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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

First, there is a book, _Where there is no Dentist_ that might be
helpful.  I have the companion _Where there is no Doctor_, and I have
found that NOT to be helpful.

> Also, the sugar intake frequency is more important than the amount of
>  sugar. Every time you put sugar in your mouth, the bacteria will 
> create acid for thirty minutes. If you drink one soda in 10 minutes, 
> and then consume no more sugar the rest of the day, then you will 
> only have acid in your mouth for about 40 minutes. If you take the 
> same soda, and sip on it all day long, then you will have acid in 
> your mouth all day long.

My dentist told me that, too.  He has a chart in his office listing the
acid content of various drinks.  Enlightening.  It is one of the reasons
I have seriously limited my soda intake.


> Two long-standing temporary filling materials are Cavit and IRM. Both
>  of these are a powder and liquid that when mixed will become very 
> hard. The benefit of IRM is that it contains eugenol (clove oil), 
> which is a sedative and can sooth a sensitive tooth. These will keep 
> food and “cold” out of a cavity until you can reach definitive care. 
> If you are somehow able to secure it, Fuji IX is a wonderful 
> restorative material that will also release fluoride and can slow 
> down/stop the decay process.
>
> I don’t know how you can get it without a dental license but if you 
> are resourceful…please, I am not advocating non-dentists treating 
> tooth pathology in any way, shape or form (i.e. don’t sue me if you 
> try something and it doesn’t work).

OK, here is what has saved my butt...
I had a bridge/crown come off..very painful underneath...
There is a product called Tempanol...in the grocery store..it is a
temporary filling material.  I have a few of these at the house because
everyone knows that if you are going to lose a crown or whatever, it is
going to happen at the beginning of a long holiday weekend.  The other
item I have on hand is Red Cross Toothache med, which is 85% eugenol.
It comes with cotton pellets to put in your mouth.
I cannot tell you how much pain this Tempanol stuff saved me.  Everyone
should have it, just like you would stock bandages.
Of course, vodka and or moonshine work, too. :)

Bev


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