DENTAL PROBLEMS
by Walter Last
A major problem causing or contributing to poor health and many diseases are our teeth. Frequently there are mercury amalgam fillings or different types of metal in the mouth that act like an electric battery and dead teeth with filled root canals or inflammation inside the jawbone (cavitations) even after removal of teeth. These problems may not cause any local pain and so are difficult to detect but they cause a lot of health problems in other parts of the body. Through acupuncture meridians each tooth is connected with a specific organ or other part of the body as shown in the following table.
TEETH - ORGAN CONNECTIONS
(Teeth are numbered from 1 to 8 starting at the mid-line of the jaw).
1 & 2 upper & lower jaw: kidney, bladder, pineal gland (upper jaw), adrenals (lower jaw), frontal sinus, sacrum, coccyx, foot.
3 upper & lower jaw: liver, gall bladder, hip, eye, pituitary (upper jaw), gonads (lower jaw).
4, 5 upper & 6, 7 lower jaw: lung, large intestine, shoulder, elbow, thymus (upper jaw), arteries, veins (lower jaw).
4, 5 lower & 6, 7 upper jaw: pancreas, spleen, stomach, breast, thyroid (upper jaw), lymph system (lower jaw), jaws, knee.
8 upper & lower: heart, small intestines, shoulder, elbow, ear, nervous system, pituitary (upper jaw).
Heart disease, for instance, is commonly connected with inflammations or infections in the number 8 or wisdom tooth positions, while kidney problems are related to the front teeth. A four thousand year-old papyrus describes the dialog between the Pharaoh and his physician. The Pharaoh complains of severe arthritis and his doctor replies that this is due to the bad condition of some teeth that need to be removed. Even orthodox medicine is now slowly catching up to realize that heart disease is frequently associated with microbes originating from infected teeth, gums or jawbones.
Root-canal filled teeth appear to be a major contributing factor in many health problems, not only cancer but also heart disease, kidney disease and auto-immune diseases. This is due to microbes that multiply in the multitude of tiny canals or tubuli in the dentine and gradually leach out into the lymph system. Even normally harmless microbes become very dangerous under the anaerobic conditions in dead teeth.
Weston Price, a former Director of Research for the American Dental Association, observed that the removal of root-filled teeth from patients with kidney or heart disease would in most cases lead to an improvement. When he then inserted a removed root-filled tooth under the skin of a rabbit it would die within 2 days. When he implanted normal teeth there was no adverse health effect. In some experiments he implanted the same fragments of root-filled teeth in succession under the skins of up to 100 rabbits and they all died within 2 weeks of the same disease that the human donor had!
If you cannot immediately have all dead teeth removed but also after their removal continue you may use a magnetic pulser on these tooth positions for several weeks or months, in addition to courses of colloidal silver and other natural anti-microbials.
In addition try to have amalgam fillings replaced with plastic composite preferably by a holistic dentist. A rubber dam and suction should be used when removing old fillings. If you cannot pay for proper replacements, just seal them with cheap temporary filler and do not chew any hard items. However, with serious conditions and large fillings, extraction of amalgam-filled teeth can bring much better results than simple replacement.
In a large German study of Multiple Sclerosis patients extraction resulted in a 85% recovery rate versus only 16% for filling replacement alone. Other studies have found that recovery from serious autoimmune diseases, dementia, or cancer may require more aggressive mercury removal techniques than simple filling replacement due to body burden. This appears to be due to migration of mercury into roots & gums that is not eliminated by simple filling replacement. Such mercury in the teeth and gums has direct routes to the brain and central nervous system.
A main problem with the replacement of amalgam fillings is the use of analgesic or pain-relieving injections. These dull the pain response so that dentists more easily drill into the nerve cavity. This then causes them to suggest or simply do a root-canal filling. Therefore, just endure the temporary pain of drilling, and your reaction will show the dentist when he gets too close to the nerve, and that is likely to save your tooth.
Try to find a dentist who is familiar with safe amalgam removal procedures as recommended by holistic dentists associations. Before and after amalgam removal use a supplement program high in vitamin C, the amino acids L-cysteine and L-methionine, as well as MSM, chlorella and fresh vegetable juices. These are also helpful in removing mercury from tissues. Preferably also use homeopathic mercury 1M and higher potencies.
Professionally injections of the mercury chelator DMPS may be used. However, these have occasionally lead to complications and the oral DMSA not only is much cheaper but apparently also safer. Nevertheless, both of these chelators can activate very high mercury levels from the bones and cause serious problems especially with sensitive individuals and neurological diseases. Therefore, I generally prefer the slower but safer method of using careful cleansing diets together with detoxifying natural supplements.
The pink color of dentures may be due to heavy metals, possibly mercury or cadmium. If you cannot get a guarantee that the coloring is free of heavy metals, it is safer to ask for clear plastic dentures made of Methyl Methacrylate or Flexite for partial dentures. Use plastic denture teeth rather than porcelain teeth that have a metal base. Bridges and metal partials should be changed to clear plastic partial dentures. Nickel as in stainless steel can suppress the immune system and is generally classified as being carcinogenic.
Even dental gold can be a problem because to make it cheaper it is commonly blended with 20% of the more harmful palladium. A small amount of gold as for one crown may be acceptable but as a general rule keep your mouth free of metals and make sure only metal-free plastics are used as replacement. Nevertheless, any metal in the mouth can lead to allergy and on average about 30% of individuals are allergic to the metal in their mouth. For wide-ranging scientific information on the harmful health effects of amalgam fillings and heavy metals see www.melisa.org. For a detailed documentation of the problems associated with amalgam fillings see Bernard Windham: http://fluoridationaustralia.com/facts-about-mercury-dental-amalgam-bernard-windham/.
Even after removal of bad teeth, health problems can arise or continue from root or metal fragments or due to chronic infection and inflammation in the jawbone. This may be discovered by an experienced dentist with panoramic X-rays. If you cannot do all of this to sanitise the inside of your mouth, just do the best you can and do not worry. Compensate any shortcomings here with a better diet and positive thinking.
Inflammatory gum diseases or periodontal diseases such as gingivitis and pyorrhea are greatly helped by removing amalgam fillings and other metals from the mouth. In addition, alkalise the body with dolomite and select foods with a high calcium-phosphorus ratio as suggested in The Acid-Alkaline Balance. Furthermore, often rinse the mouth with diluted hydrogen peroxide, use a diet high in bioflavonoids and check for food allergies and chemical sensitivities.
MERCURY TOXICITY QUESTIONNAIRE
This questionnaire is part of a US FDA approved study called an Institutional Review Board to assess how body burden of mercury is determined, toxicity levels etc. It will serve as a warning or alert to clinicians when patients have scores of 'yes' in five or more of the questions. It is recommended that such patients be referred to dentists with special knowledge of safe mercury amalgam removal and replacement.
MERCURY & TOXIC METAL SENSITIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE
