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Post by Erin on May 3, 2014 12:48:17 GMT -5
So I just returned from my kids' dentist checkup. My daughter {turning six later this month} was all aces. She has never had a cavity. My son is 19 months, this was his second checkup. And he has a cavity and a couple more spots that look like they will be cavities {and this is just after 6 months from his initial checkup}! The dentist was truly blown away given how we eat. My son tolerates me brushing once a day, we don't use toothpaste yet as he doesn't spit it out. He still nurses overnight - that is the biggest difference in the kids. She stopped nursing overnight at one year, whereas he still does. Aside from the possibility of genetics, that is the only thing I can think of. The only foods he doesn't eat that we eat are greens. So he eats offal, grassfed meats, pastured pork, organic fruits, sips on bone broth {though I will be giving him his own cup daily now}. He isn't big on using a sippy cup yet either. The dentist said our options are surgery {which he was hesitant to even mention} or wait it out and check back in three months {which is what we opted for}. So I'm looking for suggestions to heal his cavity naturally, I've got three months to do it. Any ideas are appreciated!
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Post by Tricia on May 24, 2014 10:39:48 GMT -5
Hmm, the only thing that i can think to try is oil pulling...it removes plaque and bacteria; coconut oil. If your kids will try Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by saragrambusch on May 24, 2014 10:45:49 GMT -5
Can he do some raw dairy, maybe cheese, to get some K2? Do you think his Vit D is adequate? Upping my D and K helped with my dental issues.
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Post by EricaS on May 24, 2014 12:50:27 GMT -5
I would look into trying to increase his mineral stores and remineralizing his teeth (you could also try adding mineral drops to his water). There are some recipes for tooth powders out there that would be safe to use to brush his teeth with and are supposed to help add mineral stores to the teeth. I would stay away from oil pulling, I think he's too young to really understand what he needs to do. Out of curiosity does he have any digestive issues? It sounds like he has a great diet and I'm wondering if his body is having a problem taking everything in.
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Post by Erin on May 24, 2014 18:51:44 GMT -5
I would look into trying to increase his mineral stores and remineralizing his teeth (you could also try adding mineral drops to his water). There are some recipes for tooth powders out there that would be safe to use to brush his teeth with and are supposed to help add mineral stores to the teeth. I would stay away from oil pulling, I think he's too young to really understand what he needs to do. Out of curiosity does he have any digestive issues? It sounds like he has a great diet and I'm wondering if his body is having a problem taking everything in. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll ask our ND about adding trace minerals to his water. Do you have a brand you recommend? Re: digestive issues, not that I am aware of... he has 2-3 #2 diapers a day, good form not runny, or abnormal looking.
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Post by Erin on May 24, 2014 19:03:10 GMT -5
Can he do some raw dairy, maybe cheese, to get some K2? Do you think his Vit D is adequate? Upping my D and K helped with my dental issues. I'm hesitant to give him dairy as he reacted whenever I ate dairy while nursing. But honestly, raw milk isn't in our budget right now. When it was, my daughter and husband drank it. Anymore though she isn't having dairy at all {her bowel movements get a bit crazy and she gets snotty}, so my husband just drinks whole organic. Isn't liver a good source of K2? My son has been eating pate several times a week {from grassfinished local cows} since this whole thing came about. As fas as D goes, I started using the D-minder app to be better aware, he also gets D3 drops with breakfast daily {he has been getting those drops for over a year now}.
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Post by Erin on May 24, 2014 19:04:19 GMT -5
Hmm, the only thing that i can think to try is oil pulling...it removes plaque and bacteria; coconut oil. If your kids will try Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Ah, I think my daughter would do fine with oil pulling, and I might have her start soon... but I think my son is a bit too young for that yet, I think
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Post by Erin on May 24, 2014 19:19:30 GMT -5
Thank you for all the suggestions so far! Since I posted the original thread, he has taken to drinking from a sippy cup and is drinking bone broth every morning. We also started using Theodent toothpaste {per the kids' dentist recommendation}. It has rennou in it, so no fluoride, and also contains calcium and phosphate. We also night-weaned, thanks to my husband's patience. I'm going to have a pow-wow with our ND next week and see if she has any specific suggestions as well.
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Post by maren on May 29, 2014 12:28:52 GMT -5
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Post by lara on May 31, 2014 1:08:11 GMT -5
Erin... How do you get your LO to drink bone broth? My LO is 13 months.
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Post by Erin on May 31, 2014 17:19:21 GMT -5
Erin... How do you get your LO to drink bone broth? My LO is 13 months. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Lara, he has always liked drinking it out of my mug in the morning, but now he drinks it out of his own sippy. I let it cool to room temperature before pouring it in his cup {he has a Kleen Kanteen sippy cup} and he chugs away! Thankfully, he really likes it. So does my {now 6 year old} daughter - she and I race to see who can finish first
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Post by Erin on May 31, 2014 18:15:38 GMT -5
Thanks, Maren! I actually just read that article recently, too. Both my kids love sauerkraut {any ferment, really} and obviously fruit... We do limit his fruit intake to one piece a day, usually a Granny smith apple or blueberries. But I'm wondering if it is more the acid level that's the problem, not the sugar level. :/
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Post by maren on Jun 1, 2014 3:26:31 GMT -5
It is, as stated in the article. It's also what my doctor told me. However, I don't believe it's irreversible ;-) It's good that they drink bone broth, I think it really helps with a lot of things. My naturopath tells me to take green clay to remineralize the body. If you think about it in a way that the problem might not be the teeth themselves, it could be that gut health will take care of it.
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