Some Dental Questions

Hey Guys,

Thanks in advance for the replies. I have had a few dental questions on my mind as of late. If anyone has any info or advice, would really appreciate it.

1) Can fillings (composite) become infected? Does it create a surface or leave any type of smaller cavity within the tooth that can become or remain infected?

2) I have noticed that when I use a listerine mouth wash that if I force the fluid to one side of my mouth with too much pressure, it almost feels as if some of the fluid moves up into some type of cavity near the jaw joint and I can feel intense burning in that area beneath the cheek, near the jaw joint right in front of the ear. It almost feels as if some of the mouth wash gets trapped there. And it will continue to burn for a few hours. Is this normal? Is there some type of natural canal that leads up there? I know that I have always had weak jaw joints (told this by my dentist way back when because I grind at night) and there are also two undescended wisdom teeth that never completely formed. I'm not sure if this would have an effect whatsoever, just providing more info. Its just with all of the talk of oral health and infection/biofilm, I am severely inclined to think that part of my problem originates in my mouth as I've always had oral issues (born with no enamel) and had to have a lot of dental work over the years. Any advice would be awesome, as would some insight into this mouthwash dilemma.

anthonyspencer54 - Infections can form just by teeth grinding. To understand how the process of cavities occurs, check out my article here: http://healthyfixx.com/11/how-to-prevent-and-reverse-cavities

To remedy your situation, would encourage the use of this product: http://www.calciumtherapy.com/

Hey Caustic,

Great information in your article. I really appreciate it, and the product tip as well.

As far as the products go, what is it about calcium and zinc that can help the situation?
Is it that zinc is antibacterial or helps the immune system fight infection? And calcium...is it strictly for bone health or for alkalization in the mouth?

The product has been around for 40 years, but it has not caught on in the profession because its curative more so than a treatment, therefore it is not profitable in the dental industry.

This product is not ingested, it is a complex that will bind, adhere to and neutralize an infection. There is more information on the site regarding grinding (I believe) that will look into how to resolve that problem also.

CausticSymmetry wrote:anthonyspencer54 - Infections can form just by teeth grinding. To understand how the process of cavities occurs, check out my article here: http://healthyfixx.com/11/how-to-prevent-and-reverse-cavities

To remedy your situation, would encourage the use of this product: http://www.calciumtherapy.com/

Excellent article CS.

The calcium therapy is very promising. I plan on ordering from them soon

Anthony, to try and answer your first question, from what I understand, some composite fillings can contract and expand with exposure to cold and heat. This can also happens with amalgam fillings for that matter. What happens is that this type of movement allows substance to move into the spaced betweent the natural tooth and the filling material, which can lead to decay.

It is important to select a material that hopefully minimally, if at all, moves as such.

Not sure if I answered your question though. Hope that helps.

CausticSymmetry wrote:The product has been around for 40 years, but it has not caught on in the profession because its curative more so than a treatment, therefore it is not profitable in the dental industry.

This product is not ingested, it is a complex that will bind, adhere to and neutralize an infection. There is more information on the site regarding grinding (I believe) that will look into how to resolve that problem also.

When I was looking for a dentist, I emailed Mark Manhart, who developed this therapy, to ask if there were any dentists in my area using it. He said no, that (to paraphrase) dentistry in general was in the Dark Ages and very resistant to calcium therapy.

As far as it being profitable, I think it would be very profitable for dentists to learn to do this (in-office treatments are more intensive than the home kits) and that patients would flock to them in droves to avoid painful, invasive and costly gum surgeries!