Dangers Of Root Canals And Crowns | What To Do Instead

[@the_heart_knows]

I wish I’d found you 5 years ago when I had to have root canals and crowns. As a patient, you just feel so powerless in the dentist office.

[@LivingwellwithDrMichelle]

That's so true! It's frustrating! Hopefully these videos can give you some good info to know next time you're sitting in that dentist chair.

[@the_heart_knows]

@@LivingwellwithDrMichelle yes they’re very helpful and inspiring, thank you for sharing this information!

[@brandillysmom]

Where is a biomimetic dentist in California?

[@spiritmiracle8032]

❤

[@yasmeenflavien7500]

​@@brandillysmomgo To mexico & try To find 1 holistic dentist there. I cannot afford 1 in switzerland, France they live at thé time of Pasteur, so in nations like brasil, mexico they use ozone

[@Pesto-64]

As a restorative "cosmetic" dentist for over 34 years, and who has lectured extensively on the topic, Biomimetic is nothing new. It's just a name someone coined to encompass something we referred to as "conservative cosmetic dentistry". Our goal was to save as much tooth structure as possible. This is in direct opposition to what was, and possibly still is, taught in most dental schools. When I started, placing my first partial coverage non-metal restorations in 1990, there was no fancy name for it. Many dentists in search of better ways to restore teeth were doing partial coverage restorations in the (early) 90's, and not full coverage crowns. That's when indirect resin dentistry took off and that lead to utilizing feldspathic, then leucite reinforced, then lithium disilicate, etc...We just knew, because we did our (own) research mostly, that this type of dentistry was the future, even though many of our colleagues criticized us. We believed in doing direct adhesive pulp capping, which avoided the need for a lot of root canals, etc... Even if the tooth needed a root canal, a study from 1997 cited that root-canaled teeth don't always need full coverage to restore the tooth to function. In fact the study concluded that a direct resin or partial coverage indirect restoration might be the best option. The problem is partial coverage non-metal dentistry is more technique sensitive and most are only concerned with speed and not quality of outcome. Not to mention most insurances won't cover partial coverage and will only cover full coverage restorations. That is why you must educate your patients to what is best and only do the type of dentistry you want in your mouth! In conclusion, Biomimetic is just the latest "fad" name to what a lot of us have been doing for several decades, but if it gets the newer generation of dentists to adapt it, then god bless, our patients deserve it.

[@philipthomas3938]

Because unscrupulous dentists start the cycle of damage by drilling and filling children teeth when the teeth are perfect and without cavities and designed by nature to last a lifetime....

[@Logan-wv8qf]

Wow! Great information and background history! Thank you!

[@ellinorglorioso2247]

Thank you for this info, as I seem to be getting ripped off allot lately , possibly by the last dentist who gave me 2 root canals and a double crown(aggacent teeth) and the teeth still hurt. Truely I am quite scared now and don't know where to turn. The pain is getting worse and my fear is, there is infection and my jawbone could be involved. Please email me if you can and let me know where your practice is. Thank you for the wisdom.I need a good and honest dentist.

[@TaxTheChurches.]

@@Pesto-64 I agree with several of the commenters. Good dentists are so hard to find. My sister flies from Florida to New York to go to her trusted dentist. I wish an organization like a hospital would control dental practices. I went to a dental office that was carpeted. A young man "dental assistant" didn't know how to insert slides into my mouth. I had to show him. The dentist came in for no more than 1 minute. $250.

[@nw8000]

Thank you

[@makvanaashwinsihn6003]

I pray to God that everyone who is reading this gets better and stays healthy. What helped me is using the herbs from the book the hidden herbs by anette ray

[@1stJohn3.9-10]

You need to watch the documentary: Root Cause

[@sandrahickslarson2565]

I'm 70 and I have had so many of those procedures done. I'm told I need three more crowns!!! What can I do?

[@marigut]

@@sandrahickslarson2565 look into bentonite clay

[@vidyakaimal2512]

Everything is about finding the right doctor. Its life changing.... 😢

[@iMiik]

that's not always a bad thing! 😃🦷🪥

[@ConspiracyPundit]

Eight years ago I went to five different dentists, lots of money lots of pain and eventually the tooth broke. Moving to today I am seeing my third dentist I am resisting them doing a root canal, and would rather they pull the tooth, so you are correct 100% every dentist spins a different yarn, and what doctors and now in my case dentists hate is people doing their own research. My doctor in the USA wanted me on stains about 13 years ago. I refused and he dumped me lol. I changed my diet to a carnivore one, and my blood work in now perfect. Going back to this tooth I still have pain, but on the x-ray the bottom of the tooth is clearly infected. Now not having this dentist handy, I am in China. I am at a loss, as this dentist is hell bent on killing the nerve completely. I think better to just pull it TLDR, sorry about that.

[@johnmartinsen963]

@@ConspiracyPundit carnivore is the best💥

[@ConspiracyPundit]

@@johnmartinsen963 Eight years and totally no regrets. I just wish I had always eaten this way, and therefore, had no teeth issues at all. The issues I have now were diagnosed a full year before I went carnivore.

[@holyspiritfilling]

You are indeed correct. need to have good people around for support at times but be aware

[@ngana8755]

I feel pain in all my root canals, but it's frustrating going to the dentist because they keep saying, "You're not supposed to feel anything where you got a root canal because the root canal kills the nerve." Yeah, but I do feel pain.

[@zeballos5757]

In my case, they did two crappy root canals and I ended up having to spend another $1700 each to get it done again. Unbelievable.

[@KarL0831]

Same here. I found out a year after my root canal that it was not my tooth aking but the structure around my tooth because it was infected

[@zeballos5757]

@@KarL0831 yep that’s what I was told it was too. Since the tooth and nerve were dead, it’s most likely the tissue around the tooth that’s infected.

[@donatina1987]

Me too, why!..,,?...

[@zeballos5757]

@@donatina1987 bacteria and infection. I brush, floss, water pik, and mouthwash just to stave off the dentist lol

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

I wish more doctors and dentists were honest like this.

[@garyradtke3252]

Years ago I had an ongoing problem that went on for around 10 years. The doctor kept treating me for very nasty sinus infections that produced a smell that only I could smell. A VA dentist told me that I needed some minor surgery to rid a tooth of infection at the root. The tooth had a root canal many years prior. When he opened it up the infection smell told me that was the source of what was thought to be sinus infections. When I discussed it with the dentist he agreed and showed me an X ray showing a channel through the bone into the sinus created by the infection. He also said this kind of thing can go undiscovered and cause death. I was surprised that in all of those years the multiple doctors that addressed my sinus problem didn't recommend a dentist but just kept saying that I may need a painful sinus cleaning. It's been 40 years since I have had the severe sinus problems that I had prior to the dental surgery.

[@olson.pamela]

I had a sinus infection from teen years to age 58when a root canal finally allowed me to breathe through my nose! I think the miracle is that my body, the sinus cavity, could heal after basically a lifelong infection. I practiced breathing, taped my lips shut at night and now have significantly better sleep and health. Why didn’t I address the problem earlier? I didn’t realize what was going on. I do remember thinking “does everyone have nostrils that don’t let air through easily?” No pain was felt until my mid fifties. I didn’t have tooth pain I had upper jaw bone pain but I finally realized, I think it’s a tooth! It was a molar that was bisected by a giant ancient old mercury filling I got about age ten. I had two root canals on molars before the third did the trick. My dentist didn’t believe me and thought this was all in my head( I think). I have thanked him several times for changing my life cuz I can great breathe now. Crazy.

[@boondocks8002]

I had severe sinus problems for years. The roots of my upper teeth went into my sinuses. When I got older a couple of my teeth got infected but didn't show up on xray. My ENT dr did a sinus lift and when he did he saw the infection. My dentist finally believed me about the severe pain and rotten smell i had. I now have a full upper implant after having the upper teeth pulled about 2 yrs ago. Haven't had problems since. Often times dr and dentists think everyone is in their office for pain meds. Give me a break. They need better training.

[@billhesford6098]

@@boondocks8002 Spotting a junky is not always easy. Back in the day when we all had mercury fillings we had no idea. I don't think dentists back then were stupid. I do think we never know enough including today. I wonder what we are doing today that will show up as, "if they only knew", 40 years from today. Not that its going to bother you or me.

[@boondocks8002]

@@billhesford6098 what??

[@billhesford6098]

@@boondocks8002 Sorry, I was replying to another comment and somehow I put it to you.

[@shawnasmith3594]

After getting a crown I've experienced bad breath that i didn't have before. Doctors keep saying they can't smell any odor, but i believe bacteria growth between my tooth and crown has occurred. This video has convinced me its not my imagination.

[@PaulSchneider-bp2ic]

Google: Dr Thomas E Levy MD Hydrogen peroxide nebulization

[@MrFrndsss]

I was having bad breath since past few months. Later pain started in teeth with root canal and crown. I decided to remove teeth completely and opt for dental implant later. But somehow my bad breath problem completely vanished.

[@SquishyMit]

I had a crown fall out, it stank REALLY bad from the bacteria colonies that were living underneath. Pretty gross.

[@MatronWisdom]

Rinse daily with Peroxide or medicated mouth wash. Won't cure the issue but will stave off infection until you can get a better dentist.

[@tehilliym1195]

a dentist CAUSED my problem ... I was fine until i went there and they said i needed a crown. They did it wrong. much pain, outta money

[@beeemerg6504]

Exactly why I love my Dentist . She told me most dentist go for a root canal for the money

[@natashanonnattive4818]

Yes, I had 2 dentist say it had to be done or they'd just pull it & not try to save my tooth with a filling.

[@vasiovasio]

😡😡😡

[@Alonenotlonely000]

So true. It all comes down to money.

[@willpower6720]

@@natashanonnattive4818 And you didnt believe either one? Better get a third opinion.

[@barneyfyfe8313]

I guess you never actually needed endo?

[@MrEmiko29]

I want the tooth, the tooth, and nothing but the tooth.

[@Toni_Snark]

The tooth, the WHOLE tooth and nothing but the tooth.

[@MrEmiko29]

@@Toni_Snark the hole tooth?

[@NinoNlkkl]

😂😂😂

[@zeballos5757]

Lol

[@Teakai8]

The tooth, the hole tooth and nothing bit the tooth.

[@rickturnr]

I had crown put on 60 years ago, still working good

[@858dorset]

You might think that. My husband thought the same. Bio dentist said he had the worst infection he had ever seen!

[@paddleduck5328]

@@rickturnr 👍

[@anthonym2701]

@@858dorsetif it’s been 60 years and he’s not having any symptoms I’d say he’s fine lol

[@toothrestorer6588]

@@858dorset But. most likely NOT.

[@pebbles7864]

@@858dorsetthis should have shown up in labs done during a routine physical. How did he have a raging infection and his doctor didn’t know? I don’t know about your bio dentist

[@coreysonofander]

One month to this day, I removed 4 infected root canals and I am feeling amazing, compared to the last 8 years of my life. I am way less sick and the pains I had before the procedure, have now disappeared. Anxiety, depression, achy body, sharp stabbing chest and arm pains, extreme fatigue, back pain, loose/muddy stool, are just some of the major symptoms I was experiencing from my infected root canals.

[@LivingwellwithDrMichelle]

Wow, thanks for sharing!

[@jt.633]

did you watch that documentary about root canals?

[@coreysonofander]

@@jt.633 I watched the documentary called, "The Root Cause".

[@coreysonofander]

​@jt.633 I watched the documentary, "The Root Cause".

[@jt.633]

@@coreysonofander ah yes thats the one i forgot the name

[@LakeOuachita]

Wow…20 years ago, my two back upper left molars were cracked on the very exterior only. From eating hard candy! I REFUSED root canals b/c I had read how dangerous they were. I verified the center of the teeth, were not cracked, and asked for the crowns only. She was not happy, but did what I asked. Fast forward to last week, broke off a corner of the porcelain crown..when she removed the crown, she said the tooth that was still there was solid and healthy. She just made a new crown. I was very happy that I never had root canals in those molars!

[@martyhugo790]

Never buy into the root canal argument unless you are confident that it is necessary. Some dentists actually provide free second opinions. In any case, ask for a copy of the Xrays and show them to another dentist to get their opinion. Once to root canal is performed the tooth is dead and becomes more brittle. If a poor job is done removing the root that can also lead to infections.

[@GeekGifts-1]

Why would they offer root canals in that situation?

[@jmc8076]

@@GeekGifts-1 First comment said they refused root canal so dentist obv offered.

[@martyhugo790]

@@GeekGifts-1 $$$

[@80sHeavymetalchick9]

Wow... I've had root canals since I was a kid. Then I fell and hit my face and knocked my teeth backwards.. so they checked it and I had another infection in my front tooth. I've had three on that same tooth. Then I went to the dentist and he shot the roof of my mouth and I have never cried at a dentist but I screamed and cried. It wasn't numb enough. Two weeks later I had a seizure. Which I do have the seizure disorder and well the hit in the head and then all that pain. It was awful. I lost my dental insurance and I haven't been to a dentist since 2018. Now my teeth are horrible. I know my comment is long but thank u for listening... 💜💜💜

[@cyndim8785]

I feel your pain. My dentist back in the day took advantage of our insurance and did a bunch of unnecessary work on my young teeth. I lost a tooth my first molar @ 17 years old because my tooth had a root canal then a silver cap. My tooth rotted inside of that cap and I had to get it totally removed. Today my dentist thinks that I have lost two teeth because of the gap that was cause from losing that tooth so young. That dentist sent me to the back of the table putting the needle right in the nerve without pre numbing my gum first.

[@80sHeavymetalchick9]

@@cyndim8785 oh man... Yea I think they def take advantage of people. I had a extra tooth on that front tooth that had all the trouble and was maybe 8 yrs old I was in the hospital to have it done. I remb it vividly... Such a memory I have 😂 yea I had crowns .. fillings and now I've heard fluoride is bad. We did live on well water. Never had a gold tooth but yea they can't make money if they fix you and I feel that way with doctors def. Ugh but thank you for sharing your story and msg on here.. 💜💜💜

[@RuaWaterwalker]

It's very frustrating

[@ElizabethStaeheli]

So sorry for you. May God bless you with something new.

[@ednaalvarez5975]

@80sHeavymetalchick9 Sorry for what happened to you, we will never know what is going to happen to us, no matter how perfect the plan is, thank GOD you are okay and that your teeth will all be alright someday, we just thank GOD for the blessings, prayers🙏

[@texdentist]

I'm a recently retired dentist after 40 years of practice. I mostly agree with the good doctor about conservative dentistry - trying to maintain as much tooth structure as possible in all treatments. Completely disagree that there is no place for root canals. Millions and millions of teeth have been saved by them. Do they occasionally fail? Of course! Do implants (the alternative treatment) occasionally fail? Of course! It's interesting that I saw this video today. The dentist that I sold my practice to texted me today about one of my long time patients. I placed a crown on one of her teeth 34 years ago. The crown just came off, there was no decay, and he was able to simply recement the crown. I always wanted to preserve tooth structure as much as possible. But I do not believe abandoning a tooth because it needs a root canal or crown is the best philosophy. .

[@Blewsi-p1e]

My whole jaw upper and lower is disintegrating. Not one dentist has been able to help me.

[@josefpalach8892]

@texdentist, if you read the book "ROOT CANAL COVER-UP" by George Meinig D.D.S., F.A.C.D. then you would know that you are not right at all!

[@texdentist]

@@josefpalach8892 I lived it for 40+ years, and saw thousands of teeth saved with no negative health consequences. I have three of them myself with no problems after 30 years. Yes, root canals can fail, and that failure can rarely be spectacular and debilitating. But there is little to no quality research to show that root canals in general are dangerous. Technique does matter, and the vast majority of failed root canals are due to incompetent operators. That is no reason to put a blanket indictment of the procedure.

[@MaximusXXX77]

Did you practice in TN by any chance? I recently tried to re-establish care with my former dentist, but learned he had retired around March of this year. I was very disappointed because I really wanted his expert opinion on an issue I'm having currently. He was so much wiser than my current dentist.

[@marys.5050]

@@Blewsi-p1e I heard about an extreme situation like yours, and the person was able to heal themselves and completely re-mineralize their jaw. Check out Dr. Joe Dispenza. You can also search for "testimonial Joe Dispenza mouth" or teeth - and see what comes up. You can heal this, even if not in a "conventional" method.

[@laurielenig9939]

I finally have a name for it... DENTAL PTSD! I would never have thought it serious enuf to be called ptsd. I was told to stop being a baby, nevermind the fact that the first time I was taken to the dentist I had to have two absessed molars pulled. After being told what was happening I remember jumping out of the chair and nothing else. I'm now in need of periodontal work and am praying to find a doctor who will knock me out.😬😢

[@davidanderson8469]

Brush your teeth twice daily and floss. I'll get an implant next time.

[@wendelleg2002]

Find a maxillofacial surgeon. They are licensed surgeons who use anaesthesia.

[@jugears1081]

I proxa-brush with tea tree oil. It kills a lot of stuff.

[@boxsterbenz4059]

i hate to tell you, but you don't get dental abscesses if you've looked after your teeth properly. so don't be blaming anyone else. likewise with periodontal work. that's bacterial progression/inflammation because of plaque accumulation over time. again, no-one but yourself to blame. once you have it it becomes difficult, and more expensive, to turn around.

[@kristivernon9809]

I have used that term several times since having serious dental work two years ago. Still in pain but terrified to go to the dentist!! It was that horrible!

[@salmaattari1912]

Thank you, but I wish there was no background music.

[@edie4321]

I agree, I do not like the extra distraction, that's how subliminal messages are done. Well, one of the ways.

[@brianbauman6606]

I also agree as a person with hearing loss

[@rjbartun]

The music would okay except that it is painfully repetitive.

[@edie4321]

@@rjbartun, I notice all kinds of channels doing it lately, or having little ringing and other sounds. It just can't be good for us. Very little on YT is.

[@arttoegemann]

I like the music.

[@pebbles7864]

I’m in my 60s and have half a dozen root canal’s and crowns in my mouth. No problems ever with any of them and some were done in my 20’s. I go get cleanings every 6 months and get my X rays when due. I’ve known a lot of people who have had issues with implants. I’m happy with my crowns.

[@johnmartinsen963]

I felt the same way about my extensive dental work until I watched a documentary called Root Cause

[@bunnyboo6295]

Common for older people that had them done over 20 years ago. it seems many of the dentists today are corrupt they do a poor job on propose to make money off of ruining people's mouths. The expected life span of crowns today dentists give 5 years many years ago it was a lot longer if you had one in the 70s its likely still there with no problem until a modern dentist noticed that its old and convince you to clean it up you will lose that tooth a few years after they touch it

[@gemsxjourneyx196]

You’re one of the lucky ones then. I work at an endodontist office and most people don’t actually need the root canal or the cbct scans that aren’t covered by insurance but the doctor has a deal with the cbct scanner she sends people for cbcts and they send referrals

[@toothrestorer6588]

@@gemsxjourneyx196 Nice story. Any endodontist that doesn’t have have an in office cone beam is not current.

[@reigna963]

@@gemsxjourneyx196 I refused the cone and left the office!

[@HeatherB-z5b]

I'm 75 now, had root canals AND crowns. This is great but most of the natural dentists do not take insurance.

[@Woman_in_the_Wilderness]

How are you with them?

[@RocketPipeTV]

No, the insurance doesn’t pay for alternative medicine. The insurance is not your friend. It’s a big pot of gold that is plundered by hospital, doctors and big pharma.

[@gorettyrogers7109]

​@RocketPipeTV I agree...they take your money freely but limit your choices of where you have treatment.

[@Russsir]

Most insurance pays so little anyway.

[@HeatherB-z5b]

@@Woman_in_the_Wilderness No problem with my teeth until lately. However, I have been diagnosed with hypothyroid, Epstein Bar and auto immune. So what caused all this besides the stress I have lived with.

[@yezidcallejas5069]

Dr Ernest Adler in his book: Dental neurofocal therapy was the first dentist i know of who warned of the health consequences of root canals. As a Naturopathic physician I have used ozone gas to treat trauma and infections both systemic and localized such as in the mouth. Great to see dentists like you beginning to implement such beneficial therapy in the practice of dentistry. Bravo!

[@toothrestorer6588]

@@yezidcallejas5069 What peer reviewed studies support the use of ozone ?

[@zerotoleranceforsataniceli4794]

Why is this treatment not well known ?

[@dexterfurman9118]

I had this about a year ago. I had a large corner of my molar crack off. The first dentist wanted to do root canal and a crown. I went to another dentist and he said I had a thin layer of enamel left and the nerve was not exposed. He cleaned and disinfected it and filled the missing corner with a material that hardened like enamel. Its a bit over a year now and I still have a healthy tooth with no sensitivity. It's as if nothing happened to it. I've been getting regular checkups and so far everything is good.

[@martyhugo790]

There are a lot of revenue-boosting techniques in the dental industry. If they do a poor job filling a cavity when putting in a ceramic filling, bacteria will get in around the filling and lead to a bigger filling in a few years or a crown. Personally, I'd only have a ceramic filling on a front tooth that shows when you smile. Amalgam fillings seem to last longer on chewing surfaces of teeth.

[@dotmenziesholden1251]

Wish more dentists thought this way.

[@dougsjogren5897]

I don't think you would. It is extremely costly to have this type of dentistry. Most people want only what their insurance pays for without spending thousands of additional dollars for very very similar results. Would you pay a thousand dollars a month to a gym that pipes in pure oxygen? It's healthier, and pure oxygen is healthy, so why not?

[@AWAW-z8r]

It's common sense. The dental industry wants us to be ignorant of true dental hygeine best practices and not rely on good old fashioned horse sense. I tried to have a discussion about remineralization with a dentist years ago and he basically scorned me and resorted to strong arm tactics with a good measure of haughtiness. It is a difficult position for a patient to be, for sure. I have had a string of bad experiences with professionals in this field and my mouth has paid the price. I also wish more dental professionals were this knowledgeable and caring. The cost would level out and we would end up a lot happier with the results. I think they are in a dinosaur industry and they know it therefore their bulling, defensiveness or haughtiness comes from the fear of being exposed.

[@aomana4357]

@@AWAW-z8r She just said that 100% root canals & crowns fail. Ask all your friends. Have they all failed?

[@AWAW-z8r]

@@aomana4357 I will begin to ask that question. However, in my case, the root canal failed right away. I've been living with a dud for years and finally got used to the feeling.

[@Design_no]

​@aomana4357 no they haven't.

[@susancorrigan9501]

Retired RDH Here. Had to leave profession due to the greed. Railroading seniors into Hollywood like smiles that they don't want or need. Plus, high doses of local anesthetic could cause strokes,along with turning the head severely left or right for these lengthy procedures. Hygienists in Canada 🇨🇦 can practice on their own without the gatekeeping dentists. Go for a cleaning and get a truthful answer about what you really need for your overall health.

