Margo is a delicate ten-year-old girl with a history of dental problems. However, it’s not Margo who suffers the most from this troubling legacy; it’s her mom. Even though Margo has been the dental patient, it is her mother who bears the painful realization that she has made unfortunate decisions in Margo’s dental health care. Mrs. Winski endures the ongoing pain of disillusionment in modern medicine.
It felt like a defeat on the battlefront to Mrs. Winski ever since she finally understood that she had chosen the wrong dentist and permitted her daughter to be subjected to what she now calls “archaic” medical measures. Amalgam fillings, antibiotics for a repeated gum boil, general anesthesia because of Margo’s overwhelming anxiety, and powerful painkillers were all used without much thought of their consequences. Yet the heaviest burden of guilt that Mrs. Winski bore was the fact that Margo’s dental problems took years to resolve, plus she developed food sensitivities as well as additional cavities after the last dental visit two years ago. Not unlike other mothers, she’s hard on herself.
INTERVENING WITH HOMEOPATHY
Advancing her mothering homework, however, which she now takes more seriously, Mrs. Winski learned that not only might homeopathy have helped heal her daughter’s dental infections, but likely could have allayed Margo’s fears and anxiety, and perhaps even helped to prevent future dental caries.
The silver lining in this story (pun intended) is that now Margo’s mom has become shrewd at finding the proper remedies for her child. First she bought a few homeopathy books, then attended a seminar and also met on the phone with a homeopath, but much of what she’s learned has been a direct result of her tenacious search for answers. Once Mrs. Winski decided on a plan of action, her strategies were rewarded with Margo’s improved dental health. Margo’s teeth no longer readily showed decay, abscesses healed and never resurfaced, and her child became calm during dental visits. Here is the protocol Margo’s mom implemented:
• The first choice she made was to incorporate Calc phos 6x and Calc fluor 12x. These remedies are part of a special category of homeopathy called cell salts or tissue salts. They have a reputation for building bones and teeth. The family initiated a program of dissolving four pills of each in four ounces of water. Margo learned that she was to take a sip (about one teaspoon) three times every day. Of course, she also initiated dietary improvements, taking her daily bone broth and raw milk kefir.
• Now that Margo only visits a holistic dentist she will no longer receive amalgam fillings, and if the dentist must drill, Margo often doesn’t even need a local anesthetic. The potential pain is lessened by her mom’s strategy of using Hypericum just before entering the dental chair.
• Margo’s anxiety no longer appears to show itself thanks to the remedy Aconitum. Her mom gives her a dose the night before the dental visit, the morning of the visit, and finally just before entering the office.
• Mrs. Winski learned that Nux vomica 30, administered twice daily for one week helped with Margo’s ensuing gastrointestinal problems. Mrs. Winski believes the problems were brought on by the use of antibiotics. Nux vomica abolished stomach pains, newly acquired food intolerances and sleeplessness, and was crucial to Margo’s well being because it allowed her body to heal from the destruction of gut microorganisms.
It’s been two years since the new dental approach has been implemented in the Winski household. After years of caries, Margo has not had another since the time the family instituted their program. The abscesses never returned despite the previous antibiotic mistakes and Margo can even have wheat on occasion without regrets. But it’s that terrible anxiety and fear that she used to feel—now barely a memory—that makes this story end with a holistic smile.
Medicine ought to be our work horse, not oblige us to suffer through side effects and suppression of symptoms, only to have illness return once the body yields to the drug. Homeopathy is a medicine that belongs in the hands of mothers and others. It will not take the place of highly skilled holistic dentistry, but is a vital adjunct and may even save trips to the dentist’s office.
SIDEBAR
LET HOMEOPATHY WORK FOR YOU
It goes without saying that homeopathic remedies are unique in that they carry a big punch but are what I like to call
“the polite medicine” as they carry no side effects. How great is that? Medicine that works and is also safe! It is crucial,
however, that the correct remedy, potency and frequency be administered, otherwise the result may be less than desirable.
I have included as much as I can so that you may proceed at home with some confidence, but when I don’t mention the
potency, (the number and letter after the remedy name) it is because a more thorough understanding of this science is
required in relation to the person receiving the dose. In that case I urge you to contact a homeopath or make a point of
studying posology (the study of dosages) in greater detail.
