Dr David Howard - Wholistic Dentistry
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Most people have 32 teeth, however some can have more (called supernumery) and others can have less.
Bone cavitations can be diagnosed by x-rays, kinesology, ultrasonics and electroacupuncture. Should such a diagnosis be made treatment of the area is usually fairly straightforward. Access to the area is made by lifting back the gum and removing the hard outer cortical bone. Curettes are then used to remove all softened areas of cancellous (inner) bone. The area is then irrigated with plain anaesthetic and sutured closed. Healing is usually better than extractions.
Performing a gingivectomy is quick and relatively painless. Firstly a local anesthetic is applied to completely numb the area of the gums. A small incision is made and the excess gum tissue is removed using a dental tool. A periodontal dressing covers the teeth and gums post-surgery to protect them while fully healing. This takes a few weeks, but after that the gum is completely free of pain.
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A mercury amalgam tattoo is a bluish discolouration created when a piece or pieces of amalgam drop into bone or cuts in the gum during extractions or fillings and become submerged.
They are perhaps my biggest cause of failure with mercury detoxification. It is clear that all amalgam needs to be removed to enable the body to release its mercury stores. The body makes no distinction between amalgam in teeth or in the gum.
Unfortunately small amounts rarely show on x-rays and, if more than several millimeters deep, do not show in the gum. I have noticed that they do often surface 3-4 years post amalgam removal. If I see them at a check-up we remove them (and start the mercury detoxification process again).
Removal requires surgical excision. Most are very minor, yet some require extensive bone curettage.
They are essential to remove to facilitate mercury detoxification.
In 1990 in my first year of this work I was treating a lady for cavitations/osteitis. She had no teeth for 34 years and in my inexperience did not consider mercury to be an issue. Whilst lifting back the gum I noticed a blue spot and thought amalgam. I excised it and proceeded with the osteitis curettage, giving the ‘blue spot’ no more thought.
The following day the patient rang with severe symptoms of unmanaged mercury detoxification. I then remembered the tattoo and realized it was her last amalgam. I placed her on the detox program and she was improving within 24 hours and better than ever in a week. In other words one small piece of amalgam had kept all the body stores of mercury intact for 34 years.
P.S. And the dentist learned that every bit of amalgam counts!
We also perform other surgical procedures such as:
Most people consider tooth removal a simple procedure with no consequences except pain and tooth loss. This is not so.
A poorly healed extraction site can leave residual, life long problems due to the formation of bony cavitations or osteitis.
Due to our position on root filled and dead teeth we do more extractions than conventional practises.
What are the differences with conventional procedures?
The result: most patients experience significantly less pain than the conventional technique for smaller teeth frequently no pain control (analgesics) are needed. For more significant procedures for example wisdom teeth, there seems to be a 60-70 % reduction in post-surgical pain.
Poorly healed extraction sites can generate cavitations or osteitis in the bone. Frequently the disturbances created follows acupuncture meridians. Therefore, as an example, wisdom teeth can affect heart, low back and energy metabolism. These we have had occasional patients resolve unexplained heart disturbances and fatigue problems by retreating poorly healed extraction wisdom teeth sites.
Before you go to hospital to have your wisdom teeth removed, come and get a second opinion. We can surgically remove most impacted wisdom teeth without using a general anesthetic and/or a hospital visit. The reason for this is two fold: