Hi Everyone,

Sorry I disappeared for a few days. Here is a little update on what’s going on.
I went back to my regular dentist and of course he was unconcerned and saw nothing. He told me to keep taking the antibiotics. On my way home I was wishing that the holistic dentist I had called could get me in sooner because I really have felt there is something wrong.

Within a few moments of that thought I got a phone call and they had a cancellation and could see me that very day. The law of attraction is always at work! So I got with my spouse and off we went. It was closer than I originally thought more like 2.5 hours instead of 4.

It’s the best experience I have ever had at a dentist’s office. He had all the latest technology, some that isn’t even used in the USA quite yet. He spent 2.5 hours analyzing my teeth and mouth. He took plaque scrapings and analyzed them under a research grade micro-scope with a big screen right in front of me. At first I was thinking, “Oh no, this is the most elaborate sales pitch ever!” but it wasn’t. It was just the most thorough evaluation of my mouth that I’ve ever had. He did find one spot that needs to be filled (others we’ll try to re-mineralize); I’ve decided to go the ceramic route on my fillings from now on, which is more expensive. However, he did offer me a high grade resin/ plastic but we had already discussed and seen in my own mouth fillings “leaking” due to their age. Also I’m concerned about xeno-estrogens, especially considering that my TMJ might be the result of estrogen imbalance (that’s from my research not his). So ceramic is the best choice for me.

He saw on the X-ray that my left sinus is filled with fluid. He says if these stronger antibiotics don’t take care of the sinus infection that it could be fungal, which would make sense given the amount of candida that was in my mouth. Since it’s a problem that has originated with my tooth, he is willing to prescribe me an antifungal and a different antibiotic if I’m not better at the end of these. He also prescribed using my neti pot with xylitol in the solution 5 times a day, to starve out the fungus. I had to order the xylitol (it’s hard living in a small rural town sometimes!) and won’t get it until Saturday. Until then I’m just using the saline solution.

As to potentially having infectious bone tissue from not having the socket cleaned out I am going to have to wait and see. I’m going back for the filling, a cleaning, and to have a cone x-ray done in October. He says if it’s going to form a cavitation that by then he will be able to see it. So fingers crossed that my immune system can bounce back and kick some butt before then… Now I can rest easy knowing that no matter what problem arises in my mouth I have someone who actually knows what’s going on in there.

On a sad note I do have vertical cracks running down my front teeth from my TMJ. I can’t believe all the times I’ve been to the dentist (twice a year every year!) and not once did they tell me just how much I was damaging my mouth. I’m going to have to address the TMJ in the very near future. He has ordered some very cool technology that will analyze my bite and all the muscles to go with it, so when he gets his new toys I’ll be waiting in line for an evaluation. Until then, I’ll up my magnesium, try to destress, and address maybe getting a better pillow.

Now I’d like to respond to people individually.

AH2015,
I don’t eat any processed food and maintain a very low carb (sugar, grain, starchy vegetables) diet, so no worries on that count. To understand genetics and health better I read the book Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food by Catherine Shanahan MD. It changed my life forever.

I fully believe in the power of the mind. Our thoughts produce incredibly tiny vibrations and thus are maybe the most powerful thing on the planet. The trouble is in controlling and directing our thoughts. With the depression from the antibiotics I have had trouble during this time on keeping with the positive but I am working constantly to redirect my thoughts.

After reading the link you provided, I feel like I will be addressing replacing my crowns with the metal in them and also having my last RC extracted. I was already headed down that path, especially after seeing how grey my gums are where they touch the crowns but it just reaffirms it. It might take a while to afford all of this dental work but there is no price on being and feeling healthy!

I wish I lived in a more progressive area and could find someone that worked with energy healing. I’ll have to look around but I’m pretty sure I’d have to drive a day away for that.

Thank you for your comments… It helps to keep in mind that all this will pass. Without suffering how can we ever appreciate the times that are good?

Cleo,
You are right. I said sadistic and I meant sadistic. I might have some nerve damage. I am still feeling little shots of pain in that spot occasionally. I did pay that dentist. He did the job (kind of, minus cleaning the socket!) that he was asked to do… Karma is an amazing thing though. It will come back to him, either in this life or the next. He will have to learn to put people above the money he makes. Fortunately, he’s so old that I think he’ll retire soon and he needs to. Maybe he won’t hurt too many more people before then. I won’t even call him to talk to him… Especially since I’ve found someone who actually cares

Bryanna,
To address your debate with Cleo. The pain I was in was more in my sinuses, with the RCed tooth itching to the point that it was driving me mad (my new dentist said that it might have been the glue used when it was reattached). Not the kind of pain that one would call acute. I was very nervous but I don’t flinch and move around during procedures. Both my RCs have been on the upper teeth, so I’ve experienced the painful pallet injection a few times. When this OS injected my pallet the first time he did it too quickly and most of the anesthetic poured into my mouth. I’ve since learned this is common with older dentists… They think quicker is easier for the patient. I don’t think he realized how little he got in there. So when I requested more he did it more to placate me, he was irritated at my anxiety, than to numb. He thought I was already numb and wouldn’t feel how rough he was being with the injection. He was wrong however and I felt it very clearly and had an involuntary muscle reaction to the pain. Of course he did all this with a smile and very little sympathy. He should have been less worried about throwing off his ridiculously over booked schedule and more worried about my comfort. I hate to talk badly about someone but living in the south I’ve just about had it with all these old doctors that can’t get with the program. They play god with your body and you have to suffer the consequences. I should have followed my instincts and left as soon as I got there… But I was more afraid of the infection than I was of shoddy care. I kept thinking surely with so much experience I’m in good hands. Lesson learned for me, when my instincts scream at me “Don’t do it!” I’m going to pay a lot more attention.

My new dentist seemed to feel the extraction sight was healing up okay. With the new regimen he put me on for oral care I think it will be fine. I had a lot of bacteria in there especially considering that I was antibiotics. Now I can feel a difference in my mouth already and I think that it’s helped with the healing considerably.

I got the sacharomyces boulardii supplement yesterday and will take the first one with lunch today. I am really hoping it helps with my depression.
I want to thank you. If it wasn’t for your comments I think I would’ve tried to wait it out. That would have been a huge mistake. I can’t say how grateful I am for my new dentist. I know that he will get me on the road to recovery. I will be in better health for addressing all the issues in my mouth instead of just the exploding ones.

I said at the beginning of this that I don’t normally reach out for help or advice. I’m so grateful I did.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to this thread.
Julie