Dentists reveal new tooth decay treatment

Post by ParadigmBlender » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 12:53 AM UTC

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People still get their wisdom teeth taken out without being put under. I heard one person describe the process inside your mouth sounding like a tree trunk being snapped in half.

I had two wisdom teeth removed in one session and it took the dentist just a couple of minutes, with local anesthesia and I didn't feel that much. Not sure why anyone would want general anesthesia unless it's a complicated case. As always, try to find a good dentist who has a lot of practice pulling teeth.

Post by scrollaway » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 1:10 AM UTC

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Care to elaborate what the techniques your current dentist taught you?

Sorry, should have included that in my original post. The basic protocol is here: http://www.7dentalsteps.com/7steps.htm The key premise is roughly: disrupt the plaque biofilm every 24 hours. The rest of the protocol is a method for doing that. The change in my gum health was profound after only about three days. Working with Dr. Nigrelle, you get a "process checkup" via plaque staining dye every time you go in. So y…

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 1:10 AM UTC

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> TIL that bottled water promotes tooth decay (by displacing flouridated tap water consumption) The elite-branded bottled water that go to lengths to set themselves apart from tap water (spring-fed-only, or rain-only, or some other esoteric, "natural" source) will not have fluorine. But many a budget-brand is simply expensively-packaged municipal tap water, and about 2/3 of municipal tap water supplies in the US are…

Serious question: How does fluoride in the tap water help mineralize tooth enamel? Does it enter the body through drinking and then carried to the teeth via the bloodstream? Or is it somehow helpful for teeth by simply being present in the mouth when you drink tap water?

Post by pmoriarty » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 1:20 AM UTC

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I am one of those people. The oral surgeon offered me the option of being put under for an extra $600 for the 45-minute operation. There are probably things I'd pay $800/hr for, but that wasn't one of them. He seemed kinda irritated; that meant he had to give me something like 16 shots to properly numb everything. Personally, I didn't mind it. It was an interesting experience. I knew I was made of meat, but the smell…

I also recently had my wisdom teeth removed without sedation. I took some pills that the dentist prescribed to me that were supposed to really put me out of it, but I was 100% with it until about the time we got in the car to leave the dentists office. I pretty much hate having my teeth worked on. It causes me quite a bit of anxiety when normally I'm not very anxious. Whilst numbing my face, he hit a nerve 2-3 times…

Post by __david__ » Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 2:18 AM UTC

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No need to even go that far, in 2006 I had a root canal in Germany with no anesthesia or pain killers given. Made worse by the fact I didn't understand what it was being done. My German was terrible and the dentist's English was worse.

Must be a thing in German speaking countries? Last year i was asked if i wanted local anesthetic when the dentist was about to drill a back tooth for a crown in Zurich. I blinked with incomprehension - I couldn't believe anyone would NOT want anesthesia. But apparently I had understood correctly and according to the dentist quite a few ask to forego it.