Two dentists told me that I needed a root canal. The second dentist actually drilled into it and made my nerve bleed. He put in a temporary filling and told me to come back soon to get a root canal. I did my research and tried to look for a holistic doctor at these websites: www.toxicteeth.org, www.iaomt.org. I found a doctor and decided to go there. He used laser technology and homeopathics, put a direct pulp cap onto the nerve, put a composite filling on top of that, and now my tooth is fine!!!

I suggest people to look at the following website for articles on direct pulp capping and avoiding unnecessary root canals through laser technology (not the drill). http://www.cdchealth.com/library_root_canals.htm

Don't give up in your search for an alternative answer. Avoid root canals if you can! You also don't have to pull the tooth necessarily, if the nerve inside your tooth is still alive and you've got a good blood supply. I'm taking hypericum (homeopathic) to heal the nerve, and I'm eating lots of mineral-rich seaweeds and other calcium foods to build up my teeth. So far, I've got NO PAIN and tooth is doing ok. Holistic dentist said we have to wait a month, however, to see if my body has responded well or not.