Hello,

If you want to prevent pain and infection after root canal treatment -
(the roots/nerves had been just taken out) what are your options?


Also, several questions:

Will you just give Arnica?

Will you give Hypericum, even though the verves had been just taken out?

TIA

Rafy

Or will you do nothing if there is no problem?
eh? eh?
:-)
regards


Simon King

<http://www.Homeopathy-Help.net>

On 14 Dec 2004, at 11:51, HomeoDidact wrote:

> Hello,
>
> If you want to prevent pain and infection after root canal treatment -
> (the roots/nerves had been just taken out) what are your options?
>
>
> Also, several questions:
>
> Will you just give Arnica?
>
> Will you give Hypericum, even though the verves had been just taken
> out?
>
> TIA
>
> Rafy
>

With respect to root canal, I find there is ALWAYS a
problem...unfortunately...after 5 root canals and a mouthful of amalgam....I
am coming to the painful realization that this is not and never was - a
healthy procedure. Unfortunately, 4 of my root canals were prior to my
introduction to homeopathy 20 years ago....the last one was only 5 years ago
and I can say that all of them...left lasting problems...roots grow
back...the cavity that is left after the roots are pulled out...sometimes
gets infected...etc...and then there is the whole connection with pulled
roots and possible arterial plaque buildup....and heart disease...as yet
unproven. My teeth were not properly calcified as a child...so they were
very weak....
I had enormous pain 2 years ago with a tooth and the dentist took x-rays and
suggested I would need yet another root canal...I called my
homeopath...(much cheaper)...and based on my symptoms, he gave me Cal
Carb...once a day for two weeks (15C)....it worked like a charm!!! By day
6, the pain had disappeared and now 2 years later I have had no recurrence
with discomfort or pain and have saved myself a tooth and a horrible
procedure.

Martha

----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon King" <sk2004@ntlworld.com>
To: "HomeoDidact" <hrandco@bezeqint.net>
Cc: <minutus@yahoogroups.com>; <homeopathy@homeolist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: [H] ROOT CANAL treatment - care after


> Or will you do nothing if there is no problem?
> eh? eh?
> :-)
> regards
>
>
> Simon King
>
> <http://www.Homeopathy-Help.net>
>
> On 14 Dec 2004, at 11:51, HomeoDidact wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > If you want to prevent pain and infection after root canal treatment -
> > (the roots/nerves had been just taken out) what are your options?
> >
> >
> > Also, several questions:
> >
> > Will you just give Arnica?
> >
> > Will you give Hypericum, even though the verves had been just taken
> > out?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Rafy
> >

Doesn't really answer your question........but FYI

Root Canal Dangers (long term and short term)

Subject: Re: Root Canal Therapy

Robert Gammal BDS.FACNEM (Dental) of Suite 102, 222 Pitt Street,
Sydney. NSW 2000 Ph: (02) 9264-5195 Fax: 9283-2230

Dr. Robert Gammal is the author of a booklet entitled Bio Compatible
Denistry Version 3, 1999. You may be able to obtain a copy by writing
to him. I don't know the cost. Dr. Gammal says in his introduction:

'We believe that it is the right of the patient to choose the treatment they
wish, the materials which are placed into their bodies and to obtain as
much information as possible with which to make an informed decision.'

This booklet addresses the question of root canal therapy on page 62 of
this booklet.


http://www.bcd.com.au

http://www.bcd.com.au/2RCTFrameset.html
******
http://www.drhuggins.com/default.asp...me=Home%20Page

Hal Huggins Website

Root Canals at
http://www.drhuggins.com/default.asp...easury%20of%20
information%20on%20dental%20toxicity
(will have to paste 2nd line to first if all is not highlighted

********
Effective Non-Drug Non-Surgical Solutions for Chronic Illnesses
Dr. Joseph Mercola
1443 W. Schaumburg Rd.
Schaumburg, IL 60194-4065
'phone 847-985-1777

ROOT CANALS POSE HEALTH THREAT - AN INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE MEINIG, D.D.S.

