MetabolicTrash
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I have had a damaged tooth for years now. It is missing some of it due to a longstanding cavity I've had for years. I can chew on the tooth, but only soft foods -- hard stuff causes sometimes EXTREME nerve pain/aches, so I tend to chew hard stuff on my other side.
But I have a few other cavities as well -- 3 in total I'm pretty sure of. Aside from the cavity on this teeth in particular, it is also chipped somehow -- i.e., damaged/cracked from something in the past I chewed on. I think maybe another is chipped too, but not as badly as the one with the bigger cavity.
About a year ago I started having lots of pain in this one tooth that felt almost like a dental abscess kind of pain -- sharp, intense, prolonged. I eventually made it go away with numbing creams + oregano + other stuff like cleaning/salt/etc. Not sure what was wrong, but at least the pain went away.
Anyhow, I've weighed the options and most dentists would probably either want to remove the tooth entirely (which I don't want) -- or try and do a root canal with maybe fillers of some sort. I don't mind this, but also not sure what else could be an option for me now.
I decided it'd probably be good to get some feedback here. What would be the best road to go down? Diet and etc. doesn't seem to do anything for the cavity up to now -- it's not tiny and is pretty noticeable/a black colored depression on the side. Should a root canal be enough to at least patch it up? Some other kind of cleaning/method I'm not aware of that may not be as common/known of? I definitely don't want any teeth removed that don't have to be 100%. A slightly chipped tooth w/cavity doesn't require removal in my opinion, because removing teeth can often have more consequences vs. just patching it up and letting it remain as is/heal/etc.
The tooth is a molar if anyone was wondering. Two of the cavities are on molars, and one is very tiny and on an incisor.
I guess I could show pictures, but it would take some work to get them properly lit/angled/etc.
I've heard from some that diet and supplementation if necessary can reverse cavities, but that hasn't been my experience. I follow quite the Peat-y diet and have been for a little over a month now, but didn't have any serious malnutrition or such that I know of beforehand. Any supplements I should add/recommendations too? I'm open to nearly anything if it can help remineralize/reduce cavities/etc. I have had these 3 cavities for at least around 8-10 years -- some just got slightly worse since if anything.
But I have a few other cavities as well -- 3 in total I'm pretty sure of. Aside from the cavity on this teeth in particular, it is also chipped somehow -- i.e., damaged/cracked from something in the past I chewed on. I think maybe another is chipped too, but not as badly as the one with the bigger cavity.
About a year ago I started having lots of pain in this one tooth that felt almost like a dental abscess kind of pain -- sharp, intense, prolonged. I eventually made it go away with numbing creams + oregano + other stuff like cleaning/salt/etc. Not sure what was wrong, but at least the pain went away.
Anyhow, I've weighed the options and most dentists would probably either want to remove the tooth entirely (which I don't want) -- or try and do a root canal with maybe fillers of some sort. I don't mind this, but also not sure what else could be an option for me now.
I decided it'd probably be good to get some feedback here. What would be the best road to go down? Diet and etc. doesn't seem to do anything for the cavity up to now -- it's not tiny and is pretty noticeable/a black colored depression on the side. Should a root canal be enough to at least patch it up? Some other kind of cleaning/method I'm not aware of that may not be as common/known of? I definitely don't want any teeth removed that don't have to be 100%. A slightly chipped tooth w/cavity doesn't require removal in my opinion, because removing teeth can often have more consequences vs. just patching it up and letting it remain as is/heal/etc.
The tooth is a molar if anyone was wondering. Two of the cavities are on molars, and one is very tiny and on an incisor.
I guess I could show pictures, but it would take some work to get them properly lit/angled/etc.
I've heard from some that diet and supplementation if necessary can reverse cavities, but that hasn't been my experience. I follow quite the Peat-y diet and have been for a little over a month now, but didn't have any serious malnutrition or such that I know of beforehand. Any supplements I should add/recommendations too? I'm open to nearly anything if it can help remineralize/reduce cavities/etc. I have had these 3 cavities for at least around 8-10 years -- some just got slightly worse since if anything.
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