A Tale of Two Dentists
# 1. i went to the dentist before i started pulling and he said my teeth were in dire shape.
# 2. my last dentist never said anything about it!
so i have a mouthful of rotting teeth for no apparant reason (followed the teeth brushing/flossing/mouthwash regime religiously and not a bad diet either).
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Isn't that odd to you? Two dentists, both examining your teeth, yet only one says anything about the condition of your teeth. That's why it is essential to see several dentists and HEAR what their diagnosis is. Too often it's as though when we sit in their chairs, we have consented to any and all forms of their "treatments," both in and out of their offices.
Bless Trapper. He pasted a wonderful link to Dr. Gerald Judd's 2002 letter to Congress; the letter chided the U. S. dental industry and its fraudulent claims about fluoride. I particulary enjoyed reading Dr. Judd's list of credentials, among which are Prof of chemistry: 33 yrs; retired professor emeritus and Fluoride laboratory studies: Linde, Purdue, Wright Field and Phoenix College, 13 yrs.
Today, the masses have been led to believe you can't clean your teeth properly unless you have a commercially prepared toothpaste. Dr. Judd points out that glycerine prohibits clean, healthy teeth. Below I am pasting a couple of excerpts from Dr. Judd's posting.
http://gerardjudd.com/summation.htm
7. Plaque, a poorly formed crystal stuck to the bottom of the enamel, is prevented and eventually removed by brushing with bar soap. Dental procedures to get the badly formed crystals off dig holes through the enamel. These cavities catch food and cause gum infection.
8. Prevention of plaque retards gum pockets. GUM POCKETS are formed as the plaque pushes the gums away from the teeth. GUM POCKETS, from 1 to 8 mm deep, ARE ALSO FORMED BY FLUORIDE, WHICH SEVERS THE PROTEIN MOLECULES ADHERING THE GUMS TO THE TEETH. SOAP PREVENTS GINGIVITIS caused by bacteria which is lodged in the gum pockets.
http://gerardjudd.com/goodteeth.htm
Some harmful acids (with pH <4) which are tart to the taste and attack the enamel include lemons, grapefruit, oranges, pineapple, kiwi fruit, tomatoes, vinegar, cider, vitamin C (especially chewable) and stomach acid. The lower the pH, the more rapidly the acids attack. Body acid (extremely weak) is insignificant in this process. Non-acid foods such as beans, bread and potatoes have no action on teeth. Worry about such foods is over. The only worry about non-acid foods is if they will crack the teeth due to their hardness. Chewing ice, unpopped corn kernels, extremely hard nuts, bones or other hard objects is not smart, since teeth do have a breaking strength...
Teeth reenamalize when clean. TO MAKE TEETH CLEAN ONE BRUSHES WITH ANY BAR SOAP. Soap washes off in just 2 rinses. What about toothpastes? Glycerine in all tooth pastes is so sticky that it takes 27 washes to get it off. Teeth brushed with any toothpaste are coated with a film and CANNOT PROPERLY REENAMELIZE...
pursue the following behavior:
1. Rinse acids off the teeth during eating (ref 4).
2. Brush the teeth with bar soap (ref 5).
3. Take calcium pills with vitamin D daily (ref 6).
4. Take monosodium phosphate daily (ref 7).
5. Take freshly made sodium ascorbate daily for gum connections to the teeth (ref 8).
6. Dispense with the worry that bacteria harm teeth: THEY CANNOT (ref 9).
7. Dispense with the worry that
Sugar destroys teeth. I find
Sugar has little or nothing to do with cavities (ref 10).
8. Avoid all fluoride products. They destroy teeth, unravel enzymes and cause 113 ailments (ref 11).