Dr. Meinig brings a most curious perspective to an expose of latent dangers
of root canal therapy - fifty years ago he was one of the founders of the
American Association of Endodontists (root canal specialists)! So he's
filled his share of root canals. And when he wasn't filling canals himself,
he was teaching the technique to dentists across the country at weekend
seminars and clinics. About two years ago, having recently retired, he
decided to read all 1174 pages of the detailed research of Dr. Weston
Price, (D.D.S). Dr. Meinig was startled and shocked. Here was valid
documentation of systemic illnesses resulting from latent infections
lingering in filled roots. He has since written a book, "Root Canal
Cover-Up EXPOSED - Many Illnesses Result", and is devoting himself to
radio, TV, and personal appearances before groups in an attempt to blow the
whistle and alert the public.

MJ Please explain what the problem is with root canal therapy.

GM First, let me note that my book is based on Dr. Weston Price's
twenty-five years of careful, impeccable research. He led a 60-man team of
researchers whose findings - suppressed until now rank right up there with
the greatest medical discoveries of all time. This is not the usual medical
story of a prolonged search for the difficult-to-find causative agent of
some devastating disease. Rather, it's the story of how a "cast of
millions" (of bacteria) become entrenched inside the structure of teeth and
end up causing the largest number of diseases ever traced to a single source.

MJ What diseases? Can you give us some examples?

GM Yes, a high percentage of chronic degenerative diseases can originate
from root filled teeth. The most frequent were heart and circulatory
diseases and he found 16 different causative agents for these. The next
most common diseases were those of the joints, arthritis and rheumatism. In
third place - but almost tied for second - were diseases of the brain and
nervous system. After that, any disease you can name might (and in some
cases has) come from root filled teeth.

Let me tell you about the research itself. Dr. Price undertook his
investigations in 1900. He continued until 1925, and published his work in
two volumes in 1923. In 1915 the National Dental Association (which changed
its name a few years later to The American Dental Association) was so
impressed with his work that they appointed Dr. Price their first Research
Director. His Advisory Board read like a Who's Who in medicine and
dentistry for that era. They represented the fields of bacteriology,
pathology, rheumatology, surgery, chemistry, and cardiology.

At one point in his writings Dr. Price made this observation: "Dr. Frank
Billings (M.D.), probably more than any other American internist, is due
credit for the early recognition of the importance of streptococcal focal
infections in systemic involvements."

What's really unfortunate here is that very valuable information was
covered up and totally buried some 70 years ago by a minority group of
autocratic doctors who just didn't believe or couldn't grasp - the focal
infection theory.

MJ What is the "focal infection" theory?

GM This states that germs from a central focal infection - such as teeth,
teeth roots, inflamed gum tissues, or maybe tonsils - metastasize to
hearts, eyes, lungs, kidneys, or other organs, glands and tissues,
establishing new areas of the same infection. Hardly theory any more, this
has been proven and demonstrated many times over. It's 100% accepted today.
But it was revolutionary thinking during World War I days, and the early
1920's!

Today, both patients and physicians have been "brain washed" to think that
infections are less serious because we now have antibiotics. Well, yes and
no. In the case of root-filled teeth, the no longer-living tooth lacks a
blood supply to its interior. So circulating antibiotics don't faze the
bacteria living there because they can't get at them.

MJ You're assuming that ALL root-filled teeth harbor bacteria and/or other
infective agents?

GM Yes. No matter what material or technique is used - and this is just as
true today - the root filling shrinks minutely, perhaps microscopically.
Further and this is key - the bulk of solid appearing teeth, called the
dentin, actually consists of miles of tiny tubules. Microscopic organisms
lurking in the maze of tubules simply migrate into the interior of the
tooth and set up housekeeping. A filled root seems to be a favorite spot to
start a new colony.

One of the things that makes this difficult to understand is that large,
relatively harmless bacteria common to the mouth, change and adapt to new
conditions. They shrink in size to fit the cramped quarters and even learn
how to exist (and thrive!) on very little food. Those that need oxygen
mutate and become able to get along without it. In the process of
adaptation these formerly friendly "normal" organisms become pathogenic
(capable of producing disease) and more virulent (stronger) and they
produce much more potent toxins.

