Does Tooth Loss Lead to Mental Decline? Or Vice-Versa?

re: Does Tooth Loss Lead to Mental Decline? Or Vice-Versa?

HAPPY LADY — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:27:32 GMT

CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THE POINTS. LIKE 12 POINTS 8 POINTS -2 POINTS

WHAT DOES THE MINUS MEAN

re: Does Tooth Loss Lead to Mental Decline? Or Vice-Versa?

kenpenk — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:02:45 GMT

Your comment on sublingual B12 not working is a bunch of bad advise. My wife had a blood test blood test and her B12 was very very low. She had all the symtoms of low B12. She took the sublingual B12 for one year and then another blood test. Her B12 was at the top of the range and the symtoms were gone.

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webwitch6 — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:16:10 GMT

My husband went to two different dentists for the same problem and had two different diagnoses and treatment plans. Both dentists told him he gound his teeth IN THE DAYTIME! What?? He doesnt do that- (now after hearing that line of baloney, I have been watching him!) and that he has a tooth that in a few weeks WILL NEED A ROOT CANAL. Neither dentist would drill and fill NOW. They want to wait. What is that all about? We found a dentist that will use some kind of porcelain resin junk instead of amalgam, and they are charging about 75.00 MORE per filling,. (sorry FOR ALL THE CAPITAL LETTER-I AM VERY frustrated with this!!) So it seems that modern day dentist work for what? Alzheimers? Drug companies? They gave him a bag of crap after a 2 hour cleaning that hurt and made him bleed. Flouride this and that, they even recommened flouride rinses at home and in the water. The whole world is insane and the dentists in backwoods Maine are just as bad as in busy busy Phoenix. I am so glad I could rant here, sorry folks..

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KH-Austin — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:02:35 GMT

Root Canal story: About 2 months ago I went to a new "holistic" dentist due to pain in one tooth that was pretty severe. This same tooth had caused similar pain about 6-7 years ago and the dentist at that time said I needed a root canal but I decided to wait it out and try taking some kava kava to reduce tooth clenching because I felt it was due to biting down on it so much, making it extremely tender. He didn't agree. After about a week of taking kava kava at night the pain subsided greately and with continued good hygiene the pain went away completely so I did nothing more.

This same tooth already has a crown and I expected bad news when it started again presenting pretty severe pain. The dentist did an x-ray (I only do these when it seems absolutely necessary) and we looked at it together (digital x-ray). I simply did not see what he was trying to show me. What he said were "wide margins" indicating need for "immediate root canal" I saw as simply a tooth that had experienced some slight trauma possibly from tooth clenching, which I had been doing more as I was under some unusual stress. There was no redness, swelling, or any sign of decay or absess. Anyway, I decided then that this dentist may not be the right guy for me and he really pushed hard for an "emergency" consult with a root canal specialist (endodontist). I declined the appointment and did more research.

I decided to do the kava kava and baking soda/sea salt brushing routine instead. The pain again has gone away.

The dentist would say this is going to keep happening and the tooth "needs" a root canal. I say, with some biofeedback and stress reduction - not to mention careful hygiene and anti-acid tooth cleaning (baking soda/sea salt) a tooth in trauma can be cured.

I've also gone back to my vegetarian diet and more careful suppement routine that I had slacked off of for a while - and I stopped using mints (sugar).

I wonder how many other "root canal emergencies" could be cured?

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nomajohns — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:46:40 GMT

To Chris 1611:

You asked the question, "How do we know that fish oil supplements do not contain mercury?"

My answer: I use Carlson brand cod liver oil because it says right on the bottle, "This product is regularly tested (using AOAC international protocols) for freshness, potency and purity by an independent, FDA registered laboratory and has been determined to be fresh, fully potent and free of detectable levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, PCB's and 28 other contaminants."

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Chris1611 — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:50:32 GMT

How do we know that fish oil supplements do not contain mercury?

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phyzixgr8 — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:32:30 GMT

Thanks for posting this Dr. Mercola! It's true... improper or not enough fats during birth harms your development in the long run. Vegan diets will not magically "fix" this.

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ibenthere2 — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:30:36 GMT

I wonder if anyone has taken into account the constant contact with the plastic found in dentures. Perhaps there is a dangerous component in the plastic that can cause these problems. We all know that NO plastic is totally safe, and with dentures, people are exposed to the plastic hours upon hours, days on end. I would like to see a study done that would enlighten us on the results of plastic exposure by the toothless.

Jim

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hjemmet — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:20:17 GMT

I have taken my MIL who suffers from severe combative dementia to an alternative practitioner for assessment, who used (as PARTof his information gathering) thermography to identify pathology, in particular oral pathologies. We saw, actually in images he did for my 20 year old son as well as myself, that all three of us show abnormal assymetrical heat patterns originating in the teeth/jaw areas that travel from the jaw to the brain area, and in MIL's case down her neck toward her thyroid as well. At 63, with absolutely no health insurance for the past decade, I have been investigating many alternative health approaches (love Dr. Mercola's site). I found that John Garvey, a researcher and integrative medicine practitioner, had addressed the 2006 annual RIFE conference in Seattle last year and ordered the tape of his talk. He is another practitioner very concerned with oral pathologies. Besides recommending the CAREFUL removal of dental amalgums and cleaning of cavitations and mercury "tatoos" by specially trained dental specialists he has adapted TENS units to specifically address the underlying infections in the teeth and jaws. He also mentioned that it is only within the last two years that the dental profession has discussed the bacteriological content of "city water" used to flush areas in the mouth being treated, and contributing perhaps to unnecessary contamination of extraction sites and root canal sites. Health care has to start with us, as knowledge in the medical/dental profession is constantly changing. I can't afford the thousands of dollars on my $800/month pention to get amalagums removed, but I am hopeing to at least address the oral pathology issue on my own before I become sick or disabled like my poor MIL.

