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Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Loni Rosser
Hey Ian,
 
Why did you get a bridge rather than an implant?  Trying to decide myself right now. Loni

--- On Sun, 8/22/10, Ian Kemp <[hidden email]> wrote:


From: Ian Kemp <[hidden email]>
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
To: [hidden email]
Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 6:13 PM


 



Hi Stephanie

My bridge is a single tooth with a metal strip along the back. It is a
central incisor so is bonded to an incisor on either side. torch369's point
that it may be different for molars seems reasonable. I'm not ES so the
metal hasn't caused me any problems, but I guess it might be awkward for
some.

Yes, it was John Ahearne in Poole that we went to, and we found him most
helpful and very competent - prepared to think through the best treatment
for the individual patient. The cavity was actually where Sue had already
had a wisdom tooth extracted a couple of years earlier - the wound had not
healed properly. (All 4 wisdom teeth had been taken out simultaneously in
hospital, but only one site had felt troublesome afterwards). He cleaned it
out very thoroughly and Sue's health did improve somewhat after that,
probably because a source of bacterial infection had been removed. As
mentioned, the full cavitat scan a year or two later showed that the wound
had now healed properly and sealed up, and confirmed the other 3 sites were
OK. She didn't need any further teeth extracted, nor any additional mouth
surgery.

Best wishes, Ian

_____

From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Stephanie Smith
Sent: 19 August 2010 13:39
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hi Ian

Thank you very much for this post - I too thought that was how a bridge
could be
fitted - without the need to grind down nearby healthy teeth. Can I ask does

your bridge have metal in it or was it possible to do that without uding
metal?
I am thinking though that perhaps for stability reasons and where there
might be
a bigger gap than one tooth involved it might be necessary to use the crown
method of bridging in case attaching it to neighbouring teeth might not be
strong enough. This is something I will have to look at in more detail and
wich
that I had gone into it further with my holistic dentist at the outset. I am

posting from the UK and am wondering, out of interest, whether Sue went to
John
Ahearne in Poole perhaps - that is the guy my holistic dentist is going to
refer
me to and I was just wondering if it was the same one . When he did the
biopsy
did this mean that Sue was able to keep her tooth and not have to have it
extracted?
.
Best wishes

________________________________
From: Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> >
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, 18 August, 2010 23:57:35
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hi,
The reason your dentist didn't suggest the cavitat scan was maybe because it
is a very rare technique and very few dentists (certainly in the UK) have
the machine. It is not "mainstream" and therefore over here is done
privately, at considerable expense.

We went to an excellent holistic dentist and in view of Sue's ES he felt it
unwise to do a cavitat scan although he had the equipment (it uses
ultrasound and we feared it could worsen Sue's ES-related tinnitus).
Instead he did an exploratory biopsy on the suspect area and found a big
cavity underneath. He sorted this out and Sue's health did improve after
that, although it could also have been partly due to other treatment done
around the same time. A couple of years later when Sue was doing better we
went back and did the full cavitat scan, which showed the gap had fully
healed and there were no cavities around.

A bit puzzled about the bridge - I have one where I had a front tooth
knocked out, and only the gap has a crown (or false tooth) in it. The two
teeth on either side were left intact and the bridge is bonded on to the
rear of both of them. So I didn't think healthy teeth needed to be ground
down and crowned.

Ian

_____

From: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
Of
torch369
Sent: 18 August 2010 16:13
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns

Hi Steph,
I'm surprised my dentist didn't mention the cavitat scan. He did send me to
an endodontist that he trusts and he x rayed the area and found no infection
anywhere near the area or in the bone. The x ray also showed 2 blobs of
mercury that were used to seal off an apicoectomy I had done to that root
canal! Real nice having mercury inside my gums. Pulling the tooth would be
the only way to get it out.
As for the bridge, they do have to grind down the teeth around it. basically
they use the surrounding teeth to hold up a false tooth in the middle. The
only way to do this is to crown the surrounding teeth.
That's the issue-there are no great answers to what to do about the hole.
That's what is keeping me from extracting that tooth right away.
Steve

--- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
Smith <reader41@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Steve
>
> That is where the cavistat scan would come in - an ordinary X ray will
only show
> so much but has its limitations. The cavitat scan is able to see much more
and
> can show if there are little pockets of infection beneath the root canal
called
> cavitations. If these are there then they are leaking toxins all through
your
> system - I have stuff on this which I will look up and post to you.
>
>
> From what you told me I think I have just gone about everything in the
wrong way
> - I got 2 teeth filled with replacement fillings yesterday but they are
the 2
> teeth which are either side of the 2 root canaled teeth (one is
coveredwith a
> rubbish crown)Â - which means if I have to have the 2 root canals
extracted then
> I will have to get those 2 teeth I got filled yesterday ground down to
take a
> bridge. I didn't realise that. If I had known that I would have got the 2
root
> canals looked at first [need to see another dentist for the cavitat scan
for
> that]. I'm not happy about root canal at all - a root canal tooth is a
dead
> tooth and you don't want to have something dead inside your body. Plus
from what
> I have read it is virtually impossible for a dentist - no matter how
competent
> to completely clean out and sterilise all of the myriad little chambers
[aside
> from the main roots which is what you think of when you think of a root
canal. I
> think my dentist is operating on the premise that if the root canals are
sound
> [highly doubtful I think] she will just replace the fillings in them and
do a
> new crown. I am coming from the perspective of extracting them and either
> leaving a big gap or going for an implant, but I don't think I wantthem
in my

> mouth. Do they have to grind down the good teeth to support a bridge?
>
> BW
>
> Steph
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: torch369 <torch369@...>
> To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Mon, 16 August, 2010 15:49:00
> Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
>
> Â
> Hi Steph,
> Keep us posted on what you find and what you do. My root canal tooth is a
alrge
> molar on top and I wouldn't want to leave the space empty. I have 2 teeth
on
> either side for a bridge but that would mean cutting down 2 good teeth and
what
> happens if they fail?
> I have a mercury filling next to that root canal tooth and I am going to
have it
> replaced but i was waiting until I decided whether to have the tooth
pulled
> because if i was then putting another filling in would be a waste of money
if it
> was going to be prepped for a supporting crown.
> I had the area x rayed and there is no sign of infection or bone loss but
of
> course it can't see under the crown that's over the root canal tooth.
> Steve
>
> --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
Smith <reader41@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi steve
> >
> > I am in the same situation about the 2 root canaled teeth I have - side
by side
> >
> > in my lower jaw - my dentist is going to refer me to another holistic
dentist
> > who specialises in RC teeth to do a cavitat scan which checks to see
whether
> > there are cavitations or pockets of toxins which can form at the base of
root
> > canal teeth which won't show up on an ordinary dental X ray - if you
have these
> >
> > they are leaking a constant source of toxin into your whole system which
can be
> >
> > a cause for a lot of the ill health and problems that MCS and ES people
have
> >and
> >
> > the existence of the cavitations or even the possibility that something
like
> > that might exist is something that a lot of dentists aren't even trained
in. I
>
> > know for sure in my case that a lot of my problems started after root
canal
> > treatment and have got steadily worse. these are the last 2 teeth I will
be
> > having treated and I would imagine that they alone are the cause of
maybe 50%
> >of
> >
> > my problems - and if I had to have them extracted I would gladly do so
if it
> > meant that my health might improve even if it meant leaving a big gap
with no
> > teeth. Having said that I have had 3 amalgams removed so far on one
side of my
> >
> > mouth and since then I have had no pain in my head on driving past cell
towers
>
> > etc and haven't had a migraine since then either - before removal it was

> >getting
> >
> > to the stage where I was getting very debilitating migraines sometimes
2-3 a
> > week. Hang in there. I'm going tomorrow for another amalgam removal
treatment

> >so
> >
> > I'm hoping it goes well.
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Steph
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: torch369 <torch369@>
> > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sat, 14 August, 2010 21:19:20
> > Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
> >
> > ÂÂ
> > I'm going to ask him which other material he prefers, I don't feel good
about
> > putting the gold in. He has used lava Crowns before, I've also heard
Diamond
> > Crowns are also good.
> > If he prefers another non metal crown for the large molar I will go with
what
> >he
> >
> > recommends. He is very careful about his work which I like. His
temporary crown
> >
> > is better than the real corwn he pulled off. The dentist who did the
Lava
> >crowns
> >
> > did a poor job and so did the lab.
> > My holistic dentist says he uses a more expensive lab when he does lava
crowns
>
> > because they are more difficult to cut.
> > What to do about the root canal tooth is another issue. I wish they had
a
> >better
> >
> > option out there to replace it.
> > Steve
> >
> > --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , "Marc
Martin" <marc@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > He didn't think Lava would be good for the main molar because it's
so

> > > > unflexible. Any ideas on this?
> > >
> > > I'm not sure why a main molar would be a problem... I've got 2 Lava
> > > crowns, and I think they're both on main molars.
> > >
> > > I *do* know that dentists have their own personal biases on what
> > > materials should be used (I also saw a dentist once who preferred
> > > gold), but these dentists are NOT taking ES into account... just
> > > how long the crown might last or how strong it is.
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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Re: Gold Crowns

Loni Rosser
In reply to this post by Steph Smith
Is this C scan covered by dental insurance normally?  Loni

--- On Wed, 8/18/10, Stephanie Smith <[hidden email]> wrote:


From: Stephanie Smith <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
To: [hidden email]
Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 3:21 AM


 



Hi Steve

That is where the cavistat scan would come in - an ordinary X ray will onlyshow
so much but has its limitations. The cavitat scan is able to see much more and
can show if there are little pockets of infection beneath the root canal called
cavitations. If these are there then they are leaking toxins all through your
system - I have stuff on this which I will look up and post to you.

from what you told me I think I have just gone about everything in the wrong way
- I got 2 teeth filled with replacement fillings yesterday but they are the2
teeth which are either side of the 2 root canaled teeth (one is coveredwitha
rubbish crown) - which means if I have to have the 2 root canals extracted then
I will have to get those 2 teeth I got filled yesterday ground down to takea
bridge. I didn't realise that. If I had known that I would have got the 2 root
canals looked at first [need to see another dentist for the cavitat scan for
that]. I'm not happy about root canal at all - a root canal tooth is a dead
tooth and you don't want to have something dead inside your body. Plus fromwhat
I have read it is virtually impossible for a dentist - no matter how competent
to completely clean out and sterilise all of the myriad little chambers [aside
from the main roots which is what you think of when you think of a root canal. I
think my dentist is operating on the premise that if the root canals are sound
[highly doubtful I think] she will just replace the fillings in them and doa
new crown. I am coming from the perspective of extracting them and either
leaving a big gap or going for an implant, but I don't think I want them in my
mouth. Do they have to grind down the good teeth to support a bridge?