Today's bacteriologists are confirming the discoveries of the Price team of
bacteriologists. Both isolated in root canals the same strains of
streptococcus, staphylococcus and spirochetes.

MJ Is everyone who has ever had a root canal filled made ill by it?

GM No. We believe now that every root canal filling does leak and bacteria
do invade the structure. But the variable factor is the strength of the
person's immune system. Some healthy people are able to control the germs
that escape from their teeth into other areas of the body. We think this
happens because their immune system lymphocytes (white blood cells) and
other disease fighters aren't constantly compromised by other ailments. In
other words, they are able to prevent those new colonies from taking hold
in other tissues throughout the body. But over time, most people with root
filled teeth do seem to develop some kinds of systemic symptoms they didn't
have before.

MJ It's really difficult to grasp that bacteria are imbedded deep in the
structure of seemingly-hard, solid looking teeth.

GM I know. Physicians and dentists have that same problem, too. You really
have to visualize the tooth structure - all of those microscopic tubules
running through the dentin. In a healthy tooth, those tubules transport a
fluid that carries nourishment to the inside. For perspective, if the
tubules of a front single-root tooth, were stretched out on the ground
they'd stretch for three miles!

A root filled tooth no longer has any fluid circulating through it, but the
maze of tubules remains. The anaerobic bacteria that live there seem
remarkably safe from antibiotics. The bacteria can migrate out into
surrounding tissue where they can "hitch hike" to other locations in the
body via the bloodstream. The new location can be any organ or gland or
tissue, and the new colony will be the next focus of infection in a body
plagued by recurrent or chronic infections.

All of the "building up" done to try to enhance the patient's ability to
fight infections - to strengthen their immune system - is only a holding
action. Many patients won't be well until the source of infection - the
root canal tooth - is removed.

MJ I don't doubt what you're saying, but can you tell us more about how Dr.
Price could be sure that arthritis or other systemic conditions and
illnesses really originated in the teeth - or in a single tooth?

GM Yes. Many investigations start with the researcher just being curious
about something - and then being scientifically careful enough to discover
an answer, and then prove it's so, many times over. Dr. Price's first case
is very well documented. He removed an infected tooth from a woman who
suffered from severe arthritis. As soon as he finished with the patient, he
implanted the tooth beneath the skin of a healthy rabbit. Within 48 hours
the rabbit was crippled with arthritis!

Further, once the tooth was removed the patient's arthritis improved
dramatically. This clearly suggested that the presence of the infected
tooth was a causative agent for both that patient's and the rabbit's -
arthritis.

[Editor's Note - Here's the story of that first patient from Dr. Meinig's
book: "(Dr. Price) had a sense that, even when (root canal therapy)
appeared successful, teeth containing root fillings remained infected. That
thought kept prying on his mind, haunting him each time a patient consulted
him for relief from some severe debilitating disease for which the medical
profession could find no answer. Then one day while treating a woman who
had been confined to a wheelchair for six years from severe arthritis, he
recalled how bacterial cultures were taken from patients who were ill and
then inoculated into animals in an effort to reproduce the disease and test
the effectiveness of drugs on the disease.

With this thought in mind, although her (root filled) tooth looked fine, he
advised this arthritic patient, to have it extracted. He told her he was
going to find out what it was about this root filled tooth that was
responsible for her suffering. "All dentists know that sometimes arthritis
and other illnesses clear up if bad teeth are extracted. However, in this
case, all of her teeth appeared in satisfactory condition and the one
containing this rootcanal filling showed no evidence or symptoms of
infection. Besides, it looked normal on x-ray pictures.

"Immediately after Dr. Price extracted the tooth he dismissed the patient
and embedded her tooth under the skin of a rabbit. In two days the rabbit
developed the same kind of crippling arthritis as the patient - and in ten
days it died.

