tooth is coming in (other 3 were

> pulled 8 years ago). The x-rays showed that it's coming in

straight.

> But the dentist wants to pull it. He says with no tooth opposing

it,

> it will keep growing and then be hard to keep clean. Is this

really

> a problem?

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> > www.needgod.com

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[Guest guest]

Did you go to a local dentist for the HealOzone?