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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Natural Remedies / How to Resolve Tooth Decay in Toddlers

How to Resolve Tooth Decay in Toddlers

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

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  • Conventional Dentistry Ignores Cavity Reversal
  • Simple Dietary Changes for Astounding Results
  • Toddler Tooth Decay Halted

How to halt severe tooth decay in a young child with dietary changes alone within a matter of days. No dental intervention or surgery required.

The CDC is reporting that preschoolers’ teeth are in really bad shape. In a startling trend reversal, the number of preschoolers with severe levels of tooth decay is rising.

Dentists everywhere are confirming this trend.

More and more preschoolers from all income levels have 6 -10 or even more cavities. (1, 2)

It doesn’t seem to matter if the child gets regular checkups or whether good tooth brushing habits are followed.

The decay is often so severe that the teeth are literally crumbling out of a child’s mouth.

The solution recommended by conventional dentistry is immediate surgery.

Multiple fillings and root canals in a single visit necessitate general anesthesia as a child that young cannot sit still for the length of time required to fix so many severely rotting teeth.

Sometimes sedation with laughing gas and a local anesthetic works, but not always.

Something is obviously very, very wrong with the diet of the vast majority of children to cause such severe tooth decay at such a young age.

Constant snacking on refined carbohydrates and juice is no doubt a big part of the problem as is the complete void of nutrient-dense foods in most children’s diets.

Conventional Dentistry Ignores Cavity Reversal

Fortunately, more parents are discovering the power of simple dietary changes to save their children’s teeth.

I’ve written before about how I healed my child’s cavity in a few weeks with dietary change alone.  

No filling was ever required for that tooth. This was over 15 years ago!

How about severe and rampant decay in a preschooler’s mouth, however?

If you think that your child’s teeth are beyond help and surgery is the only option, there is hope!

The video below of how it only took 5 days for severe decay to stop with dietary change alone is sure to change your thinking about the possibilities for your own child.

Be aware that conventional dentists ridicule this approach. They never learned that cavities can heal in dental school.

However, the fact is that tooth decay CAN be reversed was documented and photographed by renowned dentist Dr. Weston A. Price in his book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration.

Just because conventional dentists don’t believe it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t work.

At the very least, dietary change is worth a shot before putting your child through surgery, wouldn’t you agree?

Simple Dietary Changes for Astounding Results

The protocol the Mom in the video below used for reversing severe decay in her young child is outlined in detail in the book Cure Tooth Decay by the late Rami Nagel.

I had the honor of meeting and conversing with Rami extensively about his views on oral health at a health conference in 2013.

I highly recommend his book as a must-read if you are having cavity problems in your child (or even in yourself!).

The Mom in the video below was told surgery was the ONLY way to go due to the severity of her daughter’s decay.

This conventional dentist was wrong!

Only simple dietary changes were required to fix this child’s severe tooth decay. This avoided certain surgery and likely general anesthesia.

Toddler Tooth Decay Halted

Please note that while dietary changes were responsible for healing this rampant tooth decay, a natural remineralizing toothpaste that facilitates the reparative process can also be helpful.

This brand of tooth gel and remineralizing powder is also safe and effective if you are not able to make your own.

Beware of commercial remineralizing toothpaste and treatments, including those sold at dentist’s offices.

Conventional remineralizing toothpastes contain fluoride which negatively impacts a child’s IQ, according to Harvard scientists.

Biological Dentists Recognize that Teeth Can Heal

I get many, many requests about who I recommend as a truly holistic, biological dentist.

I recommend Dr. Carlo Litano of Natural-Smiles.com in Pinellas Park, Florida (727) 300-0044. He has treated our entire family for many years.

He sees both children and adults and does phone consults for those who don’t live close enough for an office visit and may need a second opinion.

Medical tourism is a growing trend well worth considering as well.

Tell Dr. Litano that The Healthy Home Economist sent you and get 10% off your first cleaning or exam.

References

(1) Rise in Preschoolers Cavities Prompts Anesthesia Use
(2) Trends in Oral Health Status, CDC

More Information

Resolving Periodontal Problems with Bone Broth
Safe, Natural Alternative to Dangerous Baby Teething Gels
Coconut Oil Stops Strep Bacteria from Damaging Tooth Enamel
What is the True Cause of Crooked Teeth?
10 Signs Your Dentist is Truly Holistic
Avoiding Root Canals with Diet
Most Wisdom Tooth Extractions Unnecessary

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Category: Natural Remedies, Oral Health
Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: Amazon #1 bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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  1. Meggan

    Dec 19, 2013 at 1:46 pm

    I think dentists don’t believe it because they have never actually seen it work…I’ve never had a patient willing to try this. I have patients unwilling to stop feeding their 3 year old Mountain Dew. I remain skeptical because I have only ever seen internet people talk about it working. I have never seen it presented at a conference, never seen a “reputable” peer reviewed article about it, never seen a colleague have a patient on whom it worked. I have never seen it in an actual patient, I have never seen actual radiographs in person with evidence of healing. I’d truly love to see it in person to help put my skepticism at rest.

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  2. Melisa Hills via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 1:32 pm

    Sometimes, it happens because of nothing anyone did wrong. Our youngest has horrible issues….and they started showing up when the teeth were coming through the gums. I did the same thing with all of my children, but the girls have problem teeth and the boys don’t. The youngest girl has it the worst. We can only pray that her adult teeth come in healthy like her big sister’s teeth did. We have been doing things along these lines to slow things down so maybe we don’t have to cap all of her teeth….we shall see. The dental work is not cheap, that is for certain.

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  3. Amy Collins via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    Krissy Schiber Manwaring what do know about this? Interesting info:)

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  4. Jess Hopkins via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 1:07 pm

    Helen Peters just saw the post haven’t read it. Thought it might help?

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  5. Joselyn Hoffman Schutz via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    I healed the rampant cavities in all 5 of my sugar-free, excellent-hygiene kids with butter and fermented cod liver oil. No, you can’t get the tooth surface back, but the dentist confirmed that all decay halted and has remained halted for 7 years.

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    • Linda

      Nov 5, 2014 at 4:09 pm

      Hi, thank you so much for sharing. My younger one has really babd teeth and the enamel of all his front teeth are pretty much gone. The yellow dentin a are showing. I am taking extreme measure to hope to stop the decay with no surgery. It’s so encouraging to hear that your kids were able too. Can u please share a little more of your experience? Many thanks!!!

    • Anastasia

      Aug 17, 2015 at 2:22 pm

      Amazing! Please, could you provide more details? Thanks in advance!

  6. Courtney Gosvener via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 12:11 pm

    People who say they cant do CLO with their kids. I take it myself and have thought about that. Why not make your kid a healthy smoothie with milk and cacao and coconut palm sugar and use coconut oil infused cod liver oil like I use.the stuff tastes pretty good. I take it straight without putting it in anything but for kids I am gonna try the smoothie.

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  7. Maria Castro via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 11:02 am

    Sad sad sad…my daughter doesnt get any processed foods, especially those with processed sugars. She drinks lots of raw milk, and gets her FCLO everyday.

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  8. Sandra Bridges Rodriguez via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 9:55 am

    Amanda Rubio

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  9. Sarah Arbuthnot via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 8:56 am

    No Juice for kids under 6!

    Reply
  10. Vickie Hart via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 8:23 am

    What do vegans replace fermented cod liver oil with?

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