"..The patient made a successful recovery after the tooth's removal! She
could then walk without a cane and could even do fine needlework again.
That success led Dr. Price to advise other patients, afflicted with a wide
variety of treatment defying illnesses, to have any root filled teeth out."]

In the years that followed, he repeated this procedure many hundreds of
times. He later implanted only a portion of the tooth to see if that
produced the same results. It did. He then dried the tooth, ground it into
powder and injected a tiny bit into several rabbits. Same results, this
time producing the same symptoms in multiple animals.

Dr. Price eventually grew cultures of the bacteria and injected them into
the animals. Then he went a step further. He put the solution containing
the bacteria through a filter small enough to catch the bacteria. So when
he injected the resulting liquid it was free of any infecting bacteria. Did
the test animals develop the illness? Yes. The only explanation was that
the liquid had to contain toxins from the bacteria, and the toxins were
also capable of causing disease.

Dr. Price became curious about which was the more potent infective agent,
the bacteria or the toxin. He repeated that last experiment, injecting half
the animals with the toxin-containing liquid and half of them with the
bacteria from the filter. Both groups became ill, but the group injected
with the toxins got sicker and died sooner than the bacteria injected
animals.

MJ That's amazing. Did the rabbits always develop the same disease the
patient had?

GM Mostly, yes. If the patient had heart disease the rabbit got heart
disease. If the patient had kidney disease the rabbit got kidney disease,
and so on. Only occasionally did a rabbit develop a different disease - and
then the pathology would be quite similar, in a different location.

MJ If extraction proves necessary for anyone reading this, do you want to
summarize what's special about the extraction technique?

GM Just pulling the tooth is not enough when removal proves necessary. Dr.
Price found bacteria in the tissues and bone just adjacent to the tooth's
root. So we now recommend slow-speed drilling with a burr, to remove one
millimeter of the entire bony socket. The purpose is to remove the
periodontal ligament (which is always infected with toxins produced by
streptococcus bacteria living in the dentin tubules) and the first
millimeter of bone that lines the socket (which is usually infected).

There's a whole protocol involved, including irrigating with sterile saline
to assure removal of the contaminated bone chips, and treating the socket
to stimulate and encourage infection-free healing. I describe the procedure
in detail, step by step, in my book [pages 185 and 186].

MJ Perhaps we should back up and talk about oral health - to PREVENT
needing an extraction. Caries or inflamed gums seem much more common than
root canals. Do they pose any threat?

GM Yes, they absolutely do. But let me point out that we can't talk about
oral health apart from total health. The problem is that patients and
dentists alike haven't come around to seeing that dental caries reflect
systemic - meaning "whole body" - illness. Dentists have learned to restore
teeth so expertly that both they and their patients have come to regard
tooth decay as a trivial matter. It isn't.

Small cavities too often become big cavities. Big cavities too often lead
to further destruction and the eventual need for root canal treatment.

MJ Then talk to us about prevention.

GM The only scientific way to prevent tooth decay is through diet and
nutrition. Dr. Ralph Steinman did some outstanding, landmark research at
Loma Linda University. He injected a glucose solution into mice - into
their bodies, so the glucose didn't even touch their teeth. Then he
observed the teeth for any changes. What he found was truly astonishing.
The glucose reversed the normal flow of fluid in the dentin tubules,
resulting in all of the test animals developing severe tooth decay! Dr.
Steinman demonstrated dramatically what I said a minute ago: Dental caries
reflect systemic illness.

Let's take a closer look to see how this might happen. Once a tooth gets
infected and the cavity gets into the nerve and blood vessels, bacteria
find their way into those tiny tubules of the dentin. Then no matter what
we do by way of treatment, we're never going to completely eradicate the
bacteria hiding in the miles of tubules. In time the bacteria can migrate
through lateral canals into the surrounding bony socket that supports the
tooth. Now the host not only has a cavity in a tooth, plus an underlying
infection of supporting tissue to deal with, but the bacteria also exude
potent systemic toxins. These toxins circulate throughout the body
triggering activity by the immune system - and probably causing the host to
feel less well. This host response can vary from just dragging around and
feeling less energetic, to overt illness - of almost any kind. Certainly,
such a person will be more vulnerable to whatever "bugs" are going around,
because his/her body is already under constant challenge and the immune
system continues to be "turned on" by either the infective agent or its
toxins - or both.

