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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Oral Health / Tooth Decay or Cavity? Study Finds No Drill Dentistry Works

Tooth Decay or Cavity? Study Finds No Drill Dentistry Works

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

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  • No Drill Approach to Tooth Decay
  • Dental Decay vs Cavity
  • Is Your Dentist Drill Happy?
  • References

tooth decay

A seven years-long study by Australian researchers has discovered what holistic and biological dentists already knew. Under the right conditions, tooth decay can heal without any drilling.

Turns out that the research of Dr. Weston A. Price DDS from early in the last century wasn’t so far fetched after all.

No Drill Approach to Tooth Decay

Many holistic dentists already employ a no-drill approach to a lot of the tooth decay that presents in their offices.

However, most conventional dentists have been slow to get on board.

Now, with this new study, perhaps more will stop poo-pooing consumers who wish to be more conservative in the treatment of dental decay issues.

Wendell Evans, the lead author of the study published in the journal Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, had this to say about the findings:

It’s unnecessary for patients to have fillings because they’re not required in many cases of dental decay. This research signals the need for a major shift in the way tooth decay is managed by dentists… Our study shows that a preventative approach has major benefits compared to current practice. (1, 2)

The bottom line is that dental decay is not a rapidly progressing disease that most believe it to be.

Dental Decay vs Cavity

As it turns out, there is a big difference between simple tooth decay and a full-blown cavity.

Most importantly, Dr. Evans and his team found that dental decay does not always progress.

…  it takes an average of four to eight years for decay to progress from the tooth’s outer layer (enamel) to the inner layer (dentine). That is plenty of time for the decay to be detected and treated before it becomes a cavity and requires a filling. (3)

Evans suggests that developing a set of protocols called the Caries Management System (CMS) can prevent, stop and even reverse (YES REVERSE) tooth decay long before a drill is necessary. 30-50% of patients respond well to this approach.

[The CMS] showed that early decay could be stopped and reversed and that the need for drilling and filling was reduced dramatically. A tooth should be only be drilled and filled where an actual hole-in-the-tooth (cavity) is already evident. (4)

These pictures of reversed tooth decay serve as an easy example of what can be done at home with dietary intervention alone. For even more visuals, check out these photos of another patient who resolved issues with dental decay.

biological dentist officeIs Your Dentist Drill Happy?

Does your dentist insist on drilling early decay right away without even attempting to reverse it first?

If so, your dentist might not be up on the current research which suggests an important difference between tooth decay and a cavity that truly requires a drill.

Perhaps it’s time to get a second opinion from a holistic natural dentist!

The picture above is the sign outside the office of my dentist Dr. Carlo Litano of Natural-Smiles.com – (727) 300-0044.

Call around in your community and see if they offer similar services for young children as well as adults.

If you live in the Central Florida area and decide to see Dr. Litano, be sure to tell him that you are a Healthy Home Economist reader and get 10% off your first visit!

References

(1) Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology (Volume 47, Issue 2)
(2-4) Study of ‘No Drill’ Dentistry

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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: the 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 (4)

  1. Vita Hao

    Jul 17, 2022 at 5:36 am

    Yes no drill dentistry works. Drilling is too big a damage.

    Reply
  2. MVG

    May 22, 2019 at 12:17 pm

    Please do not pass on my information
    Thx
    Do you have a list of doctors in Fort Worth, Texas (Tarrant County)

    Reply
  3. Carol McDowell

    May 19, 2019 at 12:35 pm

    It is not as simple as the article states. Decay in primary teeth is moderate to fast growing 98% of the time as radio graphs prove. We see kids with interproximal decay all the time. We will hold on treatment until they are ready to be treated, take new films, and what do we see? Usually more decay and now the decay is into or close to the nerve. We go over some of the things mentioned in the article but honestly, 99% are not going to go that far. The best option is prevention. Brush, FLOSS, watch diet and frequency of eating. There are hydroxyappatite tooth pastes for remineralization and xylitol for non cavitated lesions. Probiotics can help.

    Reply
  4. Scott Mason

    May 13, 2019 at 8:41 am

    “The Dental Diet” book by Dr STeven Lin is a great informative book. Backs up your article.

    Reply

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