Gum / Periodontal Diseases & Surgical Procedures
Potential Causes of Tooth Pain & Alternative / Holistic Treatment Options
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⚠️ Reasons Against Periodontal Surgery
🚫 Ineffective and Expensive
Gum surgeries do not solve gum problems and they are expensive
😣 Significant Pain and Discomfort
Patients experience considerable pain and discomfort sometimes for weeks after surgery. Eating becomes uncomfortable.
🎰 Poor Success Rates
The "accepted" failure rate of tissue grafting, bone grafting and implants is 40-50% (about the flip of a coin), mainly because success is totally dependent on healthy natural bones and patient compliance.
📉 Low Patient Compliance
Patient Compliance Rate after traditional periodontal surgeries is only about 30%, which means patients don't follow dentist's instructions 70% of the time after the procedure. This leads to more tooth loss, and patients get blamed for "not doing their job."
Repeated surgery and antibiotic courses are not the first choices of environmental, holistic and biological dentists...
👨⚕️ Expert Opinion: Dr. David C. DiBenedetto
Author: "Insider's Guide to Gum Disease Orthodontics and Dentistry: What is not taught in dental school"
Practicing dentist and expert witness with over 25 years of experience
"I am a dentist who is against most periodontal surgery. I believe most periodontal surgery is unnecessary and if anything may cause more harm... Why is most surgery unnecessary? Destructive periodontal disease is caused by harmful bacteria. Since it is caused by harmful bacteria, it is an infectious disease. Surgery does not cure infectious or contagious diseases."
🏛️ He blames unnecessary surgery on "The Powerful Periodontal Lobby":
"It is very hard to stand up to the periodontal lobby. They are very powerful. They also have major influence with the American Dental Association. I almost think they control the ADA. The ADA has rejected two letters to the editor that I have written within the last 6 months."
💰 Financial Motivation:
"REMEMBER, DENTISTS ARE SURGEONS, unless we cut, we don't make a living."
💊 Recommended Treatment Approach:
How do you treat other infectious diseases? Antibiotics and debridement. How are ulcers treated today? Antibiotics cure ulcers today, even though the Lancet published an article in 1985 about H. Pylori.
🏥 Common Surgeries & Their Risks
🦷 Root Canals
Root canals are frequently recommended in spite of the fact that root canals are a heavy burden on the immune system and are associated with a wide range of seemingly unrelated diseases.
🔩 Implants
Implants are financially rewarding and easy to sell, as no one wants removable appliances in their mouth. Currently, implants continue to be done without biocompatibility testing, and they are often started at extraction sites where cavitations are already developing. Autoimmune diseases seem to be often aggravated or even initiated by implants, as anything implanted in bone will create an autoimmune response.
🌿 Alternative: Work with a dentist who uses non-reactive metal implants made from zirconium
👑 Tooth Crowning
If patients knew that crowning a tooth increases the probability of needing a root canal later, they may opt against this procedure. Dr. Jerome explains how damaging it is to remove all of a tooth's enamel in order to crown a tooth. He states that twenty percent of all crowned teeth die. Once that happens, most dentists will recommend a root canal.
🌿 Alternatives: Instead of crowning, consider a composite filling or an onlay. An onlay is bonded to the top of the tooth and allows more enamel to remain intact - far less damaging than a crown.
🔄 Regenerative Procedures
During this procedure, periodontists fold back the gum tissue and remove disease-causing bacteria. Membranes (filters), bone grafts or tissue-stimulating proteins can be used to encourage your body's natural ability to regenerate bone and tissue.
✂️ Crown Lengthening
This is a purely cosmetic procedure for patients with a "gummy" smile - where a good part of their upper teeth are covered by gum tissue. Periodontists remove excess gum and reshape bone tissue to expose more of the natural tooth.
🌿 Alternative Treatment: Calcium Therapy
💊 Calcium Therapy Treatment
Treatment of gum infections (gingivitis, periodontitis, periodontosis) WITHOUT DENTAL SURGERY!
Learn About Calcium Therapy →💬 Share Your Experience
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