Obstacles to Cure- Root Canals & Cavitations
Part 5- Including Homeopathy for Teeth & Dental Surgeries
I’m sorry to say that a lot of readers are not going to like this article. There is nothing about this topic that is fun. I can’t tell you how many times I have brought up root canals to a client only to have them burst into tears.
All too often people had long suspected a problem with their root canal.
But at the same time few want to face it.
Some felt leakage from the root filled tooth right away, or off and on over the years. Others had recurrent abscesses in that area of the mouth. Most had some pain, whether a dull ache or full-on neuralgia, and others dealt with migraines. Some experienced odd or bad tastes in their mouth. Many had chronic sinus conditions. Others started to experience jaw dysfunction or jaw pain sometime after the root canal, and one woman clearly had a puffy face on that same side. In all instances their dentists told them it wasn’t the root canal causing the problem.
And, as we will see, these localized issues are a very small part of the problem.
Root canals, and cavitations, can (and do) affect any organ system, including the mental and emotional picture.
However, I know that at first you may want to consider just about ANYTHING except this as the cause of your health conditions!
People want to trust their dentists, most of whom are well meaning, for sure. But the truth is most dentists have no idea of the health problems that stem from dental infections.
In addition, many people have phobias related to teeth and dental work.
And there are a myriad of obstacles it seems— from finding a dentist that ‘gets it’, to figuring out what to do after the extraction (bridge, implant, nothing?), and then there are the costs in both money and healing time related to getting the root canal in the first place and then having it removed.
I hope this article will provide a lot of clarity for you.
For some this may even be a key that unlocks doors to real healing.
Yes, we have homeopathic medicines that can help manage many symptoms, at least to an extent. Some people have even healed cavitations using homeopathy (decay of the jaw bone, more on this below)— but a root canal cannot be healed because the tooth is already dead, essentially it has been mummified in the mouth.
As I have been sharing in this series, when there is a current and sustaining cause of a problem, such as a substance we take everyday (smoking, drinking, other lifestyle habits), or something we are exposed to constantly (radiation, occupational exposures), or something we were exposed to or took that altered the way our body functions (as in iatrogenic causes, meaning caused by medical treatment), or something that is in our body actively (spike protein, mercury fillings, root canals or dental infections), then we are only going to make only so much progress without removing that cause. These are what we refer to ‘Obstacles to Cure’, as coined by Manfred Mueller.
Or as Dr. Hal Huggins, the famous dentist said—
‘You can’t dry off while you’re still in the shower.’
Today we’ll be covering two main categories— Root Canals and Cavitations; however, most categories of dental infection will fall under this umbrella.
A root canal was once a dying tooth which got drilled out on the inside and filled with a mix of gum and chemicals (including very toxic ones such as formaldehyde) in order to ‘save the tooth’.
This procedure kept the tooth (now dead) in place.
In most instances, a root canal was needed because a dental cavity progressed to the point that it could no longer be repaired with a filling.
Dr. Hal Huggins defined a cavitation as a ‘hole in your head’.
Cavitation is a broad term that refers to a cavity (or space) in anything. The term applies to the earth and mining, and to other parts of body (for instance the chest cavity), but in this case we are talking about dental cavitations, which are typically infections in the jaw bone. We can also use the term osteomyelitis, which is simply a bone infection.
Cavitations may come about from past tooth extractions that weren’t done properly, they may come along after a root canal, or in some cases they happen for unclear reasons. But this ‘hole in the jaw’ is not just a hole, it is a breeding ground for infection.
To illustrate, here are x-ray images of a cyst in a jaw bone. See the black circle area at the root of the teeth. I chose this image because of it’s clarity, as images of actual cavitations can be very hard to discern without training. This is to give you a general idea of what we are talking about, so you can visualize it.
Also note the fillings in the teeth which are super easy to see (the white areas on the tops of the teeth).
Now, this is the same area six months later. Note the cyst area is gone from the jaw bone (after removal and healing, no more black hole); but now two of the teeth have been ‘root canaled’. (See the white filling the interior of the teeth with lines down into the roots.)
ROOT CANALS
‘Root canals are also immunoreactive, and in many cases more vicious than mercury.’
— Dr. Hal Huggins from It's All in Your Head: The Link Between Mercury, Amalgams, and Illness
It is estimated that maybe 5% of dentists know this.
The rest of those dentists have a major incentive not to know this. Root canals are big business. Over 15 million root canals are performed every year. Not only is it a major source of income, there would be massive blowback if people discovered the terrible health problems that were being caused by dentistry.
