Guest guest Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Hello Joe, This was a heartening post! Perhaps you can help me if your sister is a dentist and you eat raw foods! I went to my dentist on Tuesday for a cleaning/check-up, and ran into several problems perhaps you or someone else with more experience and/or knowledge can help me with. 1) Antibiotics: First off, I lied (which I don't like doing) and said I had taken the massive amount of anti- biotics I was supposed to have taken 4 hours before cleaning due to mitro-valve prolapse (I think that's why I'm supposed to take them--because a valve in my heart doesn't close properly and my heart could potentially become infected from the bacteria that would be dislodged from my teeth in the professional cleaning process.) I didn't want to give them legal liability by having them treat me though I hadn't followed protocol. Also, I figured, since I've only eaten raw foods 100% since my last cleaning (6-7 months ago) the bacteria in my mouth can't be that harmful. Was that a stupid assumption? I am NOT a scientist. 2) Fluoride: Then the dental hygienist handed me the cup of fluoride rinse and told me to swish for a minute. I thought: " I haven't used flouride toothpaste for over a year...maybe my system will be more sensitive now that I've been 100% raw for seven months? (I was about 80% raw before then.)...I have heard some nasty things about flouride...but those are mostly from conspiracy-theorist-types, and besides, everyone else takes flouride and they're fine... " So I poured it into my mouth, remembering, however, that homeopathic remedies are taken under the tongue because that's where stuff gets absorbed fastest, so I tried to use my tongue to protect that area from the nasty-tasting liquid while the hygienist watched the clock. " Now spit! " she said after one minute. I did so with relief. Then to my dismay she handed me another cup of fluoride rinse and said " Just one more minute! " . I poured it into my mouth and tried to keep it in my cheeks where it wouldn't be absorbed as easily. The taste became unbearable. My eyes were watering, but there was nothing to spit into, so I had to keep it in my mouth until she gave me the funnel-on-the-sucker thing, one whole minute later. She told me not to eat or drink for an hour. I told myself: " I am not even going to swallow for an hour! " and I grabbed a bunch of tissues. From that point on, every time I felt the natural need to swallow, I spat instead. Pretty gross, maybe, but I wanted to be careful. I am sharing this my experience to prevent if possible others from suffering the same. Of course there will always be those stubborn ones (like myself) who must try everything for onesself to believe it, but for you other, prudent types, please take heed! 10 minutes after my treatment, as I exited the building, I was feeling a little spacey, very relaxed and apathetic. About 20 minutes after my treatment, as I was walking towards the metro--thank God I had not been driving!!--I suddenly had no idea where I was or when I was or where I was going, and had only the vaguest idea of WHO I was. I sat down, feeling very dizzy, having a confused notion of which way was up and which way was down, and breathed deeply, trying to collect myself. (I have experienced Lithium toxicity before--long story--which is similar, and so dealt with it instinctively the way I used to deal with that.) In less than a minute, I'm guessing, I remembered who and what and where I was, and got up to walk towards the metro again. After this point I totally lost track of time. I remember feeling like my legs were made of lead, and that the journey to the metro was endless, and excruciatingly slow. I remember thinking: " I should call an ambulance, or at least Mama " but then checking my phone and seeing it had died. (I definitely did not have the with-it- ness to go into a store to call or anything.) I remember a large woman on the sidewalk (downtown DC) seeing me stumble and giving me her elbow, and saying " Are you okay, girl? " I think I just said, " Thanks, I'll be fine, " out of habit, or because explaining my state would have been too confusing and difficult for me at the time. In any case, my words were so slurred--my jaw was stuck closed, it seemed!--that she probably wouldn't have understood me. Though I don't remember much at all after that, only strange dreams and sounds and swirling sensations, I must have somehow gotten to the metro and then walked from my metro stop all the way home (thank goodness for dumb animal routine savoir-faire!) because I woke up on my living room floor about five hours later with a VERY sore jaw (my teeth must have been clenched tightly together while I slept--again, that " lockjaw " feeling) and feeling like I weighed 500 lbs. Since then (now 2 days ago) I have felt generally out-of it, and increasingly psychologicaly/chemically depressed, the same way one feels at the end of a marijuana- high, if I remember correctly (it's been a long while). Every so often, out of nowhere I have felt so weak I couldn't move for a few minutes, and every so often, I have continued to have semi-amnesiac moments lasting about 1 minute. I suspect these are symptoms of detoxification at this point, and expect they will not carry on too much longer. The last time I got a flouride treatment I was eating about 80-90% raw. I might have felt a little spacey but no more. News to all who haven't found out the hard way for themselves: 90% raw is VERY different from 100% raw in terms of one's reactions to unnatural chemicals! Beware! 3.) Cavity, filling, and anasthesia: Now I'm faced with another dilemma. Apparently I have one very tiny cavity. I'm supposed to get it filled today. I am most frightened of the anasthesia--might it have a toxic effect on me as the fluoride did? Does anyone 100% raw have experience with anasthesia? 4.) Wisdom teeth: I'm 23 and mine are just coming in. The dentist says I MUST have them pulled, which would theoretically involve anasthesia too. Any ideas? I would welcome any and all feedback! Thanks in advance and stay away from poisons!!! -Storm rawfood , " Joe Postma " <joepostma wrote: > > I find my teeth cleaner and whiter than ever! The high water content > of fruit and veggies helps to clean the teeth I think, and the fiber > and roughage definitely helps scour them and the gums as well. My > sister (a dentist) agrees with this assessment (well, she gave me this > assessment! ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I have alot of problems with my teeth since having my two kids. I usually have fillings and teeth pulled with just freezing and I don't seem to have any problems I had my wisdom teeth pulled with freezing I felt great after the freezing came out other than being sore and min swelling. You could try having them done will a little freezing and then you shouldn't have any problems _______________ Check Out Our List Of Trendy Restaurants. You'll Eat It Up! http://local.live.com/?mkt=en-ca/?v=2 & cid=A6D6BDB4586E357F!378 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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