Which course of action to take will depend on your health situation. The following tips are based only on the premise that a dental issue is the only health complaint you’re dealing with.
First, attempt to figure out the following:
- What class of fruits predominate the fruit portion of your diet? (acid, sub-acid, sweet or non-sweet fruit?) (see table below)
- Are they unripe, ripened after being picked unripe (true for most imported fruit), or fully tree-ripened? (this is especially important to consider concerning citrus/acid fruits)
In this situation, make sure to limit intake of unripe fruits. As acid fruits, citruses in particular, are considered more aggressive than most other fruits, they're generally the first to expose any underlying dental weaknesses.
Put differently, if there wasn't already an underlying problem, fruits wouldn't give you any trouble (unless consumed unripe over long periods of time). But if there's a weakness that needs to be dealt with, fruits have a tendency to make you aware of it. It all comes down to identifying, supporting and strengthening those weakness.
It's generally not an issue if you temporarily need to rely more on greens until you can better tolerate a fruit predominant/exclusive fruit diet.
Here’s what you can try.
Dental Sensitivity
- Temporarily abstain from acid fruits (some people will have to rely on sweet and non-sweet fruits for a period of time)
- Increase intake of greens (preferably through green juices)
- Swish and hold (3-5 minutes, spit out and repeat) with Heal-All Tea / alfalfa juice / wheatgrass juice
- Oil pulling (with coconut or sesame oil) starting with 5 minutes, moving up to 15-20 minutes each session (once per day; preferably in the morning before breakfast)
If daily coconut oil pulling doesn’t seem to be doing the trick after 1-2 months, switch to sesame oil or vice versa.
Dental Pains (in addition to the above)
Instead of discarding the finished herbs from the Heal-All Tea, apply them directly on the affected area (if possible) of the tooth/gum.
For minor to moderate toothaches (in addition to the above):
- heat 8 oz. of water and add to a cup
- add 1 tablespoon of celtic sea salt to the water and stir until dissolved
- add 2-5 drops of lavender essential oil and stir for a moment
The mixture should be warm when used. Now swish and hold a mouthful of the mixture in your mouth. When it cools down, spit it out and take a new mouthful. Continue until there's no more left.
You can also use Dr. Morse's GI-Renew or Bone & Connective Tissue support formulas.
- Pour the contents of 3-4 opened capsules into a cup
- Add boiling water and allow to steep for ~5-10 minutes
- Swish and hold the tea, spit out and repeat
For moderate to stronger pains (in addition to the initial steps):
- Dilute clove essential oil by mixing 1 or 2 drops of the clove oil in a few drops of olive oil, coconut oil or sesame oil.
- Begin applying the mixture directly on the affected tooth/gum and rub it around the area.
You may also use oil of oregano in place of clove oil and follow the same instructions outlined above.
If you don't have clove oil (or oil of oregano), you can also use whole or powdered cloves by holding it between the teeth and cheek.
Please read the following two documents:
PDF: Dental Management