Dear jkc054,
I've successfully treated a quite virulent abcess without any need of a dentist or surgery. The tooth involved had no dental work, however, so the job was in a way much simpler than if there was any dental work there.
With a crowned tooth, a deep rooted desire of the body is to remove the source of the problem, which is basically the crown, not the tooth, given that a tooth is a natural part of the body and a crown is an inorganic object glued to it.
Now, having said that, you may be a bit confused. If you think about this whole thing clearly you will see: being prepared to lose a tooth to extraction means that you're prepared to lose it. If you are prepared for that, you might as well try to save it first.
The risk is only that you create bigger problems, which of course you don't want. That risk is that the whole thing turns into a big infectious monster. Now, until that happens, (and if it does you run down to the dentist fast and say "rip this out, pls") you can consider fighting the problem.
Triple action attack = 1. blood cleansing: blood purification herbs (pau darco, red clover, nettle, etc); 2. daily massage after eating nearby and on the corrisponding limb; 3. avoid all foods which make it worse.
You can add to this: 1 walk a day until breathing and heart are stimulated mildly, tapping with fingers or soft things to vibrate out the toxicity; lightly steamed cabbage leaves over the whole area once a day (removes toxins);
Bentonite pack once a day (removes toxins).
Now, don't overdo it. All these strategies do similar things in different ways, which is to enable the body to send antigens to the pus and also then to remove dead tissue created by these cells in order to shut down the infection. Given that they're all similar strategies, you need to be consistent and patient, not overload it.
I also recommend wiggling the tooth with massage or toothpicks if it's firm enough, as this can help it to shift infected growth. Since your wife is 57, I wouldn't recommend that you mess around too much. However, pls don't believe anyone who tells you that you cant fight off an abcess.
An abcess is a ball of pus that is the body's way of dealing with a toxin, or virus, that it can't drain in the first instance. IT forms the pus ball to shelve the detox for later (the ball of pus is the rubbish).
Once the primary infection is under control, the body then seeks to remove the rubbish stored in the pus ball, which requires more time, more immune strength, and some exercise, warmth, and nutrition to enable the body to readjust after any misalignment of posture while carrying the ball.
So, essentially, it can be done. Whether or not you want to go through with that is up to you. Also, as I said, to get the 'system' to balance the whole mix is the job to do.
It creates a dilemma, sometimes, because the body of the person who heals an abcess is then aware that it can fight such things, and actually has some desire to reject the filling or crown that caused it in the first place.
Kind thoughts,
Sebastian Reed
http://www.worldofteeth.com