[@luckydogsanctuary]

I am so glad I've waited so long to get to a dentist. I had these thoughts but didn't know some dentists agreed with me. Thank you for your kindness and wisdom.

[@zenrand688]

As an engineer I’m hugely disappointed that traditional dentistry hasn’t materially changed in the last 75 years (or more). The tools have gotten better (drills, etc.) and some of the materials (UV cured epoxy) but the basic methods are the same - amazing that they haven’t improved dental technology and procedures in all that time.

[@noramaddy4409]

Also, the aircraft industry has more checks and balances than the medical profession.

[@oldguygaymer1813]

….3D dental printing has entered the chat….

[@Marie-t5b]

So in reading all these comments,how can we believe anything dentists tells us?!? Seems they’ve ruined more people’s teeth than help them!!!

[@preoccupied4800]

What are you basing that statement on? If you think about it, neurosurgery hasn't changed procedurally that much either. You still have to open up the skull and operate on the brain and its blood supply. Techniques have changed enormously in dentistry following along with advances in other fields like materiel science, imaging and restorative technology and all by light years since the 1980's. But the fundamental diseases being dealt with are the same so those problems haven't gone away. You still have to remove diseased tissue and restore function.

[@DrM1107]

@@zenrand688 i hate to tell you, but dentistry has changed. dramatically in the past decade, much less many years before that. Hardly nothing that i did immediately after dental school (2001 grad) is being done the same way now. i mean we have robots that place implants! lol

[@johnmasson3277]

Great video 😊 Thank you for posting! There is also another more proactive approach to consider. I developed a sore molar last year 2023 in June. It was sore to chew and tender to floss. I went to my dentist to have it checked and she said it was a large cavity below the gum line and was deep and extremely close to the nerve. She started to drill but after 5 minutes I couldn’t withstand the pain.( i have high pain tolerance)! She suggested, as you said, a root canal or pull the tooth and replace it with an implant. I decided in that moment to wait for a few months to make the decision. I immediately embarked on a carnivore diet only eating red meat, eggs, butter, a little dairy and small amount of fruit. I ate 2 meals per day. After 6 months it wasn’t sore to chew on or floss anymore!! Sugar is bad, starchy carbs are bad, processed foods and seed oils are ruining our health. FYI I’m still carnivore and noticing other amazing things changing with my body. Inflammation is cleared up, RA in my hips and hands has almost completely cleared up, sciatica has almost cleared up also 😊

[@angelmcgovern116]

I agree. No one is thinking about diet and how it affects our teeth. I've cut out all sugar and grains and it is amazing!

[@contempole]

Yes. It has been known since 1970s that mono and disacharides cause cavities. I completely removed sugars from my diet and all my dental pain is gone. I had to lose a tooth to root cannal fracture to start researching on cavities.

[@MaryBywaters]

Wow good one. Good work you. Saved not just your tooth.

[@johnmasson3277]

@@MaryBywatersThank you!

[@ronaldfharring7326]

I was a Navy dentist for 30 years and not particularly constrained by time or money in providing the best treatment for my patients. Inlays and onlays were taught at my dental school in the 1960s. Along with the widespread introduction of fluoride and preventive dentistry in the 60s and 70s, more conservative restorations were encouraged. With respect to restoring badly broken down teeth, a rule of thumb was if the restoration was going to support the tooth, a crown should be considered. If the remaining tooth structure could support the restoration, a more conservative approach should be considered. For questionable teeth, the last thing the patient and doctor want is a $300-$400 restoration to fail when a better choice would have been a crown in the first place. BTW pulp caps have been a standard treatment for decades. It must be understood that some painful teeth have irreversible pulpitis and after pulp capping has been tried to no avail, a root canal is the standard of care.

[@dennispacelli1007]

YOU ARE AWESOME DOC!

[@litestreamer]

Fluoride is toxic.

[@lauravillanueva2175]

I was 34 where post cancer treatment, first 15 teeth and subsequently at age 36 when an additional 4 more teeth were removed due to bone density and marrow failure. The roof of my mouth was completely carved out in order to fit a set of monstrous dentures into instead. I am 38 and I am ashamed of how I look and feel in public. I don’t eat much anymore and my wish to live beyond Remission has become more of a Quality of Life dilemma. If I could get a real dental specialist to do something more for the future I would prefer that. In the end the money will always make the difference between smiling at all or none. I am a college educated Woman, A Mother and it will always be my goal to make sure that my children are better educated about teeth long as possible. I believe that there are amazing Doctors and Dentistry folks out there who do what is best for their Patients. Hard times, I’m aware.. but illness should be fought with Ones best face forward and there are times when a smile is difficult to hold. Thank You for explaining this type of dental work. Be Well.” -L

[@MaryBywaters]

I'm so sorry that this has happened to you. Here in Australia at least in the city I live cancer patients get free implants to replace their teeth when they have mouth cancer. Generally caused by smoking. It's a strange world we live in.

[@susannechakan4939]

@@MaryBywaters I know someone who had mouth cancer but never drank, did drugs or smoked and was a vegetarian and a yoga teacher...They said her's was caused by the HPV virus. The doctors at the cancer center said that in the past 5 years they have seen that virus move to all parts of the body. They indicated that she could have all her teeth extracted! She walked away and has opted out of conventional treatment (not sure what she is doing) but she is doing great!

[@truthbtold6118]

So sorry this has happened to you, I truly feel compassion for you. Please trust Jesus from this day forward, please don’t take man made chemicals to fix your health ailments. The Lord and Savior Jesus has created medicine to heal and nourish our bodies through natural herbs, tree leaves of all varieties, and fruits and vegetables. Some survive cancer through natural supplements and lifestyle changes and some via doctors recommendations and “advanced treatments” but only one of these roads leaves a person with devastating side effects for the rest of their short lives here on the earth. No one ever told me about how to really heal from any disease but now that I have God’s Holy Spirit I don’t trust in people anymore only in His perfect sinless Son Jesus Christ who came to suffer our sins upon Himself in hopes that some of us will receive Him as Lord and live a life that honors and please His Heavenly Father. If He can set me free from drug addictions, suicidal thoughts, and a lesbian lifestyle then He can save and change anyone !

[@gemsxjourneyx196]

Do you live in Canada by chance?

[@gemsxjourneyx196]

@@susannechakan4939was probably the yoga to be honest. Yoga is demonic and if you consistently sin you’re bound to get sick. Happened to me and now I’m a Christian and many illnesses have been healed. Praise God

[@1976kinggoldenflair]

There was a now deceased Dentist in my area. That after the root canal was done. He placed 100% pure silver rods down into the root canals empty spaces. Before putting on the crown. I have seen a 70-year-old ladies teeth x-rays done by this Dentist. You can see the little silver rods. After all those many years she had never gotten an infection in those three teeth.

[@nadinehope230]

Silver is anti-bacterial and anti-viral

[@DrM1107]

@@1976kinggoldenflair those are called silver point root canals. They stopped doing them several decades ago.

[@sherlhoeppner2392]

​@@DrM1107yes, as a dental assistant I saw only a handful of people with these silver filaments-- I don't know why they stopped doing them.

[@anthonyholley2796]

​@@sherlhoeppner2392 They probably stop using them because they want to make more money off the people!

[@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

​@@DrM1107 Why did they stop doing them? Because they worked and kept infection away? 🙄

[@molinajoseph7315]

Wow!!!! I have an appointment with my dentist on Monday. This info really helps. Right on time. Thanks so much.

[@JerryTheVeganRockstar]

Thank you for this video. I’m glad my algorithm chose to sent you to me. I’m also very happy dentistry has evolved. I was a certified dental lab technician with my own lab for 18 years in the Chicago area. I need someone holistic and progressive. You don’t list any dentists in my area but I’ll search one down. Everyone wants to do a root canal and crown but I know better. I made composite inlays and onlays back in the 80s. Lots of them. I had to quit the business because I ran out of patience for my client dentists that were in the job for the wrong reasons.

[@eleonorabartoli2225]

Thank you Doctor for this information, it is very validating to me. I had 10 teeth removed and 4 bridges done at the age of 15 or so, 50 years ago. My dental situation has been a source of problems, shame and constant financial drain. I have learned from experience about root canals and crowns, and I particularly hate bridges, dentists do not understand...

[@jewelleryaddict]

Went thru the same starting at 17. All finally came out but lasted about 40plus years. Never had trouble with them but they eventually came out.

[@honkhonk8009]

10 teeth removed. . . Seriously dentists are not real doctors. Their more like contractors. Stop trusting people who have every incentive to do extra garbage at the expense of your health.

[@eleonorabartoli2225]

@@jewelleryaddict Did you do implants?

[@bg-ij9uc]

thank you so so so much. My daughter just went through this and the dentist (a new one for her) drilled down to the last layer without exposing the pulp and took care of the remaining bacteria and then filled it. no root canal, no pulling. He showed us both the size of the decay and how close it was to the nerve. He is conservative and we loved his explanations, just like yours. This was 5 weeks ago. Zero pain. problem solved.

[@Majeskty]

Having been a Dental Laboratory Technician making crowns & bridges for 40 years, this was really nice to see. It has seemed that the options of ‘Inlays’, ‘Onlays’, ‘3/4 crown’ has been somewhat ‘old school’ that was far and few between for the restoration during my career. Nice to see someone that still prescribe’s to saving tooth structure when able for such. The new technic of milling ‘all ceramic’ from a ceramic block maybe used, not sure why not, however in general I have only seen full crowns, all depends on the scanning capabilities. Then you could x-ray through it to see how the restoration is holding up on future checkups. The few inlay’s, etc., that I did was early in my career and high gold content alloy was used. Changes of new technology that has been developed. Very nice video, Doctor!!!

[@ManusCamus]

Clearest Dentist ever.

[@sayusayme7729]

Wow, I’ve experienced severe bone loss due to infection throughout the years. Too many root canals. Amazing work. Thank you. 🇨🇦

[@cassa9796]

We urgently need more dentists like you in this country. Were is your office?

[@scpmdt]

@cassa9796: she is one in a million. Very few honest people around these days.

[@nadiac6042]

@@scpmdtplease say that AGAIN 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻ain’t that the truth 👏👏it’s all about the money 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@jmc8076]

Read earlier reply to a comment about home town dentist. She replied to it with link to list of dentist who are like her.

[@Jrryclmnjc]

In 1984, when I quit drinking, I was a full blown alcoholic, my teeth were in very bad condition. They began to hurt so I saw a dentist. I had 2 dental insurance policies so money was not a factor. He said “I can save most of these if you’re willing to go through the pain and trouble”. I said “sure” so we started root canals and crowns. Now, 40 years later, my teeth have started breaking off. Another dentist told me all my remaining crowns have decay underneath. We need to remove those and save what we can so we can do partials instead of full dentures. That’s where we’re at. I’m 81 and still sober. 40 years. Now for the first time I can see what happened and why. I wish my first dentist had known this.

[@toothrestorer6588]

So, you are complaining that your teeth only lasted 40 years after having them fixed? Would you complain after having your car painted and driving it every day for 40 years and now it is getting rusty?

