When you have gum disease (pyorrhea), you may notice your gums bleed when you brush. Often, there is a bad taste in your mouth. You may suspect (or friends will tell you) you have bad breath.

Pyorrhea starts at the edge where the gums and the teeth come together. As it spreads, the germs sort of ‘chew” into the gums and bone and cause holes. The holes get deeper and deeper until you lose teeth.

Many dentists treat this condition with surgery. That's one way to do it, but if it was my mouth, I would do anything I could to avoid surgery!

SOME SIMPLE WAYS YOU CAN STOP YOUR GUMS FROM BLEEDING, ITCHING AND HURTING

Buy an ELECTRIC POWERED TOOTHBRUSH. My own, personal choice is the SONICARE brush. The one with the 2 minute timer. It is also quite effective against staining, but rather expensive. We sell this brush in the office at cost.

Here's how to use it: Turn it on and hold it right where the gums and teeth come together. You don't "brush" with it like a regular brush. You just move it from tooth to tooth until it has beeped 4 times. Use it with a light touch. Nothing else will get your gums into shape easier or faster than the electric brush.

NUMBER TWO SUGGESTION

Pyorrhea is worst when the acid content of the mouth and saliva is high. So another simple thing you can do is start cutting down on things that create acids in your mouth: anything with sugar, like candy, gum, soda pop, cough drops or breath mints.

THIRD "EASY THING TO DO"

Start using baking soda (without hydrogen peroxide) instead of regular toothpaste. Baking soda makes the mouth and saliva more alkaline, the opposite of acidy.

To get the most out of this, mix 6 parts baking soda to 1 part Sea Salt (available at any good health food store). Place this in a blender and mix for 30 seconds, then put in a container. To use, wet the tip of your index finger and place a SMALL amount of the salt and soda mixture on our gums. Spit out the excess.

After 15 minutes, rinse your mouth with water and spit out. This mixture is incredibly effective at killing the germs and parasites that cause plaque.

CAN VITAMINS HELP?

Yes. To heal the pyorrhea and help new gums to grow, start taking some Vitamin C. Aim for about 3000mg per day. Start with 500 mg in the morning and another 500 mg at night. Increase slowly over the next number of weeks, working up to a higher intake over a period of a few months. If you go too fast, you'll have a lot of gas and even diarrhea. Get a complexed or esterified Vitamin C (not plain ascorbic acid); it will cut down on "gassiness".

WHAT TO DO IF YOU'VE WAITED TOO LONG?

Simplest solution is not to cut, but to clean all that "gunk" out, and let the body fill in the holes with new gum and bone! You will need a dentist to help you.

And because we live in a chemically polluted world, eat too much of the wrong foods, and have to deal with excessive stress, our bodies can use some additional help to do this healing. This is where plants, herbs and homeopathy are most effective.

ANCIENT WISDOM AND LATEST TECHNIQUES

I have studied in China. They don’t worry about germs. To them, how healthy you are is determined by your Vital Life Force or "Chi".

The more Life Force you have, the healthier you will be. Anything that strengthens your energy or Life Force improves your health and your body's immune defense capabilities as well.

Natural remedies and herbs can dramatically increase your own body's energy and abilities for repair. Result: better healing with less treatment- and less cost. And no negative side effects. They only prevent infection, promote healing, and strengthen your immune system without drugs.

If you want to avoid surgery, reduce the chances of losing teeth, eliminate the possibility of drug reactions, and keep the costs down, then getting rid of the cause of your disease, and using natural methods to help healing is absolutely the best way to go.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO NOW?

We can take care of your dental needs. If using non-invasive techniques and relying more on herbs and homeopathy than drugs and surgery appeals to you, you’ve found a home!

No need to fell embarrassed or ashamed. We won’t scold- just help. And “If it ain’t broke, I won’t fix it”. Please call our office for an appointment, a second opinion, or to request valuable, free, information packet. I’d love to be your dentist!