caroline,
I think it's important to clarify the issue of chronic oral infection so that anyone reading these posts gets an accurate understanding of the subject and does not assume if they apply a topical medicament that their infected tooth or their gum disease will be cured.
The article on DMSO is very informative and I can see how a lay person would think that the author was making reference to various tooth and gum infections. However from a professional viewpoint, this article is referencing dental problems associated with gum disease called periodontal disease, not root canaled teeth. DMSO, like any other medicament cannot penetrate the dentin tubules of the tooth. In all root canaled teeth, the bacteria initially resides in the microscopic dentin tubules and proliferates from there. So when you use an oral, topical or inject able anti bacterial/antiseptic medicament in your mouth it can only reach the colonies of bacteria that partially surround the tooth. It does not go into the tooth at all. Acute symptoms may subside as the bacteria is reduced in those localized areas but the source of the infection is still the tooth and it is still filtering through the blood.
Symptoms are just a clinical sign that something is wrong. They are not an indication of the severity of a problem. This is true for various physical disorders such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, etc and not just tooth related problems.
Forty years ago the root canal procedure was similar to what it is today with a few exceptions. One is fancier, sharper instruments and another is the usage of formocresol. That toxin was used 100% of the time during the rc procedure up until about 15-18 years ago. It is still used today, but with much less frequency because the toxicity of it has become well known to cause health problems. I mention this because I assume from your posts here that you are concerned about your health and put a lot of time into seeking to become better informed on your health.
It is always a personal decision to choose extraction or retention of root canaled teeth and no one here is trying to convince you either way. You can only do what you feel is best for you.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by caroline2
Bryanna, thanks for your comments, I know what you are saying, but I'm just having a huge problem going to get all these teeth and bridge next to it removed. I've kept it under control for about 10 yrs I think.
This recent flare up about 2 weeks ago hit me with pain and I WAS considering going to a dentist, but yesterday I started with 70/30 DMSO, added some collodial silver and clove oil and have had no pain for going on two days. Have this solution in a 1 oz dark dropper bottle and add drops to that area 3 times a day or so. I've been working with DMSO for some yrs as I'm on a DMSO group and they are so helpful. Many want to save trips to dentist and some would go directly to dentist for what I'm dealing with.
I have root canaled front upper teeth with crowns and they are about 40 yrs old...never a problem....but this last job over 10 yrs ago, not the same outcome.
http://dmsobenefits.blogspot.com/201...m-disease.html
I'm not suggesting this for anyone else but what feels right for me at this point.
A friend who also had a hip replacement the same year I did and she's 10 yrs older than me, had a tooth issue a couple yrs ago and went and did all the work the dentist did and she got a crown and says she has pain there to this day.
So thanks for all your good advice and I may end up yet getting the molar dug out and whatever they need to do. Right now, no pain, all is quiet with the treatment I'm doing. |