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I've posted about all my issues before regarding my teeth.
I've had 4 teeth extracted previously due to an accident.
My teeth seem to have gotten worse even though my lyme is better.
In a few weeks I will be getting bone grafts to prepare for my zirconium implants.
Is there a supplement or anything I can do to strengthen my teeth?
Someone said balancing the ph in your system is crucial.
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Oil pulling. You can google to learn more about it.
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I have had 3 cavities in the past 2 years, which is unheard of for me. I have often wondered if it is from Lyme.
Given that Bb uses magnesium instead of iron, could it be affecting teeth?
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Im having trouble too. A year ago i had a lot of work done. There was one crown left to do but i ran out of money. I just want them to pull it but they say if they pull it...it will make problems with other teeth
I dont know what to do...i dont have money for crown and pain.has been getting worse and worse
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Brussels
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Add me on that. Lyme killed at least 2 of my teeth from inside out (no cavity). The teeth just died.
After lyme, I got allergic to doctors and dentists. So I waited 5 years to see again a doctor and a dentist. Guess what? After 5 years I realized I had more 3 dead teeth!!! Zero cavity, so it means, they died from the root!
I can't believe it. It is no good idea to have them inside, as they die of infection. The problem is that, as they are dead, I feel no pain. I just knew there was infection because I felt weak and something was leaking from inside my nostrils...
Anyway, the infection was so bad that it could have killed me, said my doctor. So now, I pulled 2 teeth out, next month, one more will be out, and in two months, more two. Better out than in, as my jaws are in bad shape.
Crowns, and bridges, no good idea. Dentists cost a fortune, but as my lyme doc says, lyme usually does not kill, but your teeth, they certainly can kill.
So priority is treat the teeth, above lyme, according to him.
I'm doing partials, not drilling in my jaws. It is not recommended to drill holes in the jaws if you got infection there.
I hate teeth problems, I dislike having partials, but I have no choice.
Bridges: no way. My parents had that and after the years, they lost the other good teeth on which the bridge was on. You can't clean under a bridge, and there will be cavities on the the healthy teeth that supports the bridge, sooner or later.
The advantage with partials is that you can just keep adding new teeth to your partial (if it is not plastic, but metal). At least, that is how my lyme doctor does here in Switzerland.
I also don't know what to do to keep my teeth healthy. I'm just trying to add fermented veggies and foods rich in omega 3 to keep oxidation and infection lower.
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Brussles-ty for that. You helprd me decide what to do
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You're welcome, Ipkayak.
Pain = infection and/or inflammation.
Let the bone heal (in case pain is inside) before doing anything (implants).
Be aware that the dentist will push you to do the implant / bridge immediately after extraction (I mean, a couple of weeks after extraction). It's up to you to push him to wait (I wonder how long a jawbone takes to heal).
My lyme doc follows dr. K. He avoids implants and bridges. He also dislikes metal partials, but there is no alternative. Now there is new plastic that appeared, and he keeps testing it for different people, as he is always looking for alternatives. So far, it tests bad too.
I recently bought a new electric tooth brush. It's the only way to clean properly your teeth, if you miss one.
And now I will add one more tooth to my partial, that I will pull off this December.
What was under the infected teeth I pulled was pretty bad again. A granuloma, I'm not sure how you guys call that in English, but the doctor explained that the body builds a sort of skin around the infected area to keep me alive, to avoid infection to spread.
That means, the body cannot fight the infection on its own, if I understood it correctly. Of course, that happened under a root canal tooth (dead). There is no way that a dead tooth can heal naturally, he explained.
One lady who treated chronic lyme that I know, had also many teeth problems. I don't know any lyme sufferer that has turned chronic that does NOT have problems with teeth.
I think it is like candida: every lyme sufferer will have teeth and candida problems at a certain point.
She did a titanium implant. Of course, it fell after a few weeks. Her jaws were infected, weak, and now the dentist had to re-drill inside it. I wonder what is the size of the damage now...
Some lyme sufferers swear they have no problem with their titanium implants. But I wouldn't do it, unless I have no other alternative. Zirconium, maybe, and only on a very healthy part, not on a mushy jawbone...
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One time I noticed my teeth were getting kind of
loose. I tried Bone-Up and it really helped.
It is sourced from the southern hemisphere which
is good because bones from the northern hemisphere
can now have radioactive strontium in them
(thanks to the out of control, forever, Fukushima
nuclear accident).
This supplement also has MK-7 in it which directs
the calcium into the bones and not the vessels.
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lpkayak
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What would happen if a regular dentist pulled a tooth but wasnt LL enough to know if there was infection in bone
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my husband let his teeth go. got jaw infected. had to have surgery twice. it was awful. and expensive cause medical wouldnt pay for a lot of it.
hard lesson. he takes care of his teeth but wont go to dentist.
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I stand by these findings. A mouth swab put on a microscope slide. And the dentist will find Spirochetes In the slide. Which is why so many dental problems occurs with Lyme. Just My opinion. Although they have found spiros in mouth saliva. Just like vaginal secretions. Go figure.
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