Comments on: Gum Disease – Do I Get the Treatment My Dentist Recommends… http://tobeinformed.com/879/gum-disease-do-i-get-the-treatment-my-dentist-recommends/ To Be Informed Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: david http://tobeinformed.com/879/gum-disease-do-i-get-the-treatment-my-dentist-recommends/comment-page-1/#comment-67458 david Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:38:58 +0000 http://tobeinformed.com/879/gum-disease-do-i-get-the-treatment-my-dentist-recommends/#comment-67458 Hi Marie, Well, I always suggest working with your dental care provider. Yet, three years is a long time. Too long. It would appear that their advice to you is not enough to solve the problem. There are a number of tools both in my book and on this site that you could ask your provider if it is ok to use. If they say yes, see if you have better luck. I think you will probably be delightfully surprised. Please come back soon and let us know about your progress.. Hi Marie,

Well, I always suggest working with your dental care provider. Yet, three years is a long time. Too long. It would appear that their advice to you is not enough to solve the problem. There are a number of tools both in my book and on this site that you could ask your provider if it is ok to use. If they say yes, see if you have better luck. I think you will probably be delightfully surprised.

Please come back soon and let us know about your progress..

]]> By: Marie http://tobeinformed.com/879/gum-disease-do-i-get-the-treatment-my-dentist-recommends/comment-page-1/#comment-67449 Marie Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:53:47 +0000 http://tobeinformed.com/879/gum-disease-do-i-get-the-treatment-my-dentist-recommends/#comment-67449 Hi David. I was diagnosed with gum disease almost 3 yrs ago now. And attend the dentist and hyginist reguarly, dentist every 6 months and hyginist every 3 months for cleaning. I have took they'r advice and brush and floss twice a day, sometimes more as my breath is realy bad. Its realy getting me down now as its all i seem to think about constantly. I have small gap's between my teeth now and can't eat in public or in front of anyone as i'm paranoid that everyone will see the food traped between my teeth. I have even thought about asking my dentist to extract ALL my teeth just to solve the problem. Can you advice me of anything else out there that might help as it's realy effecting my life now and would love to just go a day even without worrying about my breath and teeth! thank you Marie x Hi David. I was diagnosed with gum disease almost 3 yrs ago now. And attend the dentist and hyginist reguarly, dentist every 6 months and hyginist every 3 months for cleaning. I have took they’r advice and brush and floss twice a day, sometimes more as my breath is realy bad. Its realy getting me down now as its all i seem to think about constantly. I have small gap’s between my teeth now and can’t eat in public or in front of anyone as i’m paranoid that everyone will see the food traped between my teeth. I have even thought about asking my dentist to extract ALL my teeth just to solve the problem. Can you advice me of anything else out there that might help as it’s realy effecting my life now and would love to just go a day even without worrying about my breath and teeth!
thank you
Marie x

]]> By: david http://tobeinformed.com/879/gum-disease-do-i-get-the-treatment-my-dentist-recommends/comment-page-1/#comment-67086 david Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:34:16 +0000 http://tobeinformed.com/879/gum-disease-do-i-get-the-treatment-my-dentist-recommends/#comment-67086 Hi Cathy, It seems to me the most important thing is to address the cracked tooth. Is the dentist waiting for the swelling to subside? Then what is the plan from there? If you are asking me what to do about the pain beyond Vicadin - I'm afraid that I don't have anything helpful. However, I will comment that teeth should not crack - it is a sign that they are weak. And contrary to what many believe - my opinion is that it has nothing to do with age. It has to do with how much attention we pay to the pH balance in our mouths on a daily basis - after each meal, etc. It is really simple chemistry - when the mouth is acidic - the teeth will become weaker - when the mouth is closer to pH 7 or above - the teeth have a chance to strengthen via the natural mechanism of remineralization that occurs via saliva.... It's ufortunately that we suffer from a diet of coffee, energy drinks and bottled, processed fruit juices. Chewing xylitol gum, using an <a href="http://www.toothygrinsstore.com/Mouthwash-Oxygenated-pHBalanced-mouthwash-s/24.htm" rel="nofollow"> pH balanced mouthwash</a>, after meals and before bed and any time it is needed would also be helpful. A little knowledge could preven the pain that your friend is experiencing right now as well as expensive, (and often outrageious- I might add) dental bills. I hope your friend's pain ends soon and that he gets that tooth repaired. Infection for the tooth or Jaw is a VERY bad thing and should be addressed right away. Care should be taken to make sure a chronic, long term, subtle infection does not occur. Many have theorized this is one of our biggest health threats. It is hidden, silent, and often debilitating or deadly.... Let the patient beware because doctors often don't tell - and some perhaps don't know - everything a patient should know... Time is short in the office and many are stuck in the dogma that the patient can't understand or does not need to know.. - It is time for that mentality to STOP! A doctor can not be with you 24 X 7 which means each person needs to know everything they possibly can. Our health is our most precious assett. We must preserve it and who better than our own selves (with the exception of divine intervention) can do that? Hi Cathy,

It seems to me the most important thing is to address the cracked tooth. Is the dentist waiting for the swelling to subside? Then what is the plan from there?

If you are asking me what to do about the pain beyond Vicadin – I’m afraid that I don’t have anything helpful.