BW

Steph

________________________________
From: torch369 <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Mon, 16 August, 2010 15:49:00
Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns

 
Hi Steph,
Keep us posted on what you find and what you do. My root canal tooth is a alrge
molar on top and I wouldn't want to leave the space empty. I have 2 teeth on
either side for a bridge but that would mean cutting down 2 good teeth and what
happens if they fail?
I have a mercury filling next to that root canal tooth and I am going to have it
replaced but i was waiting until I decided whether to have the tooth pulled
because if i was then putting another filling in would be a waste of money if it
was going to be prepped for a supporting crown.
I had the area x rayed and there is no sign of infection or bone loss but of
course it can't see under the crown that's over the root canal tooth.
Steve

--- In [hidden email], Stephanie Smith <reader41@...> wrote:

>
> Hi steve
>
> I am in the same situation about the 2 root canaled teeth I have - side by side
>
> in my lower jaw - my dentist is going to refer me to another holistic dentist
> who specialises in RC teeth to do a cavitat scan which checks to see whether
> there are cavitations or pockets of toxins which can form at the base of root
> canal teeth which won't show up on an ordinary dental X ray - if you havethese
>
> they are leaking a constant source of toxin into your whole system which can be
>
> a cause for a lot of the ill health and problems that MCS and ES people have
>and
>
> the existence of the cavitations or even the possibility that something like
> that might exist is something that a lot of dentists aren't even trained in. I

> know for sure in my case that a lot of my problems started after root canal
> treatment and have got steadily worse. these are the last 2 teeth I will be
> having treated and I would imagine that they alone are the cause of maybe50%
>of
>
> my problems - and if I had to have them extracted I would gladly do so ifit
> meant that my health might improve even if it meant leaving a big gap with no
> teeth. Having said that I have had 3 amalgams removed so far on one side of my
>
> mouth and since then I have had no pain in my head on driving past cell towers

> etc and haven't had a migraine since then either - before removal it was
>getting
>
> to the stage where I was getting very debilitating migraines sometimes 2-3 a
> week. Hang in there. I'm going tomorrow for another amalgam removal treatment
>so
>
> I'm hoping it goes well.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Steph
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: torch369 <torch369@...>
> To: [hidden email]
> Sent: Sat, 14 August, 2010 21:19:20
> Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
>
>  
> I'm going to ask him which other material he prefers, I don't feel good about
> putting the gold in. He has used lava Crowns before, I've also heard Diamond
> Crowns are also good.
> If he prefers another non metal crown for the large molar I will go with what
>he
>
> recommends. He is very careful about his work which I like. His temporarycrown
>
> is better than the real corwn he pulled off. The dentist who did the Lava
>crowns
>
> did a poor job and so did the lab.
> My holistic dentist says he uses a more expensive lab when he does lava crowns

> because they are more difficult to cut.
> What to do about the root canal tooth is another issue. I wish they had a
>better
>
> option out there to replace it.
> Steve
>
> --- In [hidden email], "Marc Martin" <marc@> wrote:
> >
> > > He didn't think Lava would be good for the main molar because it's so
> > > unflexible. Any ideas on this?
> >
> > I'm not sure why a main molar would be a problem... I've got 2 Lava
> > crowns, and I think they're both on main molars.
> >
> > I *do* know that dentists have their own personal biases on what
> > materials should be used (I also saw a dentist once who preferred
> > gold), but these dentists are NOT taking ES into account... just
> > how long the crown might last or how strong it is.
> >
> > Marc
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Ian Kemp
In reply to this post by Loni Rosser
Hi Loni,
 
I seem to remember it was a lot cheaper and also a lot less intrusive - at
the time I have a feeling they couldn't guarantee that an implant would work
permanently, it may depend on the condition of the root area. This may all
be well out of date though.  
 
Ian

_____  

From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Loni
Sent: 27 August 2010 23:58
To: [hidden email]
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans


 

Hey Ian,
 
Why did you get a bridge rather than an implant? Trying to decide myself
right now. Loni

--- On Sun, 8/22/10, Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> > wrote:

From: Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> >
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 6:13 PM

 

Hi Stephanie

My bridge is a single tooth with a metal strip along the back. It is a
central incisor so is bonded to an incisor on either side. torch369's point
that it may be different for molars seems reasonable. I'm not ES so the
metal hasn't caused me any problems, but I guess it might be awkward for
some.

Yes, it was John Ahearne in Poole that we went to, and we found him most
helpful and very competent - prepared to think through the best treatment
for the individual patient. The cavity was actually where Sue had already
had a wisdom tooth extracted a couple of years earlier - the wound had not
healed properly. (All 4 wisdom teeth had been taken out simultaneously in
hospital, but only one site had felt troublesome afterwards). He cleaned it
out very thoroughly and Sue's health did improve somewhat after that,
probably because a source of bacterial infection had been removed. As
mentioned, the full cavitat scan a year or two later showed that the wound
had now healed properly and sealed up, and confirmed the other 3 sites were
OK. She didn't need any further teeth extracted, nor any additional mouth
surgery.

Best wishes, Ian

_____

From: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
Of
Stephanie Smith
Sent: 19 August 2010 13:39
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hi Ian

Thank you very much for this post - I too thought that was how a bridge
could be
fitted - without the need to grind down nearby healthy teeth. Can I ask does

your bridge have metal in it or was it possible to do that without uding
metal?
I am thinking though that perhaps for stability reasons and where there
might be
a bigger gap than one tooth involved it might be necessary to use the crown
method of bridging in case attaching it to neighbouring teeth might not be
strong enough. This is something I will have to look at in more detail and
wich
that I had gone into it further with my holistic dentist at the outset. I am

posting from the UK and am wondering, out of interest, whether Sue went to
John
Ahearne in Poole perhaps - that is the guy my holistic dentist is going to
refer
me to and I was just wondering if it was the same one . When he did the
biopsy
did this mean that Sue was able to keep her tooth and not have to have it
extracted?
.
Best wishes

________________________________
From: Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net>
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> >
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, 18 August, 2010 23:57:35
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hi,
The reason your dentist didn't suggest the cavitat scan was maybe because it
is a very rare technique and very few dentists (certainly in the UK) have
the machine. It is not "mainstream" and therefore over here is done
privately, at considerable expense.

We went to an excellent holistic dentist and in view of Sue's ES he felt it
unwise to do a cavitat scan although he had the equipment (it uses
ultrasound and we feared it could worsen Sue's ES-related tinnitus).
Instead he did an exploratory biopsy on the suspect area and found a big
cavity underneath. He sorted this out and Sue's health did improve after
that, although it could also have been partly due to other treatment done
around the same time. A couple of years later when Sue was doing better we
went back and did the full cavitat scan, which showed the gap had fully
healed and there were no cavities around.

A bit puzzled about the bridge - I have one where I had a front tooth
knocked out, and only the gap has a crown (or false tooth) in it. The two
teeth on either side were left intact and the bridge is bonded on to the
rear of both of them. So I didn't think healthy teeth needed to be ground
down and crowned.

Ian

_____

From: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
Of
torch369
Sent: 18 August 2010 16:13
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns

Hi Steph,
I'm surprised my dentist didn't mention the cavitat scan. He did send me to
an endodontist that he trusts and he x rayed the area and found no infection
anywhere near the area or in the bone. The x ray also showed 2 blobs of
mercury that were used to seal off an apicoectomy I had done to that root
canal! Real nice having mercury inside my gums. Pulling the tooth would be
the only way to get it out.
As for the bridge, they do have to grind down the teeth around it. basically
they use the surrounding teeth to hold up a false tooth in the middle. The
only way to do this is to crown the surrounding teeth.
That's the issue-there are no great answers to what to do about the hole.
That's what is keeping me from extracting that tooth right away.
Steve

--- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
Smith <reader41@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Steve
>
> That is where the cavistat scan would come in - an ordinary X ray will
only show
> so much but has its limitations. The cavitat scan is able to see much more
and
> can show if there are little pockets of infection beneath the root canal
called
> cavitations. If these are there then they are leaking toxins all through
your
> system - I have stuff on this which I will look up and post to you.
>
>
> From what you told me I think I have just gone about everything in the
wrong way
> - I got 2 teeth filled with replacement fillings yesterday but they are
the 2
> teeth which are either side of the 2 root canaled teeth (one is
coveredwith a
> rubbish crown)Â - which means if I have to have the 2 root canals
extracted then
> I will have to get those 2 teeth I got filled yesterday ground down to
take a
> bridge. I didn't realise that. If I had known that I would have got the 2
root
> canals looked at first [need to see another dentist for the cavitat scan
for
> that]. I'm not happy about root canal at all - a root canal tooth is a
dead
> tooth and you don't want to have something dead inside your body. Plus
from what
> I have read it is virtually impossible for a dentist - no matter how
competent
> to completely clean out and sterilise all of the myriad little chambers
[aside
> from the main roots which is what you think of when you think of a root
canal. I
> think my dentist is operating on the premise that if the root canals are
sound
> [highly doubtful I think] she will just replace the fillings in them and
do a
> new crown. I am coming from the perspective of extracting them and either
> leaving a big gap or going for an implant, but I don't think I want them
in my

> mouth. Do they have to grind down the good teeth to support a bridge?
>
> BW
>
> Steph
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: torch369 <torch369@...>
> To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Mon, 16 August, 2010 15:49:00
> Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
>
> Â
> Hi Steph,
> Keep us posted on what you find and what you do. My root canal tooth is a
alrge
> molar on top and I wouldn't want to leave the space empty. I have 2 teeth
on
> either side for a bridge but that would mean cutting down 2 good teeth and
what
> happens if they fail?
> I have a mercury filling next to that root canal tooth and I am going to
have it
> replaced but i was waiting until I decided whether to have the tooth
pulled
> because if i was then putting another filling in would be a waste of money
if it
> was going to be prepped for a supporting crown.
> I had the area x rayed and there is no sign of infection or bone loss but
of
> course it can't see under the crown that's over the root canal tooth.
> Steve
>
> --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
Smith <reader41@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi steve
> >
> > I am in the same situation about the 2 root canaled teeth I have - side
by side
> >
> > in my lower jaw - my dentist is going to refer me to another holistic
dentist
> > who specialises in RC teeth to do a cavitat scan which checks to see
whether
> > there are cavitations or pockets of toxins which can form at the base of
root
> > canal teeth which won't show up on an ordinary dental X ray - if you
have these
> >
> > they are leaking a constant source of toxin into your whole system which
can be
> >
> > a cause for a lot of the ill health and problems that MCS and ES people
have
> >and
> >
> > the existence of the cavitations or even the possibility that something
like
> > that might exist is something that a lot of dentists aren't even trained
in. I
>
> > know for sure in my case that a lot of my problems started after root
canal
> > treatment and have got steadily worse. these are the last 2 teeth I will
be
> > having treated and I would imagine that they alone are the cause of
maybe 50%
> >of
> >
> > my problems - and if I had to have them extracted I would gladly do so
if it
> > meant that my health might improve even if it meant leaving a big gap
with no
> > teeth. Having said that I have had 3 amalgams removed so far on one
side of my
> >
> > mouth and since then I have had no pain in my head on driving past cell
towers
>
> > etc and haven't had a migraine since then either - before removal it was

> >getting
> >
> > to the stage where I was getting very debilitating migraines sometimes
2-3 a
> > week. Hang in there. I'm going tomorrow for another amalgam removal
treatment

> >so
> >
> > I'm hoping it goes well.
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Steph
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: torch369 <torch369@>
> > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sat, 14 August, 2010 21:19:20
> > Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
> >
> > ÂÂ
> > I'm going to ask him which other material he prefers, I don't feel good
about
> > putting the gold in. He has used lava Crowns before, I've also heard
Diamond
> > Crowns are also good.
> > If he prefers another non metal crown for the large molar I will go with
what
> >he
> >
> > recommends. He is very careful about his work which I like. His
temporary crown
> >
> > is better than the real corwn he pulled off. The dentist who did the
Lava
> >crowns
> >
> > did a poor job and so did the lab.
> > My holistic dentist says he uses a more expensive lab when he does lava
crowns
>
> > because they are more difficult to cut.
> > What to do about the root canal tooth is another issue. I wish they had
a
> >better
> >
> > option out there to replace it.
> > Steve
> >
> > --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , "Marc
Martin" <marc@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > He didn't think Lava would be good for the main molar because it's
so

> > > > unflexible. Any ideas on this?
> > >
> > > I'm not sure why a main molar would be a problem... I've got 2 Lava
> > > crowns, and I think they're both on main molars.
> > >
> > > I *do* know that dentists have their own personal biases on what
> > > materials should be used (I also saw a dentist once who preferred
> > > gold), but these dentists are NOT taking ES into account... just
> > > how long the crown might last or how strong it is.
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Steph Smith
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Hi Steve

I don't think that is the problem in my case - I think it is definitely related
in my case to the 2 RC filled teeth which have a lot of amalgam in them andone
has a very poorly fitted crown on top - I'd say that they are the main cause of
most of my health problems and it will be interesting to see what improvements I
make when I finally get them dealth with - unfortunately they will be the last
teeth to be worked on so I am going to have to put up with them for some time to
come. I had read that warm salt water was good - also the juice of a lemon in a
cup of warm water sort of sluiced around the mouth is also supposed to reduce
gum swelling. I have been eating a LOAD of garlic - mostly raw in salad
dressings and believe that it might also have helped me with any infection I
might have got which has eased considerably.


best wishes

Steph




________________________________
From: torch369 <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Fri, 27 August, 2010 18:00:41
Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

 
I just had an amalgam removed next to my root canal tooth and I am getting gum
sensitivity also behind that tooth on the gum line. I think it may be due to the
clamp used to keep the dam in place. I think it irritated the gum there. At
least that's what I hope it is. I am rinsing with warm salt water and hopefully
that will heal the tenderness.