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d_iridologist — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:56:03 GMT

The obvious question that comes to my mind is how many amalgum fillings these people had BEFORE they lost all of their teeth. Periodontal disease is progressive over a lifetime- it starts with carries, goes to gum disease, and then finally loss of teeth. If these people lost all of their teeth, I believe it is safe to assume that along the way they had manny cavities and many amalgum fillings for years and years. In my mind. it is just one more piece of evidence indicating that mercury is the culprit.

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Rose Marie Waldram — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:16:30 GMT

An influencing variable little or no attention is paid is that of the fluorides, myriad compounds of the poisonous halogen (gas), fluorine. I've been told there are only 4 elements "F" will not bind with: Terillium, Sulphur, Selenium and graphite. Exposure to fluorides, compounds of this toxic gas with another metal or mineral element appears therefore to make fluorides ubiquitous in the environment---something that appears not to have been considered when the public health theory of water fluoridation was promoted over 60 years ago. Everyone needs water to live, survive, therefore the fact that, now, nearly 70% of the U.S. public water supplies have become "fluoridated" should be given grave consideration in light of the facts (1) that aluminum bound fluorine (aluminum-fluoride) makes each of these toxins twice to four times more toxic together than alone and (2) when fluoride poisoning is included in autopsy [which it is not unless specified] it is found in those "tangled" brain neurons, typical of Alzheimer's and (3) there are now over 1000 professionals in the fields of health, toxicology, et al who have joined the Fluoride Action Network to demand a moratorium on water fluoridation programs and that Congress reopen the sabotaged fluoridation hearings of the seventies (inspired by the Burk-Yiamouyiannis fluoridation=cancer study) and, this time, obligate advocates and promoters of water fluoridation to produce, under oath, the proof of safety and efficacy they claim/infer exists.

Decades ago, when the MD (after whom Alzheimer's disease is named) was doing the autopsies on the brains of patients who died of a peculiar dementia, science did not have the technology, the tools, by which to microscopically, biochemically determine the cause of these misshapen,"mutated," brain neurons. Now, it does and grave consideration should be given the fact "fluoride" is a bioaccumulative, protoplasmic enzyme poison which makes it mutagenic and carcinogenic.

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vdc — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:45:18 GMT

Dental health is one of the most important things in our lives which can be under our control. Brushing, flossing, irrigating and rinsing should be part of our daily routine. These actions prevent bacteria between teeth from colonizing and starting cavities and gum diseases which leads to the source of inflammation in our mouth which, in turn, spread to other parts of our bodies. Healthy lifestyle and healthy diet is essential to our health, and keeping our teeth clean - yes, just as clean as possible - is the very first step that we can take and is entirely under our control. Before I read books by Dr. Robert Nara, a dentist who taught his patients to clean their teeth with amazing results in reducing cavities and without need for any dental work, I thought that cleaning teeth was just for having nice smile. Now I know that cleaning my teeth is ESSSENTIAL for my health. After I got an oral irrigator and good irrigant /to irrigate and rinse with/ I couldn't believe the difference I felt. You can find lots of simple and so useful information on a very friendly website: http://mizar5.com. Let's start making a difference in our health today!

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healthfoodnut — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:29:18 GMT

Perhaps all of the teeth that had rotted out from the mercury fillings or root canals are the true culprit. It is more than likely that those who had their teeth pulled out had alot of dental problems in the first place. I'm sure the cavitations also added to their problems. But I do beleive that all the mercury that accumlated causes many of the dementia related symptoms.

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Gingerhouse — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:59:44 GMT

I find this very interesting as I had all my teeth removed 40 years ago, at the age of 22 and am still capable of learning new things on a daily basis. At the age of 53 I graduated from College with a diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology, making me a Mechanical Engineering Technologist. At the age of 58 I did some self-directed courses in Microsoft Word and Excel and am MOS certified with grade levels of over 93%. The fact that I do not have my own teeth may have saved me from mercury poisoning, as that is what they used to fill teeth back in the late 50s and early 60s.

I use daily vitamins to balance out my diet, and am told by my doctor that I am way too healthy for his liking. He doesn't get to see me unless I have a yearly checkup, or have something so wrong with me that I cannot deal with it in a natural way. I plan to live to be 150 as I have so many things to do and not enough time to do them right.

It is my opinion that the healthy eater and person who keeps up with the things that are happening in life, plus has healthy friends is the one who will outlive (with all their mental capacities intact) others who don't use life and all it has to offer to their best advantage.

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healthphoenix — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:49:10 GMT

You said in your article that: "If you need to supplement your diet with vitamin B12, please be aware that oral or sublingual B12 does not work very well. Injectable B12 is really the gold standard, but I outline another option with DMSO that is inexpensive, and appears to be equivalent." But I can't see where I could find that information about DMSO?