Which homeopathic remedies are best to use to facilitate the resolution of cavities or a predisposition to tooth decay issues and how to best administer to children.
Many people do not consider homeopathy for cavities, but there are two remedies that can be of assistance especially when other natural methods of treatment are not producing any results.
Prevention and cure of cavities are based on diet as discovered, researched, and documented by Dr. Weston A. Price, DDS.
In certain instances, homeopathic treatment can provide valuable assistance to the healing journey but cannot be viewed as a substitute for a nourishing, Traditional Diet.
Teeth Represent the Overall Health of the Body
The quality of the teeth represents the status of the bone structure of the body.
Therefore, it’s important that the teeth be sound. If they are, the bones will be sound, too.
Sometimes, parents are concerned when their child’s teeth show frequent and large cavities in spite of a decent diet.
This is rare when children are raised on unprocessed, fresh from the farm grass-fed dairy, but it can occur in children who have certain predisposing genetics.
In this case, deep-acting constitutional remedies would be in order.
If the caries are not of a particularly worrisome level, much can be done to remedy the problem with homeopathic treatment at home.
Homeopathic Remedies for Cavities
It generally takes a good amount of time for homeopathic treatment to strengthen and aid in the growth of teeth in children.
The remedies Calc phos 6x and Calc fluor 12x are best for this purpose.
They should be taken three times a day for many months to achieve the desired tooth-strengthening effect.
These two remedies make a powerful homeopathic treatment, particularly in combination.
This is because Calc phos “is concerned with the formation of bone and teeth and is an important remedy for children”, while Calc fluor “is found in the surface of bones and in the enamel of teeth”.
These remedies are specific for growth as well. This is important because it’s common for children who have tooth challenges to display other growth issues too.
When my children were growing, I had them take these remedies on a daily basis for years.
I did this in spite of the fact that they were raised on nourishing, easy-to-digest raw milk.
During these years, it appeared that two of our boys’ teeth were growing in a crooked fashion. In fact, I’m sure that if we hadn’t chosen our holistic dentist, we would have been pressured into putting braces on their teeth.
Instead, I believed that as they grew, their teeth would grow and straighten accordingly. And that’s exactly what happened.
Our boys have fine, strong, and straight teeth without the “aid” of orthodontia.
We saved ourselves not only thousands of dollars but allowed their bodies to complete the work of bone alignment on their own.
Administering Cavity Remedies for Children
A simple technique for administering this homeopathic treatment is to add them directly to jugs of milk.
In one gallon of milk, add 10 pills of each remedy, stir and the job is complete.
As your children ingest their milk throughout the day, they’ll get these two remedies in each sip.
If despite your efforts, dental caries sneaks in, Philip Wander, founding member and chairman of the British Homeopathic Dental Association, recommends applying liberal amounts of Plantago tincture (suggested brand) directly on the cavity using a cotton ball.
This can be done temporarily until necessary and professional dental care is employed.
The article above is an approved excerpt from Joette Calabrese’s book, “How to Raise a Drug-Free Family”, which she uses to teach a webinar course for parents.
References
1 Chapman, J.B. The Biochemic Handbook. St. Louis, Missouri: Formur, Inc. Publishers. 1994.12-13
2 British Homeopathic Association
More Information
What Causes Crooked Teeth?
How I Healed My Child’s Cavity Naturally
Don’t eat grains! That will help heal cavities and prevent them! 🙂
Wondering if there’s a specific reason it needs to be 6x and 12x potencies? If I’m treating a localized, specific condition, would the 30c remedy be more appropriate?
Ummmm, was just on your site looking this up!! Have toothache 🙁
Interesting to me cuz I’m trying to heal my daughter’s cavity AND she has AVN due to treatment for hip dysplasia. I cant see how I could get her to take cod liver oil but Id like to.
i know this is directed towards preventing cavities in children, wondering if the same advice goes for adults?
I wonder about taking remedies daily for such a long time… would that work for everyone? I was taught (by a classically trained homeopath) to take symptoms and then choose a remedy, that one remedy may not work for all. But that may only be true for acute situations, not chronic conditions. Is that right?? I didn’t see whether Joette is classically trained or not…. I’ll check out her site. I have a cavity in the works right now and I can’t do butter oil just yet so I’m looking into other stuff to try and save my tooth.
I think most everyone could benefit from homeopathy. We see a classical homeopath and she is really helping our family. I don’t have serious health issues, but I have so much more energy and less sugar cravings since I started seeing her. My son has seen huge results with his autoimmune disorder using homeopathy.
The way she did it was to match up his personality along with the symptoms (physical and emotional) he was having. That means that few people would have the same remedy. Then the remedy is taken and it encourages the body to heal itself from whatever issues it is having. Diet and good quality supplements are a great help along with this.
Cell salts are not the same as remedies. Remedies are to be redosed only when symptoms return. Cell salts work differently.
I bought homeopathic cell salts a while ago, and have been very irregular about giving them. I like the idea of adding them to their milk (though we recently moved somewhere when I haven’t yet found a raw milk source), and am encouraged that though your boys’ teeth were crooked, they straightened up with time.
How old were your boys? I’ve always heard that the window to help the teeth straighten naturally is 3 years old, and would love to hear that there’s hope after that, as my four year old has closely spaced teeth that I’m concerned will be crooked as his adult teeth come in.
I love homeopathy! Between the GAPS diet and homeopathy my son is seeing no symptoms of his rheumatoid arthritis!! The GAPS diet helped a ton, but it wasn’t quite enough for him. Homeopathy really helped to calm down his over reactive immune system. We also really love the cell salts. I’m still amazed at all the things cell salts are good for; stopping hiccups, headaches, indigestion, muscle cramps, colds, fever…
Monica what did you use for his RA?
I thought homeopathics are meant to be taken away from any food or drink (aside from water)…
what do you think? We used to give my son calc phos and calc fluor when he was 2ish and we discovered he had infant caries. My daughter, now, on the other hand…it’s so hard to get her to take anything (I manage the clo, but she refuses take any remedies otherwise…), so the prospect of dissolving them in the milk is encouraging.
Thank you Joette! I must admit that I have been wary of homeopathy as I have met a couple of homeopathy enthusiasts who seem to downplay nutrition in lieu of their favorite remedies. You, however, give a balanced view on how to use the two synergistically. Thanks so much!