--- In [hidden email], Stephanie Smith <reader41@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Ian
>
> Many thanks for the reply on this. It would seem that different approaches are

> used for incisors and molars when it comes to bridges and something stronger
>may
>
> be needed to hold a bridge in place for a molar.
>
> Thanks so much for the information about John Ahearne. My dentist is going to
> arrange a referral for me to see him and speaks very highly of his work. I had

> some amalgam removed either side of 2 root canal filled teeth last week and
>have
>
> had a lot of problems since and I don't think it is the new fillings which are

> the problem but rather that the problem is coming from the 2 root canals which

> have always felt tender and twingy at the base of the root. Right now it just
> feels like they are gassing off metals in a horrible way and the sooner Ican
> get them looked at the better. It is highly likely (I think - in my case the 2

> RCs were done by very a incompetent dentist) that I could have a cavitation at

> the base of them, similar to what Sue had after her wisdom tooth extraction. I

> can imagine that the procedure Sue underwent to deal with that was very painful
>
> at the time, but ultimately beneficial not to have that continuing sourceof
> infection leaching into her system like that. I am glad it wassuccessful for

> her and am sure that it helped her to make some improvements. It gives mea lot
>
> of hope to know this and to have this information about Dr Ahearne so many
> thanks for the reply. Hope Sue continues to do well.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Steph
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Ian Kemp <ianandsue.kemp@...>
> To: [hidden email]
> Sent: Mon, 23 August, 2010 2:13:29
> Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
>
>  
> Hi Stephanie
>
> My bridge is a single tooth with a metal strip along the back. It is a
> central incisor so is bonded to an incisor on either side. torch369's point
> that it may be different for molars seems reasonable. I'm not ES so the
> metal hasn't caused me any problems, but I guess it might be awkward for
> some.
>
> Yes, it was John Ahearne in Poole that we went to, and we found him most
> helpful and very competent - prepared to think through the best treatment
> for the individual patient. The cavity was actually where Sue had already
> had a wisdom tooth extracted a couple of years earlier - the wound had not
> healed properly. (All 4 wisdom teeth had been taken out simultaneously in
> hospital, but only one site had felt troublesome afterwards). He cleaned it
> out very thoroughly and Sue's health did improve somewhat after that,
> probably because a source of bacterial infection had been removed. As
> mentioned, the full cavitat scan a year or two later showed that the wound
> had now healed properly and sealed up, and confirmed the other 3 sites were
> OK. She didn't need any further teeth extracted, nor any additional mouth
> surgery.
>
> Best wishes, Ian
>
> _____
>
> From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> Stephanie Smith
> Sent: 19 August 2010 13:39
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
>
> Hi Ian
>
> Thank you very much for this post - I too thought that was how a bridge
> could be
> fitted - without the need to grind down nearby healthy teeth. Can I ask does
>
> your bridge have metal in it or was it possible to do that without uding
> metal?
> I am thinking though that perhaps for stability reasons and where there
> might be
> a bigger gap than one tooth involved it might be necessary to use the crown
> method of bridging in case attaching it to neighbouring teeth might not be
> strong enough. This is something I will have to look at in more detail and
> wich
> that I had gone into it further with my holistic dentist at the outset. Iam
>
> posting from the UK and am wondering, out of interest, whether Sue went to
> John
> Ahearne in Poole perhaps - that is the guy my holistic dentist is going to
> refer
> me to and I was just wondering if it was the same one . When he did the
> biopsy
> did this mean that Sue was able to keep her tooth and not have to have it
> extracted?
> .
> Best wishes
>
> ________________________________
> From: Ian Kemp <ianandsue.kemp@...
> <mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> >
> To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wed, 18 August, 2010 23:57:35
> Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
>
> Hi,
> The reason your dentist didn't suggest the cavitat scan was maybe becauseit
> is a very rare technique and very few dentists (certainly in the UK) have
> the machine. It is not "mainstream" and therefore over here is done
> privately, at considerable expense.
>
> We went to an excellent holistic dentist and in view of Sue's ES he felt it
> unwise to do a cavitat scan although he had the equipment (it uses
> ultrasound and we feared it could worsen Sue's ES-related tinnitus).
> Instead he did an exploratory biopsy on the suspect area and found a big
> cavity underneath. He sorted this out and Sue's health did improve after
> that, although it could also have been partly due to other treatment done
> around the same time. A couple of years later when Sue was doing better we
> went back and did the full cavitat scan, which showed the gap had fully
> healed and there were no cavities around.
>
> A bit puzzled about the bridge - I have one where I had a front tooth
> knocked out, and only the gap has a crown (or false tooth) in it. The two
> teeth on either side were left intact and the bridge is bonded on to the
> rear of both of them. So I didn't think healthy teeth needed to be ground
> down and crowned.
>
> Ian
>
> _____
>
> From: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
> Of
> torch369
> Sent: 18 August 2010 16:13
> To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
>
> Hi Steph,
> I'm surprised my dentist didn't mention the cavitat scan. He did send me to
> an endodontist that he trusts and he x rayed the area and found no infection
> anywhere near the area or in the bone. The x ray also showed 2 blobs of
> mercury that were used to seal off an apicoectomy I had done to that root
> canal! Real nice having mercury inside my gums. Pulling the tooth would be
> the only way to get it out.
> As for the bridge, they do have to grind down the teeth around it. basically
> they use the surrounding teeth to hold up a false tooth in the middle. The
> only way to do this is to crown the surrounding teeth.
> That's the issue-there are no great answers to what to do about the hole.
> That's what is keeping me from extracting that tooth right away.
> Steve
>
> --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
> Smith <reader41@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Steve
> >
> > That is where the cavistat scan would come in - an ordinary X ray will
> only show
> > so much but has its limitations. The cavitat scan is able to see much more
> and
> > can show if there are little pockets of infection beneath the root canal
> called
> > cavitations. If these are there then they are leaking toxins all through
> your
> > system - I have stuff on this which I will look up and post to you.
> >
> >
> > From what you told me I think I have just gone about everything in the
> wrong way
> > - I got 2 teeth filled with replacement fillings yesterday but they are
> the 2
> > teeth which are either side of the 2 root canaled teeth (one is
> coveredwith a
> > rubbish crown)Â - which means if I have to have the 2 root canals
> extracted then
> > I will have to get those 2 teeth I got filled yesterday ground down to
> take a
> > bridge. I didn't realise that. If I had known that I would have got the2
> root
> > canals looked at first [need to see another dentist for the cavitat scan
> for
> > that]. I'm not happy about root canal at all - a root canal tooth is a
> dead
> > tooth and you don't want to have something dead inside your body. Plus
> from what
> > I have read it is virtually impossible for a dentist - no matter how
> competent
> > to completely clean out and sterilise all of the myriad little chambers
> [aside
> > from the main roots which is what you think of when you think of a root
> canal. I
> > think my dentist is operating on the premise that if the root canals are
> sound
> > [highly doubtful I think] she will just replace the fillings in them and
> do a
> > new crown. I am coming from the perspective of extracting them and either
> > leaving a big gap or going for an implant, but I don't think I want them
> in my
> > mouth. Do they have to grind down the good teeth to support a bridge?
> >
> > BW
> >
> > Steph
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: torch369 <torch369@>
> > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Mon, 16 August, 2010 15:49:00
> > Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
> >
> > Â
> > Hi Steph,
> > Keep us posted on what you find and what you do. My root canal tooth isa
> alrge
> > molar on top and I wouldn't want to leave the space empty. I have 2 teeth
> on
> > either side for a bridge but that would mean cutting down 2 good teeth and
> what
> > happens if they fail?
> > I have a mercury filling next to that root canal tooth and I am going to
> have it
> > replaced but i was waiting until I decided whether to have the tooth
> pulled
> > because if i was then putting another filling in would be a waste of money
> if it
> > was going to be prepped for a supporting crown.
> > I had the area x rayed and there is no sign of infection or bone loss but
> of
> > course it can't see under the crown that's over the root canal tooth.
> > Steve
> >
> > --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
> Smith <reader41@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi steve
> > >
> > > I am in the same situation about the 2 root canaled teeth I have - side
> by side
> > >
> > > in my lower jaw - my dentist is going to refer me to another holistic
> dentist
> > > who specialises in RC teeth to do a cavitat scan which checks to see
> whether
> > > there are cavitations or pockets of toxins which can form at the baseof
> root
> > > canal teeth which won't show up on an ordinary dental X ray - if you
> have these
> > >
> > > they are leaking a constant source of toxin into your whole system which
> can be
> > >
> > > a cause for a lot of the ill health and problems that MCS and ES people
> have
> > >and
> > >
> > > the existence of the cavitations or even the possibility that something
> like
> > > that might exist is something that a lot of dentists aren't even trained
> in. I
> >
> > > know for sure in my case that a lot of my problems started after root
> canal
> > > treatment and have got steadily worse. these are the last 2 teeth I will
> be
> > > having treated and I would imagine that they alone are the cause of
> maybe 50%
> > >of
> > >
> > > my problems - and if I had to have them extracted I would gladly do so
> if it
> > > meant that my health might improve even if it meant leaving a big gap
> with no
> > > teeth. Having said that I have had 3 amalgams removed so far on one
> side of my
> > >
> > > mouth and since then I have had no pain in my head on driving past cell
> towers
> >
> > > etc and haven't had a migraine since then either - before removal it was
>
> > >getting
> > >
> > > to the stage where I was getting very debilitating migraines sometimes
> 2-3 a
> > > week. Hang in there. I'm going tomorrow for another amalgam removal
> treatment
> > >so
> > >
> > > I'm hoping it goes well.
> > >
> > > Best wishes
> > >
> > > Steph
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: torch369 <torch369@>
> > > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Sat, 14 August, 2010 21:19:20
> > > Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
> > >
> > > ÂÂ
> > > I'm going to ask him which other material he prefers, I don't feel good
> about
> > > putting the gold in. He has used lava Crowns before, I've also heard
> Diamond
> > > Crowns are also good.
> > > If he prefers another non metal crown for the large molar I will go with
> what
> > >he
> > >
> > > recommends. He is very careful about his work which I like. His
> temporary crown
> > >
> > > is better than the real corwn he pulled off. The dentist who did the
> Lava
> > >crowns
> > >
> > > did a poor job and so did the lab.
> > > My holistic dentist says he uses a more expensive lab when he does lava
> crowns
> >
> > > because they are more difficult to cut.
> > > What to do about the root canal tooth is another issue. I wish they had
> a
> > >better
> > >
> > > option out there to replace it.
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , "Marc
> Martin" <marc@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > He didn't think Lava would be good for the main molar because it's
> so
> > > > > unflexible. Any ideas on this?
> > > >
> > > > I'm not sure why a main molar would be a problem... I've got 2 Lava
> > > > crowns, and I think they're both on main molars.
> > > >
> > > > I *do* know that dentists have their own personal biases on what
> > > > materials should be used (I also saw a dentist once who preferred
> > > > gold), but these dentists are NOT taking ES into account... just
> > > > how long the crown might last or how strong it is.
> > > >
> > > > Marc
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
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Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Steph Smith
In reply to this post by Ian Kemp
Hi Ian

I meant to ask you in my last post on this subject, but was Sue ES at the time
when she went to see John Ahearne and did she disclose her ES to him when he was
treating her? It is just I would like to know whether he is au fait with the
condition and whether he is aware of it before I go to see him.