But you don’t need to believe me, I’ll let the experts speak:
Root canals, aka dead teeth, ‘cause the largest number of diseases ever traced to a single source.’
— Rooted documentary
In the following Root Cause documentary, they note that 3000 root canal filled teeth were tested and not one was found to be free from infection.
‘About five years ago I was introduced to the hazards of root canals. I had a patient who responded dramatically upon the removal of five of them. A few more patients responded in equally dramatic fashion, and that stimulated an investigation. I have found nothing more vicious than the reactions people have to root canals. This is not a new discovery, either. Weston Price, D.D.S., M.S., director of research for the ADA for fourteen years, published many articles in the 1920s telling of the dangers of root-filled teeth. Just try to find those materials now. Reactions don’t hit people the day they are placed, unless their immune systems are in tip-top condition. In that case, the recently filled root canal tooth will grow pus and create abundant pain—just the opposite of what dentists are taught in school.’
— Dr. Hal Huggins, It's All in Your Head (bold emphasis mine)
‘Studies have shown that 93% of women with breast issues have root canals and usually on the same side. If these patterns are persistent, recommend special attention to oral care as bacteria in the blood stream can circulate to other areas of the body, including joints, the thyroid, other soft tissue and the cardiovascular system. Unresolved dental issues are often related to a variety of unresolved health problems. Recommend evaluation with a Biological Dentist familiar with cavitations, Electrodermal Screening and Ozone Therapy.’
— Dr. Hal Huggins, It's All in Your Head
Dr. Weston Price, as mentioned above, did an incredible amount of research on this topic, which is well-summarized in a book called Root Canal Cover-Up by George Meinig, who was also expert on this topic. The book was first printed in 1993.
The following is an excellent and fascinating excerpt from pages 3-4 of this book (plus related images). Many more quotes will follow from this important source.
‘Dr. [Weston] Price had been treating root canal infections in the early 1900s and his results were every bit as good as those seen today. However, he became suspicious that these teeth always remained infected.
That thought kept praying on his mind, haunting him each time a patient consulted him for relief from some severe, debilitating disease for which the medical professional could find no answer. Then one day while treating a woman who had been confined to a wheelchair for six years because of severe arthritis, he recalled how bacterial cultures were taken from patients who were ill and then inoculated into animals in an effort to reproduce the disease and test the effectiveness of drugs on the disease.
With this thought in mind, he advised his arthritis patient, even though her root canal tooth looked fine, she should have it extracted. He told her he was going to find out what it was about this root canal filled tooth that was responsible for all her suffering.
All dentists know that some arthritis and other illnesses clear up if bad teeth are extracted. However, in this case, all her teeth appeared in satisfactory condition, and the one containing the root canal filling showed no evidence or symptoms of infection and looked normal on x-ray pictures.
Now came the historical experiment. Immediately after Dr. Price extracted the tooth and his patient was dismissed, he embedded the tooth under the skin of a rabbit. Lo and behold, in two days the rabbit developed the same kind of crippling arthritis as the patients and in 10 days it died of the infection.
You can readily see how such a discovery would excite a dental research specialist. The patient made a successful recovery after the tooth’s removal and she could then walk without a cane and even do fine needlework once again. That success led Dr. Price to advise other patients afflicted with a wide variety of illnesses defying treatments to have any root-filled teeth removed.
Thereafter, whenever such situations occurred, he embedded either the whole tooth or small parts of it under a rabbit’s skin. Eventually we was able to obtain cultures of bacteria from within the teeth and inject the cultured material into rabbits or other experimental animals. In almost every instance, the rabbits or other experimental animals developed the same disease as the patient or one similar to it. These infections proved so devastating that most animals died within three to 12 days.
If the patient had kidney trouble, the rabbit developed kidney involvement; if eye trouble, the rabbit’s eyes failed. Heart trouble, rheumatism, stomach ulcers, bladder infections, ovarian diseases, phlebitis [inflammation of a vein], osteomyelitis [bone infection], whatever the disease, the rabbit promptly became similarly infected because the immune system of most rabbits is poor, and died within two weeks.
Dr. Price tested the theory further by implanting healthy, sound natural teeth under rabbits’ skins. Teeth that were removed for orthodontic tooth straightening or those that were impacted couldn’t grow in properly. In addition, sterilized dimes and other coins were implanted, and in each instance, nothing detrimental happened to the rabbits.