If you decide to learn only two remedies to begin your homeopathy dental journey, here are the most important:
ARNICA MONTANA
This remedy is often the first studied by students of homeopathy and is the exemplary go-to choice for trauma. If used
in a low potency, such as 30C, it can help the sufferer in a rather modest way; however it becomes a powerhouse when
used in a higher potency, such as 200 and above. As I caution my students, however, if you intend to use higher potencies,
you need to strictly adhere to the rules of homeopathy and gain some sound experience with this medicine or contact
your homeopath. The practice of using Arnica 200C is now so common in dentists’ and surgeons’ offices in the U.S. that
local newspapers are reporting the phenomenon. This is the protocol I teach my students. Offer the remedy morning and
night on the day before surgery. Then repeat the morning of and just before entering the chair. Arnica is used to prevent
infection, minimize shock to the system, reduce swelling, suppress hemorrhage, and often calm the patient. This protocol
is repeated as soon as possible after surgery and administered every 2-3 hours from that time, then repeated as often as
required to eliminate pain. If pain is persistent, dose more frequently, perhaps every hour or two.
HYPERICUM
I’m reminded of the time when a tooth filled over thirty years ago finally gave way and cracked. The fracture had
disturbed the integrity of the structure and the tooth had to be extracted. While in the chair, the dentist also discovered
a small abscess on the bone. He removed the ligament and scraped the bone so that the infection wouldn’t spread. No
problem. No pain. . . well, until the local anesthetic wore off. Then the pain was beyond anything I had ever endured. I
went, no, danced about in pain, to my homeopathy chest and sought out Hypericum 200. I knew a 30 potency would
do nothing because of the severity of discomfort. In fact I should have begun with an even higher potency, but I wasn’t
thinking very well at the time. Pain can cloud acumen. I won’t tell you what potency I used because it was so high that it
is necessary to have quite a good deal of expertise in using it. I will share, however, that as long as I used that high potency of Hypericum every few minutes or so, the pain was gone within an hour! When it returned, I repeated the dosage. Within the first twenty-four hours, I took a dose every fifteen minutes. After that, I was able to reduce the time to every one to two hours. By the second day, the need was only occasional. I was able to conquer the pain from this surgery without
anything but a reliance on my bottle of Hypericum.
Hypericum is for extreme pain, particularly when a nerve is injured. The more extreme the nerve pain, the more
specific Hypericum becomes. Hypericum also helps deter infection and calm the nerves. No antibiotics, no pain relievers
and no Valium. The cost of my bottle was twenty-two dollars, and I still have enough should someone else in my family
experience severe nerve pain.
This article appeared in Wise Traditions in Food, Farming and the Healing Arts, the quarterly journal of the Weston A. Price Foundation, Winter 2011.
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hello i have been doing alot of readingon this and many other websites articles on hp medicine. how ever I never seem to find exact doses on what you should take for these remedies. For instance this article and others i have read on reversing tooth decay really hit home with me b/c of all the recent tooth problems im having. I went out and purchased my cell salts,milk kefir, bone broth, coconut oil and tea tree oil for oil pulling,but no where do i see instructions on how much to take daily to prevent over or under dosing. does anyone have the answer to my questions. ty
I can’t seem to find a holistic dentist in my area that can help with what I can take to better my chances of saving my tooth. They only recommend root canal or loosing the tooth. I would do whatever it takes, I just don’t know what I need to do. Is there anyone I can contact to help?
Try these:
1) http://holisticdental.org/find-a-holistic-dentist
2) I’ve had good luck finding holistic dentists in my area simply by Googling “holistic dentist and [my city].” But merely the tag of “Holistic” does not guarantee you a thoughtful, intelligent, dentist who has the long-term health interest of your teeth. You’re the main go-to person for that. Dentist don’t make money just on your appointment; they have to sell you products and services. A filling, a root canal, an extraction. And they have to sell you lots of them for them to make a living. Consider your mouth an ATM machine. That may sound cynical but it is the butting joke of most medical professionals.
Kefir does a body good. A high-protein diet produces a lot of acid in your system. I am no advocate of a vegetarian diet, not at all, but maybe find the more absorbable forms of protein that also function to build specific organs instead of weakening them. Green, leafy vegetables are a good place to start. I love beef, chicken, and fish. When done right, I love lamb. But the acid from meats can produce weaker teeth. Fillings by themselves produce weaker teeth. Once a cavity is filled, doesn’t mean that the tooth is done healing or done moving. In fact, your teeth continue to move and grow. And this movement/growth can dislodge the filling over time. How much time? Years. But you don’t want to find yourself with a cracked tooth caused by a growing/moving tooth that can’t grow or move because of the filling and so ends up cracking. Once you have a cracked tooth, it’s over for that tooth. Best option then is to fall prey to more and more recommendations put forth by your dentist. Though some are quite conscientious, their training, in my opinion, destroys their credibility. No dentist has ever promoted the long-term health of my teeth. I’ve had to do that myself.