Thanks

Steph


 



________________________________
From: Ian Kemp <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Sat, 28 August, 2010 22:16:08
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

 
Hi Loni,

I seem to remember it was a lot cheaper and also a lot less intrusive - at
the time I have a feeling they couldn't guarantee that an implant would work
permanently, it may depend on the condition of the root area. This may all
be well out of date though.

Ian

_____

From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Loni
Sent: 27 August 2010 23:58
To: [hidden email]
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hey Ian,

Why did you get a bridge rather than an implant? Trying to decide myself
right now. Loni

--- On Sun, 8/22/10, Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> > wrote:

From: Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> >
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 6:13 PM

Hi Stephanie

My bridge is a single tooth with a metal strip along the back. It is a
central incisor so is bonded to an incisor on either side. torch369's point
that it may be different for molars seems reasonable. I'm not ES so the
metal hasn't caused me any problems, but I guess it might be awkward for
some.

Yes, it was John Ahearne in Poole that we went to, and we found him most
helpful and very competent - prepared to think through the best treatment
for the individual patient. The cavity was actually where Sue had already
had a wisdom tooth extracted a couple of years earlier - the wound had not
healed properly. (All 4 wisdom teeth had been taken out simultaneously in
hospital, but only one site had felt troublesome afterwards). He cleaned it
out very thoroughly and Sue's health did improve somewhat after that,
probably because a source of bacterial infection had been removed. As
mentioned, the full cavitat scan a year or two later showed that the wound
had now healed properly and sealed up, and confirmed the other 3 sites were
OK. She didn't need any further teeth extracted, nor any additional mouth
surgery.

Best wishes, Ian

_____

From: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
Of
Stephanie Smith
Sent: 19 August 2010 13:39
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hi Ian

Thank you very much for this post - I too thought that was how a bridge
could be
fitted - without the need to grind down nearby healthy teeth. Can I ask does

your bridge have metal in it or was it possible to do that without uding
metal?
I am thinking though that perhaps for stability reasons and where there
might be
a bigger gap than one tooth involved it might be necessary to use the crown
method of bridging in case attaching it to neighbouring teeth might not be
strong enough. This is something I will have to look at in more detail and
wich
that I had gone into it further with my holistic dentist at the outset. I am

posting from the UK and am wondering, out of interest, whether Sue went to
John
Ahearne in Poole perhaps - that is the guy my holistic dentist is going to
refer
me to and I was just wondering if it was the same one . When he did the
biopsy
did this mean that Sue was able to keep her tooth and not have to have it
extracted?
.
Best wishes

________________________________
From: Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net>
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> >
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, 18 August, 2010 23:57:35
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hi,
The reason your dentist didn't suggest the cavitat scan was maybe because it
is a very rare technique and very few dentists (certainly in the UK) have
the machine. It is not "mainstream" and therefore over here is done
privately, at considerable expense.

We went to an excellent holistic dentist and in view of Sue's ES he felt it
unwise to do a cavitat scan although he had the equipment (it uses
ultrasound and we feared it could worsen Sue's ES-related tinnitus).
Instead he did an exploratory biopsy on the suspect area and found a big
cavity underneath. He sorted this out and Sue's health did improve after
that, although it could also have been partly due to other treatment done
around the same time. A couple of years later when Sue was doing better we
went back and did the full cavitat scan, which showed the gap had fully
healed and there were no cavities around.

A bit puzzled about the bridge - I have one where I had a front tooth
knocked out, and only the gap has a crown (or false tooth) in it. The two
teeth on either side were left intact and the bridge is bonded on to the
rear of both of them. So I didn't think healthy teeth needed to be ground
down and crowned.

Ian

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Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns

Hi Steph,
I'm surprised my dentist didn't mention the cavitat scan. He did send me to
an endodontist that he trusts and he x rayed the area and found no infection
anywhere near the area or in the bone. The x ray also showed 2 blobs of
mercury that were used to seal off an apicoectomy I had done to that root
canal! Real nice having mercury inside my gums. Pulling the tooth would be
the only way to get it out.
As for the bridge, they do have to grind down the teeth around it. basically
they use the surrounding teeth to hold up a false tooth in the middle. The
only way to do this is to crown the surrounding teeth.
That's the issue-there are no great answers to what to do about the hole.
That's what is keeping me from extracting that tooth right away.
Steve

--- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
Smith <reader41@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Steve
>
> That is where the cavistat scan would come in - an ordinary X ray will
only show
> so much but has its limitations. The cavitat scan is able to see much more
and
> can show if there are little pockets of infection beneath the root canal
called
> cavitations. If these are there then they are leaking toxins all through
your
> system - I have stuff on this which I will look up and post to you.
>
>
> From what you told me I think I have just gone about everything in the
wrong way
> - I got 2 teeth filled with replacement fillings yesterday but they are
the 2
> teeth which are either side of the 2 root canaled teeth (one is
coveredwith a
> rubbish crown)Â - which means if I have to have the 2 root canals
extracted then
> I will have to get those 2 teeth I got filled yesterday ground down to
take a
> bridge. I didn't realise that. If I had known that I would have got the 2
root
> canals looked at first [need to see another dentist for the cavitat scan
for
> that]. I'm not happy about root canal at all - a root canal tooth is a
dead
> tooth and you don't want to have something dead inside your body. Plus
from what
> I have read it is virtually impossible for a dentist - no matter how
competent
> to completely clean out and sterilise all of the myriad little chambers
[aside
> from the main roots which is what you think of when you think of a root
canal. I
> think my dentist is operating on the premise that if the root canals are
sound
> [highly doubtful I think] she will just replace the fillings in them and
do a
> new crown. I am coming from the perspective of extracting them and either
> leaving a big gap or going for an implant, but I don't think I wantthem
in my

> mouth. Do they have to grind down the good teeth to support a bridge?
>
> BW
>
> Steph
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: torch369 <torch369@...>
> To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Mon, 16 August, 2010 15:49:00
> Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
>
> Â
> Hi Steph,
> Keep us posted on what you find and what you do. My root canal tooth is a
alrge
> molar on top and I wouldn't want to leave the space empty. I have 2 teeth
on
> either side for a bridge but that would mean cutting down 2 good teeth and
what
> happens if they fail?
> I have a mercury filling next to that root canal tooth and I am going to
have it
> replaced but i was waiting until I decided whether to have the tooth
pulled
> because if i was then putting another filling in would be a waste of money
if it
> was going to be prepped for a supporting crown.
> I had the area x rayed and there is no sign of infection or bone loss but
of
> course it can't see under the crown that's over the root canal tooth.
> Steve
>
> --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
Smith <reader41@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi steve
> >
> > I am in the same situation about the 2 root canaled teeth I have - side
by side
> >
> > in my lower jaw - my dentist is going to refer me to another holistic
dentist
> > who specialises in RC teeth to do a cavitat scan which checks to see
whether
> > there are cavitations or pockets of toxins which can form at the base of
root
> > canal teeth which won't show up on an ordinary dental X ray - if you
have these
> >
> > they are leaking a constant source of toxin into your whole system which
can be
> >
> > a cause for a lot of the ill health and problems that MCS and ES people
have
> >and
> >
> > the existence of the cavitations or even the possibility that something
like
> > that might exist is something that a lot of dentists aren't even trained
in. I
>
> > know for sure in my case that a lot of my problems started after root
canal
> > treatment and have got steadily worse. these are the last 2 teeth I will
be
> > having treated and I would imagine that they alone are the cause of
maybe 50%
> >of
> >
> > my problems - and if I had to have them extracted I would gladly do so
if it
> > meant that my health might improve even if it meant leaving a big gap
with no
> > teeth. Having said that I have had 3 amalgams removed so far on one
side of my
> >
> > mouth and since then I have had no pain in my head on driving past cell
towers
>
> > etc and haven't had a migraine since then either - before removal it was

> >getting
> >
> > to the stage where I was getting very debilitating migraines sometimes
2-3 a
> > week. Hang in there. I'm going tomorrow for another amalgam removal
treatment

> >so
> >
> > I'm hoping it goes well.
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Steph
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: torch369 <torch369@>
> > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sat, 14 August, 2010 21:19:20
> > Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
> >
> > ÂÂ
> > I'm going to ask him which other material he prefers, I don't feel good
about
> > putting the gold in. He has used lava Crowns before, I've also heard
Diamond
> > Crowns are also good.
> > If he prefers another non metal crown for the large molar I will go with
what
> >he
> >
> > recommends. He is very careful about his work which I like. His
temporary crown
> >
> > is better than the real corwn he pulled off. The dentist who did the
Lava
> >crowns
> >
> > did a poor job and so did the lab.
> > My holistic dentist says he uses a more expensive lab when he does lava
crowns
>
> > because they are more difficult to cut.
> > What to do about the root canal tooth is another issue. I wish they had
a
> >better
> >
> > option out there to replace it.
> > Steve
> >
> > --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , "Marc
Martin" <marc@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > He didn't think Lava would be good for the main molar because it's
so

> > > > unflexible. Any ideas on this?
> > >
> > > I'm not sure why a main molar would be a problem... I've got 2 Lava
> > > crowns, and I think they're both on main molars.
> > >
> > > I *do* know that dentists have their own personal biases on what
> > > materials should be used (I also saw a dentist once who preferred
> > > gold), but these dentists are NOT taking ES into account... just
> > > how long the crown might last or how strong it is.
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

steve
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Hi Steph,
My gums have healed now. I have been using warm salt water and also vitamyrmouthrinse. I think it just needed some time. I am continuing with the warm salt water.
I am also trying to hold out on removing the root canal tooth. i want to wait to see if they come up with better replacement options, such as zirconium implants and they are also working on stem cell research to actually regrow teeth, or at least the tooth structure.
Steve

--- In [hidden email], Stephanie Smith <reader41@...> wrote:

