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Dental Decay

Written by Hal A. Huggins, DDS, MS

My teeth decay although I brush

With a toothbrush hard or soft as mush

With fluoride paste or salt and soda

My progress is around iota

Those TV ads, my dentist's scolding

It's still his bill that I'm left holding

Some day I hope to find the truth

Without performing something uncouth.

Historically dental decay has confounded observers for centuries. At first it was thought that there were tooth worms. Next it was the hardness of the enamel theory. Later it was determined that the "acid attack" on the enamel brought about by decaying food was the culprit. Then bacteria took over the role. In a few years a different bacteria took over. It took the work of Dr. Ralph Steinman of Loma University in California to finally determine the origin of dental decay. He published his findings from 1958 throughout the 60's, and into the 70's. It was scientific, but not parallel with the tooth worm or acid attack or bacterial theories, so, was accepted, but not widely publicized.

It is quite simple in concept though. Dental decay is a "systemic disease". In rats, a good laboratory example of the same mechanisms that humans use for decay production, Steinman found that he could alter the diet and alter the amount of decay in a perfect parallel. He could feed the diet as food they ate, or feed the rats through a stomach tube so that food never touched their teeth. Results were the same either way. What they ingested controlled the amount of decay they generated.

What happens is that a tooth is a living structure? It needs nutrient supplied on a daily basis just like any other tissue in the body in order to maintain good, decay-free health. Using radioactive acriflavine hydrochloride, Steinman made injections into the rats and was able to trace the radioactive substance from the injection site, into the blood stream, into the pulp canal of the tooth, through the dentinal tubules (little tiny garden hoses that are 3 1/2 microns in diameter that comprise the solid substance of the dentin), through the enamel rods (tiny tubes in the enamel), clear out into the mouth in a period of approximately one hour.

This trip took place in healthy rats that maintained relative freedom from decay. When fed a decay producing diet, the fluid flow reversed. Fluids flowed from the surface of the tooth, through the enamel (bringing bacteria and debris along with it), through the dentin, and into the pulp chamber. These rats experienced lots of decay. This flow could be turned one way or the other just by altering the diet. What was diet doing?

The foods were controlling the endocrine system. Steinman and endocrinologist Dr. Leonora were the first to isolate, purify and crystallize a hormone called "parotid hormone". Any guesses why they named it parotid hormone? Yes, it is manufactured in the parotid gland. When this hormone was produced in adequate amounts (influenced by a proper diet), the fluid flow ran from the pulp chamber, bringing nutrients into all parts of the tooth, ran through the dentin, the enamel and into the mouth. When foods inhibitory to the endocrine system (sugars and refined carbohydrates mainly), the fluid flow dragging sludge from the saliva into the tooth where a chemical breakdown took place. He also noted that decay always extended farther than X-rays might indicate.

There are ways of determining your "ancestral diet", or those foods that your ancestors ate for 2000 years. When you are on your ancestral diet, your tendency for decay is greatly reduced. There are certain foods that are universally decay producing. Candy and soft drinks are obvious ones, and now we know that this is due to the sugar upsetting your endocrine system. It is well to brush your teeth and keep the surfaces free from debris, but recall, this is not eliminating the cause of decay. Remember the stomach tubes. The rats did not brush, but there was nothing on the teeth to brush off either. They still got decay.

Several questions arise. Is the health of the mouth really the barometer of the body's health? Does eating the wrong foods affect all endocrine glands, or just parotid hormone production? Are all the body parts connected biochemically? What role does fluoride play in decay control? In Steinman's nearly 100 publications he addressed all these questions and more.