These coins or healthy teeth lay dormant under the skin. Some developed a non-infected cystic sack around the objects, and some exfoliated the foreign objects (pushed the coins or healthy teeth out of the skin by the action of the immune system), but these rabbits lived on in good health. None of them developed the illnesses that occurred to this inoculated with a bacterial infection from a root-filled tooth.’
— George Meinig, Root Canal Cover-Up
(bold emphasis mine)
What Problems Do Root Canals Cause?
Teeth are not solid but are filled with tiny tubules, called dentin. These are so microscopic that each tooth contains about 3 miles of these tubules(!), which are connected to the body via the lymph and blood stream. Bacteria are never isolated to a tooth. (Nothing in the body is isolated.) There are also tiny nerve fibers throughout the dentin.
Most of the bacteria found in root canal filled teeth is one of nine strains of Streptococcus. The same bacteria found in the root-filled teeth can then be found in other diseased parts of the body.
More quotes from the book, Root Canal Cover-Up:
‘Despite this apparent success of root canal therapy, Price discovered bacteria, which caused the infection, penetrated most of the dentin tubules and were not killed during the root canal therapy.’
‘Dr. Price found these bacteria to be polymorphic— that is they mutated and became smaller in size, thrived in the absence of oxygen, and became more virulent and their toxins more toxic.’
(Many bacteria excrete toxins, and often these toxins are actually what cause the worst problems.)
‘What about those people who have had root canal fillings for years and have remained in good health? Dr. Price found these individuals represented about 30% of those treated. They had excellent immune systems able to control any germs present. Nevertheless, when these same healthy people suffered a severe accident, had a case of the flu, lost their jobs, or suffered some other unusually heavy stress that overtaxed their immune systems, they could develop a degenerative disease problem because their defense mechanism had become overloaded.’
‘When infected teeth produce disturbances in other parts of the body, it is not necessary that the quantity of infection be large, nor is it demonstrated that it is necessary that organisms pass throughout the body or to the special tissues involved, but the evidence at hand strongly suggests that soluble poisons may pass from the infected teeth to the lymph or blood circulation, or both, and produce systemic disturbance entirely out of proportion to the quantity of poison involved. The evidence indicates that toxic substance may under certain circumstances sensitize the body or special tissues so that very small quantities of the organisms, which produce that toxin, may produce very marked reactions and disturbances.’
‘There are so many degenerative diseases I won’t try to list them all here. The most common ones Dr. Price found easy to transfer by infected tooth implantation from patients to animals were arthritis; rheumatism; heart lesions; kidney, liver and gallbladder problems; neck, back and shoulder stiffness; eyes, ears; skin; shingles; anaemia; pneumonia; appendicitis; neuritis; neuralgia; and nervous stem breakdowns; and hardening of the arteries.’
Here is a list of some of the documented conditions related to root canal filled teeth, as compiled from the sources listed above—
Chronic eye infections, uveitis, abscesses
Gum changes
Tooth pain, jaw pain, neck pain
Sinusitis, sinus conditions (mild to severe), and abscesses
Obscure pains in the mouth, face and jaws (may be mild to severe neuralgias)
Chronic Fatigue Sundrome (CFS)
Ovarian cysts
Severe menstrual difficulties
Unexplained weight loss
Testicular infection
Bladder irritations and infections were commonly found— cystitis, frequent urination, worse at night
Hyperactivity, children being violent
Coordination problems, twitching, jerking, chorea, involuntary reflexes
Stomach ulcers, nervousness, indigestion, neuralgic pains at waistline, gastritis
Mysterious large and small intestine problems (diarrhea, constipation, colitis)
‘Hysteria’ (behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic)
Lassitude (a state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness)
Bronchitis, asthma, pleuritis
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Infected fingernail beds
Multiple sclerosis
Senility
Pharyngitis (sore throat)
Dermatitis
Migraines, Headaches
Diabetes mellitus
Increased uric acid in the blood
(These tooth infections affect the ionic calcium levels in the blood.)