>
> Hi Steve
>
> I don't think that is the problem in my case - I think it is definitely related
> in my case to the 2 RC filled teeth which have a lot of amalgam in them and one
> has a very poorly fitted crown on top - I'd say that they are the main cause of
> most of my health problems and it will be interesting to see what improvements I
> make when I finally get them dealth with - unfortunately they will be thelast
> teeth to be worked on so I am going to have to put up with them for some time to
> come. I had read that warm salt water was good - also the juice of a lemon in a
> cup of warm water sort of sluiced around the mouth is also supposed to reduce
> gum swelling. I have been eating a LOAD of garlic - mostly raw in salad
> dressings and believe that it might also have helped me with any infection I
> might have got which has eased considerably.
>
>
> best wishes
>
> Steph
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: torch369 <torch369@...>
> To: [hidden email]
> Sent: Fri, 27 August, 2010 18:00:41
> Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
>
>  
> I just had an amalgam removed next to my root canal tooth and I am getting gum
> sensitivity also behind that tooth on the gum line. I think it may be dueto the
> clamp used to keep the dam in place. I think it irritated the gum there. At
> least that's what I hope it is. I am rinsing with warm salt water and hopefully
> that will heal the tenderness.
>
> --- In [hidden email], Stephanie Smith <reader41@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Ian
> >
> > Many thanks for the reply on this. It would seem that different approaches are
>
> > used for incisors and molars when it comes to bridges and something stronger
> >may
> >
> > be needed to hold a bridge in place for a molar.
> >
> > Thanks so much for the information about John Ahearne. My dentist is going to
> > arrange a referral for me to see him and speaks very highly of his work. I had
>
> > some amalgam removed either side of 2 root canal filled teeth last weekand
> >have
> >
> > had a lot of problems since and I don't think it is the new fillings which are
>
> > the problem but rather that the problem is coming from the 2 root canals which
>
> > have always felt tender and twingy at the base of the root. Right now it just
> > feels like they are gassing off metals in a horrible way and the soonerI can
> > get them looked at the better. It is highly likely (I think - in my case the 2
>
> > RCs were done by very a incompetent dentist) that I could have a cavitation at
>
> > the base of them, similar to what Sue had after her wisdom tooth extraction. I
>
> > can imagine that the procedure Sue underwent to deal with that was verypainful
> >
> > at the time, but ultimately beneficial not to have that continuing source of
> > infection leaching into her system like that. I am glad it was successful for
>
> > her and am sure that it helped her to make some improvements. It gives me a lot
> >
> > of hope to know this and to have this information about Dr Ahearne so many
> > thanks for the reply. Hope Sue continues to do well.
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Steph
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Ian Kemp <ianandsue.kemp@>
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Sent: Mon, 23 August, 2010 2:13:29
> > Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
> >
> >  
> > Hi Stephanie
> >
> > My bridge is a single tooth with a metal strip along the back. It is a
> > central incisor so is bonded to an incisor on either side. torch369's point
> > that it may be different for molars seems reasonable. I'm not ES so the
> > metal hasn't caused me any problems, but I guess it might be awkward for
> > some.
> >
> > Yes, it was John Ahearne in Poole that we went to, and we found him most
> > helpful and very competent - prepared to think through the best treatment
> > for the individual patient. The cavity was actually where Sue had already
> > had a wisdom tooth extracted a couple of years earlier - the wound had not
> > healed properly. (All 4 wisdom teeth had been taken out simultaneously in
> > hospital, but only one site had felt troublesome afterwards). He cleaned it
> > out very thoroughly and Sue's health did improve somewhat after that,
> > probably because a source of bacterial infection had been removed. As
> > mentioned, the full cavitat scan a year or two later showed that the wound
> > had now healed properly and sealed up, and confirmed the other 3 sites were
> > OK. She didn't need any further teeth extracted, nor any additional mouth
> > surgery.
> >
> > Best wishes, Ian
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> > Stephanie Smith
> > Sent: 19 August 2010 13:39
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
> >
> > Hi Ian
> >
> > Thank you very much for this post - I too thought that was how a bridge
> > could be
> > fitted - without the need to grind down nearby healthy teeth. Can I askdoes
> >
> > your bridge have metal in it or was it possible to do that without uding
> > metal?
> > I am thinking though that perhaps for stability reasons and where there
> > might be
> > a bigger gap than one tooth involved it might be necessary to use the crown
> > method of bridging in case attaching it to neighbouring teeth might notbe
> > strong enough. This is something I will have to look at in more detail and
> > wich
> > that I had gone into it further with my holistic dentist at the outset.I am
> >
> > posting from the UK and am wondering, out of interest, whether Sue wentto
> > John
> > Ahearne in Poole perhaps - that is the guy my holistic dentist is goingto
> > refer
> > me to and I was just wondering if it was the same one . When he did the
> > biopsy
> > did this mean that Sue was able to keep her tooth and not have to have it
> > extracted?
> > .
> > Best wishes
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Ian Kemp <ianandsue.kemp@
> > <mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> >
> > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wed, 18 August, 2010 23:57:35
> > Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
> >
> > Hi,
> > The reason your dentist didn't suggest the cavitat scan was maybe because it
> > is a very rare technique and very few dentists (certainly in the UK) have
> > the machine. It is not "mainstream" and therefore over here is done
> > privately, at considerable expense.
> >
> > We went to an excellent holistic dentist and in view of Sue's ES he felt it
> > unwise to do a cavitat scan although he had the equipment (it uses
> > ultrasound and we feared it could worsen Sue's ES-related tinnitus).
> > Instead he did an exploratory biopsy on the suspect area and found a big
> > cavity underneath. He sorted this out and Sue's health did improve after
> > that, although it could also have been partly due to other treatment done
> > around the same time. A couple of years later when Sue was doing betterwe
> > went back and did the full cavitat scan, which showed the gap had fully
> > healed and there were no cavities around.
> >
> > A bit puzzled about the bridge - I have one where I had a front tooth
> > knocked out, and only the gap has a crown (or false tooth) in it. The two
> > teeth on either side were left intact and the bridge is bonded on to the
> > rear of both of them. So I didn't think healthy teeth needed to be ground
> > down and crowned.
> >
> > Ian
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > [mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
> > Of
> > torch369
> > Sent: 18 August 2010 16:13
> > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
> >
> > Hi Steph,
> > I'm surprised my dentist didn't mention the cavitat scan. He did send me to
> > an endodontist that he trusts and he x rayed the area and found no infection
> > anywhere near the area or in the bone. The x ray also showed 2 blobs of
> > mercury that were used to seal off an apicoectomy I had done to that root
> > canal! Real nice having mercury inside my gums. Pulling the tooth wouldbe
> > the only way to get it out.
> > As for the bridge, they do have to grind down the teeth around it. basically
> > they use the surrounding teeth to hold up a false tooth in the middle. The
> > only way to do this is to crown the surrounding teeth.
> > That's the issue-there are no great answers to what to do about the hole.
> > That's what is keeping me from extracting that tooth right away.
> > Steve
> >
> > --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
> > Smith <reader41@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Steve
> > >
> > > That is where the cavistat scan would come in - an ordinary X ray will
> > only show
> > > so much but has its limitations. The cavitat scan is able to see muchmore
> > and
> > > can show if there are little pockets of infection beneath the root canal
> > called
> > > cavitations. If these are there then they are leaking toxins all through
> > your
> > > system - I have stuff on this which I will look up and post to you.
> > >
> > >
> > > From what you told me I think I have just gone about everything in the
> > wrong way
> > > - I got 2 teeth filled with replacement fillings yesterday but they are
> > the 2
> > > teeth which are either side of the 2 root canaled teeth (one is
> > coveredwith a
> > > rubbish crown)Â - which means if I have to have the 2 root canals
> > extracted then
> > > I will have to get those 2 teeth I got filled yesterday ground down to
> > take a
> > > bridge. I didn't realise that. If I had known that I would have got the 2
> > root
> > > canals looked at first [need to see another dentist for the cavitat scan
> > for
> > > that]. I'm not happy about root canal at all - a root canal tooth is a
> > dead
> > > tooth and you don't want to have something dead inside your body. Plus
> > from what
> > > I have read it is virtually impossible for a dentist - no matter how
> > competent
> > > to completely clean out and sterilise all of the myriad little chambers
> > [aside
> > > from the main roots which is what you think of when you think of a root
> > canal. I
> > > think my dentist is operating on the premise that if the root canals are
> > sound
> > > [highly doubtful I think] she will just replace the fillings in them and
> > do a
> > > new crown. I am coming from the perspective of extracting them and either
> > > leaving a big gap or going for an implant, but I don'tthink I want them
> > in my
> > > mouth. Do they have to grind down the good teeth to support a bridge?
> > >
> > > BW
> > >
> > > Steph
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: torch369 <torch369@>
> > > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Mon, 16 August, 2010 15:49:00
> > > Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
> > >
> > > Â
> > > Hi Steph,
> > > Keep us posted on what you find and what you do. My root canal tooth is a
> > alrge
> > > molar on top and I wouldn't want to leave the space empty. I have 2 teeth
> > on
> > > either side for a bridge but that would mean cutting down 2 good teeth and
> > what
> > > happens if they fail?
> > > I have a mercury filling next to that root canal tooth and I am goingto
> > have it
> > > replaced but i was waiting until I decided whether to have the tooth
> > pulled
> > > because if i was then putting another filling in would be a waste of money
> > if it
> > > was going to be prepped for a supporting crown.
> > > I had the area x rayed and there is no sign of infection or bone lossbut
> > of
> > > course it can't see under the crown that's over the root canal tooth.
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
> > Smith <reader41@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi steve
> > > >
> > > > I am in the same situation about the 2 root canaled teeth I have - side
> > by side
> > > >
> > > > in my lower jaw - my dentist is going to refer me to another holistic
> > dentist
> > > > who specialises in RC teeth to do a cavitat scan which checks to see
> > whether
> > > > there are cavitations or pockets of toxins which can form at the base of
> > root
> > > > canal teeth which won't show up on an ordinary dental X ray - if you
> > have these
> > > >
> > > > they are leaking a constant source of toxin into your whole system which
> > can be
> > > >
> > > > a cause for a lot of the ill health and problems that MCS and ES people
> > have
> > > >and
> > > >
> > > > the existence of the cavitations or even the possibility that something
> > like
> > > > that might exist is something that a lot of dentists aren't even trained
> > in. I
> > >
> > > > know for sure in my case that a lot of my problems started after root
> > canal
> > > > treatment and have got steadily worse. these are the last 2 teeth Iwill
> > be
> > > > having treated and I would imagine that they alone are the cause of
> > maybe 50%
> > > >of
> > > >
> > > > my problems - and if I had to have them extracted I would gladly doso
> > if it
> > > > meant that my health might improve even if it meant leaving a big gap
> > with no
> > > > teeth.ÃÆ'‚Â Having said that I have had 3 amalgams removed so far on one
> > side of my
> > > >
> > > > mouth and since then I have had no pain in my head on driving past cell
> > towers
> > >
> > > > etc and haven't had a migraine since then either - before removal it was
> >
> > > >getting
> > > >
> > > > to the stage where I was getting very debilitating migraines sometimes
> > 2-3 a
> > > > week. Hang in there. I'm going tomorrow for another amalgam removal
> > treatment
> > > >so
> > > >
> > > > I'm hoping it goes well.
> > > >
> > > > Best wishes
> > > >
> > > > Steph
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > > From: torch369 <torch369@>
> > > > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Sent: Sat, 14 August, 2010 21:19:20
> > > > Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
> > > >
> > > > ÃÆ'‚Â
> > > > I'm going to ask him which other material he prefers, I don't feel good
> > about
> > > > putting the gold in. He has used lava Crowns before, I've also heard
> > Diamond
> > > > Crowns are also good.
> > > > If he prefers another non metal crown for the large molar I will gowith
> > what
> > > >he
> > > >
> > > > recommends. He is very careful about his work which I like. His
> > temporary crown
> > > >
> > > > is better than the real corwn he pulled off. The dentist who did the
> > Lava
> > > >crowns
> > > >
> > > > did a poor job and so did the lab.
> > > > My holistic dentist says he uses a more expensive lab when he does lava
> > crowns
> > >
> > > > because they are more difficult to cut.
> > > > What to do about the root canal tooth is another issue. I wish theyhad
> > a
> > > >better
> > > >
> > > > option out there to replace it.
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > > --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , "Marc
> > Martin" <marc@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > He didn't think Lava would be good for the main molar because it's
> > so
> > > > > > unflexible. Any ideas on this?
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm not sure why a main molar would be a problem... I've got 2 Lava
> > > > > crowns, and I think they're both on main molars.
> > > > >
> > > > > I *do* know that dentists have their own personal biases on what
> > > > > materials should be used (I also saw a dentist once who preferred
> > > > > gold), but these dentists are NOT taking ES into account... just
> > > > > how long the crown might last or how strong it is.
> > > > >
> > > > > Marc
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Loni Rosser
Hey Steve; I think that is a great idea. Try to keep that tooth if you can.Loni

