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Could soda be the cause of my cavities?
The last couple of years I've been having at least one cavity when I go to the dentist. The last cleaning I went for, the technician told me that I had decalcification from when I …
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Could Zinc and K-2 be a 1-2 Punch for Reversing/Preventing Dental Caries?
K-2 concentrates in the saliva in order to mineralize calcium in our teeth. Zinc supplementation increases salivary calcium levels: http://jdr.sagepub.com/content/84/1/35.short
We …
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Have you had your mercury amalgam fillings removed? Why or why not?
I have a mouth full of mercury amalgam fillings (prob. 14 or so, some huge ones) that I had done about five years ago (thank you, college dining room soda fountain!) I developed t …
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Dentist causes cavities?
I'm 27 years old. 99% Paleo diet (Micro-brew beer is my kryptonite). I eat NO SUGAR. I never really did. Even when eating a SAD, sugary stuff was always too rich for me. I have los …
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Had painful teeth cleaning at the dentist - what to do?
I have asked a question before about how I noticed brown spots on my teeth in someplaces and thought they were cavities, and asked what I should do about them. Well finally today I …
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What do you think of my healthy teeth protocol? (I’m trying to heal cavities)
I have a few cavities that are apparently pretty bad. I've started putting a tiny amount of grapefruit seed extract on my toothbrush which seems to be making a huge difference. The …
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Re-enameling and healing old cavities
An old filling fell out today. There is an obvious hole in my tooth (one of my lower first molars, just back from the canines). It does not hurt - just feels a bit "weird" - like …
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What to do with cavities?
My dentist found two cavities during my long hiatus from the dreaded dental office. To my knowledge, this is the first time I've had cavities. His recommendation was to either fill …
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I don’t know what to do help! (Teeth issues)
I was looking in the mirror today and found little brown spots on some of me teeth and running over it lightly with a needle, it felt like holes. CAVITIES??? I didn't have them bef …
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Anybody go dairy-free and end up with cavities?
Here's the story: 5-6 years ago was my last dentist visit (lack of insurance and lack of liking the denist mostly). They always griped about flossing, but ok otherwise. So I finall …
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healing cavities with paleo diet
I’ve been reading about healing tooth decay with a high vitamin/mineral diet as I‘ve just been to the dentist and got the bad news that I have a cavity! I was pretty surprised as I …