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  • From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Survival Dentistry
  • Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:28:31 -0500

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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