--- On Thu, 9/2/10, torch369 <[hidden email]> wrote:


From: torch369 <[hidden email]>
Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
To: [hidden email]
Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 11:54 AM


 



Hi Steph,
My gums have healed now. I have been using warm salt water and also vitamyrmouthrinse. I think it just needed some time. I am continuing with the warm salt water.
I am also trying to hold out on removing the root canal tooth. i want to wait to see if they come up with better replacement options, such as zirconium implants and they are also working on stem cell research to actually regrow teeth, or at least the tooth structure.
Steve

--- In [hidden email], Stephanie Smith <reader41@...> wrote:

>
> Hi Steve
>
> I don't think that is the problem in my case - I think it is definitely related
> in my case to the 2 RC filled teeth which have a lot of amalgam in them and one
> has a very poorly fitted crown on top - I'd say that they are the main cause of
> most of my health problems and it will be interesting to see what improvements I
> make when I finally get them dealth with - unfortunately they will be thelast
> teeth to be worked on so I am going to have to put up with them for some time to
> come. I had read that warm salt water was good - also the juice of a lemon in a
> cup of warm water sort of sluiced around the mouth is also supposed to reduce
> gum swelling. I have been eating a LOAD of garlic - mostly raw in salad
> dressings and believe that it might also have helped me with any infection I
> might have got which has eased considerably.
>
>
> best wishes
>
> Steph
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: torch369 <torch369@...>
> To: [hidden email]
> Sent: Fri, 27 August, 2010 18:00:41
> Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
>
>  
> I just had an amalgam removed next to my root canal tooth and I am getting gum
> sensitivity also behind that tooth on the gum line. I think it may be dueto the
> clamp used to keep the dam in place. I think it irritated the gum there. At
> least that's what I hope it is. I am rinsing with warm salt water and hopefully
> that will heal the tenderness.
>
> --- In [hidden email], Stephanie Smith <reader41@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Ian
> >
> > Many thanks for the reply on this. It would seem that different approaches are
>
> > used for incisors and molars when it comes to bridges and something stronger
> >may
> >
> > be needed to hold a bridge in place for a molar.
> >
> > Thanks so much for the information about John Ahearne. My dentist is going to
> > arrange a referral for me to see him and speaks very highly of his work. I had
>
> > some amalgam removed either side of 2 root canal filled teeth last weekand
> >have
> >
> > had a lot of problems since and I don't think it is the new fillings which are
>
> > the problem but rather that the problem is coming from the 2 root canals which
>
> > have always felt tender and twingy at the base of the root. Right now it just
> > feels like they are gassing off metals in a horrible way and the soonerI can
> > get them looked at the better. It is highly likely (I think - in my case the 2
>
> > RCs were done by very a incompetent dentist) that I could have a cavitation at
>
> > the base of them, similar to what Sue had after her wisdom tooth extraction. I
>
> > can imagine that the procedure Sue underwent to deal with that was verypainful
> >
> > at the time, but ultimately beneficial not to have that continuing source of
> > infection leaching into her system like that. I am glad it was successful for
>
> > her and am sure that it helped her to make some improvements. It gives me a lot
> >
> > of hope to know this and to have this information about Dr Ahearne so many
> > thanks for the reply. Hope Sue continues to do well.
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Steph
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Ian Kemp <ianandsue.kemp@>
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Sent: Mon, 23 August, 2010 2:13:29
> > Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
> >
> >  
> > Hi Stephanie
> >
> > My bridge is a single tooth with a metal strip along the back. It is a
> > central incisor so is bonded to an incisor on either side. torch369's point
> > that it may be different for molars seems reasonable. I'm not ES so the
> > metal hasn't caused me any problems, but I guess it might be awkward for
> > some.
> >
> > Yes, it was John Ahearne in Poole that we went to, and we found him most
> > helpful and very competent - prepared to think through the best treatment
> > for the individual patient. The cavity was actually where Sue had already
> > had a wisdom tooth extracted a couple of years earlier - the wound had not
> > healed properly. (All 4 wisdom teeth had been taken out simultaneously in
> > hospital, but only one site had felt troublesome afterwards). He cleaned it
> > out very thoroughly and Sue's health did improve somewhat after that,
> > probably because a source of bacterial infection had been removed. As
> > mentioned, the full cavitat scan a year or two later showed that the wound
> > had now healed properly and sealed up, and confirmed the other 3 sites were
> > OK. She didn't need any further teeth extracted, nor any additional mouth
> > surgery.
> >
> > Best wishes, Ian
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> > Stephanie Smith
> > Sent: 19 August 2010 13:39
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
> >
> > Hi Ian
> >
> > Thank you very much for this post - I too thought that was how a bridge
> > could be
> > fitted - without the need to grind down nearby healthy teeth. Can I askdoes
> >
> > your bridge have metal in it or was it possible to do that without uding
> > metal?
> > I am thinking though that perhaps for stability reasons and where there
> > might be
> > a bigger gap than one tooth involved it might be necessary to use the crown
> > method of bridging in case attaching it to neighbouring teeth might notbe
> > strong enough. This is something I will have to look at in more detail and
> > wich
> > that I had gone into it further with my holistic dentist at the outset.I am
> >
> > posting from the UK and am wondering, out of interest, whether Sue wentto
> > John
> > Ahearne in Poole perhaps - that is the guy my holistic dentist is goingto
> > refer
> > me to and I was just wondering if it was the same one . When he did the
> > biopsy
> > did this mean that Sue was able to keep her tooth and not have to have it
> > extracted?
> > .
> > Best wishes
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Ian Kemp <ianandsue.kemp@
> > <mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> >
> > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wed, 18 August, 2010 23:57:35
> > Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
> >
> > Hi,
> > The reason your dentist didn't suggest the cavitat scan was maybe because it
> > is a very rare technique and very few dentists (certainly in the UK) have
> > the machine. It is not "mainstream" and therefore over here is done
> > privately, at considerable expense.
> >
> > We went to an excellent holistic dentist and in view of Sue's ES he felt it
> > unwise to do a cavitat scan although he had the equipment (it uses
> > ultrasound and we feared it could worsen Sue's ES-related tinnitus).
> > Instead he did an exploratory biopsy on the suspect area and found a big
> > cavity underneath. He sorted this out and Sue's health did improve after
> > that, although it could also have been partly due to other treatment done
> > around the same time. A couple of years later when Sue was doing betterwe
> > went back and did the full cavitat scan, which showed the gap had fully
> > healed and there were no cavities around.
> >
> > A bit puzzled about the bridge - I have one where I had a front tooth
> > knocked out, and only the gap has a crown (or false tooth) in it. The two
> > teeth on either side were left intact and the bridge is bonded on to the
> > rear of both of them. So I didn't think healthy teeth needed to be ground
> > down and crowned.
> >
> > Ian
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > [mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
> > Of
> > torch369
> > Sent: 18 August 2010 16:13
> > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
> >
> > Hi Steph,
> > I'm surprised my dentist didn't mention the cavitat scan. He did send me to
> > an endodontist that he trusts and he x rayed the area and found no infection
> > anywhere near the area or in the bone. The x ray also showed 2 blobs of
> > mercury that were used to seal off an apicoectomy I had done to that root
> > canal! Real nice having mercury inside my gums. Pulling the tooth wouldbe
> > the only way to get it out.
> > As for the bridge, they do have to grind down the teeth around it. basically
> > they use the surrounding teeth to hold up a false tooth in the middle. The
> > only way to do this is to crown the surrounding teeth.
> > That's the issue-there are no great answers to what to do about the hole.
> > That's what is keeping me from extracting that tooth right away.
> > Steve
> >
> > --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
> > Smith <reader41@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Steve
> > >
> > > That is where the cavistat scan would come in - an ordinary X ray will
> > only show
> > > so much but has its limitations. The cavitat scan is able to see muchmore
> > and
> > > can show if there are little pockets of infection beneath the root canal
> > called
> > > cavitations. If these are there then they are leaking toxins all through
> > your
> > > system - I have stuff on this which I will look up and post to you.
> > >
> > >
> > > From what you told me I think I have just gone about everything in the
> > wrong way
> > > - I got 2 teeth filled with replacement fillings yesterday but they are
> > the 2
> > > teeth which are either side of the 2 root canaled teeth (one is
> > coveredwith a
> > > rubbish crown)Â - which means if I have to have the 2 root canals
> > extracted then
> > > I will have to get those 2 teeth I got filled yesterday ground down to
> > take a
> > > bridge. I didn't realise that. If I had known that I would have got the 2
> > root
> > > canals looked at first [need to see another dentist for the cavitat scan
> > for
> > > that]. I'm not happy about root canal at all - a root canal tooth is a
> > dead
> > > tooth and you don't want to have something dead inside your body. Plus
> > from what
> > > I have read it is virtually impossible for a dentist - no matter how
> > competent
> > > to completely clean out and sterilise all of the myriad little chambers
> > [aside
> > > from the main roots which is what you think of when you think of a root
> > canal. I
> > > think my dentist is operating on the premise that if the root canals are
> > sound
> > > [highly doubtful I think] she will just replace the fillings in them and
> > do a
> > > new crown. I am coming from the perspective of extracting them and either
> > > leaving a big gap or going for an implant, but I don't think I want them
> > in my
> > > mouth. Do they have to grind down the good teeth to support a bridge?
> > >
> > > BW
> > >
> > > Steph
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: torch369 <torch369@>
> > > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Mon, 16 August, 2010 15:49:00
> > > Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
> > >
> > > Â
> > > Hi Steph,
> > > Keep us posted on what you find and what you do. My root canal tooth is a
> > alrge
> > > molar on top and I wouldn't want to leave the space empty. I have 2 teeth
> > on
> > > either side for a bridge but that would mean cutting down 2 good teeth and
> > what
> > > happens if they fail?
> > > I have a mercury filling next to that root canal tooth and I am goingto
> > have it
> > > replaced but i was waiting until I decided whether to have the tooth
> > pulled
> > > because if i was then putting another filling in would be a waste of money
> > if it
> > > was going to be prepped for a supporting crown.
> > > I had the area x rayed and there is no sign of infection or bone lossbut
> > of
> > > course it can't see under the crown that's over the root canal tooth.
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
> > Smith <reader41@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi steve
> > > >
> > > > I am in the same situation about the 2 root canaled teeth I have - side
> > by side
> > > >
> > > > in my lower jaw - my dentist is going to refer me to another holistic
> > dentist
> > > > who specialises in RC teeth to do a cavitat scan which checks to see
> > whether
> > > > there are cavitations or pockets of toxins which can form at the base of
> > root
> > > > canal teeth which won't show up on an ordinary dental X ray - if you
> > have these
> > > >
> > > > they are leaking a constant source of toxin into your whole system which
> > can be
> > > >
> > > > a cause for a lot of the ill health and problems that MCS and ES people
> > have
> > > >and
> > > >
> > > > the existence of the cavitations or even the possibility that something
> > like
> > > > that might exist is something that a lot of dentists aren't even trained
> > in. I
> > >
> > > > know for sure in my case that a lot of my problems started after root
> > canal
> > > > treatment and have got steadily worse. these are the last 2 teeth Iwill
> > be
> > > > having treated and I would imagine that they alone are the cause of
> > maybe 50%
> > > >of
> > > >
> > > > my problems - and if I had to have them extracted I would gladly doso
> > if it
> > > > meant that my health might improve even if it meant leaving a big gap
> > with no
> > > > teeth.ÃÆ'‚Â Having said that I have had 3 amalgamsremoved so far on one
> > side of my
> > > >
> > > > mouth and since then I have had no pain in my head on driving past cell
> > towers
> > >
> > > > etc and haven't had a migraine since then either - before removal it was
> >
> > > >getting
> > > >
> > > > to the stage where I was getting very debilitating migraines sometimes
> > 2-3 a
> > > > week. Hang in there. I'm going tomorrow for another amalgam removal
> > treatment
> > > >so
> > > >
> > > > I'm hoping it goes well.
> > > >
> > > > Best wishes
> > > >
> > > > Steph
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > > From: torch369 <torch369@>
> > > > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Sent: Sat, 14 August, 2010 21:19:20
> > > > Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
> > > >
> > > > ÃÆ'‚Â
> > > > I'm going to ask him which other material he prefers, I don't feel good
> > about
> > > > putting the gold in. He has used lava Crowns before, I've also heard
> > Diamond
> > > > Crowns are also good.
> > > > If he prefers another non metal crown for the large molar I will gowith
> > what
> > > >he
> > > >
> > > > recommends. He is very careful about his work which I like. His
> > temporary crown
> > > >
> > > > is better than the real corwn he pulled off. The dentist who did the
> > Lava
> > > >crowns
> > > >
> > > > did a poor job and so did the lab.
> > > > My holistic dentist says he uses a more expensive lab when he does lava
> > crowns
> > >
> > > > because they are more difficult to cut.
> > > > What to do about the root canal tooth is another issue. I wish theyhad
> > a
> > > >better
> > > >
> > > > option out there to replace it.
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > > --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , "Marc
> > Martin" <marc@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > He didn't think Lava would be good for the main molar because it's
> > so
> > > > > > unflexible. Any ideas on this?
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm not sure why a main molar would be a problem... I've got 2 Lava
> > > > > crowns, and I think they're both on main molars.
> > > > >
> > > > > I *do* know that dentists have their own personal biases on what
> > > > > materials should be used (I also saw a dentist once who preferred
> > > > > gold), but these dentists are NOT taking ES into account... just
> > > > > how long the crown might last or how strong it is.
> > > > >
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Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Ian Kemp
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Hi Steph
 