MJ What a fascinating concept. Can you tell us more about the protective
nutrition you mentioned?

GM Yes. Dr. Price traveled all over the world doing his research on
primitive peoples who still lived in their native ways. He found fourteen
cultural pockets scattered all over the globe where the natives had no
access to "civilization" - and ate no refined foods.

Dr. Price studied their diets carefully. He found they varied greatly, but
the one thing they had in common was that they ate whole, unrefined foods.
With absolutely no access to tooth brushes, floss, fluoridated water or
tooth paste, the primitive peoples studied were almost 100% free of tooth
decay. Further - and not unrelated - they were also almost 100% free of all
the degenerative diseases we suffer - problems with the heart, lungs,
kidneys, liver, joints, skin (allergies), and the whole gamut of illnesses
that plague Mankind. No one food proved to be magic as a preventive food. I
believe we can thrive best by eating a wide variety of whole foods.

MJ Amazing. So by "diet and nutrition" for oral (and total) health you
meant eating a pretty basic diet of whole foods?

GM Exactly. And no sugar or white flour. These are (and always have been)
the first culprits. Tragically, when the primitives were introduced to
sugar and white flour their superior level of health deteriorated rapidly.
This has been demonstrated time and again. During the last sixty or more
years we have added in increasing amounts, highly refined and fabricated
cereals and boxed mixes of all kinds, soft drinks, refined vegetable oils
and a whole host of other foodless "foods". It is also during those same
years that we as a nation have installed more and more root canal fillings
- and degenerative diseases have become rampant. I believe - and Dr. Price
certainly proved to my satisfaction - that these simultaneous factors are
NOT coincidences.

MJ I certainly understand what you are saying. But I'm still a little
shocked to talk with a dentist who doesn't stress oral hygiene.

GM Well, I'm not against oral hygiene. Of course, hygiene practices are
preventive, and help minimize the destructive effect of our "civilized",
refined diet. But the real issue is still diet. The natives Dr. Price
tracked down and studied weren't free of cavities, inflamed gums, and
degenerative diseases because they had better tooth brushes!

It's so easy to lose sight of the significance of what Dr. Price
discovered. We tend to sweep it under the rug - we'd actually prefer to
hear that if we would just brush better, longer, or more often, we too
could be free of dental problems.

Certainly, part of the purpose of my book is to stimulate dental research
into finding a way to sterilize dentin tubules. Only then can dentists
really learn to save teeth for a lifetime. But the bottom line remains: A
primitive diet of whole unrefined foods is the only thing that has been
found to actually prevent both tooth decay and degenerative diseases.

To order "Root Canal Cover-Up EXPOSED - Many Illnesses Result", by Dr.
Meinig, send your check or money order (U.S. funds) for $19.95 + $2.00
shipping ($2.50 to Canada, $3.00 to other countries), California residents
add $1.45 for state sales tax. Send to Bion Publishing, 323 E. Matilija
110-151, Ojai, CA 93023.

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Classical Homeopath
Well Within & Earth Mysteries & Sacred Site Tours (worldwide)
Vaccination Information & Choice Network
http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm
http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/homeo.htm
homeopathycures@tesco.net
ONLINE Introduction to Homeopathy Classes
ONLINE Introduction to Vaccine Dangers Classes
Voicemail US 530-740-0561 UK phone from US 011-44-1874-624-936

I think the question was addressed to practitioners in regard to what
they'd do for patients, non?
My answer- individualise......

regards


Simon King

<http://www.Homeopathy-Help.net>

"If you want to catch a mouse get a cat. If you want to catch a cat,
pretend you're a mouse" - Molly (the wise cat)
On 14 Dec 2004, at 13:05, tmrmartha wrote:

