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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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Comments (302)

  1. Martha Robinson via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 8:11 pm

    Adriann Barrett I haven’t read this yet, but I plan on doing so very soon! For myself and Ky 🙂

    Reply
  2. Jerusha Joy Nelson via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    Maybe don’t give your 4 year old a diet of candy, soda and chips… Just a thought.

    Reply
  3. Tami Yingling via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    Cut the gummy stuff out of there diet. An adult needs to help with brushing.

    Reply
  4. Brandt Miller via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 6:08 pm

    If it’s not too much to ask, could the author please provide references? You state (1) the CDC reports preschooler teeth are in really bad shape; (2) dentist everywhere confirm this; (3) all income levels are affected; (3) checkups and brushing doesn’t help; (4) 6-10 cavities are common. I’ll keep an open mind, but answer me this: Where did you get this information? Where is the CDC report? Until you provide the sources for these points you present, I have no way of knowing if they are true.

    Reply
  5. Elizabeth Anthes via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 5:47 pm

    There are a lot of preterm and early term babies now too. Some of the necessary vitamins don’t cross over in large quantities until very near 40 weeks.

    Reply
  6. Eleanor Bell via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    Cutting phytates by properly preparing grains or cutting them is so important. Gouda cheese is very good for vit K too.

    Reply
  7. Elizabeth Johnson via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    So u shouldn’t give young children sweets how about milk an they can also drink water

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  8. Sara Reimold via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    I wish it was that simple for us. We already ate a wapf diet before the decay, so junk food wasn’t the culprit. We have been giving extra clo, butter oil, broth, etc, but the decay is still progressing although slowly. It’s very frustrating.

    Reply
    • Kris Johnson

      Dec 19, 2013 at 10:13 pm

      Considering the quality of food these days I wonder if some minerals might be in short supply. Water quality could be an issue. I use reverse osmosis purified water, always with minerals added (Concentrace – to restore good mineral content. I grew up in Nebraska where we had very hard water, which was considered very healthy because of the mineral content.

  9. Sally Bunting Kaley via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 4:37 pm

    It’s what “THEY” put in our food. GROW your own be healthy.

    Reply
  10. Elizabeth Barber LeDoux via Facebook

    Dec 19, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    Much of this is hereditary. Many families on Natural Alternatives for Kids Teeth FB page are struggling with everything they’ve got to fight decay and FCLO/BO isn’t enough. We all struggle with conventional dentists!

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