Intracranial abscess, Brain abscess
Childhood hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body)
Cerebral infarction (ischemic stroke)
Bacteriospermia and sub-fertility
Necrotizing fasciitis (a bacterial infection that results in the death of parts of the body’s soft tissue)
Mediastinitis (inflammation or infection of the mediastinum in the chest cavity)
Myocarditis
Fatal endocarditis
Toxic shock syndrome (acute septicemia typically caused by bacterial infection)
Septicemia (bacterial blood poisoning)
Immune system diseases
Infection of hip replacements
Cervical cellulitis (a bacterial infection of the skin on the neck)
Cardiovascular disease
Atherosclerosis
Acute meningitis
Chronic meningitis
Brain cancer
Central nervous system damage
Osteomyelitis of the mandible (aka cavitations)
Wound botulism
Ludwig’s angina (heart)
Cavernous sinus thrombosis (brain)
Persistent pyrexia of unknown origin (chronic high temperature)
Pulmonary abscess (lung)
Pyogenic hepatic abscess (liver)
Paraspinal abscess and paraplegia (spine)
Bacterial endocarditis (heart)
Spleen abscess
Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)
Stroke
Systemic granulocytic cell defects (associated with increased susceptibility to infections and other conditions)
Bacterial pneumonia
Abnormal pregnancy outcomes—
The bacteria in a tooth can and do travel throughout the body. There is now research which demonstrates the presence of oral bacteria in the uterus and amniotic fluid. These uterine infections can lead to preterm birth in pregnant women.
You can also get (for free by subscribing to his Substack) the book Judas Dentistry by Robert A. Yoho which details the author’s wife’s recovery from a terminal diagnosis by getting many root canal filled teeth removed. (They went to Mexico to get the work done for a lot less cost than in US.)
“Dr. Gammal saw hundreds of tumors disappear three to four months after he removed root canal teeth. Here are opinions from oncologists who understand this:
Dr. Issels, Daunderer, and many others have rated their treatments as only average, unless the dental work is done first. Then their success rates increased to about 80 percent. This is a far cry from the miserable cure rates of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. According to a 2004 report by Morgan, Ward, and Barton, “The contribution of cytotoxic chemotherapy to 5-year survival in adult malignancies … survival in adults was estimated to be 2.3% in Australia and 2.1% in the USA.”
Dr. Issels found that 98 percent of his cancer patients had between two and ten dead teeth.”
— from Judas Dentistry (bold emphasis mine)
More quotes from Root Canal Cover-Up:
‘The paradox is that patients are willing to submit to severe surgical procedures, but, at the same time, are reluctant to remove an infected tooth. Obviously tooth removal would be far simple, less traumatic and less costly. Patients, for the most part, come to the decision to have surgery [for example- heart, kidney or whatever the disease is] because their doctors do not present this alternative, nor do their dentists.’
‘The most startling study was one in which an infected tooth was removed from a rabbit which had died of a patient’s illness. In this case, the tooth was washed and pumiced and then placed in boiling water for one hour. This tooth, when embedded in another rabbit, resulted in the rabbit dying in 22 days’
‘Even more amazing was an even more stringent investigation. Teeth which had been implanted in rabbits several times, causing illness and death, were subjected to hospital autoclave [a machine used to carry out industrial and scientific processes requiring elevated temperature and pressure] temperatures and pressures of 30 pounds and 60 pounds for one hour. An additional test was carried out at 300 pounds pressure for 2 hours. Still when those teeth wee embedded in rabbits, the animals lost weight, developed blood changes and died— not so rapidly, but in 35 days.’
‘Studies were undertaken to determine if the deaths were occurring because of infection from bacteria. In these studies, root filled teeth were crushed and washed, and the washings were passed through a Berkefeld filter— a method which removes all bacteria. The remaining solution was then subjected to culturing to prove all bacteria had been successfully removed from the solution. When this solution was inoculated into rabbits, it caused them to decline; their ionic calcium was lowered, loss of weight took place, and death occurred in a few weeks.’
‘These experiences demonstrated the toxins of bacteria were more lethal than the direct action of the bacteria.’
‘… the fact is that antibiotics can’t get inside the dentin tubules once a tooth loses its blood supply due to root canal treatment. If antibiotics can’t get inside the tubules, they can’t kill the bacteria therein.’
Will root canal removal resolve every health issue? Probably not all issues for everyone. But you can’t even really know what the health picture IS without removal.
‘…it is pathetic that so many individuals are slowly dying of old age anywhere from thirty years on.’ — Dr. Weston Price
‘In their addiction to the slogan ‘save the tooth’, dentists increasingly lose the patient.’ — M.H. Fischer, M.D.
In summary, these experts tested and tested and no matter what system of sterilization was used, none fully succeeded in making a root canal sterile.
There are people promoting new methods of supposedly treating and keeping a root-filled tooth. Such as using modern day lasers. If you are going to consider any procedure, I would require evidence that people heal from their illnesses afterwards (as in cured, long term).
I have serious doubts about any situation that leaves a dead tooth in the mouth. (And how can anything permanently clear out every teeny tiny microbe in those three miles of dentin tubules? And what will prevent them from just moving back in?)
