Thank you for the posting! I never considered that mercury fillings
can cause dental problems, despite the fact that I know they are very
toxic for the body.




--- In rawfoodsnaturalhygiene@yahoogroups.com, Dianne Knight
<raw_foods_natural_hygiene@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> mark.ansara@... wrote: Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 04:27:06 -0600
> From: mark.ansara@...
> To: Dianne Knight <raw_foods_natural_hygiene@...>
> Subject: Re: restore ground down/broken/damaged teeth?
>
> Dear Dianne:
>
> Post the message if you wish, but I still don't feel that this is
good news.
> My own case, having lost a number of teeth due to gum disease,
which
> necessitates dental intervention for the sake of my appearance as
well as the
> ability to chew many raw foods, is probably typical of the older
generation
> (i.e., people over the age of forty.)It was unfortunately
unavoidable,
> although by hygienic standards, it could have been prevented.
Medical
> literature reports that the vast majority of people in our society
over the
> age of forty have dental problems to the extent that they require
dental help.
> I believe that if I had never been to a dentist and never got
mercury fillings
> put in my mouth, I would likely not have my present dental problem.
However,
> it is now too late for that.
>
> I can add a couple of additional comments. In general, hygienists
are
> distrustful of dentists, just as they are of medical doctors.
Dentistry, after
> all, includes some practices that are potentially harmful, such as
drugs,
> X-rays and mercury fillings. We have, however, been taught that
some surgery
> is a useful adjunct to hygienic living, for corrective or
reconstructive
> purposes and especially in an emergency. X-rays are essential to
dentistry and
> when surgery is being performed, drugs may be helpful. On the other
hand, if
> we all lived and ate hygienically throughout our lives, right from
the
> beginning, it is unlikely that we would ever need dentists. May I
remind you
> of the work of such researchers as Dr. Weston Price, who found that
primitive
> tribes, who do not eat the refined foods and junk foods of
civilization,
> generally have perfect teeth? Also, you might want to look up the
work of Dr.
> Dennis Bressack, a dentist who is also a Natural Hygienist. (He
indicates that
> despite some hygienic objections to dentistry, it still serves a
useful
> purpose.)
>
> One further comment: many hygienists and raw foodists believe that
an all-
> fruit diet is the ideal. The general consensus of opinion among
professional
> hygienists is that this diet, if continued over a long period of
time, is apt
> to cause some problems, notably dental problems. The fruitarian
myth has been
> debunked by Dr. Stanley Bass, among others. There is still some
controversy
> about this, but I think it is worth considering. I hope that this
will prove
> of interest to you.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Mark Ansara
>
> > Dear Mark,
> >
> > May I post this entire message on our group website as is, or
would you
> > like any changes?
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Dianne
> >
> > mark.ansara@... wrote:
> >
> > Dear Dianne:
> >
> > I have no good news regarding restoration of the teeth. As you
know, I have
> >
> > this problem myself, which is due to gum disease, the result of
several old
> >
> > mercury amalgam fillings put into my mouth during my childhood,
long before I
> >
> > became aware of problems associated with drugs, dentistry, or
mercury
> > fillings. The only reference to positive information on this is
from Hilton
> >
> > Hotema, who quotes Ripley's Believe It or Not as reporting on a
case of a man
> >
> > of very advanced age (Longevity was one of Hotema's particular
interests.)
> > who
> > grew not just two but three sets of adult teeth! Apparently,
there have been
> > a
> > number of cases in the medical literature of adults who regrew
natural teeth,
> >
> > but no satisfactory explanation has been offered. While Robert
Ripley may be
> > a
> > somewhat reliable source, I cannot consider Hotema to be
reliable; he was
> > obsessed with breatharianism and has been accused of being a con
artist
> > (which
> > probably has some truth to it). Also, he did not always use
reliable sources
> >
> > for his information, and he tended to be less than objective in
his views,
> > being heavily influenced by occult and esoteric teachings, etc.
> >
> > In any case, while rare, it is not unknown for adult humans to
regrow
> > lost/damaged teeth; it appears to be a natural ability of the
human body,
> > just
> > as it can repair a broken bone or mend damaged tissue. That begs
the question
> >
> > of why it isn't a more common occurrence, and my only suggestion
there is
> > that
> > we have a prominent tendency to run to a dentist for care, which
may
> > interfere
> > with the body's normal healing ability.
> >
> > I am forced to conclude that when extensive damage to the mouth
or the teeth
> >
> > has occurred, a dentist's services may be a necessary evil. I am
still
> > planning to get some work done on my mouth, probably eventually
getting a
> > partial set of dentures. I dread this, but there appears to be no
good
> > alternative.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Mark Ansara
> >
> > Quoting Dianne Knight :
> >
> > > Dear Mark,
> > >
> > > Here is a second person asking about the care of the teeth.
> > >
> > > Is there any information that you can provide?
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > Dianne
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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> > *****************
> > >
> > > Help with Teeth
> > > Posted by: "grrreeny" moniimini@... grrreeny Thu Jun 29, 2006
> > > 7:31 pm (PST) Is there a natural way to restore ground
> > down/broken/damaged
> > > teeth?
> > > Dentists tell me enamel never regrows because it is not a
living
> > > tissue.
> > > Any prompt suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Joy to all!
> > >
> > >
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