3) This is a forum where you can ask questions and get more immediate replies on dental questions. http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/what-are-dental-schools-saying-about-mercury.315484/. Quora.com is another good place where you can get answers to your questions by folks dedicated to the field in which your question is based.
4) In Los Angeles, there is a Center for Holistic Dentistry. They might be helpful in finding something in your city. http://www.yelp.com/biz/center-for-holistic-dentistry-los-angeles. The big difference between holistic and standard dentistry is not much. Holistic dentistry doesn’t necessarily try to reduce your exposure to toxic dental glues and pastes and cleansers. But they rely on that chemical industry’s claims of lower this, less of that kind of marketing. You’re still going to need an adhesive to cement a filling in a tooth. I would try to find materials outside dentistry that work as good, if not better than dental materials. What those are I have not yet found.
It is probably a lot cheaper to travel and find a good holistic dentist than pay for root canals.
Your health is worth it.
Thank you for enlightening us regarding holistic dentistry. Truly your work is something that many people could consider. As a dentist, I believe people nowadays are becoming more aware of their own health and the options that they could ponder upon. I am not saying one practice is greater than the other, but I believe that patients should always check out their options and what would work for them best. Oral health is a serious matter, imagine working with a pain in your tooth, very difficult, that’s why in my clinic (www.lagunavistadental.com) I still believe that prevention is better than cure. With proper lifestyle and regular check ups good oral health is on its way.
●●●●●Easiest Way to DISSOLVE Dental Tartar●●●●●
After having done research for many years, I had accidentally discovered at the end of 2010 some very low-cost substances, whose SOLUTIONS in WATER are BEST for cleaning the teeth. They contain NO ABRASIVES, which can DAMAGE the ENAMEL of the teeth. They only help in GENTLE CLEANING of the teeth with non-abrasive and non-toxic chemical SOLUTIONS in WATER.
According to the RESEARCH done by me till now, the MOST IMPORTANT teeth cleaning substance is the diluted CLEAR LIME WATER solution, which is prepared from Calcium Hydroxide or SLAKED LIME.
How is the CLEAR LIME WATER solution, or SAAF CHOONAA PAANEE GHOL, used for cleaning the teeth? About 1 SPOONFUL of the dilute solution of CLEAR LIME WATER should be put in the mouth, and the teeth should be cleaned with a TOOTHBRUSH, as it is done while using any toothpaste.
The result of brushing the teeth with the dilute CLEAR LIME WATER solution is unbelieveably FANTASTIC!! Even with a SINGLE BRUSHING with this solution, the teeth can become SPARKLING CLEAN. The TARTAR on the teeth and the FOUL ODOR of the mouth will DISAPPEAR. The whole mouth and saliva will get a very PLEASANT sweetish TASTE. One will love to lick the SMOOTH SURFACES of the teeth with the tip of one’s tongue. There will be a WONDERFUL feeling of FRESHNESS.
The dilute CLEAR LIME WATER solution can be used as a DENTIFRICE for brushing the teeth and also as a MOUTHWASH. Even FLOSSING can be done MORE EFFECTIVELY after dipping the string in the diluted CLEAR LIME WATER.
Where do you buy it, or how do you make it?
Well, I don’t know about LIME WATER, but I do know that LEMON juice erodes the enamel of your teeth and you’re not supposed to brush after eating lemon or vinegar, as this will wear grooves in your teeth. Before using the lime water, do your research.
The commenter up above is referring to a lime water solution made with food grade Calcium Hydroxide, also called “slaked lime,” NOT the “lime” fruit.
Has anyone tried this?
Thank you for the tips on home dental care. I need to watch what i eat sometimes for my dental hygiene. I encountered problems with my gums recently.
“Lime” here doesn’t mean the fruit, it is a powder… so this technique is a lot like brushing with baking soda.
One of the most familiar home remedy ingredients, garlic has been used to relieve tooth pain for thousands of years. When crushed, the plant releases something called allicin, which is an antifungal and antibiotic compound. If a toothache is the result of an infection, which many are, there is a good chance that garlic will be able to destroy or at least slow down the bacteria.
Going by experience, I have seen Calcarea working effectively in removing the dental plaque. The effect will not be visible on day 1. Just give a dose and wait for at least a month or two without interfering with any other medicine or with the same medicine. The plaque doesn’t get dissolve but rather just falls off like hard scales. Though ARS and MEZ were indicated in the repertory, I never got a chance to test. But more pertinent will be Calc-fl and Syph as they were indicated for Calcium deposits.
Do you mean they CAUSED calcium deposits?
Im 5 week pregnant and i need a teeth cleaning. I told it was a myth that getting your teeth clean will cause harm to the unborn child and that there’s not enough studies to prove this. Is this true or not?