[@jacksprat429]

I have lost so many teeth through bad dentistry. Too much amalgam in my mouth, root canals, and crowns, and the teeth are just breaking off, one by one. The more teeth that break, the worse it becomes, because I cannot chew my food properly, and it’s not through bad oral hygiene, that I am losing teeth, but through often unnecessary dentistry, done over the years. Not all dentists are honest about what needs to be done, and they definitely cannot make money, if you only go for a cleaning every two years. I don’t trust dentists anymore. I am going to have extractions done where the teeth have broken off at the gum, and probably implants or dentures, (which I don’t see myself coping with). I am devastated that I have lost so many teeth, which have fractured badly! I wish there had been more dentists like you 55 years ago. Drilling and filling, root canals and crowns, was the name of the game, those days!

[@nouramy4038]

Same n I'm only 30 y old dfk... most ppl now regardless of speciality they would call it the industry and try their best to make money regardless if it's a human life or not, thnkx to capitalism and central money flow system... worse if they see y have a 90% insurance coverage they would just aim for the most complicated procedure...

[@stevefreier2156]

I feel that most dentists are crooks! They have a license to steal! I don't trust most of them. I seek Ozone dentistry, but they are hard to find.

[@xxXTheGamingPROHDXx]

Hopefully dentristy will change 4 the better

[@billhesford6098]

Same. I don't trust them anymore, but when that tooth hurts a lot? I am half way through another root canal and wish I had tried almost anything else. I put up with it for 5 years. I probably should have gone to a witchdoctor. I do think most of them try. Find one who is honest before anything else, I think.

[@elliegreen4738]

@jack spratt I hope you see this and get the roots pulled by an Oral Surgeon and not by a dentist. This is because a few years ago a dentist broke and damaged my upper jaw while pulling an incisor tooth root which had broken off at the gumline due to it being brittle from having had a root canal treatment a decade before. Incisor tooth roots are extremely long and the dentist would have known this and was also aware that it was almost impossible to pull due to there being so little to grab on to and his Pliars flying off it. The pain from the bone damage following the extraction was unbearable for five months and apart from shaving off bits of bone he didn't help me. Finally I realised that most of my pain was coming from another tooth which had been partially disconnected during the extraction due to the bone having been bent and damaged. I still trusted the dentist at that stage and asked him to extract that tooth which he did but while doing so he also deliberately put extreme, agonising pressure on a lower incisor on the other side of my mouth causing it to be painful for years. When I went back to him for help about this due to my bite being off he became verbally and physically aggressive and threatened to damage the upper tooth. He was wearing some sort of weird gas mask reminiscent of WW2 and only his angry psyco eyes were visible.

[@maggieclark7807]

So glad to find you! You are the dentist who inspired me years ago to have the mercury removed from my mouth. It was a seminar hosted by Claudia Orgill. I still have the transcript from that presentation. Thank you for this information.

[@user-dn9vd9xg9p]

All the teeth I had root canals and crowns lasted about 20 years, but later in life all of them cracked, got abscessed, and had all pulled. As much money as I spent on canals and root canal cost about $1600 per tooth x 11 (all due to chronic sinus infections). Now all 11 have been pulled and I spent $1100 on partial plate.

[@akitajapan1651]

How painfully sad! Sounds like my story .... What a rip off!!

[@jx14aby]

How is that partial plate working out? Did they discuss implants?

[@user-dn9vd9xg9p]

@jx14aby @jx14aby Sorry so long, but here are my replies to both: Actually, I love the partial plate. I found a small town dentist that can still get the metal plates, which are much better for me. They suction great with no glue or anything. They are an absolute perfect fit. And it took me two plastic(?) plates and $$ to find a dentist that used a supplier that made them. It was very difficult to find a dentist who used the metal. I don't know how many times they looked at me like I was nuts for asking for such an 'old timey' partial with metal. I have talked to a couple of coworkers that have the partials (that pink plastic) into getting them also because they constantly complain of them flapping, using glue, and not suctioning. And they visited my dentist and are now set up and happy. Regarding implants, yes, my oral surgeon discussed it with me when these started being marketed. I have some issues, though. I have terrible sinus problems, whereas my sinuses lay on top of the teeth roots. When I have my teeth pulled, my sinuses rip, and they are stitched and pushed back into the open cavity before stitching the hole the tooth left. One oral surgeon actually got his pinky finger and pushed the sinus as far as he could toward my septum. Talk about pain and I was awake. I haven't returned to him. Going back further, in my mid30s, I worked at a state medical research hospital, and a dental school was on campus, so I took advantage of asking the docs lots of questions. And, the Chairman was a really nice person and actually, I guess you could call it his own research as he was very interested in resolving strange things and teaching his students.. He always called his residents in to get updates, and they ran images for his residents to learn and diagnose. At this time, i was having problems, and he wanted to find out why there were no physical signs until it was too late and how it could be diagnosed early. My teeth looked healthy, no cavities, etc and then months later, they were abscessed at the root (and painful) and had to be pulled.. the roots were rotted, and he said he didn't know how I took the pain. The image would show nothing until it was too late to save the tooth. Later, better equipment arrived that would show a much better image of the sinuses and inflammation early on.. Dr. Gatewood, (now retired chair), found out that due to the structure of my sinuses resting in this area, with chronic sinuses and allergies I suffer with, my sinuses were rotting the root from the inside out and causing the abscess. This chairman told me to always share this information with my dentists because it is significant to know this due to the ripping of the tissue during an extraction.Early on, I dealt with being passed back and forth among Allergy docs, GPs, Dentists, ENTs and a year would pass before the green gross pus would begin draining at the gums and /or the middle inside of the tooth collapsed in the middle where the rot eventually came through and I could actually move the tooth. At this time is when the image showed the inflammation and, of course, by sight, it was decided that the tooth needs to be removed quickly after RXing antibiotics. I never ran fever with any of these infections, but I have never run a fever in my life except with red measles at 10 yrs old. I am not sure if it was the equipment they were using or their knowledge, but Dr. Gatewood, the Chair of Dental School, found my problem (structure of the sinuses lay on my roots, and my teeth decay from the inside out). I have also had some sinus surgery later, but I guess that's like plastic surgery where it eventually falls back to where it was because that's what happened. Now, in our state, with the bad quality of healthcare , it is almost impossible for any doctor to run images or additional testing due to insurance and mandates. And, the referral system is so bad due to: if a "problem patient' arrives, they refer over and over until more than a year or two passes patients can or do die waiting in the process. Here, where I live, since the ACA, insurance and incentives/rebates dictate patients' treatment. I learned the significant impact of decisions made based on mandates and financial incentives at the hospital. Yet there are some doctors that will go against the system and make it happen for the patient because I found one. I have a good oral surgeon, and he listens to me now after he experienced the sinus repairs. Yes, he looked at me like I was an idiot the first time I told him, but now he does not. Now, I also have osteoarthritis, and the bone images I had years ago show holes in my bones, including my facial and jaw bones. I am not sure about what caused this, but I did take Fosamex during my late 30s after a total hysterectomy. So, the implants are not suggested by my doc. Sorry so long. Thank you.

[@boxsterbenz4059]

and, you got 20 years out of it. how much was your car and how long did it last?

[@user-dn9vd9xg9p]

@boxsterbenz4059 haha being that the vehicle was made in the USA , it lasted more than 20. Watch out, however, those that jest at others' misfortunes tend to circle back at the ones that originated the jest. Just sayin'

[@ItsMeShanalee]

I’ve avoided the dentist bc a woman really ruined my two side molars 😢😢 I have the silver stuff and I didn’t even have cavities in them!? It was “the beginning signs of cavity” and she botched me. In the end I said just pull one bc it cracked off anyway 😢 ugh this is MUCH NEEDED EVERYWHERE. What a genius

[@PositivelyPam]

Ugh, so many of them are like this and the sad thing is you can't tell what they're doing in your mouth. I work for a company that sells and repairs dental equipment and dental supplies and I can tell you that many customers are cheap and default on their accounts. The managers often put holds on accounts because they owe tens of thousands of dollars. Plus Dave Ramsay has said that he believes a dental degree is one of the most overpriced college degrees out there. So, they leave dental school with all this debt (and buying equipment like chairs and crown machines is literally like buying a new luxury car) so they have to make the money back somehow and patients are the ones paying the price, literally. Also you should see the luxury and sports cars they drive. My last dentist suddenly told me I needed two crowns after several years of good checkups or only needing something minor done so I dumped him and am seeking out a new office to get a second opinion.

[@strawpiglet]

Don’t ever get “silver” crowns or fillings. They are approximately 50% mercury. They will tell you it’s safe as long as you aren’t allergic. It’s mercury, it’s about 8x as poisonous as lead.

[@philipthomas3938]

They're vultures who start damaging children's perfect cavity free teeth by drilling and filling and setting up lifelong dental problems

[@ATP659]

Is deep tissue cleaning is needed especially when you have controlled diabetes and no estrogen in later years of your life when you’re highly susceptible to infections and tooth exposures for decay?

[@strawpiglet]

@@ItsMeShanalee KZbin blocked my comment. They apparently don’t want you to know those “silver” fillings are half Hg.

[@bluespruce679]

Wow! You, young lady, are an excellent teacher! I totally understand now much more about tooth health, and why it's so much better to save a live tooth rather than trying to "save" a dead tooth! Thank you so much Unfortunately, many years ago, I underwent several root canals....and I'm concerned about them, but I also am doing more holistic methods to keep my teeth as healthy as possible. I'm turning 70 in a few days, and I'm as healthy as I've ever been because I went Almost-Healthy Keto! Very little sugar/carbs, I exercise/dance a lot, and I do "oil pulling" using extra virgin unrefined coconut oil....so far, so good! I'm looking for more health advice as I head for the Sunset of my life. And, yes, I'm spiritually ready to meet the Lord! I'm saved by the Blood of the Lamb, am also a "grafted-in" Jew....so I'm as ready as I'll ever be! But, still, I hate pain and illness....so health advice is always appreciated! Shalom to all! 💜💙🕊💙💜🇮🇱✡️✝️🇮🇱💜💙🕊💙💜 And, again, thank you, Dr!! You are an Excellent teacher!! 💖💖💖

[@CW91]

I stumbled upon this video, but it is already almost 10 years ago that I have done a root canal due to persisting pain and swelling on my right molar at the base of the teeth where the teeth meets the gums. I had visited several dentists to address the pain, but all of them told me they couldn't see any cavities or infection. As a last resort, I went ahead with the final dentist's advice to perform a root canal, and it was done successfully. Since then I don't feel any pain anymore not only at problematic site, but also the other side of my jaw which used to be sensitive is not anymore. However, the main contributing factor I suspect is diet. Back then I was eating high sugar low protein diet, snacks and desserts were almost a staple to stave off my hunger. My teeth would be randomly painful and gums swell at no apparent reason, even though I religiously brushed my teeth every night. I have came a long way since then and changed my diet a lot. Now I eat hearty meals with sufficient nutrients, ensuring that my stomach is full after each meal, and this helped me to break my habit of reaching for snacks and desserts outside of my feeding window. Just like clockwork, my teeth stopped giving me problems. No more sensitivity issues, no gum swelling, no random throbbing pain. No special treatment is done to my teeth since then, only simple brushing every night. If only I knew back then before I performed my root canal, I would have perfect teeth by now.

[@TrojansFirst]

I needed a few crowns because the tooths cracked and there was significant decay. At that point, cracks and decay, you are better off with a crown. My mom had some crowns in her 50's and they are still holding up at 85. Good enough for me.

[@IlliniPicker]

Also what you eat (or don't eat is a big factor). I just got my first crown at 53 and I am not going to eat anything hard ever again. I refuse to get any root canals. In fact I have a tooth that will be pulled at the end of Sept. because the only other option is a root canal. No thank you.