> With respect to root canal, I find there is ALWAYS a
> problem...unfortunately...after 5 root canals and a mouthful of
> amalgam....I
> am coming to the painful realization that this is not and never was - a
> healthy procedure. Unfortunately, 4 of my root canals were prior to my
> introduction to homeopathy 20 years ago....the last one was only 5
> years ago
> and I can say that all of them...left lasting problems...roots grow
> back...the cavity that is left after the roots are pulled
> out...sometimes
> gets infected...etc...and then there is the whole connection with
> pulled
> roots and possible arterial plaque buildup....and heart disease...as
> yet
> unproven. My teeth were not properly calcified as a child...so they
> were
> very weak....
> I had enormous pain 2 years ago with a tooth and the dentist took
> x-rays and
> suggested I would need yet another root canal...I called my
> homeopath...(much cheaper)...and based on my symptoms, he gave me Cal
> Carb...once a day for two weeks (15C)....it worked like a charm!!! By
> day
> 6, the pain had disappeared and now 2 years later I have had no
> recurrence
> with discomfort or pain and have saved myself a tooth and a horrible
> procedure.
>
> Martha
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Simon King" <sk2004@ntlworld.com>
> To: "HomeoDidact" <hrandco@bezeqint.net>
> Cc: <minutus@yahoogroups.com>; <homeopathy@homeolist.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 7:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [H] ROOT CANAL treatment - care after
>
>
>> Or will you do nothing if there is no problem?
>> eh? eh?
>> :-)
>> regards
>>
>>
>> Simon King
>>
>> <http://www.Homeopathy-Help.net>
>>
>> On 14 Dec 2004, at 11:51, HomeoDidact wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> If you want to prevent pain and infection after root canal treatment
>>> -
>>> (the roots/nerves had been just taken out) what are your options?
>>>
>>>
>>> Also, several questions:
>>>
>>> Will you just give Arnica?
>>>
>>> Will you give Hypericum, even though the verves had been just taken
>>> out?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Rafy
>>>

Problems could be caused by a number of factors, including what the root is
filled with and whether it is toxic *to the patient*, and other factors.
Neither of mine have given me any trouble; some irritation for half a day
after, but that's all I recall. (My dentist uses "biocompatible" filling
materials, which might or might not have been a factor.)

But I sure agree that taking a remedy would be a better solution if that
works! Martha, do you know whether the calc carb was chosen based on
"constitutional" factors or on specific symptoms of the tooth? I have
*heard* that abscessed roots can be hard to cure with remedies, so am always
charmed (and fascinated!) when someone reports having done it! Sigh, gotta
read more...

Shannon


on 12/14/04 7:05 AM, tmrmartha at tmrmartha@allstream.net wrote:

> With respect to root canal, I find there is ALWAYS a
> problem...unfortunately...after 5 root canals and a mouthful of amalgam....I
> am coming to the painful realization that this is not and never was - a
> healthy procedure. Unfortunately, 4 of my root canals were prior to my
> introduction to homeopathy 20 years ago....the last one was only 5 years ago
> and I can say that all of them...left lasting problems...roots grow
> back...the cavity that is left after the roots are pulled out...sometimes
> gets infected...etc...and then there is the whole connection with pulled
> roots and possible arterial plaque buildup....and heart disease...as yet
> unproven. My teeth were not properly calcified as a child...so they were
> very weak....
> I had enormous pain 2 years ago with a tooth and the dentist took x-rays and
> suggested I would need yet another root canal...I called my
> homeopath...(much cheaper)...and based on my symptoms, he gave me Cal
> Carb...once a day for two weeks (15C)....it worked like a charm!!! By day
> 6, the pain had disappeared and now 2 years later I have had no recurrence
> with discomfort or pain and have saved myself a tooth and a horrible
> procedure.
>
> Martha
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Simon King" <sk2004@ntlworld.com>
> To: "HomeoDidact" <hrandco@bezeqint.net>
> Cc: <minutus@yahoogroups.com>; <homeopathy@homeolist.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 7:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [H] ROOT CANAL treatment - care after
>
>
>> Or will you do nothing if there is no problem?
>> eh? eh?
>> :-)
>> regards
>>
>>
>> Simon King
>>
>> <http://www.Homeopathy-Help.net>
>>
>> On 14 Dec 2004, at 11:51, HomeoDidact wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> If you want to prevent pain and infection after root canal treatment -
>>> (the roots/nerves had been just taken out) what are your options?
>>>
>>>
>>> Also, several questions:
>>>
>>> Will you just give Arnica?
>>>
>>> Will you give Hypericum, even though the verves had been just taken
>>> out?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Rafy
>>>

