First question - can homeopathy prevent, halt or even reverse dental cavities?


We just got back from my four year old daughters dental appt. and she has 5 cavities, all in between teeth that were only seen by the x-rays. I should note that as a child and teenager I had many cavities too. She already has had 2 previously filled. She does not handle dental visits well and I am very concerned about getting these teeth filled. The dentist recommended general anesthesia to do this. Is there a remedy that can help?? I will post her whole case below as I was planning to ask for help to boost her immune function since school will be starting soon and she gets ill easily.

She is four and a half years old, avereage height and weight. Cute as hell!! Dark skin, hair and eyes, this comes from Italian father. I am a mutt(Irish, Dutch, French, German, Polish.) Normal and drug free pregnancy and birth. Very fast labor and she came out face up. The doctors thought her nose was broken during childbirth but it healed okay. She was jaundiced for the first few weeks. Breastfed for first year. She has had all her vaccines(USA required). Has had perfect health until she went to day care at 13mo. for two days a week and then she had constant ear infections with high fever. This lasted until I finally took her out of day care at about 17mo. These infections were always treated with antibiotics(I was a dummy then).Along with these infections came severe, bleeding diaper rashes.

She walked pretty early and was very busy. Did not like many people other than me, her dad and grandma. Did not like crowded or loud areas. Would cling to me and get very shy. Was always fairly cautious, not one to take risks.

At age three she became quite obstinate and difficult (I should note that there were a great many changes in her life at this time). Lots of tantrums, fits of anger and tears. This phase has faded since she turned four.

She does not like change and is uncomfortable in new surroundings.Likes to be the boss with her friends. Loves older girls to play with. Is very emotionally intelligent, will stick up for others who are hurt. Is sensitive to others feeling. She is very sensitive as well. She does not let things roll of her back but will get very upset at small things. She is also physically sensitive, she hates having her hair brushed and the least injury makes her cry. Physically uncoordinated, always getting hurt. If she see's or hears something that upsets her or she doesn't understand she needs to replay it over and over until it is resolved in her mind. Does not like to talk about scary things, an example of this was I was trying to teach about fire safety and she does not like to talk about it but will then bring it up days later and you know it has been in the back of her head the whole time.

She has bad reactions to mosquitoes and spider bites. The area gets very large and red.

She still wets the bed at night but was potty trained by age two. She sleeps deeply at night. Frequently complains of her "privates" hurting and her vagina is often red and gets an unpleasant odor with some discharge. This never gets severe but does occur fairly often.

Bowel movements are pretty normal though sometimes she will complain of stomach pain before hand.

She frequently catches colds while in school. Last year her nose seemed to be constantly stuffed up or running.

Only two freckles. One cyst on her forehead - very small. No white spots on nails.

She loves fruit, berries. Will eat veggies but only if raw. Loves tomatoes. She likes lemons, pickles and sour things. The only foods she doesn't eat are spicy things.

Sleeps okay, occasional nightmares but nothing unusual.

Please help, I would really like to avoid putting her under to do the fillings and would like to strenghten her teeth so we don't have to go through this again.

Thank You,
Barb



[This message has been edited by Barb (edited 17 August 2000).]

I should also mention that she will not sleep with covers on, even in winter, but she doesn't mind the covers on if she is watching tv in my bed with me, it is only during sleep.

When dhe was born she had a rather large V shaped red mark (stork bite) on her forhead which has faded but not totally disappeared. It shows up when she cries or strains. She was also born with thrush in her mouth.

GM, I would really appreciate it if you'd give your advice.

Thanks again,
Barb

[This message has been edited by Barb (edited 17 August 2000).]

Please!!

GM??

calc c 200 one dose. the old cavities will stay, new will be stopped.

GM,

Thank you so much for your reply. I will give the calc c 200 tomorrow. Will this address the other issues as well? Occasional vaginal irritation and bedwetting?

Also, if we give her general anesthetic before the tooth fillings what can be given to minimize risks and after effects? This is still a good two or three months away.

Thank you for your help it is indespensable.

Barb, Why are you thinking of general anesthetic for a 4 year old to have her teeth filled? Why don't you take the child on your lap - YOU sit in the chair and hold her - and sing to her or tell her her favorite story and spare her the anxiety associated with the Dentist. I think you are putting fears into your child's head that really have no place right now. She should not have a fear of the Dentist, Doctor, etc, unless you are putting these fears into her mind. You might think of getting a remedy for yourself, but I would suggest you open this up to the public at large. Many are on vacaion right now and you might be pleasantly surprised at the responses you get if you ask for help from others. "herb"

Calc will adress the mentioned problems,(but not herbs problems, since homeopathy is not recognised by herb), calc will take the fear of the dentist.

Herb,

My threads are always open the anyone who wants to offer advice or participate, but as far as homeopathy goes I will always defer to GM's judgement. I would love to hear from other mother's about how to deal with this situation, No one but GM replied (Thank you GM).

You seem to assume a few things in your criticism of my parenting. I am not afraid of the dentist or doctor but yes my daughter is. She and I are not the same person and she has her own likes, dislikes. I have tried holding her on my lap for her dental exams and even a simple painless cleaning sends her reeling. She sobs hysterically and I can only describe it as that she seems to feel violated, she is like this with the doctor as well.

The last thing in the world I want to do is expose her to unecessary physical harm (anesthetic) but I also do not wish to traumatize her psyche either and having to sit through 5 fillings will be traumatic for her.

Before you sit in judgement, understand that the parents who care enough to come to this bb are ALWAYS trying to do what is best for their child.

If my reply sounds defensive - IT IS. I am pretty young and have yet to accomplish much in my life that I can be proud of - except for the way I care for my children.

Barb,
You have accomplished a great thing in your young life........you are giving your child the greatest gift possible by learning about and using homeopathy. She will benefit for the rest of her life because of your care. Pretty big accomplishment for any age!

I will never forget my daughter absolutely refusing to open her mouth for the dentist......how embarrassing after all the preliminary pep talks! She never would co-operate until much older. Wouldn't take off her clothes for the doctor, either.........allopathic doctor......smart kid!