[@ednaalvarez5975]

​@@IlliniPicker I had them pulled my teeth a few times, root canal and implant was the only option, money tree did not produce any money

[@Altered4n892t]

At 18, I was involved in a very serious accident. I was thrown out the driver’s door window on impact. I was in front passenger seat. I cracked so many teeth. When they brought me out of the coma (head injuries) I had gravel & broken teeth in my mouth. Just wanted to say I’ve done everything possible to keep my teeth. I only completely lost 3. I had my molar break vertically into the root. All this to say, my teeth are very important to me. In 1995, I began slowly removing the mercury and 😢it was difficult. So in 2023/24 I had those two empty places filled with implants. I’m so glad! I quit biting my tongue! But only one dentist in the last 60 years was mean & a bad guy to me, just trying to get all the money he could without even looking at patient. Now I go to the dental school for treatment because I trust them with all the students and doctors working together I feel it’s best for all my teeth problems. To step out and be the new guinea pig NO! No!

[@TrodVods-jo2iy]

What do you mean by mercury? Sorry, I tried to self-learn by Mercury Insurance covered the search

[@cathriencath1881]

Dear friend. So implants no danger? Please. Because i have that three. Root canals. Crown and implants

[@Ursaminor31]

Been injured and damaged by dentistry and Old style orthodontics

[@RustyX2010]

I had really bad crooked teeth in the 1980's and had to suffer with "Old Style Orthodontics" in which they used bands on all my teeth!!

[@davidanderson8469]

You went to the wrong dentist.

[@RustyX2010]

@@davidanderson8469 Had to wear those dam braces from 1981-88.

[@boxsterbenz4059]

@@davidanderson8469 the evolution of orthodontics went from bands, to brackets to speed brackets. it went from wire bending to nitinol self-straightening wires. bands were, and still are in some cases, used back in the '80's. so, no, the dentist wasn't "wrong". they were using what worked in their hands given the technology at the time.

[@petesmitt]

@@RustyX2010 Better than no orthodontic treatment..

[@Mmdmade]

I got a gold crown 15 yrs ago. He did a beautiful job. Still in perfect condition at this point. I love my dentist. Anyway. Nothing is perfect.

[@ShadeIsLikely]

Why on earth would you let a dentist put gold on your teeth? That is terrible looking, unnecessarily expensive, and soooo stereotypical. Come on, be better than that.

[@louisebb4183]

@@ShadeIsLikelyI had porcelain crown and my gums have been bleeding so they had to be removed and I had the only option to use gold I hate it but it was the only way I can preserve my tooth.

[@preoccupied4800]

@@ShadeIsLikely Gold is a fantastic materiel to repair teeth with due to its unreactive properties and malleability. It has been used for many decades without problems and many of the restorations made of it last 50 years + That's why.

[@ednaalvarez5975]

​@@ShadeIsLikelydurability and last for a very long time

[@tzm1843]

@@ShadeIsLikely gold is the gold standard.

[@hateisbad]

Thank you! I have been LIED to so MUCH by the dental industry that I don't know what to do. I have an implant supported permanent lower denture that hurts my left back implant when I chew on my right side!! But does not hurt either side when I chew on my left side. Of course they say nothing is wrong! To protect the prosthedontist he set me up with, my oral surgeon told me the implant had failed and needed to be replaced. BUT a visit back 4 months later for a teeth cleaning, he had forgot that he lied to me and told me how great that implant was doing, even comparing it to old xrays saying it was the same!!!!! I reminded him he said it had failed and I called him out on it and now I am not allowed to go back to get my teeth cleaned because I don't trust him!!!???And I really loved the way my teeth were cleaned. So depressed.

[@KellyPentz-v5s]

Thank God you've finally figured out how to save teeth! My sons dentist told us that he needs 3 root canals. I'm so glad to hear this info. I wish this was available when I was younger. I got a root canal w/a bridge which caused me to lose 3 teeth. Then I ended up with bone loss which needed surgery and implants. It was outrageously expensive too!

[@kerrfamilykerr8870]

You are like the Florence Nightingale of Dentistry! It's so wonderful that someone like you has come along to be the savior of Dentistry.

[@preoccupied4800]

Actually, she's more like the PT Barnum of dentistry

[@thomasgreco8102]

Accurate

[@astronaft2]

You'll have a chance of getting back to this lecture. One troubled front tooth and you will face a dilemma of losing it vs keeping with root canal. Would be nice to see how your faith stands.

[@jmc8076]

She’s a human and professional who acts with integrity. There are others in US and other countries. Look through comments as she replied to one with link to others like her in US. It’s also about diet and self care. Be your own hero. Good luck.

[@Brian-kl1zu]

A slight twist: I have had a gold crown for fifteen years. I have periodontitis (under good control.) Because of earlier gum recession; I now have decay in one of my molar roots. The decay location is inaccessible; so the dentist said he will need to remove the (unfortunately; perfectly good) crown. He won't know the extent of the decay until he removes the crown. Root canal? An open question. In any case; once the root decay is treated; I'll need a new crown. Are there any alternatives? I don't see any.

[@kmeccat]

Since I was a kid, I have had a mouth full of fillings. One by one, many of these filled teeth have broken. My dentist is a small town guy, who doesn't do expensive, extraordinary stuff. I'm so lucky to have him. He cleans the broken tooth, puts a metal jacket around the tooth, fills with resin, removes the jacket and shapes the tooth. Approx $100, 15 mins and out. All the teeth he has rebuilt are doing great. My son-in-law, broke a tooth and unfortunately went to another dentist, who insisted he needed a root canal and a crown. (He had zero pain from the broken tooth) Over $3000 and several trips to the dentists for him. His insurance only covered about $100 of that. I'll keep my simple, small town dentist.

[@llllllllllilillii]

whats the guys name? what city? i need help

[@elenaolivares6965]

what town do you live in ?

[@akitajapan1651]

You're very lucky to have a dentist like him, honest and simple- long life to him

[@LivingwellwithDrMichelle]

Hi! Here is the link to my directory! Within this directory, you'll find health-concious dentists who share similar philosophies with me: livingwellwithdrmichelle.com/directory/

[@nonoeverette6015]

He wants Over $ 5000 to pull a tooth and fill the second one. . Went to another dentist for second opinion. His analysis of what's wrong with the 2 teeth is different from the first one, who, by the way, stood in front of the computer screen viewing the Big picture of both teeth and after awhile turned and asked "what is it I'm looking for"? Neither checked the other teeth and after viewing the X ray both asked which tooth is it giving you trouble?. And I have no other choice, all of the dentists where I live are not any better. Not doing anything about the 2 teeth. Haven't found a good dentist since the qualified one retired. The schools where these quacks are getting degrees from, should be totally shut down.

[@CGB65]

It is just so hard to find a good and honest dentist. I just went through a root canal with one dentist. During that root canal, I could tell that the dentist was having problems as he seemed to move his stool around faster and he was bumping into the dentist chair. He also left Smith's instruments in my mouth which bumped into my teeth when his hand struck the instruments. One week later he told me that the root canal did not go well and there was one intact route. He offered to refer me to a Root canal specialist who performed an additional root canal. To this day. I can still feel that tooth. I'm losing Trust in dentists. This has cost a lot of money and discomfort.

[@MTJCC]

Read my comment above. My unsolicited advice... remove it!

[@MaryBywaters]

That exact thing happened to me.

[@5attva]

Dentists are not supposed to be doing root canals only specialists.

[@newtonmoon]

One of the bad ones I had was playing heavy metal while he drilled off my tooth. I was raised to be so accepting and kind that I didn't even dare to say something! Somewhere I have hope that there are good ones also, there are rare however, like friends and good employers. Proper research is needed but I also don't know how to vet a good dentist, I have poor judgement when it comes to this.

[@a.jennings4664]

I had a root canal and a crown on one of my front teeth 50+ years ago. It's never been a problem.

[@AysimEParkan]

So what,just beaceu it worked for you doesn’t discredit what she is saying. i prefer her technique.

[@paddleduck5328]

Like most!

[@nastjarechner]

I wish I had find you many yers ago. I had two root canals done 6 years ago and since then I have severe migraines, joint pain and stomach issues. Doctors can't find the cause of it. My dentist says everything is fine. I suffer so much, every day is a struggle. I am starting to think my root canals are the cause after all. I don't know what to do. Should I just pull them out and make implants?

[@greeniejeannie]

I’ve had a root canal tooth for years that I swear is a problem, anyway, I’m going to get a bridge. My dad had two top teeth and a molar on both sides, front right top and left side top molar on a gold bridge (I think they called it) I’m not ever going to get an implant. The idea freaks me out. 😮😮

[@brendastanton1924]

I also had severe migraines that would land me in the hospital for fluids. The second time I was given an iv bag of magnesium, I decided to do some research. Unfortunately we need to be our own advocate. After supplementing with magnesium (and nothing else), the migraines stopped, I finally was sleeping thru the night and the heart palpitations have also stopped. ( I was even sent to a cardiologist and put on heart meds which I have stopped taking). Not trying to be a doctor here. This worked for me.

[@thepcal9654]

I had a similar experience after “silverpoints” were placed in two lower molars. Both knees became so swollen I had to have them drained and injected with steroids. The silverpoints had to be “dug out”. After that, no more knee swelling.

[@yuleassagai1684]

Appreciate the info. It's sad that we still live in a time where teeth cause so many problems, and that the treatments are either lackluster, very expensive, or both! Prevention really is the key, which is why knowledge about oral health and care should be taught to all children in school. It's so important to take care of your teeth.

[@ancaandreea9859]

I have some root canals,some since 6 years ago and others since longer Maybe 10+ years and I don’t have any issue with them. They were done properly with an apex locator.I go to check ups every year and the bone around them looks fine without any infection.Also my health is perfeclty fine. I would rather keep my teeth than extract them and place an implant instead.A natural tooth is way better than an implant Even if it has a root canal. What matters is that the root canal is properly done,in my opinion.

[@Ripleycat]

I agree

[@anonymousf454]

Which dentist office did the work. Soinds good

[@Woman_in_the_Wilderness]

I've had mine for over 10 years and it seems to be fine.

[@athenachristinemusic]

That’s how I feel. Had 2 for 12 years now, just got another in March this year. I do believe the first two were a scam, however I am fine :)

[@anonymousf454]

@@athenachristinemusic Thats the part that really really pi$$es a person off. That someone who I put my trust into...( and not just any someone, a fvcking supposed medical professional)...lied to me and performed a procedure that increases my risk of loosing my teeth...and I had to pay that person to do this damage. That is beyond infuriating to me.

[@KattMurr]

Years ago I read about the connection between root canals and cancer. I refused to have one when suggested. The tooth was not save able anyway, so it got pulled. That actually happened to my back teeth, lower jaw. One side had a bridge, which was recently removed. The tooth with the crown had a cavity and caused excruciating pain. I'm getting at least one implant per side, so I can chew again..

[@435idiots]

There are so many things that we as society have been led astray on in regards to our health. Like many others I have been led quite possibly down the wrong road in regards to dental care. I have had several root canals one that was botched (apparently they aren't 100% effective anyway). I have had a deep cleaning that in all likelihood would not have been needed if it were not for root canals. Now at 64 years old I find myself with bleeding gums that probably could have been avoided if I had not had the root canals and deep cleaning. I have resorted to salt water rinses multiple times a day in hopes that this might get things under control. Since 2020 I have lost all confidence in the medical profession, they are only taught how to cut, burn, and prescribe big pharma's pills and shots. Hopefully, my kids will pass the knowledge in videos such as yours onto my grand kids. Thank you for this valuable information.