Hi Shannon:
Yes, my dentist also uses the "resin" fillings now - tooth coloured...but he
admits to me that the substance is carcinogenic...so the choice is amalgam
(mercury and other metals and toxins) or a somewhat carcinogenic resin. I
opt for the resin now, every time. There is no contest in my mind.
In answer do your question: yes, the Cal carb was chosen "constitutionally"
to some extent....but we could have gone with other remedies for what else
ailed me physically and emotionally....still the Cal carb fit a lot of my
"stuff" as well as addressing the excrutiating tooth pain and abscess that
lead to my dentists' verdict of "root canal needed asap".

I have to admit I was skeptical that any remedy could take care of root
canal problems (why??? silly, no? since Homeopathy works for just about
everything else...)...but the tooth IS considered a joint....and my
homeopath said that dentin KEEPS growing....although the dental profession
is reluctant to admit that....so I took the Cal Carb thinking: "no, this
should have been Arnica or Hypericum, Rhus Tox....or Aconitum"....and
YET...it was AMAZING...within 6 or so days...the pain was absolutely gone
(although it began to subside within the first 24 hours - a great sign) and
my nails were growing so fast I had to cut them - twice a week...

My dentist can't understand what happened with the tooth...and he doesn't
buy into homeopathy AT ALL.
I'm not saying the Cal Carb would work for everyone....but it worked for
me - both consitutionally AND acutely in this circumstance.

Take care Shannon.
Martha


----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert&Shannon Nelson" <shannonnelson@tds.net>
To: <homeopathy@homeolist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [H] ROOT CANAL treatment - care after


> Problems could be caused by a number of factors, including what the root
is
> filled with and whether it is toxic *to the patient*, and other factors.
> Neither of mine have given me any trouble; some irritation for half a day
> after, but that's all I recall. (My dentist uses "biocompatible" filling
> materials, which might or might not have been a factor.)
>
> But I sure agree that taking a remedy would be a better solution if that
> works! Martha, do you know whether the calc carb was chosen based on
> "constitutional" factors or on specific symptoms of the tooth? I have
> *heard* that abscessed roots can be hard to cure with remedies, so am
always
> charmed (and fascinated!) when someone reports having done it! Sigh,
gotta
> read more...
>
> Shannon
>
>
> on 12/14/04 7:05 AM, tmrmartha at tmrmartha@allstream.net wrote:
>
> > With respect to root canal, I find there is ALWAYS a
> > problem...unfortunately...after 5 root canals and a mouthful of
amalgam....I
> > am coming to the painful realization that this is not and never was - a
> > healthy procedure. Unfortunately, 4 of my root canals were prior to my
> > introduction to homeopathy 20 years ago....the last one was only 5 years
ago
> > and I can say that all of them...left lasting problems...roots grow
> > back...the cavity that is left after the roots are pulled
out...sometimes
> > gets infected...etc...and then there is the whole connection with pulled
> > roots and possible arterial plaque buildup....and heart disease...as yet
> > unproven. My teeth were not properly calcified as a child...so they
were
> > very weak....
> > I had enormous pain 2 years ago with a tooth and the dentist took x-rays
and
> > suggested I would need yet another root canal...I called my
> > homeopath...(much cheaper)...and based on my symptoms, he gave me Cal
> > Carb...once a day for two weeks (15C)....it worked like a charm!!! By
day
> > 6, the pain had disappeared and now 2 years later I have had no
recurrence
> > with discomfort or pain and have saved myself a tooth and a horrible
> > procedure.
> >
> >