Cavitations

Written by Hal A. Huggins, DDS, MSFound under a series of names, such as NICO (Neuralgia-Inducing Cavitational Osternecrosis)and Alveolar Cavitational Osteopathy, a cavitation is a hole within the upper or lower jaw bone. This hole is roughly the size and shape of the root that once occupied that space in bone, because that was its origin. It is an area of incomplete healing.When a woman delivers a baby, she must also deliver the afterbirth. When a tooth is delivered, there is an equivalent of the afterbirth. It is called the periodontal ligament. This is a group of fibers, half of which originate within the tooth, and the other half from the bone surrounding the tooth. They blend together and form a hammock-like structure that unites tooth and bone. There is normally no bony attachment between the two.When a tooth has a root canal, or is in a dying state, bacteria within the tooth produce very strong chemicals that are highly neurotoxic and kill many critical enzymes within the body. When the tooth is removed, and the ligament left in place (normal procedure) these chemicals remain within the ligament and can slowly seep into the body, potentially creating disease states.If a tooth is removed and the ligament is left in place, a cap of two to three millimeters of bone heals over the top of the socket, leaving a cesspool of these chemicals lining the hole, and sealed within the bone. X-ray has a hard time identifying these areas, for one is taking a picture of a piece of air within bone.After the tooth is removed, or years later when the cavitation is being cleaned, the walls of the socket must be cut out with a dental burr. Just scraping it out (curetting is the term) pushes the toxins into the lymphatic drainage system, and patients frequently become ill for several days without knowing why.The procedure of cleaning out a cavitation is simple, just like landing a 747. It is simple when someone knows how to do it. Care must be taken to prevent the toxic materials from getting out of the opened cavitation into the mouth. High suction and saline flushes help to accomplish this. Since this is a problem of chemical toxins and not a bacterial infection generating pus, antibiotics are of little value in the treatment. Sometimes Intravenous Vitamin C is utilized.According to certain toxicologists, toxic responses can take place just as fast as electrical responses within the body. This may explain why it is not unusual to see a body part that has been responding to the presence of these toxins demonstrate a positive improvement within seconds of the cleaning of a cavitation. Responses within a day or two are common.

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Fountain of Information

Setting it straight -Owing to the abundance of information on the internet (most of it wrong) regarding mercury amalgam fillings and the dangers posed by mercury toxicity, I have decided to compile this article to set the story straight.

Interview with -Basic problems and solutions involving mercury fillings. (54 min mp3)

Smoking Tooth -Dramatic video of mercury vapor outgassing from an amalgam dental filling.

Amalgam/Mercury Filling Dental Toxicity -Facts you should know about mercury fillings and dental toxicity and how it can affect you.

Ancestral Diet -We are the products of genetic patterns reaching back over 2000 years. Why is this important to you and how can you determine your own Ancestral Diet to the betterment of your health?

Appointment Scheduling -Implications of adverse immune disturbance when immune cycles are violated during scheduling toxic removal appointments.

Autoimmune Disease -Information about what it is and information about various types of autoimmune diseases.

Birth Defects -Dental materials related to birth defects.

Cavitations -What effect do the unhealed sockets where teeth (in particular wisdom teeth) have been removed have on you?

Chronic Fatigue -Good news! It's not "all in your head."

Dental Decay -It's true origin and how you can control it.

Digestive Disturbances -Problems related to mercury and root canals.

Gulf War Disease -The documented solution to recovery.

Normal vs. Ideal Ranges -Blood reports - what is a normal range?

Porphyrins -The first step in all energy reactions.

Root Canals -Introduction to Dr. Huggins' book on this subject.

Secondary Immune Response -After dental revision, you are a different person with different immune responses to your environment. This explains what is happening and how it benefits you.

Suicidal Tendencies -One of the major side effects of mercury fillings.

Uninformed Consent -Dr. Huggins and Dr. Levy team together for a look at the consequences of other dental materials as seen when they are practiced together.

In the News

FDA Meeting September 7, 2006

News release - Advisory for Health and Science Media

Amalgam Protestors Got to ADA's Front Door

FDA's Groundbreaking Vote

Beginning of End for Mercury

FDA - "Stacking the Deck"

"The Beginning of the End of Mercury in Dentistry." -Congresswoman Diane has written a major piece about the impact of the FDA scientific panels repudiating the FDA staff's pro-mercury position.

Wall Street Journal

Metal Mouth: What You Should Know About the Mercury in Dental Fillings

Chicago Tribune

Further Study of Dental Fillings Urged

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