[@sooome9294]

This is great education on what not to do. It is never explained in detail like that to make an informed decision. Thank you. I did get your toothpaste powder. ♥

[@LivingwellwithDrMichelle]

I'm so glad this was helpful!

[@keylanoslokj1806]

Bet the dentists in the Balkans haven't even heard what she speaks about.... .

[@TGray-ez4vc]

Great information. Why don't more dentists offer this? Makes more sense, and Im sure it costs the same.

[@sassy81852]

Cost the same as what? There are many variables involved and the cost are higher for a tooth replaced by an implant and crown. Then a root canal and crown. Often this type of dentistry isn’t covered by insurance, especially inlays and implants. Lots to consider.

[@newtonmoon]

Because of how dentistry is traditionally taught.

[@mohamedazm290]

Well dr Michelle I really in favor of your approach but I have 2 questions. 1-well ozone disinfection work in case of irreversible pulpits ? 2-in case of dead pulp , you clearly recommend to extract the tooth , what will be your next move if the patient can’t afford implants?and how will you manage these cases? I really hope to get to know your answers

[@gtrdoc911]

Dentist with 33 years experience here. I don't feel you explain sufficiently in this video that: 1. a necrotic pulp absolutely requires a root canal if you want to save the tooth, 2. If it's my mouth, I would much rather do an RCT/ crown than an implant. In fact I had RCT/ crown done on my lower left first molar 43 years ago and it is still there. 3. There is nothing "biomimetic" about what you are doing. That is just a fancy marketing catch phrase. A better phrase would be " conservative" dentistry. But in fact doing these sort of preps you have much less retention than standard preps with the margins near the gumline. I have seen many of these conservative onlays fall out over the years. " Enamel" bonding is a bit of a myth as you need at least 1mm reduction for zirconia or any other modern material so you're already in dentin. If your dentist is telling you that your necrotic tooth needs to be pulled out and an implant supported crown is better, you're being had. What's biomimetic about that?

[@milliem8051]

@@gtrdoc911 now I don’t feel so bad about my 2 crowns. I have porcelain crowns, I wonder if I’d be better getting metal or gold though but it wouldn’t look as good, but it’s for my molars so wouldn’t be too visible

[@paddleduck5328]

What this about ozone? Is it legitimate or a new fad

[@Dan-pv1hu]

I'm a dentist as well and I absolutely agree what is being said here. Very misleading video.

[@mimi-z1x3c]

​@@Dan-pv1hu I agree, this is so misleading.

[@tom-dianestout4160]

Retired now dentist after 34 years of practice. Totally misleading information. Video of receding gingiva obviously due to sub gingival calculus (tarter for the general public) and has absolutely nothing to do with root canals or crowns. We also know that sensitivity and pulpal death can be due to the trauma of caries (decay) removal so close to the nerve and has nothing to do with remaining bacteria. It would be interesting to know how many implants she does in a year. And as far as cost goes, extraction, bone grafting, and implant placement and restoration is at least twice as expensive as root canal and crown. Do root canals fail? Yes. But having the root canal done by a very competent endodontist increases the likelihood of success. Do implants fail? Yes. Maybe her next video can share the truth about implant failure.

[@sasharemez7373]

I had a tooth that was treated with ozone and a filling was placed. Two years later it is sensitive to cold and hot. I use ozone based toothpaste as well for a year now. Your approach is definitely better than the common dentistry, however now I have decided to ask Jesus to heal my teeth and to give me new teeth where I have some missing. I am standing on the promise that His word is healing to our bones, and that I am healed by his wounds. Updates to come with good news. Sometimes we have to wait in order for our faith to be tested. I am willing to wait than to have more needles jabbed into my gums and more drilling. I am done with that.

[@Jules-740]

🙏🙏🙏

[@olegarioclemente6132]

Pls update us of your journey .🙏🙏🙏

[@bryanboggiani]

You're going to be waiting a very long time 😂😂😂

[@Goldencitygirl]

🙏🙏🙏…I also use xylitol gum…or mints…please check into this see what you think…I buy the PUR Brand….also there are certain vitamins that are good for the teeth, vitamins C and D3…

[@edie4321]

I'm with you on trusting God for all of my medical needs. I am holding the faith that my teeth will be replaced. I had no idea my mouth would reject dentures. I just can't deal with the unnatural any longer. I go with faith alongside you.

[@Sacredlightphotographyhealing]

Thank you for your service in bringing truth to the dental industry. It is well overdue for an overhaul. 🙏🦷

[@paulaoh5306]

I saw a dentist a little over a year ago whom I'd never seen before. He told me that I needed crowns (2) in an area where I was having no pain or discomfort. I had teeth with large fillings that were okay. I was reluctant but eventually went along with it. A week after the crowns were put in, I got a bad infection, and when that was cleared up with antibiotics, I got another bad infection 2 weeks later. He then told me I needed a root canal. Before I got the root canal, a fistula developed. The root canal procedure, which lasted over three visits, cleared things up except for an area above one tooth up near the bone, close to my cheekbone that is to this day sensitive to the touch/tender. The dentist who did the root canal did a 3D scan and told me she couldn't see anything else that she needed to remove. She said the tenderness would clear up in time (which it hasn't) and said that if it didn't, I could get an implant. At this point, I got upset and said I simply can not afford $5000 for an implant and won't do it. I'm very unhappy about this. Any thoughts?

[@monikastrojna232]

I had similar experience. I went to a new dentist for a checkup, and she told me everything is fine but I need to replace two fillings with crowns. I said I would think about that. When I left the office I thought it would be to clean around the crown and food stuck under the crown causing cavity and infection. Btw I had those fillings for years and nothing happened to them. So I just found a new dentist.

[@paulaoh5306]

@@monikastrojna232 I wish I had been as smart as you and just found a new dentist

[@paulaoh5306]

@monikastrojna232 Some of them just want to make money--I'm sure of it.

[@1zcott]

@@paulaoh5306 you're right, we do want to make money

[@newtonmoon]

That's horrible, I am so sorry. Hope that you will find a good solution. Don't trust immediately, that's what I've learned. Go somewhere else, and somewhere else even a fourth time to hear other opinions. We need to be our own advocate. Trust is earned they say, so why do we trust dentists so blindly?

[@boyscout-p3u]

best thing i did for my dental health is when i went full carnivore diet. zero carbs/sugar, never had any pains/ssues after that and brush occassionally with baking soda , and brush regularly with nothing on the toothbrushi think my oral microbiome has changed and i think they are protective

[@petesaria-hf1xh]

Zero carbs...fine (well almost fine). Zero sugar...fine. Carnivore diet? You have much to learn. You're caught up in a monkey-see, monkey-do fad that can ultimately be very costly to your health.

[@boyscout-p3u]

@@petesaria-hf1xh the truth is nobody really knows. sugar/carb and anti meat studies are bought and paid for, and theres not enough modern carnivore studies to date. but we do have historical evidence that support it. in the end its all a gamble and decision we make for ourselves. all i know is that early humans were on a predominantly carnivore diet(in some cases purely carnivore diet) and they thrived, majority of the skulls found had perfect dental health with wide aligned arches despite having no dentists, fossil records also show that at the height of humans being carnivore they were taller and had larger brains and lived an average lifespan of 120 years if they werent earten by a tiger first. in the history of humans we know that there were times we ate predominantly meat, adn also ate purely meat, but there was never a time or place where humans ate purely plants and survived. when humans ate purely meat like the eskimos they not only survived they thrived. its only when eskimos started eating processed modern platbased food that they began having heart disease etc

[@chantalhill9268]

@@petesaria-hf1xh I think that a lot of folks think any drastic diet is a way to live and as you said there will be consequences.. BUT our current high sugar, highly processed diet isn't good either, certainly not for teeth. My gma lived to be 103 and she was always moderate with foods, didn't overeat and didn't smoke or drink alcohol. She didn't formally workout but was active in her daily routine. If I asked her how she was doing she'd say "fair to midling". She was born in 1898. She didn't have great eyesight at 99 and missed a step down into my livingroom so fell but she popped right back up! No injuries! no broken bones.(we were much more scared than she was! I'll never forget it) but she also lived with a purpose-to help others-and she is sorely missed! I think we need to study all the factors that promote healthy teeth/bodies. I appreciate this doctor's alternative.

[@leecromer3289]

@@petesaria-hf1xhplease explain..🤔

[@monicaholmes4452]

I wish I knew this 30 years ago. I have had so many root canal’s and crowns. In the last 10 years I’ve had to have 5 of them removed because of infection. Now I’m dealing with upper and lower jaw infection. I need to find someone that can help me. I’m actually going in for surgery tomorrow to remove a nodule on the outside of my esophagus. I did thermography a few weeks ago because I was afraid to do the surgery with a jaw infection. Thankful I’m on antibiotics now. I’ve been advised to remove all of my teeth. Can you recommend someone in the Reno Nv area that does the work you do and believes in saving the teeth properly? Thank you for sharing the truth!

[@Average_American0]

Best of luck

[@Julie-kb3mo]

Oh my gosh. 😦 Hearing this and knowing the severe infection I acquired in my entire upper right quadrant sometime following a root canal and crown, I strongly believe this and the in depth dental work done is a direct cause of the sudden onset of my tinnitus .... which hit me just a couple weeks after my dentist attempted to drain my infection. My entire face swelled on the right side. My eye was swollen shut, and I was SICK. THEN, it drained to the OTHER SIDE of my face ! My dentist wondered if I should go to emergency after he worked on me and I was swelling even MORE. UUUUUUUHHH. 😩 I've lived with tinnitus for 5 years next month, since the end of September, 2019. I certainly will be asking questions and having my husband do the same. THANK Y🦷U, Dr. Michelle !!! 🩵

[@donatina1987]

😢😢😢😢😢 this is heartbreaking

[@christiansaint716]

I've had some root canals for over 50 years and nothing bad has ever happened to me. I am thankful for them b/c the teeth were abscessed. It was either a root canal or an extraction. I'd MUCH prefer the canal.

[@Aglpark]

Thank you for this. It stresses me out when I see these because we had one done for my 12yr old

[@dennispacelli1007]

YES!

[@e2U]

Where have you been all my LIFE? To change my issue with childhood Root Canals, and pockets of infection and real pain, was what My Grandpa said to me: Jeff, you eat all the garbage your mom buys you and let me tell you that if you ate the box it came in, it would be better for you than the garbage in the package. He said you need to eat real food, meat, eggs, and eliminate all the Sugar, processed or real, as it is a DRUG and will feed all the bad bacteria and you will get bad bacteria fighting with the good bacteria. After i went to a less than 4 grams of carbohydrates a day, and guess what? Within about two weeks no more pain in my teeth, and no more farts, no more scumming feeling on my teeth, no more smelly breath and tons of happy with no more DRUGS (SUGAR) that took me on a high where my body over compensated to a LOW...so my emotional stability went to shit. Now It's so good and no meds or sickness for about 34 years now. NOPE not a flu, strep, or any sickness. : ) We take in more sugar in one big pop, than we did in a year back before candy. We only ate sugar at the end of the year, when fruit was available, which caused us to store energy for the winter so we survived. Sugar is a DRUG and our body has a way to protect us from too much sugar. When I put kids on a real human diet, all their sickness goes away, and I also give them back the love of LIFE: FUN.

[@HeleneTremblay-dw9ov]

Amen CARNIVORE/KETOVORE it really changes life for the better mentally and physically healing. No more a prisoner of the food and pharma industry. Stay away from processed food and that includes oils. Eat animals fats and animals food your medication will go to almost non to zero medication.

