Guest guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 > what can/should i do since i am pregnant? have them filled > if indeed they are cavities? wait until after birth? is > there anything i should absolutely decline if offered? 1) Don't get them filled with mercury amalgams. Other than that, I don't know why you should wait until after birth. Get them filled. 2) You might try oil pulling. I have just started it myself. I don't know if it works or not, but some people claim to have had good results from it. It's cheap, so worth a shot. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 See messages 88811, 88812, and 88813 here - about using iodine to kill the bacteria that cause cavities. My daughter had spots on her front teeth and holes starting to form. We put iodine on them (lugol's) and the next check-up a few weeks later the dentist didn't mention any caries on her front teeth. I've read other studies where taking high amounts of vitamin C reduced the need to brush the teeth by somehow keeping them cleaner. You don't want to take too much vitamin C in your first trimester because it can cause miscarriages, but Dr. Klenner wrote up his interesting experiences of pregnant women taking high doses of vitamin C later in their pregnancies - no problems before, during, or after the birth and happy healthy babies. You can google it. Klenner vitamin C babies. --- In , " " <amanda@...> wrote: > > > i am in need of help and i would appreciate any advice, anecdotes, information etc. that you can share. but please be kind. i am very embarrassed and scared about this and i just don't even know what my options are going to be or what to do. > > i have not been to a dentist for about 10 years or so. i had a baby almost 4 years ago and i am 9 weeks pregnant now. i was looking at my teeth and i have a brown spot on the outside of two of my molars and there may be more i just can't see. i have no pain or sensitivity. i have heard that women have dental issues after giving birth b/c the baby takes so much of their fat soluble vitamins and minerals. how would one go about preventing this in future pregnancies? > > what can/should i do since i am pregnant? have them filled if indeed they are cavities? wait until after birth? is there anything i should absolutely decline if offered? > > i actually do have a name of a dental technician who uses more holistic methods and is a proponent of raw dairy, so that could be a plus. > > thank you for anything you can share, > amanda > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 --- <amanda@...> wrote: > i was looking at my teeth and i have a brown spot on the outside of > two of my molars and there may be more i just can't see. i have no > pain or sensitivity. , it might just be tartar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculus_(dental) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 , > i have not been to a dentist for about 10 years or so. i had a baby almost 4 > years ago and i am 9 weeks pregnant now. i was looking at my teeth and i > have a brown spot on the outside of two of my molars and there may be more i > just can't see. i have no pain or sensitivity. i have heard that women have > dental issues after giving birth b/c the baby takes so much of their fat > soluble vitamins and minerals. how would one go about preventing this in > future pregnancies? > > what can/should i do since i am pregnant? have them filled if indeed they > are cavities? wait until after birth? is there anything i should absolutely > decline if offered? I would be curious as to your current diet before saying much of anything. You might however order some fermented CLO and butter oil, and use that combination to help with this issue. http://www.wolfrivernaturals.com/butter-oil-cod-liver-oil-blend.htm -- " We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before, and it does not work... I say after eight years of this administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started -- and an enormous debt to boot. " - Henry Morgenthau (FDR's Treasury Secretary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 >I would be curious as to your current diet before saying much of >anything. You might however order some fermented CLO and butter oil, >and use that combination to help with this issue. i have been taking cod liver oil and butter oil for the past almost 4 years. like 1 teaspoon BO and it used to be 1-2 T. HVCLO and now it's 2 t. fermented CLO. i have also worked very hard to eat a traditional diet for that long as well and within the last year have cut out grains and all but very little fruit and sugar. i eat a high fat diet and low carb. i also have been taking vitamin C in large amounts (well, relative to the RDA) and iodine, but only started this in the past few months. now i don't eat liver, but take a liver supp. i eat a little shellfish/fish, but not consistently. i used to have some bone broth every day for months, but have been out of that habit and have it at least a couple of times a week. my digestion seems to be great as far as i know. i eat at least 8 raw egg yolks a day. i eat mostly raw dairy, but i do often buy past. cheese and butter. does this help give you an idea? amanda . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 >See messages 88811, 88812, and 88813 here - about using iodine to kill the bacteria that cause cavities. My daughter had spots on her front teeth and holes starting to form. We put iodine on them (lugol's) and the next check-up a few weeks later the dentist didn't mention any caries on her front teeth. >I've read other studies where taking high amounts of vitamin C reduced the need to brush the teeth by somehow keeping them cleaner. You don't want to take too much vitamin C in your first trimester because it can cause miscarriages, but Dr. Klenner wrote up his interesting experiences of pregnant women taking high doses of vitamin C later in their pregnancies - no problems before, during, or after the birth and happy healthy babies. You can google it. Klenner vitamin C babies. thank you for listing out those messages! i have been taking 5% iodine daily for the past few months so maybe i could try it directly on my teeth. also, i am using the Klenner protocol for this pregnancy. i take the suggested 4 grams a day right now in my first trimester. i have been looking into this for the past year or so ever since it was brought to my attention and i am excited that i can actually follow it now! amanda . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Have you looked at Ramiel Nagel's " Cure Tooth Decay " book - it includes some of the things already mentioned, as well as emphasizing the need to avoid carbs, sugars (even most fruit if you have active decay), not because the sugar causes decay but pulls needed minerals away from more important uses for you at the moment. High vitamin butter oil, fermented CLO, raw milk, butter, bone marrow, grass fed meats, lentils, fish roe... both for you and baby you really need as much nutrient dense, high fat soluable and mineral content foods you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I have several cavities (apparently from getting hooked on Altoids, though I didn't want to admit it). I decided I just was not going to let the dentist make these holes in my teeth bigger, or fill them with any old toxic stuff, so I *finally* got serious with the natural remedies I keep reading about. Oil pulling (though I somehow only seem to get to it half the time), irrigating at least twice a day (WaterPik type of thing, directed right at every hole and dark or questionable spot), and one of those calcium sulfate (?) toothpastes (Arm & Hammer " Age Defying " , for one). Several months later, the little round role in the side of a molar seems smaller (and is certainly not any bigger), a big nasty black expanse on a broken molar is almost white now, cavities around two " leaking " composite fillings are at least not any bigger, and the extremely sensitive, soft areas of all my teeth at the gumline are hard and not-sensitive now. I believe I'll keep this up. I bought an irrigator thing from Oramedia.com that hooks directly to the faucet, needs no electricity, and is handy-dandy right there where you need it (if you don't mind it ugly-ing up your faucet). I may not have kept using the electric irrigator so often... Joy > > > > what can/should i do since i am pregnant? have them filled > > if indeed they are cavities? wait until after birth? is > > there anything i should absolutely decline if offered? > > 1) Don't get them filled with mercury amalgams. Other than that, I don't know why you should wait until after birth. Get them filled. > > 2) You might try oil pulling. I have just started it myself. > I don't know if it works or not, but some people claim to have had good results from it. It's cheap, so worth a shot. > > > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 , > i have been taking cod liver oil and butter oil for the past almost 4 years. > like 1 teaspoon BO and it used to be 1-2 T. HVCLO and now it's 2 t. > fermented CLO. Why the discrepancy in the amounts taken of butter oil and clo? > i have also worked very hard to eat a traditional diet for > that long as well and within the last year have cut out grains and all but > very little fruit and sugar. i eat a high fat diet and low carb. i also have > been taking vitamin C in large amounts (well, relative to the RDA) and > iodine, but only started this in the past few months. now i don't eat liver, > but take a liver supp. i eat a little shellfish/fish, but not consistently. > i used to have some bone broth every day for months, but have been out of > that habit and have it at least a couple of times a week. my digestion seems > to be great as far as i know. i eat at least 8 raw egg yolks a day. i eat > mostly raw dairy, but i do often buy past. cheese and butter. > > does this help give you an idea? Yes