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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. Â
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.
(1) Rise in Preschoolers Cavities Prompts Anesthesia Use
(2) Trends in Oral Health Status, CDC
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Jamie, yes..we talk about that too. It’s a contributing factor in decay and when a child has a lip tie, it’s highly likely there’s a hidden tongue tie present too. A tongue tie can have a huge impact on gut health. There’s an amazing support group on facebook for that too. http://www.facebook.com/groups/tonguetiebabies/?fref=ts
Wow…….I have never heard of this. But it makes sense and explains why I had such trouble breastfeeding my first child. He’s now 28 so that tells you how old I am, lol.
Our group for anyone who would like to network with other mom’s walking down this path. It is an incredibly emotional issue for most of us, made worse by the idea by some that we feed a poor diet or don’t brush our child’s teeth. This is a safe place to vent, ask questions, offer advice. This is most definitely a Weston A. Price friendly group, but we come from all walks. http://www.facebook.com/groups/523381421012243/?fref=ts
Actually, our brains can very well function without any carbohydrates in our food – our body can make sugar from protein and fat, but the overall and best brain-fuel comes from fat, that is broken down into ketones. That´s why ketogenic diets work for epilepsy an migraines. Even babies´ brains use ketones at first. What you say about the dangers of eating grains with sugar, especcially whole meal products with sugar, has been known for a long time, but is seldom mentioned. Of course the bacteria in the gut and mouth play an important role as well when it comes to tooth decay.
It’s not always a sugar thing either. Most of the mothers in our group don’t do sugar or processed food. Tooth decay has a lot to do with maternal health during gestation. And every child is different, some may respond very well to Nigel’s protocol and some may have some other underlying factor involved. Just because the enamel continues to erode does not mean progress is not being made internally. We see tooth decay as a whole body issue, especially gut. Also, tooth decay in young children is also linked to celiac disease. So, if mom’s breastfeeding, she absolutely needs to follow Nigel’s plan too.
Larry Underwood, your statement is 100% incorrect. ECC can effect any child, regardless of feeding choice. My son is 2.5 years old, breastfed, never had formula in his life and was diagnosed with 8 cavities when he was 20 months old. It is related to multi-generational malnutrition. I’m a moderator of a larger fb group that is for children with ECC and I’ve seen maybe one person post who’s child was formula fed. It can encompass everyone, from any back round. It is has become an epidemic in this country.
This is really interesting and I’ll be looking into it further! After a dentist’s appointment a couple of weeks ago where I learned my 12 year old has two cavities, I bought the FCLO and butter oil (I’d been wanting to do it but the cost had put me off, however having a really good reason prompted me). However, I think I’ll also look at the approach in Rami Nagel’s book and try and hit the issue head on! He’s going back to the dentist next week to have his teeth cleaned, but at the last appointment she said she’d probably have to make a couple of appointments for him in order to get the fillings done (one cavity was very small and the other quite bad… looks as if the tooth in that instance had some “weakness” that made it prone to decay).
Honestly I’ve had no experience with decay up until now as I never suffered from it myself. My 14 year old son also has not had decay (although he is prone to tartar build up). I think genetics must play a factor as well as diet, as I’m pretty sure my diet was not 100% perfect growing up (although up until the age of 12 or so I was never allowed to drink Coke!) and nor was my dental hygeine always as good as it is now! (For all that, though, both my parents had had extensive decay as kids). I knew one little girl when we were growing up who had dreadful tooth decay and her parents were always taking her to the dentist, making sure she cleaned her teeth, fed her a good diet etc. etc. so I do think multiple factors come into play when it comes to decay and you can’t always blame the parents for feeding their kids crap! (Not that this NEVER occurs of course!)
We are still working on healing a tooth at our house. For quite some time we followed Weston Price, raw milk, cod liver oil, etc, but we have seen more progress and healing and at a faster rate since we started following the recommendations of Ray Peat which means eating sugar and protein together, for instance chocolate milk or sweet milk, and never eating sugar with grains, which is what most people eat that is harmful (cake, cookies). My understanding is that sugar and protein together helps the metabolism and helps the body to heal at a faster rate. Do not confuse this with eating Twinkies and junk food. Everyone is so against sugar, but they have forgotten that our brains need sugar to function.
this is really interesting too. i am sick and tired of the paleo bandwagon, demonizing all sugar and grains. even nuts seeds and beans! Sarah even has an article about why some people think they have to be grain free to be healthy, and why that is just not the case.
Nicole Gosling? I haven’t read the links or comments, but thought you might be interested? xx
Thank you for posting the links, Susan. I hadn’t refreshed.