[@scottishfoldmocha5875]

God bless you! Almost impossible to find an honest dentist, you are rare one of them.

[@charlesharris8316]

Bravo to you Dr. Michelle for cheering the use of ozone - very few dentists dare to even consider using it. As another distinguished biomimetic and minimally invasive dentist (in Minnesota) laments, the dental profession can do wonders in the office, but it's at home where things breakdown. He says the biofilm and anaerobic bacteria (responsible for lowering the pH and producing the enamel dissolving acids) start to recolonize by the time the "patient gets back to the parking lot." What's needed, he says, is an oxidative treatment the patients can use in between dental visits. Thanks to dentists like you Dr. Michelle, you have inadvertently created the world's first ozone therapy for home use - a device which allows ozone gas to mix with other fluids (perhaps even your Remineralizing Mouthwash ??) to create a foamy oxidative anti-microbial mixture (FOAM) while the user breathes normally - while watching a video at home. No ozone gas enters the breathing passages. The FDA might finally support dentists like you, if the device proves to be as safe and effective as early tests show. If progressive dentists like you had never promoted the use of ozone in dentistry, such an invention would never have happened.

[@preoccupied4800]

Of course bacteria start to grow back in minutes, because they divide extremely rapidly. You seem to be asserting that you must have a sterile field in your mouth which is nonsense. Most of your intra-oral bacteria are doing you a lot of good (such as preventing over-growth of opportunistic infections like Candida and also providing nitric oxide). Cleaning your teeth regularly is all you need to do to prevent them forming an anaerobic colony (something that takes weeks). This is basic periodontology and is well understood.

[@Kathy828]

I've worked chairside with an honest dentist for 30 years. I spend so much time trying to tell patients (the ones that even WANT to be told) a lot of this information. But, she is not telling you that you will have to live with the "hypersensitivity" or pain until your tooth heals from the damage. 9 out of 10 patients will choose root canal or even extraction in order to get out of pain instead of waiting days, weeks or sometimes months for the pain to subside (and that's even if infection is NOT there).

[@timothyn4699]

how often does the pain subside? I assume if it's a bad infection, you'd need to get a root canal still, if the pain or sensitivity gets worse instead of better, but in no expert. I'm testing a night mouth guard to rule out grinding

[@t_n_rasberry8387]

Wow I’m so happy to have found this video as there are videos saying that root canals are the key factors to more serious health issues down the road that lead to death. I just shared this with others I know. This video alone made me follow you.

[@stephaniereaburn5267]

My mom worked in the dental field and is now passed, but I so wish that she would have known about this method. I moved from the USA to Australia and the dentists here don’t do as well at cleaning my teeth here. I used to have a dental hygienist clean my teeth now is the Dentist and it’s $280 just for a cleaning here every six months I go in. It is so hard to find a dental hygienist anywhere that I’ve lived here in Queensland Australia also in New South Wales Australia. And I do not understand why dentistry is so expensive. Understand that there is a lot to know and learn but I grew up watching my Mom go to college and go to classes and seminars which she was an expanded duty hygienist that also did bands in brackets as well as malfunction therapy for speech problems. I’m happy that things are changing in the dentistry field, but it still blows my mind how expensive it is to have any procedure done in a Dentist office.

[@noramaddy4409]

They charge as much as they dare to because there are no regulations to keep checks and balances on dental services. Yes, there are cowboys out there just as there are in cosmetic and private health clinics.

[@karoleenascottage]

Look at some of the info on using xylitol in chewing gum and toothpaste. Some of the info shows that xylitol consumes the sugars that cause cavities and your enamel may be able to regenerate just like bone tissue does. It also prevents plaque so fewer cleanings are needed.

[@leannesampson3199]

Everything in Australia is expensive - because tgey can charge whatever they please, and if everyone is doing it and you need the medical services well then you just have to PAY UP!! often because of "liability insurance" issues and fear of being sued, these medical professionals have expensive insurance and do not want to do "risky" procedures of any sort. So if they do they CHARGE A FORTUNE!

[@stephaniereaburn5267]

@@karoleenascottage yes, I looked into that gum as well and bought some.

[@saffyone5198]

Please don't put music on your next video. It means we have to listen harder and it is so distracting, I didnt want to finish the video.

[@NYDebs]

Try buying focus factor. It may calm ya down. Video is fine. If you can listen to singing & music, What is the difference? You're pretty bossy demanding stuff. JS

[@SharTheo]

I concur. The music interferes, noticeably, rather than supporting and illuminating the content.

[@sharonandrews9687]

I agree. Its distracting. Imagine if in lectures music was played

[@audreyboag7670]

@@NYDebs Knowing that narcissists are incapable of compassion, I'll say it anyway: competing sounds are torturous for people with tinnitus, hearing loss, hearing aids, traumatic brain injury, or autism. We don't go to restaurants either. Using mute + closed-captions is the only way I can process videos like this one. Good luck with your future self.

[@shamanaah]

I'm easily bothered by noise, especially background noise, due to my hearing issues but this one did not bother me at all. I thought the music was appropriate and not too loud that it interfered with hearing. Just my opinion.

[@Runco990]

Depends on where you live! In Los Angeles EVERY Dentist wanted to immediately do the most expensive procedure. When I moved to rural America I found a Dentist that actually thinks like you do. I was completely shocked! I LOVE my new Dentist!!!

[@vishalshah7043]

what about those who have already done a root canal & have a crown what can they do now ?

[@coldfire420]

nothing its too late now as they removed the root killing the tooth totally if it wasnt already dead in the first place. We can get the dead root canal tooth removed and a dental implant or pray that the new tooth growing technology works well and is out within the next 10 years as i think its still in early trial stages but it seems promising.

[@barbaraosimani6285]

Try a “hygenic” diet: carnivore/keto diet- no sugars, no carbs, good spices such as turmeric and good hygiene with natural toothpaste and mouthwash with hydrogen peroxide or coconut oil

[@donatina1987]

@@barbaraosimani6285i eat a clean diet but no meat or fish now... I do veggies, seeds, sweet potatoes, no processed anything, no sugar except for fruits and sweet potatoes .. lots of greens...

[@heide-raquelfuss5580]

​@@coldfire420 The new technology is allready being tested for decades..., but still...not going to happen. Other industries, people want to sell their 'industries' and give their business chances. This new technologies are maybe bad for other people, who see their profits, income decline. I think...that is the real problem here...

[@stephenkern5784]

At 73 I was having a cleaning at a Periodontist office. Hugenist said oh you need a root canal and an appointment an hour later at an endodontist. He drilled through a crown and did the root canal. Then sent me to my regular dentist for a filling! Ripped off before I knew what was happening! They scratch each other's back and share the wealth. Won't happen again.

[@mmike76]

An asymptomatic dead tooth (no pain) needs extraction or root canal before the lesion grows and affects normal healthy bone and teeth. An x-ray will confirm. Root canal treatments done properly will sterilize the root area with laser and/or flush with sodium hydrochloride. I had 12 gold crowns places 50 years ago while I was a student in dental school. Your ceramic crowns half life is 10-12 years and then you get to do it all over again. Cement keeps them in place and as the material expands and contracts with hot and cold foods/drinks that expansion differs from the tooth structure and breakdown begins to occur day one. Gold and tooth structure expand and contract at the same rate and degree. Gold is the perfect material. Your getting lots of half truths in this lecture, I'm semi-retired but still see patients I treated with Root Canals and properly placed crown 4 + decades ago. How is that for efficient cost in treatment. Compared to doing it over at 40 then 52 the 64 then 78 and finally 90 if you still have them.

[@nadiac6042]

Believe me it’s nothing new they do it all the time. Legal scammers

[@MaryBywaters]

@@mmike76 Gold is the gold standard. People should use it in their mouths instead of wearing it. I just noticed John Lennon had gold fillings in the clip on the roof top of Apple HQ in the Beatles last performance. I never noticed that before.

[@foilrider2000]

​@@mmike76diluted Borax cured my issues and arthritis 😅

[@runner2008]

Yep. My dentist referred me to a periodontist for a consult. Went for the consult and made an appointment for the procedure which was several months away. I eventually canceled the appointment and didn't want the procedure. So on my next visit to my dentist, he says, I received a note from the periodontist that you canceled your appointment, and I said correct, I dont want that procedure done. Bottom line is, he's not getting his cut of the $ because I canceled.

[@atoms-to-atoms]

your patients are lucky to have you!

[@lebooshdiaries]

Thank you Dr. Sometimes it is more frustrating when your spouse is the one who has to do the crown and without any education, he would just simply trust the dentist and say ok. I'd try my best to tell him whatever i can in my limited understanding of how crowns work but without my own eyes seeing the condition of his tooth, i cannot also ascertain that he didn't need a crown, just a filling or onlay. I supposed we cannot also be Karens and insist on going to our spouses' appointments and ask all these questions to the dentist, can we? I don't think the dentist like it when there is a spouse speaking and asking behalf of the patient, and not the patient himself.

[@jennifermatviyak5429]

We all need a second set of ears and an advocate Take good notes & ask a lot of questions

[@anajuliamiami]

So well said!

[@thereignofthezero225]

This is what i always thought. Sounds logical but never heard anyone else propose this

[@Lu_Minary]

Hi dr. Michelle. My dentist suggests a root canal for a dead tooth. Am I understanding it correctly that the best options would be: A) Pull tooth out and get implants? or B) Get a root canal but no crown? 🍀

[@creightonfreeman8059]

My gf had a root canal that became infected, the tooth cracked, and the remaining infected roots had to be pulled. Worse yet the sepsis appears to have caused damage to the pulmonary valve of her heart.

[@RepublicOfWesternCanadaNOW]

She needs taurine and vitamin K2 to help her heart

[@newtonmoon]

Wow exactly, that's another one we are never taught. How much dental health is connected to heart health. It's ridiculous!

[@MrMcfire2]

Incredible how bio-dentistry is not conisdered the norm: Instead people turn to bio-dentistry after bad experiences with traditional dentists

[@DrM1107]

@@MrMcfire2 Actuallly biomimetic is just a catch phrase that has become popular over the last 5-7 years. It simply means practicing conservative dentistry, which most of us do anyway. And biological (holistic) dentistry just means that she refuses to practice evidence-based dentistry.

[@gtrdoc911]

@@DrM1107 Exactly! "Biomimetic" dentists use the exact same materials as everyone else but the public is duped by that magical word which is totally bogus.

[@jasongarcia2140]

​@@DrM1107it doesn't mean she refuses to practice evidence based dentistry that's a very backhanded comment. It means she is using literally a more holistic approach.

[@DrM1107]

@@jasongarcia2140 Are you a dentist? Bc I (and others on here) have decades of experience using evidence-based dentistry. Bypassing every root canal for an implant is NOT evidence-based. Also. there is evidence-based science? and there is junk science? Most of us utilize the former, while she utilizes the latter. You certainly have the right to believe whatever you like. But she espouses many non-truths, which are easily disproven by simple peer-reviewed studies.