Yes, she was quite badly ES at the time and we discussed it with John
Ahearne in advance - hence we initially agreed not to use the Cavitat as we
were all unsure whether the ultrasound would make Sue's ES worse. (In the
event, when she did do the scan with him a couple of years later, it didn't
affect her, but she was a lot stronger by then). John also turned off as
many of the fluorescent lights as possible, as Sue reacts particularly badly
to them.
 
Ian

_____  

From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Stephanie Smith
Sent: 01 September 2010 21:46
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans


 

Hi Ian

I meant to ask you in my last post on this subject, but was Sue ES at the
time
when she went to see John Ahearne and did she disclose her ES to him when he
was
treating her? It is just I would like to know whether he is au fait with the

condition and whether he is aware of it before I go to see him.

Thanks

Steph

 

________________________________
From: Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> >
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sat, 28 August, 2010 22:16:08
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

 
Hi Loni,

I seem to remember it was a lot cheaper and also a lot less intrusive - at
the time I have a feeling they couldn't guarantee that an implant would work
permanently, it may depend on the condition of the root area. This may all
be well out of date though.

Ian

_____

From: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
Of Loni
Sent: 27 August 2010 23:58
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hey Ian,

Why did you get a bridge rather than an implant? Trying to decide myself
right now. Loni

--- On Sun, 8/22/10, Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net>
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> > wrote:

From: Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net>
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> >
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 6:13 PM

Hi Stephanie

My bridge is a single tooth with a metal strip along the back. It is a
central incisor so is bonded to an incisor on either side. torch369's point
that it may be different for molars seems reasonable. I'm not ES so the
metal hasn't caused me any problems, but I guess it might be awkward for
some.

Yes, it was John Ahearne in Poole that we went to, and we found him most
helpful and very competent - prepared to think through the best treatment
for the individual patient. The cavity was actually where Sue had already
had a wisdom tooth extracted a couple of years earlier - the wound had not
healed properly. (All 4 wisdom teeth had been taken out simultaneously in
hospital, but only one site had felt troublesome afterwards). He cleaned it
out very thoroughly and Sue's health did improve somewhat after that,
probably because a source of bacterial infection had been removed. As
mentioned, the full cavitat scan a year or two later showed that the wound
had now healed properly and sealed up, and confirmed the other 3 sites were
OK. She didn't need any further teeth extracted, nor any additional mouth
surgery.

Best wishes, Ian

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From: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
Of
Stephanie Smith
Sent: 19 August 2010 13:39
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hi Ian

Thank you very much for this post - I too thought that was how a bridge
could be
fitted - without the need to grind down nearby healthy teeth. Can I ask does

your bridge have metal in it or was it possible to do that without uding
metal?
I am thinking though that perhaps for stability reasons and where there
might be
a bigger gap than one tooth involved it might be necessary to use the crown
method of bridging in case attaching it to neighbouring teeth might not be
strong enough. This is something I will have to look at in more detail and
wich
that I had gone into it further with my holistic dentist at the outset. I am

posting from the UK and am wondering, out of interest, whether Sue went to
John
Ahearne in Poole perhaps - that is the guy my holistic dentist is going to
refer
me to and I was just wondering if it was the same one . When he did the
biopsy
did this mean that Sue was able to keep her tooth and not have to have it
extracted?
.
Best wishes

________________________________
From: Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net>
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net>
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> >
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, 18 August, 2010 23:57:35
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hi,
The reason your dentist didn't suggest the cavitat scan was maybe because it
is a very rare technique and very few dentists (certainly in the UK) have
the machine. It is not "mainstream" and therefore over here is done
privately, at considerable expense.

We went to an excellent holistic dentist and in view of Sue's ES he felt it
unwise to do a cavitat scan although he had the equipment (it uses
ultrasound and we feared it could worsen Sue's ES-related tinnitus).
Instead he did an exploratory biopsy on the suspect area and found a big
cavity underneath. He sorted this out and Sue's health did improve after
that, although it could also have been partly due to other treatment done
around the same time. A couple of years later when Sue was doing better we
went back and did the full cavitat scan, which showed the gap had fully
healed and there were no cavities around.

A bit puzzled about the bridge - I have one where I had a front tooth
knocked out, and only the gap has a crown (or false tooth) in it. The two
teeth on either side were left intact and the bridge is bonded on to the
rear of both of them. So I didn't think healthy teeth needed to be ground
down and crowned.

Ian

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From: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
Of
torch369
Sent: 18 August 2010 16:13
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns

Hi Steph,
I'm surprised my dentist didn't mention the cavitat scan. He did send me to
an endodontist that he trusts and he x rayed the area and found no infection
anywhere near the area or in the bone. The x ray also showed 2 blobs of
mercury that were used to seal off an apicoectomy I had done to that root
canal! Real nice having mercury inside my gums. Pulling the tooth would be
the only way to get it out.
As for the bridge, they do have to grind down the teeth around it. basically
they use the surrounding teeth to hold up a false tooth in the middle. The
only way to do this is to crown the surrounding teeth.
That's the issue-there are no great answers to what to do about the hole.
That's what is keeping me from extracting that tooth right away.
Steve

--- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
Smith <reader41@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Steve
>
> That is where the cavistat scan would come in - an ordinary X ray will
only show
> so much but has its limitations. The cavitat scan is able to see much more
and
> can show if there are little pockets of infection beneath the root canal
called
> cavitations. If these are there then they are leaking toxins all through
your
> system - I have stuff on this which I will look up and post to you.
>
>
> From what you told me I think I have just gone about everything in the
wrong way
> - I got 2 teeth filled with replacement fillings yesterday but they are
the 2
> teeth which are either side of the 2 root canaled teeth (one is
coveredwith a
> rubbish crown)Â - which means if I have to have the 2 root canals
extracted then
> I will have to get those 2 teeth I got filled yesterday ground down to
take a
> bridge. I didn't realise that. If I had known that I would have got the 2
root
> canals looked at first [need to see another dentist for the cavitat scan
for
> that]. I'm not happy about root canal at all - a root canal tooth is a
dead
> tooth and you don't want to have something dead inside your body. Plus
from what
> I have read it is virtually impossible for a dentist - no matter how
competent
> to completely clean out and sterilise all of the myriad little chambers
[aside
> from the main roots which is what you think of when you think of a root
canal. I
> think my dentist is operating on the premise that if the root canals are
sound
> [highly doubtful I think] she will just replace the fillings in them and
do a
> new crown. I am coming from the perspective of extracting them and either
> leaving a big gap or going for an implant, but I don't think I want them
in my

> mouth. Do they have to grind down the good teeth to support a bridge?
>
> BW
>
> Steph
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: torch369 <torch369@...>
> To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Mon, 16 August, 2010 15:49:00
> Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
>
> Â
> Hi Steph,
> Keep us posted on what you find and what you do. My root canal tooth is a
alrge
> molar on top and I wouldn't want to leave the space empty. I have 2 teeth
on
> either side for a bridge but that would mean cutting down 2 good teeth and
what
> happens if they fail?
> I have a mercury filling next to that root canal tooth and I am going to
have it
> replaced but i was waiting until I decided whether to have the tooth
pulled
> because if i was then putting another filling in would be a waste of money
if it
> was going to be prepped for a supporting crown.
> I had the area x rayed and there is no sign of infection or bone loss but
of
> course it can't see under the crown that's over the root canal tooth.
> Steve
>
> --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
Smith <reader41@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi steve
> >
> > I am in the same situation about the 2 root canaled teeth I have - side
by side
> >
> > in my lower jaw - my dentist is going to refer me to another holistic
dentist
> > who specialises in RC teeth to do a cavitat scan which checks to see
whether
> > there are cavitations or pockets of toxins which can form at the base of
root
> > canal teeth which won't show up on an ordinary dental X ray - if you
have these
> >
> > they are leaking a constant source of toxin into your whole system which
can be
> >
> > a cause for a lot of the ill health and problems that MCS and ES people
have
> >and
> >
> > the existence of the cavitations or even the possibility that something
like
> > that might exist is something that a lot of dentists aren't even trained
in. I
>
> > know for sure in my case that a lot of my problems started after root
canal
> > treatment and have got steadily worse. these are the last 2 teeth I will
be
> > having treated and I would imagine that they alone are the cause of
maybe 50%
> >of
> >
> > my problems - and if I had to have them extracted I would gladly do so
if it
> > meant that my health might improve even if it meant leaving a big gap
with no
> > teeth. Having said that I have had 3 amalgams removed so far on one
side of my
> >
> > mouth and since then I have had no pain in my head on driving past cell
towers
>
> > etc and haven't had a migraine since then either - before removal it was

> >getting
> >
> > to the stage where I was getting very debilitating migraines sometimes
2-3 a
> > week. Hang in there. I'm going tomorrow for another amalgam removal
treatment

> >so
> >
> > I'm hoping it goes well.
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Steph
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: torch369 <torch369@>
> > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sat, 14 August, 2010 21:19:20
> > Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
> >
> > ÂÂ
> > I'm going to ask him which other material he prefers, I don't feel good
about
> > putting the gold in. He has used lava Crowns before, I've also heard
Diamond
> > Crowns are also good.
> > If he prefers another non metal crown for the large molar I will go with
what
> >he
> >
> > recommends. He is very careful about his work which I like. His
temporary crown
> >
> > is better than the real corwn he pulled off. The dentist who did the
Lava
> >crowns
> >
> > did a poor job and so did the lab.
> > My holistic dentist says he uses a more expensive lab when he does lava
crowns
>
> > because they are more difficult to cut.
> > What to do about the root canal tooth is another issue. I wish they had
a
> >better
> >
> > option out there to replace it.
> > Steve
> >
> > --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , "Marc
Martin" <marc@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > He didn't think Lava would be good for the main molar because it's
so

> > > > unflexible. Any ideas on this?
> > >
> > > I'm not sure why a main molar would be a problem... I've got 2 Lava
> > > crowns, and I think they're both on main molars.
> > >
> > > I *do* know that dentists have their own personal biases on what
> > > materials should be used (I also saw a dentist once who preferred
> > > gold), but these dentists are NOT taking ES into account... just
> > > how long the crown might last or how strong it is.
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Steph Smith


Hi Ian

Thanks for this - it is good to know in advance that he is aware of ESand
recognises it so that I will be able to discuss this with him when I am referred
to him for an assessment. Disclosing ES to those in the medical profession can
be awkward, particularly with those who don't recognise it and immediately put
you into the category named "oddball". So thanks for this.

