Hi again, I'm glad you received another response, especially of a personal testimonial.

And I'm sure during the week you'll receive additional input, on the weekends the forums are usually slower. I'm no expert... but if it gives you any peace, it's my gut feeling you're doing everything right. That you have your wisdom teeth is awesome. Kudos to you - you researched and found someone you felt comfortable with to do your Amalgam removal, and apparently that went very well for you. Your dentist seems knowledgeable and experienced, and I really appreciate that he shares his reasoning with you. It's certainly difficult to find a dentist who is trustworthy. Did you ask him what could happen if you kept the dead tooth?

The poster below mentioned the tooth/whole body/organ connection, so let me provide a link which has a chart showing the relationships. You may find this useful now or at some point.

http://www.ravecoholistic.com/toothchart.html

It's my general observation that most holistic dentists will recommend removal of a dead tooth, because it's kind of like leaving a dead organ in the body.

I hope all goes well for you and you have peace with your decision. BTW, it's great you do OP! :-)

Blessings, Flower

My amateur opinion is in agreement with him. Dead things rot and stink- you carry them out to the dumpster. It was probably causing my mouth to stink. There were no abscesses, redness, inflammation, bleeding- it just seemed that it was no longer an integrated part of my body, and it wasn't functioning in harmony with it. Was creating an entry point for bacteria- when removed, my body was able to seal off the area and form a much needed barrier. I can't give you specific areas of health that improved other than say that if you had some stinking trash in your house, there would be improvements on many fronts when you took it out. This sounds a little "new age", but that's truly how it felt. What troubles me is that there would be an imbalance of rear teeth. My wisdom teeth were a big problem, and had to be dug out- they were barely protruding when all pulled. I don't know what percentage of people wind up being able to keep their wisdom teeth- if you are one of the few that don't suffer from them, it's a shame to yank them. But I still tend to agree with the idea of removing dead things from the body. Are there people out there that still have their wisdom teeth? Are they good to have? Are you happy you kept them?

I'm still not clear on this dead tooth situation- did this tooth recently emerge from your gums in this state? Or has it had some sort of cavity or infection?