[@DrM1107]

@@jasongarcia2140The reason that so many dentists have responded is bc this is a very large platform. She is speaking matter-of-factly about a subject where she is 100% wrong. But it’s a “feel-good” message that validates those that have (previously) had bad experiences/outcomes at the dentist. It paints her as the savior, and the vast majority of other dentists as simply ignorant and/or money-hungry. There is a lot of “gray” in dentistry, meaning each dentist may have a different opinion about when and how a procedure is performed. There is nothing wrong with that. For example, one dentist may say you need a filling on a tooth, while another will say you need a crown. That is subjective and many times the right vs wrong answer comes down to each individual dentist’s philosophy. However, there are some things that are NOT debatable. The science will either back it up or refute it. That is the case with several things that she has mentioned here. So no matter how many times she (or anyone) states a mistruth? It doesn’t make it true. And we (as dentists) have an obligation to call it out whenever we see/hear it.

[@vdeosdiversos9226]

Very comprehensive and good information provided in your video. Congrats Dr. 👏👏👏 Greetings from Brazil. 😊

[@z-man1763]

Retired Dentist here of 42 years in the field. I agree with the other DDS here that this information is misleading. Endodontics, root canal treatment , has advanced dramatically through the years and particularly specialists in the field are highly adept in management of accessory canals with rare likelihood of spread to the rest of the body. My practice was in a retirement community and I saw multitudes of seniors with root canals and crowns doing great after decades of service chewing and painless function and without residual infection. On the flip side I have seen many implants failing and being lost with additional destruction of bony jaw tissue. Nothing in dentistry is perfect, there are compromises always. Each individual and situation requires careful consideration and evaluation in tune with the patients needs and desires. I would never have an extraction if a root canal and crown were feasible given the surrounding gum and bony tissue were healthy.

[@sukawey6584]

Thanks a lot, as a Specialist in Endodontics I agree

[@larryegilman1]

@@sukawey6584 as a retired dentist of 44 years that practiced fee for service and not corporate, educated in conservative restorative dentistry, what she is saying is nothing new, inlays are not new, conservative dentistry is not new. Techniques and new imaging have improved predictability. The largest threat to dentistry is profit centered corporate vs the traditional fee for service model. Honesty and compassion, treating patients as human beings, and staff that reflect my feelings enabled me to practice what patients needed, rather than what the insurance company said they needed. After 44 years my patients were friends

[@drhuby6292]

That "advanced" endodontics led to me losing 2 teeth. When dentists convince you to trust them, but then file your cracked & "small cavity" tooth down to the dentin to put an expensive porcelain crown on, only to have it fail within just less than 5 years and have to be extracted... and only THEN do I learn that lighter and far more conservative options existed that were never offered, that could have saved those teeth... I find that I cannot trust dentists... especially "advanced endodontics" types. I'll trust Dr Michelle's advice over yours now, any day.

[@drummerdoc04]

Wrong! I am a dentist of 34 years. By "doing great" you mean they have no symptoms. If you take 3D, you will see the real amount of infection, that is not painful. Dentistry is the only profession that believes leaving a dead body part in the body is a good idea. Gangrene spreads, and that is why the treatment for death has ALWAYS been amputation.

[@natashanonnattive4818]

I have cranial nerve affected because you can cause palsy, Aphasia, loss of swallowing. It made my gum receed & the next tooth root was exposed which is now open to air and food. You can't regrow lost gums.

[@AlexBobalexRavenclaw]

God, I wish I heard this four years ago. Our dentist suggested crowns for my four year old son, and they asked me to leave the room so my son would behave better before the procedure. NO, he’s been traumatized since! He HATES the dentist and I never understood why. They dig around a tooth to glue the caps on?! I wanted to save his teeth, and that’s how they sold it to me, but instead they drilled off his enamel. If I knew these things, I wouldn’t have agreed! They ruined his little teeth and his peace of mind, and like she said, one cap has already popped off. Over $1000 spent for an unnecessary procedure!

[@SmooveBee1]

That is heart-breaking, and the compassion part of medicine/dentistry obviously was missing; nitrous oxide with local anesthesia would have been the answer, of course; i am so sorry that happened to your little boy; it will take some time to overcome that; not sure a 4yo needs anything in this conversation whatsoever, it could go ten years and not be an issue I think - right?

[@izzyrrr7448]

I got this done at around 17 years old. Im being charged to renew the whole darn tooth $5,000. Its so depressing. And I have an infection. Its been a decade. Its just too much money :(. If my mother hadnt taken me I wouldve been better off. My other sister never saw a dentist and shes got the whitest, full teeth. And i went to the dentist everytime they wanted to get paid. I feel so scared. My healths on the line.

[@andrewharman6861]

Oh my what they done is borderline criminal

[@ram47863]

4 Year old don't need crown Their tooth will fall out after they become adult anyway 🤦 My back tooth fall out because of cavities when I'm still in junior high school, and they grow again

[@66MamaM]

Wow! The dentist suggested crowns on a four year old to save his ‘baby teeth’ as opposed to waiting a couple of more years for his permanent teeth to come in. I find that so difficult to believe, but if you say its true then it must be 🤔

[@amkhatri28]

Thanks a lot for sharing this. My dentist recommended a root canal treatment to me. And, I was about to go for it today. But, I just happened to watch this video. Now I will look for this alternate solution. Thanks again!!

[@dankelly-e6x]

Over 41 years in dentstry. I was very reluctant to enter this forum & espouse my observations of people entering the forum on opinions justly or unjustly. I was SO privleged to work on some of the most wonderful people one could imagine. Having said that I learned in my experienced some people come "armed" with information on dentistry that need more reflection. I immersed myself into Dr. Michelle's forum on her thoughts of the "downs" of RCT's & crowns. There were some issues I felt needed addressing. Opinions, but I will always feel properly done RCTs , properly done crowns (when accurately indicated) render ultimate dental health. As one person noted in opinions, these sub-specialties done by qualified endodontists & prosthodontists will maximize the chances of success. It should be pointed out, dentistry like medicine is not a 100% success profession. I was privileged to have a Board certified endontist & maxillofacial prosthdontist in my family that I could refer to (I just felt ethically right to do so). I think these forums have there place but feel people should ask their dentist good , well thought out questions before any invasive treatment . There is a book: 'The Death of Expertise' -Tom Nichols- ... in it the author reflects about how the public should arm themselves with good information & knowledge before confronting professionals with something they know little or nothing about. Let me conclude that dentistry was something I felt/feel near & dear about.

[@annemariesmith5459]

My crowns fell off and my roots are cracked.

[@paddleduck5328]

Thank you.

[@delivefreenana]

Ozone is a must. NEVER ROOT CANAL. EVER. IM living proof repeatedly…thankfully still alive.

[@billstock3663]

Well stated. Sometimes even the type of response to an inquiring patient on a particular treatment plan can be quite telling.

[@beri232]

My mother in laws husband was a firefighter and she was upper management for a cable company. They both had really good healthcare plans. they started replacing their teeth with crowns when they were around 40 years of age. They would get 2 crowns each, each year.... whether they needed them or not. she's now 75 and has every single one of those crowns still.... and she has a lot! Lol. It kinda throws a bit of shade on what you are claiming. Her teeth look great. I'm 50 and have no fillings or cavities but I do have two molar implants on my lower jaw. I have vertical cracks in all my teeth. I went to get a couple of crowns a month ago on 2 chipped teeth but the dentist told me to get braces first to correct my bite. I have an overbite but my teeth aim inwards. They want them more outwards (kind of like bucktoothed so to speak). I don't know if it was an up-sell or what.... but braces at 50 seems a bit silly to me. Dentists are difficult to trust. The one guy tried upselling me on a sleep-apnea machine as well.

[@gobeyondtheuniverse]

Pretty accurate. Thanks for making and sharing!

[@JSCR709]

Feel like crying. I am an herbalist. The closest biological dentist is in Franklin, TN, almost an hour one way. Exhausted and decided not to go back to my regular dentist. Visited a new dentist today, which reminded me of the dentist I just left. I will just give up other things and go. Wholistic dentist in another state used ultra sonic wave sounds to regrow teeth enamel and it worked. Trying to get that dentist name. Dentist today said I have lichen planus; the herb for that is purslane. For the first time on a cotton ball today, I placed vitamin e with selenium, golden seal and oil of Cajeput then placed it on my gums. It felt soooo good, but the herbs seemed to “alert” the dentist. I just need to cry.

[@KR-os6nn]

Please share the dentist. Need to find one that can help. We are not far from each other.

[@rebeccalarson7995]

I walked out of the office when my dentist said I need a root canal. I was in the chair waiting for him and then I had a strong feeling come over me. It didn't feel right to me and I couldn't go through with it. He was so mad at me. I never went back to him and I never needed that root canal.

[@luv2travel2000]

We had a TRUSTED dentist we had gone to for years. After a checkup he told us we both needed crowns. While I was stressing over how we would pay for them and because my friend raved about how good her dentist was, we decided to get a second opinion. The woman we went to did thorough exam. The number of crowns we both needed was reduced to ZERO. Even a holistic dentist can be a scam artist. Glad you listened to your gut! 👍

[@runner2008]

I've had two shady dentists. One dentist said, your bottom back teeth show some cracks. We need to put three crowns in and then walked away. I asked the dental assistant to show me on the xrays where the cracks are, and she couldn't find them. What a greedy vulture. I never went back there.

[@cxg174]

Same thing happened to me. I had a feeling of impending doom, panicked and had an asthma attack so I had to stop. So scary. But I had to have them pulled as an alternative. The more I read about these things the more I think you cannot win. Even implants have all kinds of side effects.

[@user-bg9em7ch6k]

@@cxg174I have two crowns-one I got 30 years ago, the other 23 years ago-and I love them both. I can’t tell you how much better I felt about them than the crown I had had prior!

[@foxecarpentress4964]

I wish that feeling would have came over me! Just one, put me in the ER, after being in 2 1/2 years, with Full Blown Seizures!!! 😱 😫 😱

[@steveharville131]

Good info - thank you. Please note that I found the music/background noise annoying. People (as myself) with hearing loss have trouble sorting out voice with simultaneous tones. We wish video producers wouldn’t add background noise along with narration.

[@valeriemegraw2875]

I agree

[@davidsonnow]

This was AMAZING thank you Dr.! Also, have you done a video on using sound frequency to actually REGROW a damaged tooth?! Please talk about this!

[@u2b83]

I got a giant silver amalgam filling instead of a crown, and so far it's lasted 20 years. The great thing about amalgam is it's self-healing and auto-fills with time, due to the oxide taking up more space than the original material.

[@gemsxjourneyx196]

There’s also issues with getting too much heavy metal in our blood and bodies and that can lead to health issues.

[@gemsxjourneyx196]

From the amalgam if you have almost of those fillings

[@Didi-m9b]

Although I have tragic problems with my teeth that affected deeply my finances and emotional health for 20 years, i knew by reading an article about an American dentist long ago, from the 50's that was refereed as "the best dentist in the world" that root canals are a disaster- he removed root canals from people on wheelchairs and they return to walk, he attached root canals removed from people to rats and they died, he claimed that infections under root canals cannot be healed because antibiotics do not work on dead organs, so bacteria is flowing into the blood stream and get stuck in the joints of the body creating many many diseases. when a dentist offers me a root canal i run from that office for my life, literally.

[@ancaandreea9859]

So what do you do instead if you really need one?Extract the tooth? An implant is not better than a natural tooth.

[@milliem8051]

@@ancaandreea9859amazingly I haven’t needed a root canal but I have 2 crowns and need 6-8 more. But if they said I needed a root canal I guess I’d get it.

[@SolidSiren]

​@@ancaandreea9859 An implant is the next best thing

[@karenwinkler3069]

If you've already had rip canals and then crowns cause they don't last either.Then your choice may only be to get implants are regrowing of the teeth which they do in other countries already.

[@keylanoslokj1806]

So what do i do for multiple dead teeth