it does. My guess is if you are getting your complement of fat soluble vitamins and your diet truly has little or any sugar, and you truly have tooth decay and not tartar as has suggested, then you have a endocrinological problem that is creating a body chemistry issue leading to tooth decay. You might want to check out Dr. Melvin Page (http://www.ppnf.org/catalog/ppnf/page.htm) and his book, _Your Body is Your Best Doctor_ : http://snipurl.com/a4eaq -- " We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before, and it does not work... I say after eight years of this administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started -- and an enormous debt to boot. " - Henry Morgenthau (FDR's Treasury Secretary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 How about using birch xylitol as a mouthwash?-I do this but would not recommend consuming the xylitol. Use grassfed butter to oil swish for 15 minutes in mouth then spit out. If you buy pasteurized butter get kerrygold butter(available in stores) in addition to the butter oil for activator X. eat shellfish 2x week at least If your not in pain I wouldnt recommend filling them, I have a cavity I wont be filling-tooth material is not replaceable and composite fillings contain toxins like BPA and formaldehyde. What kind of sugars do you eat? I've read maple syrup is better and wont cause cavities due to the minerals. Honey promotes cavities. Try eating only cooked fruit with fat or cutting out fruit/sugars for a time. I also recommend having a dentist check your teeth every few months to see if they improve or get worse. You could try applying uncle harrys bee propolis to your decayed spots. Eat more cheese Eat as much nutrient dense foods as you can afford because you need more than usual during pregnancy to supply fetus 2-4+ cups of raw grassfed milk daily (add 1 ounce of raw cream to every 6 ounces of milk for regular whole milk, drink at room temperature if possible). 2 cups daily of bone soup, made from slow cooking the bones & organs of fish, chicken, beef and so on. 1-4 tablespoons of grassfed bone marrow. Either raw or cooked. >>From-http://www.curetoothdecay.com/Tooth_Decay/foods_stop_decay.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 i appreciate all of the responses i have had on this subject! >If you buy pasteurized butter get kerrygold butter(available in stores) in addition to the butter oil for activator X. eat shellfish 2x week at least i actually buy Organic Pastures " pastured butter " that is grass fed. >What kind of sugars do you eat? i don't eat sugar. occasionally i eat commercial ice cream, but i usually can't get past a few bites b/c it's just too sweet. i never eat honey. if i have fruit, it is frozen rasberries. but maybe i should cook them. >I also recommend having a dentist check your teeth every few months to see if they improve or get worse. You could try applying uncle harrys bee propolis to your decayed spots. Eat more cheese Eat as much nutrient dense foods as you can afford because you need more than usual during pregnancy to supply fetus i eat a lot of cheese and butter and i have been making considerable effort to spend our budget on only nutrient dense foods. i don't buy junk or superfluous produce and grains. i drink more cream than milk and add lots of egg yolks. thank you for the link to curetoothdecay. about the only things i don't eat are bone marrow--haven't scoped out a local place to get it, and shellfish--at least not very regularly. from my original post i was basically saying i don't *know* if i have cavities, just that when i looked at my teeth i had spots that looked unusual. i have not yet been to a dentist, which is why i wanted some advice before i made the appointment--i wanted to know what to expect. but yes, since i do not have pain or sensitivity i have been ignoring them and hoping i am doing things right. amanda . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 > i actually buy Organic Pastures " pastured butter " that is grass thats good butter too if you go to the organic valley website you can get coupon for a dollar off the butter > i eat a lot of cheese and butter and i have been making considerable effort to spend our budget on only nutrient dense foods. i don't buy junk or superfluous produce and grains. about the only things i don't eat are bone marrow--haven't scoped out a local place to get it, and shellfish--at least not very regularly. I remember reading sally fallon recommends eating at least 3 eggs a day and 3-4 cups raw milk while whole foods sells marrow bones kerrygold makes a cheese that is grassfed in most grocery stores > from my original post i was basically saying i don't *know* if i have cavities, just that when i looked at my teeth i had spots that looked unusual. I have a spot on my molar and i'm not sure if its a cavity but i'm not in pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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