In addition to all of the above, some root canals have mercury placed in them, usually at the root tip. If there is mercury in the root canal, or silver amalgam fillings in the same mouth, we are looking at possibly compounded health problems. Because of the sometimes slow or delayed onset of symptoms (many times over decades) health issues may never be linked to the root cause— that is until you figure it out for yourself!
What to do after extraction of a root canal?
If the tooth is located in the back of the mouth, many people choose to simply remove the tooth and not replace it with anything. But there are also bridges, including one type which is glue-in and doesn’t require grinding down adjoining teeth to cap them with the bridge. (I would not grind down perfectly good teeth, all too often they will end up in the same root canal territory later on.)
There are also implants, and if you must do an implant it is recommended to go for the ceramic (zirconia) and never the titanium (due to reactions).
“Surgeons implanting them must have the skills to remove all areas of mouth infection, bone graft, and implant the artificial teeth during a single surgery. Stem cells and ozone should also be used.” — Judas Dentistry
By the way, I have known people who did (ongoing) ozone treatment on root filled teeth and were helped somewhat in managing their health problems, but they were not at all cured (not even close).
Homeopathy can help stabilize the situation in some cases, but also can’t cure a dead tooth.
See the bottom of this article for the procedure that is recommended for proper removal of a root canal tooth.
If a tooth is dying (often signaled by intense tooth pain), homeopathy may be used for the symptoms.
There also have been stories of people saving teeth from dying by swishing with chlorine dioxide as a mouthwash multiple times per day. This might help prevent a tooth from dying, depending on many factors. (But cannot resurrect one from the dead.)
In the book Extra Strength Homeopathy by Manfred Mueller, he shares the story of a woman with Polymyositis (a rare inflammatory disease that causes muscle weakness affecting both sides of the body) who had mercury fillings and possibly infections in her teeth as well. When she went to the dentist her teeth had so many issues it was going to cost her some $20,000 to fix everything, which she couldn’t afford. So she had all her teeth removed. She returned to show Mueller and was so pleased because all her symptoms were gone!
This is extreme but illustrates well the problems that problem-teeth can cause.
Mueller also agreed that, as a rule, dentists have no idea about health reactions from dental work.
CAVITATIONS / OSTEOMYELITIS
Now for the other related category we are covering today.
Cavitations typically are a low grade chronic osteomyelitis, or bone infection. This includes osteomyelitis of the jawbone, NICO- Neuralgia Inducing Cavitational Osteonecrosis, deep bone infection, and similarly named conditions.
We can also add to this category infected and abscessed teeth, as well as infected tonsils and the incomplete removal of tonsils, because the health results may be similar or the same.
Many of these conditions come about from tooth decay, due to root canals, and from tooth extractions not being done completely and properly— particularly when dentists do not remove the periodontal ligament. Sometimes injury plays a part in these infections, and some appear from unknown causes.
But cavitations are never harmless.
‘When teeth are removed, the periodontal ligament (a membrane that attaches the tooth to the bone) is usually left in the socket. I now compare this membrane to the afterbirth that is delivered after a baby is born. If the afterbirth is left in, the mother will probably die. When the periodontal ligament is left in, the patient does not die, but neither does the socket area completely heal. Bone cells will naturally grow to connect with other bone cells after tooth removal—providing they can communicate with each other. If the periodontal ligament is left in the socket, however, bone cells look out and see the ligament, so they do not attempt to “heal” by growing to find other bone cells. In these cases, I have found that the top of the socket seals over with two or three millimeters (mm) of bone; under that, a hole remains. This bony hole is usually lined with chronic inflammatory lymphocytes, which are the cells of autoimmune disease, and some strange cells that took a while to identify. They turned out to be monocytes (large white blood cells with a single nucleus) that had somehow evolved three more nuclei, so that they now had a total of four nuclei. This type of cellular change can occur in an extremely toxic environment.
— Dr. Hal Huggins, It's All in Your Head
‘Cavitations are areas that arise when the periodontal ligament that holds the tooth to its bony socket and that first millimeter of infected bone fails to be destroyed by the healing process after tooth extraction.’ — Root Canal Cover-Up
‘Sometimes a cavitation shows up on x-ray pictures as a thin space on the bone— in other words, a hole. Other times, nothing is seen on x-rays, but when the areas are entered surgically, the bone has a gritty, sawdust like consistency and the area contains small chips of dead bone, bacteria or other matter.’ — Root Canal Cover-Up
‘When dentists surgically clean out these areas, the long term symptoms disappear.’ — Root Canal Cover-Up
Dr. Klinghardt notes that there is a strong link between chronic dental infections and cancers, and that there have been many cases of removal leading to the clearing up of cancer. As he shares, the WHO classifies Bacterium as a Class 1 Carcinogen.
