Re: Need help on how to save my tooth

Oil Pulling Therapy by Dr. Bruce Fife (No relation to Barney, I hope!) Someone on this forum recommended it.

I bought the Kindle edition for $9.95. Well worth it, IMO.

I just started pulling with coconut oil  twice per day 2 days ago and packing the gum area above an abcess on tooth #10 with bentonite clay. Just had a cleaning and x-ray less than 2 weeks ago and my dentist referred me to an endodontist for a root canal -- I thought I merely had a contact issue, but she showed me the abcess on the x-ray. I DID have a contact issue; the abcess was pushing the tooth down (it's an upper tooth) and causing heavy contact with the tooth below.

I've been rubbing magnesium oil into the gum a few times per day since the visit with the dentist, and it helped a little. After 2 days of oil pulling and clay the contact is gone and most of the pain is gone. I still have minor tenderness if I grab the tooth and wiggle it. My appointment with the endodontist is for Feb. 7th, but I'll cancel it next week if I reach the point where there is no tenderness.

Hopefully somebody with a bit more knowledge will chime in here -- I'm too much of a newbie to offer advice, but I'm willing to share my experience.

Mark

Edited to add:  see http://curezone.com/forums/am.asp?i=1989385