The 2nd dentist we saw is the one who we have the root canals scheduled with and she said that she would only do them when L was sedated. She said a lot of other things that were totally reasonable - like sometimes, based on xrays, she thinks she will need a resin filling and then ends up with a root canal and sometimes vice versa .. she did not think deep fillings would work if the decay was too deep as the tooth could crack ... yes I agree with it all .. except ...
I cannot agree to have L sedated before xrays are done .. what if his teeth are improving with the diet and supplements? He will already be sedated, at this point, we just have to go ahead and do the fillings.I will have no choice to say lets wait for the next appointment and hope that I will not lose my $1K deposit.
I called the 1st dentist with whom we had done the xrays initially and asked if she would please redo the xrays so I could see if 6 weeks of diet changes have made any difference. Her office has not called me back. With 8 days to go to the sedation date, I need to inform Dr #4 quickly.
So - I made the appointment with Dr #5 for tomorrow am. I dont know if we have had enough of time for the teeth to remineralize. Dr #3, the holistic dr told me that he could see remineralization on L's teeth and that the enamel looked good but he also recommended filling the cavities as he said that this process could take 6 months and he was afraid that the back teeth which currently have cavities could develop into root canals or need to get pulled and this would be an issue was those teeth are essential to the bone formation.
Again - valid ... but L will never sit through his fillings without sedation and I dont know if RescueRemedy will calm L enough. Also, he diagnosed L with a lip tie which explains why L has issues with xrays .. it seems to hurt him when the bitewing is placed in his mouth.
I hope we can get xrays tomorrow .. I really do ....
However, xrays are hard to read
and not a good tool for conclusive findings in something like remineralization
given how short a time span we have ..
Initial xrays were taken in Nov, I did not change
anything in his diet until Jan 31. It is more than likely that the decay got
worse during this time which was 2.5 months. I have changed his diet and given
him supplements for a few days less than 6 weeks. Most of the blog posts said
that the mothers took the children back to the dentists in 3-4 months and the
cavities were gone ... Dr Bronson said that this will take about 6 months .. so
I am afraid that the xrays wont show us much improvement if any .. and not
because it is not working but perhaps because there has not been enough of time
to reverse and improve it.
However, if the xrays show that the decay is much worse
and maybe in more teeth then I know that what I am doing is not helping at all
or if it shows that the decay is worse in the back teeth that Dr Bronson feels
is essential for his bone development then I think this would make me feel ok
with sedation and filling.
If it the same or marginally better then I think Are
would also be ok with delaying this ....
It is interesting though ... since researching this I believe that our daily food is medicine and can have the same positive and negative effects. Everything we put into our mouths impacts how we feel and how our bodies react.
I am amazed at just how much advertising lies .. I dont know why it amazes me .. advertisements are for the purpose of selling a product .. but yet when ads say "sugar coated whole wheaties are the best way to start your day" and I look at the ingredients, so many chemicals, so MUCH sugar and now I realise how much damage whole grain can do if not properly processed ...
Yes, I understand why we are such a sick nation ....
What we are eating is harming us .. but man alive .. does it taste good!!! I miss bread .. I really, really, really, really, really do ...
I love bagels, I love doughnuts ... I love rice ...
I miss grains ....
But I have now started look at the nutritional content of my food. Eating pumpkin and spinach beats bread hands down ... bread has almost no nutrition .... veggies and fruit are not enough though .. I believe some amount of animal produce is required and should balance out the protein.
I think there is reason why vegetarian nations do not produce Olympic athletes or sportsmen .. vegetarian protein alone is not sufficient to produce the muscle mass that is necessary ... I do not like to eat animal products .. but I do a lot of things I dont like ...
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