Dr. Klinghardt, who has worked with Lyme for many decades, also notes a strong link between Lyme bacteria and cavitations.
Cavitations can definitely be repaired, but the work must be done completely and correctly by a dentist who knows what they are doing.
And there have been cases where cavitations have healed using homeopathy.
In the Academy of Practical Homeopathy training, Joette Calabrese shares about her personal experience with a cavitation. She was able to use homeopathy to heal the cavitation using the Banerji Protocols. (More details on the homeopathic protocols later on in this article.)
It took about two years, and after that she would use the homeopathic remedies off and on for pain. She also visited her biological dentist regularly to get cavitation scans and check the progress. However, not many dentists have the ‘Cavitat’ machines anymore, which use ultrasound to ‘see’ the holes or decay in the teeth and jaw.
Most holistic and biological dentists now use 3D Cone Beam Scans which use x-ray technology.
Either way, an expert needs to be looking at them, ideally one who is on the same page and doesn’t have any vested interest in not finding a problem. Regular x-rays can miss a lot, even simple cracks in teeth.
(And NONE of these scans can see if a root canal is ‘infected’. As detailed above, we can just assume that they all are.)
There is also a test called the Rantes CCL5 Test, if you can find it, to help determine if there is cavitation. (The higher the number on the test, the more urgent the situation.)
Kinesiology (muscle testing) may be useful.
In some cases doing a biopsy might be appropriate.
If I knew of or suspected a cavitation, without many health problems, I would start with the homeopathic protocols and see how far it could take me. But if I was having major health problems already, I would want a dentist who could go in and clean out the infected area. After getting a ‘fresh start’ I would use homeopathy afterward.
As a side note, I have known a couple of women who had chronic tooth pain and suspected cavitations. They took the homeopathic protocols for a long time, in both cases a year probably, until the point that the pain became so acute they had to go to the dentist. In both cases the tooth had to be extracted because it was dead. However, the dentists were impressed by how well the root infection was encapsulated and very easy to extract. Both women also used homeopathy to heal from the extractions.
To remove or repair a cavitation, all abnormal bone must be curetted away, eliminating all that is infected. Some dentists now use (your) stem cells to help the healing. But as long as you get back to just bone, things should be able to heal up again.
Finding a Dentist
-The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology is one good place to start when looking for a dentist who understands how to remove root canals and cavitations.
-There are also three dentists in the US who use the Hal Huggins’ approach.
-Here’s another potential source of leads— The International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine (IABDM).
However, not all qualified dentists are necessarily listed on these sites. You can also begin by searching locally for a biological or holistic dentist. That is how I found Dr. Becky, the dentist who replaced my mercury fillings. When I asked her about root canal removal, she was totally on the same page and was doing them quite regularly. (If you are near to Basalt, CO, I do recommend her!)
Also, here is a list of recommended dentists, some of which have Cavitat machines, that came via The Academy of Practical Homeopathy:
Homeopathy for Cavitations, Dental Surgery, and for Teeth
Dr. Pratip Banerji said this homeopathic protocol restored the architecture of the bone. This could be bone anywhere in the body.
Primarily we are looking at Line 1 of the Osteomyelitis Protocol which is found in the Banerji Protocol book on pg. 99.
This is how it is written in the book—
Symphytum 200 alternating with Calc Phos 3X every three hours /
With discharging sinus- Hypericum 200 + Arsenicum Album 200 twice a day
This how is I use the protocol as a baseline for any tooth infection—
Symphytum 200C + Calc Phos 6X twice a day (up to four times a day)
Hypericum 200C + Arsenicum 200C twice a day (up to four times a day)
I also like to add in the Psorinum 1M from Line 2 of the protocol, once every week or every two weeks. This is also very helpful in cases of dental infection.
And I pretty much always use the wet dose method; though this is not required, and is not how the Drs Banerji worked.
If there are bad teeth in general, I might add Calc Fluor and Silicea to the picture, for example—
Symphytum 200C + Calc Phos 6X + Calc Fluor 6X or 12X + Silicea 6X or 6C twice a day (up to four times a day)
HyperArs (Hypericum+Arsenicum) above, and as discussed in the article Homeopathy for Infections, is an excellent remedy for infections, in particular those of the bone.