However, I will comment that teeth should not crack – it is a sign that they are weak. And contrary to what many believe – my opinion is that it has nothing to do with age.

It has to do with how much attention we pay to the pH balance in our mouths on a daily basis – after each meal, etc.

It is really simple chemistry – when the mouth is acidic – the teeth will become weaker – when the mouth is closer to pH 7 or above – the teeth have a chance to strengthen via the natural mechanism of remineralization that occurs via saliva….

It’s ufortunately that we suffer from a diet of coffee, energy drinks and bottled, processed fruit juices.

Chewing xylitol gum, using an pH balanced mouthwash, after meals and before bed and any time it is needed would also be helpful.

A little knowledge could preven the pain that your friend is experiencing right now as well as expensive, (and often outrageious- I might add) dental bills.

I hope your friend’s pain ends soon and that he gets that tooth repaired. Infection for the tooth or Jaw is a VERY bad thing and should be addressed right away. Care should be taken to make sure a chronic, long term, subtle infection does not occur. Many have theorized this is one of our biggest health threats. It is hidden, silent, and often debilitating or deadly….

Let the patient beware because doctors often don’t tell – and some perhaps don’t know – everything a patient should know… Time is short in the office and many are stuck in the dogma that the patient can’t understand or does not need to know.. – It is time for that mentality to STOP! A doctor can not be with you 24 X 7 which means each person needs to know everything they possibly can. Our health is our most precious assett. We must preserve it and who better than our own selves (with the exception of divine intervention) can do that?

]]> By: Cathy http://tobeinformed.com/879/gum-disease-do-i-get-the-treatment-my-dentist-recommends/comment-page-1/#comment-67076 Cathy Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:52:55 +0000 http://tobeinformed.com/879/gum-disease-do-i-get-the-treatment-my-dentist-recommends/#comment-67076 I have a friend who has cracked his tooth, he went to the dentist and was give vicadin, which is not working, in fact the swelling worsened, Is there something else he can do? I have a friend who has cracked his tooth, he went to the dentist and was give vicadin, which is not working, in fact the swelling worsened, Is there something else he can do?

]]> By: david http://tobeinformed.com/879/gum-disease-do-i-get-the-treatment-my-dentist-recommends/comment-page-1/#comment-15855 david Mon, 18 May 2009 13:02:13 +0000 http://tobeinformed.com/879/gum-disease-do-i-get-the-treatment-my-dentist-recommends/#comment-15855 Hmm, I'm always one for following instinct, especially for something like that. 4 to 6 mm doesn't sound so bad to me. Anything above 3 is a problem - but so many people have 4s that it is not out of the ordinary. I can not say you shouldn't follow your doctor's advice, but now that you have revealed this, I would DEFINITELY get a second opinion. I guess for me personally, If it were me - I would feel very much like you do. Hmm, I’m always one for following instinct, especially for something like that.

4 to 6 mm doesn’t sound so bad to me. Anything above 3 is a problem – but so many people have 4s that it is not out of the ordinary.

I can not say you shouldn’t follow your doctor’s advice, but now that you have revealed this, I would DEFINITELY get a second opinion.

I guess for me personally, If it were me – I would feel very much like you do.

]]> By: gabriela http://tobeinformed.com/879/gum-disease-do-i-get-the-treatment-my-dentist-recommends/comment-page-1/#comment-15845 gabriela Mon, 18 May 2009 07:08:46 +0000 http://tobeinformed.com/879/gum-disease-do-i-get-the-treatment-my-dentist-recommends/#comment-15845 thank You David. I will follow ur advise in my next visit next week for my maintenance. What they say is, 4 of my back molars have pokets of 5 mm or 6 mm What i understood: they want to cut the extra gum tissue from those pockets( for some reason after my deep cleaning they still not reattaching ) and prevent future bacteria acumultaion or plaque deposit if they still open that can happend. Now , we are talking about : time of recovery, stiches, anesteshia and pain and trauma for me... dentist is not a pleasent place for me. belive me. Im more optimistic about my options, Im pretty sure is i keep doing muy flush every day, doing my cleanind every 6 month, or 4 month, and my cheak ups, surgery is not my only option, and my gums can back to normal with out cut them off, has to be something else what they are not even talking about, im pretty sure, some treatment exist no so aggressive and invasive to control 4 deep pockets... i would like to try, i will like to know, but they are not putting all the cards for me, thats my feeling. thank You David.
I will follow ur advise in my next visit next week for my maintenance.
What they say is, 4 of my back molars have pokets of 5 mm or 6 mm
What i understood: they want to cut the extra gum tissue from those pockets( for some reason after my deep cleaning they still not reattaching ) and prevent future bacteria acumultaion or plaque deposit if they still open that can happend.
Now , we are talking about : time of recovery, stiches, anesteshia and pain and trauma for me… dentist is not a pleasent place for me. belive me.
Im more optimistic about my options, Im pretty sure is i keep doing muy flush every day, doing my cleanind every 6 month, or 4 month, and my cheak ups, surgery is not my only option, and my gums can back to normal with out cut them off, has to be something else what they are not even talking about, im pretty sure, some treatment exist no so aggressive and invasive to control 4 deep pockets… i would like to try, i will like to know, but they are not putting all the cards for me, thats my feeling.

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