Thank you Bryanna.

No, your candor in helping me work through my dental issue is much appreciated. The bio-dentist I went to see just seemed to dump a lot of bad (and EXPENSIVE) news on me, then sort of made an abrupt exit without taking the time to explain things. I left very confused, upset and frightened. Although part of that was this whole situation in itself.

If you wouldn't mind answering a few more questions ... I would be very grateful. I will answer yours first:



DID THIS DENTIST DO THE CROWN WORK FOR YOU? Yes, all of it. I have a mouthful of crowns ...
DID HE TAKE ROUTINE XRAYS OF YOUR TEETH? OR DID YOU REFUSE XRAYS? No, I let him take x-rays as needed ... usually every year.
THE DEEP CLEANING ON THE DISTAL (BACK) OF TOOTH #2 WAS A TRUE TEMPORARY MEASURE AT THE VERY MOST AS IT CANNOT ALTER THE BACTERIAL STATUS FROM THE DECAY. THIS DECAY MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE SHOWED UP ON XRAYS LONG BEFORE NOW. So you think my dentist just ignored that?

SURGICAL DEBRIDEMENT REQUIRES A LOT OF SCRAPING. IT IS NOT PAINFUL BUT YOU WOULD KNOW IT WAS BEING DONE. IT USUALLY TAKES A MINIMUM OF 15-20 MINUTES, SOMETIMES LONGER. The OS definitely did not do that ... he only spent a few minutes with me.

YES, #3 IS DECAYED UNDERNEATH THE CROWN AND THERE APPEARS TO BE RADIO GRAPHIC PATHOLOGY ON THE MESIAL (FRONT) ROOT. THIS TOOTH IS NOT IN SIMILAR SHAPE TO TOOTH #2.
THIS TOOTH HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN DECAYING FOR YEARS. THE BACTERIA FROM THE DECAY WAS PROLIFERATING BEYOND THE TOOTH AND THAT IS WHAT HE WAS SCRAPING OUT. BUT IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT THE DECAY WOULD KEEP SPREADING.
-- I'm not sure I'm clear on these points you make? You are referring to the #3 tooth? You also mention 'scraping out' that he did ... do you mean the OS when he extracted tooth #2? He did no scraping that I'm aware of.

HOW ABOUT CONGESTION OR STUFFINESS ON THAT SIDE OF YOUR NOSE?
- No, nothing but the usual little bit of runny nose now and then; I've had that for MANY years (Mother did too).

DID THAT DENTIST TAKE XRAYS BEFORE HE DID THE PERIO SURGERY? THE DECAY ON THE MOLARS HAS BEEN THERE AND PROGRESSING FOR A LONG TIME. At the time, the perio-dentist got x-rays that were just done by my regular dentist.

** I also want to mention that my regular dentist just put a remake of a crown on that tooth #3 in June of this summer. The bio-dentist was appalled by that.

Also, when I said amalgams before, I meant the bio-dentist pointed out that the very obvious gray areas on almost my entire upper right (the area we've been discussing) is amalgam TATOOS - underneath the gum. Too many things going on in my upper right.

Do you suggest this bio-dentist in KOP or another OS? This is costing me a fortune, but I know I can't go on like this.

In the meantime, I have been using sea salt rinses 3-5x day and using a little bit of Oil of Oregano. I know these will not "fix" what is wrong, but I'm just trying to tame the infection (if that's what it is) and get the swelling down. Do you have any other suggestions?

Yes, I would like to know the bio-dentist you recommend. Do you know him/her personally?

Thank you so much Bryanna - I can't tell you how grateful I am for your help and opinion.