Another option for bone infection is Aurum Arsenicum 200 twice a day (up to four times a day).
And if we are getting into a situation where there is systemic infection, then I like this combo:
Pyrogenium 200C + Gunpowder 200C + Hepar Sulph 200C + Hypericum 200C + Arsenicum 200C
If there is specifically a dental abscess, then we might prefer to use Hepar Sulph in the 6C.
HyperArs 200C two to four times a day (depending on severity) is also what we would start with after a dental extraction surgery to prevent or treat Dry Socket.
If pain isn’t managed by any of the above, I would look to some of the following—
-HyperArs in a 1M
-Hypericum 10M or 50M if really severe pain
-Tarentula Cubensis 200, 1M+ (This comes from the facial pain/neuralgia protocol on pg 76 of the Banerji Protocols book, and I love this remedy for tooth pain neuralgia that radiates.)
-Arnica 200C, 1M, 10M
-Aconitum 200C, 1M, 10M
-Chamomilla 200, 1M, 10M
Which one and how often? You can start with what you have. If it’s severe pain and you only have a 200C, you might need to dose as often as every 5 minutes for quite a while. If it does nothing, then it is likely that you need something higher. For really extreme pain a 10M may also need to be repeated quite often. In these cases there is nothing like a 50M!
Some others to consider for tooth related pain—
Belladonna 30C, Ferrum Phos 30C, Arnica 30C+, Hecla Lava 30C, Coffea 200C+, Cimicifuga 200C+, BRAH 1M+
And the Banerji Protocol for Facial Pain (Neuralgia) pg. 76 (includes trigeminal neuralgia)—
In addition to the Tarentula Cubensis 200C above, there is Line 2 Ranunculus Bulbosus 30 twice a day (and up to every three hours for acute pain).
And here’s one more for Trigeminal Neuralgia—
Spigelia 200 every hour to twice a day / Mag Phos 30C SOS as often as needed
For more details on using homeopathy for pain, see my article Homeopathy for Pain. I will be writing more in the future about using much higher potencies as well, but this article is a good place to start.
Acute dosing is one of those topics I can write about forever, but it is much easier to explain using real cases in-person. If this interests you, consider joining the new monthly Homeopathy Rising Live MeetUps to get your questions answered and to hear real-life examples explained. Paid subscribers can attend live and will have access to the recordings as well.
Homeopathy for Root Canals
Again, homeopathy is not going to cure a root canal, because the tooth is dead.
But it can help manage things for a while. See the infection and pain remedies above. Likely you will also need plenty of remedies for the other chronic conditions that you are dealing with as well.
And when it’s time for surgical removal, homeopathy can assist the process hugely...
Fear of Dentists and Dental Work—
•Aconitum 200C, 1M, 10M, 50M
•Staphysagria 200C, 1M, 10M, 50M
•Gelsemium 30C, 200C, 1M, 10M
Start taking the remedy as soon as the fear starts to kick in. One girl who was terrified of the dentist took Aconitum 10M once a day beginning two days before her upcoming appointment. By the time the appointment came she was able to joke about it.
You will have to test the above remedies to know how they work for YOU.
Aconitum and Staphysagria have a similar type of anxiety, and for some people one works sometimes, but at other times they need the other. Gelsemium is known particularly for anticipatory anxiety, although the others may cover that as well. Most likely you will find one or two that work for you.
If you get very emotional about the whole thing, you may need Ignatia in a 200C or higher.
Tooth Extraction (Surgical Procedures)—
•Arnica 200C the day before, morning of, and moments before the procedure, then every 1-3 hours afterwards.
Post-surgery you may need to increase the potency of Arnica to 1M, 10M, or 50M as needed for pain.
PLUS
•HyperArs 200C two to four times a day (used like a homeopathic antibiotic).
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Hypericum 200C, 1M, 10M, or 50M as need for pain.
PLUS
Staphisagria 200C twice a day during the healing of the incision site— or higher potencies if needed for the stress, see above. (Also, Staphysagria is a great remedy for feeling abused, and dental work can definitely leave us feeling that way!)
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Remedies for infection if needed. I know people who have used the Pyrogenium combo (above) twice a day for months afterwards until everything was totally healed.
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Consider the SPACH combo as a topical mouthwash (swish and spit), which can also be very supportive for wound healing.
All of this is in addition to whatever else you need to do that is specific to your procedure and the recommendations from your trusted dentist.