Best wishes

Steph


________________________________
From: Ian Kemp <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Thu, 2 September, 2010 23:53:58
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

 
Hi Steph

Yes, she was quite badly ES at the time and we discussed it with John
Ahearne in advance - hence we initially agreed not to use the Cavitat as we
were all unsure whether the ultrasound would make Sue's ES worse. (In the
event, when she did do the scan with him a couple of years later, it didn't
affect her, but she was a lot stronger by then). John also turned off as
many of the fluorescent lights as possible, as Sue reacts particularly badly
to them.

Ian

_____

From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Stephanie Smith
Sent: 01 September 2010 21:46
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hi Ian

I meant to ask you in my last post on this subject, but was Sue ES at the
time
when she went to see John Ahearne and did she disclose her ES to him when he
was
treating her? It is just I would like to know whether he is au fait with the

condition and whether he is aware of it before I go to see him.

Thanks

Steph

________________________________
From: Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> >
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sat, 28 August, 2010 22:16:08
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hi Loni,

I seem to remember it was a lot cheaper and also a lot less intrusive - at
the time I have a feeling they couldn't guarantee that an implant would work
permanently, it may depend on the condition of the root area. This may all
be well out of date though.

Ian

_____

From: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
Of Loni
Sent: 27 August 2010 23:58
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hey Ian,

Why did you get a bridge rather than an implant? Trying to decide myself
right now. Loni

--- On Sun, 8/22/10, Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net>
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> > wrote:

From: Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net>
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> >
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 6:13 PM

Hi Stephanie

My bridge is a single tooth with a metal strip along the back. It is a
central incisor so is bonded to an incisor on either side. torch369's point
that it may be different for molars seems reasonable. I'm not ES so the
metal hasn't caused me any problems, but I guess it might be awkward for
some.

Yes, it was John Ahearne in Poole that we went to, and we found him most
helpful and very competent - prepared to think through the best treatment
for the individual patient. The cavity was actually where Sue had already
had a wisdom tooth extracted a couple of years earlier - the wound had not
healed properly. (All 4 wisdom teeth had been taken out simultaneously in
hospital, but only one site had felt troublesome afterwards). He cleaned it
out very thoroughly and Sue's health did improve somewhat after that,
probably because a source of bacterial infection had been removed. As
mentioned, the full cavitat scan a year or two later showed that the wound
had now healed properly and sealed up, and confirmed the other 3 sites were
OK. She didn't need any further teeth extracted, nor any additional mouth
surgery.

Best wishes, Ian

_____

From: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
Of
Stephanie Smith
Sent: 19 August 2010 13:39
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hi Ian

Thank you very much for this post - I too thought that was how a bridge
could be
fitted - without the need to grind down nearby healthy teeth. Can I ask does

your bridge have metal in it or was it possible to do that without uding
metal?
I am thinking though that perhaps for stability reasons and where there
might be
a bigger gap than one tooth involved it might be necessary to use the crown
method of bridging in case attaching it to neighbouring teeth might not be
strong enough. This is something I will have to look at in more detail and
wich
that I had gone into it further with my holistic dentist at the outset. I am

posting from the UK and am wondering, out of interest, whether Sue went to
John
Ahearne in Poole perhaps - that is the guy my holistic dentist is going to
refer
me to and I was just wondering if it was the same one . When he did the
biopsy
did this mean that Sue was able to keep her tooth and not have to have it
extracted?
.
Best wishes

________________________________
From: Ian Kemp <[hidden email]
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net>
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net>
<mailto:ianandsue.kemp%40ukgateway.net> >
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, 18 August, 2010 23:57:35
Subject: RE: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns / Cavitat scans

Hi,
The reason your dentist didn't suggest the cavitat scan was maybe because it
is a very rare technique and very few dentists (certainly in the UK) have
the machine. It is not "mainstream" and therefore over here is done
privately, at considerable expense.

We went to an excellent holistic dentist and in view of Sue's ES he felt it
unwise to do a cavitat scan although he had the equipment (it uses
ultrasound and we feared it could worsen Sue's ES-related tinnitus).
Instead he did an exploratory biopsy on the suspect area and found a big
cavity underneath. He sorted this out and Sue's health did improve after
that, although it could also have been partly due to other treatment done
around the same time. A couple of years later when Sue was doing better we
went back and did the full cavitat scan, which showed the gap had fully
healed and there were no cavities around.

A bit puzzled about the bridge - I have one where I had a front tooth
knocked out, and only the gap has a crown (or false tooth) in it. The two
teeth on either side were left intact and the bridge is bonded on to the
rear of both of them. So I didn't think healthy teeth needed to be ground
down and crowned.

Ian

_____

From: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
Of
torch369
Sent: 18 August 2010 16:13
To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns

Hi Steph,
I'm surprised my dentist didn't mention the cavitat scan. He did send me to
an endodontist that he trusts and he x rayed the area and found no infection
anywhere near the area or in the bone. The x ray also showed 2 blobs of
mercury that were used to seal off an apicoectomy I had done to that root
canal! Real nice having mercury inside my gums. Pulling the tooth would be
the only way to get it out.
As for the bridge, they do have to grind down the teeth around it. basically
they use the surrounding teeth to hold up a false tooth in the middle. The
only way to do this is to crown the surrounding teeth.
That's the issue-there are no great answers to what to do about the hole.
That's what is keeping me from extracting that tooth right away.
Steve

--- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
Smith <reader41@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Steve
>
> That is where the cavistat scan would come in - an ordinary X ray will
only show
> so much but has its limitations. The cavitat scan is able to see much more
and
> can show if there are little pockets of infection beneath the root canal
called
> cavitations. If these are there then they are leaking toxins all through
your
> system - I have stuff on this which I will look up and post to you.
>
>
> From what you told me I think I have just gone about everything in the
wrong way
> - I got 2 teeth filled with replacement fillings yesterday but they are
the 2
> teeth which are either side of the 2 root canaled teeth (one is
coveredwith a
> rubbish crown)Â - which means if I have to have the 2 root canals
extracted then
> I will have to get those 2 teeth I got filled yesterday ground down to
take a
> bridge. I didn't realise that. If I had known that I would have got the 2
root
> canals looked at first [need to see another dentist for the cavitat scan
for
> that]. I'm not happy about root canal at all - a root canal tooth is a
dead
> tooth and you don't want to have something dead inside your body. Plus
from what
> I have read it is virtually impossible for a dentist - no matter how
competent
> to completely clean out and sterilise all of the myriad little chambers
[aside
> from the main roots which is what you think of when you think of a root
canal. I
> think my dentist is operating on the premise that if the root canals are
sound
> [highly doubtful I think] she will just replace the fillings in them and
do a
> new crown. I am coming from the perspective of extracting them and either
> leaving a big gap or going for an implant, but I don't think I wantthem
in my

> mouth. Do they have to grind down the good teeth to support a bridge?
>
> BW
>
> Steph
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: torch369 <torch369@...>
> To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Mon, 16 August, 2010 15:49:00
> Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
>
> Â
> Hi Steph,
> Keep us posted on what you find and what you do. My root canal tooth is a
alrge
> molar on top and I wouldn't want to leave the space empty. I have 2 teeth
on
> either side for a bridge but that would mean cutting down 2 good teeth and
what
> happens if they fail?
> I have a mercury filling next to that root canal tooth and I am going to
have it
> replaced but i was waiting until I decided whether to have the tooth
pulled
> because if i was then putting another filling in would be a waste of money
if it
> was going to be prepped for a supporting crown.
> I had the area x rayed and there is no sign of infection or bone loss but
of
> course it can't see under the crown that's over the root canal tooth.
> Steve
>
> --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , Stephanie
Smith <reader41@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi steve
> >
> > I am in the same situation about the 2 root canaled teeth I have - side
by side
> >
> > in my lower jaw - my dentist is going to refer me to another holistic
dentist
> > who specialises in RC teeth to do a cavitat scan which checks to see
whether
> > there are cavitations or pockets of toxins which can form at the base of
root
> > canal teeth which won't show up on an ordinary dental X ray - if you
have these
> >
> > they are leaking a constant source of toxin into your whole system which
can be
> >
> > a cause for a lot of the ill health and problems that MCS and ES people
have
> >and
> >
> > the existence of the cavitations or even the possibility that something
like
> > that might exist is something that a lot of dentists aren't even trained
in. I
>
> > know for sure in my case that a lot of my problems started after root
canal
> > treatment and have got steadily worse. these are the last 2 teeth I will
be
> > having treated and I would imagine that they alone are the cause of
maybe 50%
> >of
> >
> > my problems - and if I had to have them extracted I would gladly do so
if it
> > meant that my health might improve even if it meant leaving a big gap
with no
> > teeth. Having said that I have had 3 amalgams removed so far on one
side of my
> >
> > mouth and since then I have had no pain in my head on driving past cell
towers
>
> > etc and haven't had a migraine since then either - before removal it was

> >getting
> >
> > to the stage where I was getting very debilitating migraines sometimes
2-3 a
> > week. Hang in there. I'm going tomorrow for another amalgam removal
treatment

> >so
> >
> > I'm hoping it goes well.
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Steph
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: torch369 <torch369@>
> > To: [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sat, 14 August, 2010 21:19:20
> > Subject: [eSens] Re: Gold Crowns
> >
> > ÂÂ
> > I'm going to ask him which other material he prefers, I don't feel good
about
> > putting the gold in. He has used lava Crowns before, I've also heard
Diamond
> > Crowns are also good.
> > If he prefers another non metal crown for the large molar I will go with
what
> >he
> >
> > recommends. He is very careful about his work which I like. His
temporary crown
> >
> > is better than the real corwn he pulled off. The dentist who did the
Lava
> >crowns
> >
> > did a poor job and so did the lab.
> > My holistic dentist says he uses a more expensive lab when he does lava
crowns
>
> > because they are more difficult to cut.
> > What to do about the root canal tooth is another issue. I wish they had
a
> >better
> >
> > option out there to replace it.
> > Steve
> >
> > --- In [hidden email] <mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:eSens%40yahoogroups.com> , "Marc
Martin" <marc@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > He didn't think Lava would be good for the main molar because it's
so

> > > > unflexible. Any ideas on this?
> > >
> > > I'm not sure why a main molar would be a problem... I've got 2 Lava
> > > crowns, and I think they're both on main molars.
> > >
> > > I *do* know that dentists have their own personal biases on what
> > > materials should be used (I also saw a dentist once who preferred
> > > gold), but these dentists are NOT taking ES into account... just
> > > how long the crown might last or how strong it is.
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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