CURING
PERIODONTAL DISEASE
My personal struggle and education with oral health
(and how I can help)
My hygienist had only two patients recover from PD in OVER 40 YEARS!
I was the third.
One company is paying for ads on Google to tell people that the only way out is to have all their teeth pulled and replaced with (their) implants. Periodontal disease is caused by an infestation of gram-negative anaerobic bacteria around the roots of your teeth.
Everyone has this bug, no known antibiotic can kill it, and once the infection gets to a certain critical stage it cannot be reversed.
Or so they say….
WHAT THEY TELL YOU
Periodontal Disease is caused by billions of germs that establish a fortress around the roots of your teeth. They eat at those roots and spread throughout your mouth. And they don't stop there – they also produce toxins that adversely affect your health and especially your heart. There is no antibiotic that you can take, or even inject, that will kill these incredibly tough bugs. Conventional care is just to try to floss and brush away as many as you can reach with those tools. The germs in the fortress are untouched and the infection and damage keep going.
The reason my approach worked for me and others is, I believe, that I found a way to successfully attack the fortress these little bugs use as a base. You need to do a good version of the conventional treatment to get rid of all the bad bugs you can reach, and then unleash the only thing that can defeat them: good bugs! The good bugs are encouraged by chemistry-altering tablets after meals, the special toothpaste, and especially by the overnight probiotic I recommend.
THE ROUTINE
The links below are just for convenience -- just buy these things directly yourself if you prefer. I have not created this site to make money. I struggled to find helpful information on this subject and simply want to help others in the same dilemma.
After your last food & drink of the night....
Professional Dental Scraper Tool
$5.93 *
Scrape the gaps between teeth where you can safely reach to remove the minerals that build up (and in my case, eventually close the gaps in my lower front teeth). These deposits carry very high bacterial loads, which is one of the reasons hygienists always clean them away.
Waterpik Aquarius Water Flosser Professional For Teeth
$79.99 *
Waterpik, aiming at a 45-degree angle at your gumlines. Don’t swipe across. Make sure the water is pulsing on the gumline of every tooth – front, back, top, and bottom. Do it once in each direction.
Philips Sonicare ExpertClean Electric Power Toothbrush
$189.96 *
Revitin Natural Toothpaste and Prebiotic Oral Therapy
$38.96 *
Using an electric toothbrush, push your Revitin toothpaste into the toothbrush bristles with your tongue. This will ensure it comes out somewhat evenly as you brush. Go along each gumline twice – one in each direction. Brush slowly (the electric toothbrush will do the work) to ensure you get to each tooth. Make sure the brush has a strong connection with every tooth/gumline. Brush your tongue and the insides of your cheeks.
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Rinse three times with warm water.
Floss, hitting every side of every tooth. Go up and down till it squeaks and far enough down to touch the gums. You naturally avoid this minor irritation, but getting deep is key.
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Rinse your mouth thoroughly at least three times with warm water and spit it out. You are expelling billions of bad bugs that you just loosened by flossing.
Oral-B Glide Pro-Health Deep Clean Dental Floss
$6.99 *
ProBioraPro Oral-Care Probiotic Mints
$67.46 *
Let a ProBioraPro tablet dissolve slowly in your mouth.
Daily Dental Care Fresh Mint Dental Mints
$27.99 *
Let a Daily dental care tablet dissolve in your mouth. This improves the chemistry in your mouth and makes the bad bugs uncomfortable.
* price at the time of update. These products and links are my recommendations, but there may be other options. If you find errors or have problems with any of these products or links, please let me know in the feedback section below.
This actually only takes a few minutes each day and is a lot LESS than many people recommend for managing periodontal disease. By scrupulously cleaning your mouth you dramatically reduce the bad bugs. This clears the decks and allows the toothpaste and tablet to encourage the good bugs to get the bad ones out of your roots. You can track your progress when your hygienist touches each tooth and reads out numbers. If you have PD, you will have one or more with a 4+. If you are all 3's and below, you have made it!
I AM NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL!
The information provided on the site is for educational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice.
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I am publishing this site to help others looking for alternative options for their struggle with PD. I make no guarantees or promises that what worked for me will work for you.
Get in Touch
Please let me know if you have any comments or feedback.
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Thank You
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Andy