Additional Surgery-Related Homeopathic Remedies
•Phosphorus 30C or 200C if difficulty with withdrawal from anesthesia, especially if the person is acting strangely (imagining things, strange tastes, seeing things).
•Some people may be affected for a long time after using anesthesia, and you might also consider antidoting the specific anesthesia.
•Camphora 200C is another great antidote and can be used to clear anesthesia.
•Nux Vomica 30C or 200C is another one to consider as well for clearing anesthesia. If there is digestive upset or constipation I would start with this one.
Dental Xrays—
Remember to take a dose of X-ray 30C after receiving x-rays or 3D Cone Beam Scans in order to antidote the radiation.
Tooth Extraction Hemorrhage—
Use these SOS until the bleeding stops, resume again as needed.
-Arnica 30C or 200C
PLUS
-Phosphorus 30C or 200C
or
-Ferrum Phos 6X to 30C
Also SPACH topically can be very useful to stop bleeding quickly.
Other Homeopathic Dental Protocols—
Root Resorption— The Banerji Protocol for the roots of teeth and for bone.
Symphytum 200C + Calc Phos 3X or 6X twice a day
Acute or Chronic Loose Teeth— Ruta is excellent for any kind of ligaments.
Ruta 30C or 200 twice a day
For trauma add Arnica 200C and other pain remedies, see above.
A few other non-homeopathic items that can be helpful—
-Clove Oil applied directly to the tooth for pain. (Or homeopathic clove in a 6X or higher, used as often as needed.)
-Xylitol mouthwash (which is antibacterial).
-Chlorine Dioxide (as mentioned above).
-I like this Alfa Vedic Restorative Tooth Serum.
-Nicotine patches helped me so much when my tooth pain got out of control. (I didn’t expect it to, it was just a great bonus!) Find out much more about the patches in my article on Obstacles to Cure and the Spike Protein.
-Take care of your teeth! Even more important than what you put on your teeth is what you put in your body. Clean eating does more for a healthy mouth and teeth than just about anything else.
-Avoid sugar! Most people notice that sugar makes tooth pain worse.
Proper Removal of Root Filled Teeth
(This also applies to any tooth extraction.)
Remember, that maybe 25-30% of people have a root canal and feel just fine. Fewer than this number will remain so into old age, depending on life stressors and any hits to their immune function.
For those with current health problems, and even those with a history of family health problems, removal of the root canals usually was recommended by the experts who have been referenced throughout this article.
‘People are shocked to learn most root filled teeth need to be extracted, and shocked again to learn that when tooth removal proves necessary, just pulling the tooth is not enough.’
— George Meinig, Root Canal Cover-Up (emphasis in original)
‘One of the most important revelations of Dr. Price’s research, concerned how the bacteria in the teeth act much like cancer cells that metastasize to other parts of the body. These bacteria inside the structure of the teeth similarly metastasize, and as they migrate throughout one’s system, they infect the heart, kidneys, joints, nervous system, brain, eyes, and endanger pregnant women and in fact may infect any organ, gland or body tissue. In other words, root canal filled teeth always remain infected. Even worse, as I stated a few minutes ago, these infections are responsible for a high percentage of degenerative disease illnesses, which are now epidemic in our country today.’
— George Meinig, Root Canal Cover-Up (emphasis mine)
Attached is the short and detailed procedure from Root Canal Cover-Up for how to properly remove a root canal tooth to ensure healing:
To summarize it briefly for you here, the periodontal ligament must be removed and the bone drilled back to the point that it bleeds. As Hal Huggins said, this only takes about 5 minutes more for the dentist and ensures a clean slate for healing, thus avoiding cavitations and other problems in the future.
And this brings to a close the series on Obstacles to Cure and Homeopathy!
If you missed any of the previous articles, you can find them in order here:
When Good Remedies Don’t Act (The Overview)
Part 1— Obstacles to cure: Radiation
Part 2— Obstacles to Cure: Spike Protein
Part 3— Obstacles to Cure: Drugs
Part 4— Obstacles to Cure: Mercury
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Hi Emily,
Is there a remedy that would deaden or reduce feeling in nerves around teeth and recessed gums so that when the hygienist is cleaning the area and hits a nerve there won't be the typical pain? Thank you! :)
Hi Emily, you may have mentioned this already, but are you going to be doing an obstacles to cure article on vaccines? I'm wondering what your approach would be if you were working with someone who didn't show immediate signs of vaccinosis but (for example) had been in the military and their health issues may be linked to the multitude of vaccines they were given. If you would say there is someway or something to detox from or just a standard approach of following the symptoms as they present?