Dental Stuff

[PrimeTimer]

Perhaps dialysis helps the mouth ? My husband went to have his teeth cleaned. It had been about 2 years since he last went. Stuff kept coming up so he had a lot of excuses. The hygienist performed a perio-probe. She was surprised and said she was stumped to see improvement in his gums. In the past, he got a lot of "4's and 5's", which means he had deep pockets forming around his teeth (not good). The pockets can be reversed and improved thru good dental hygiene, including frequent cleanings and scaling done by a hygienist. Well...like I said, it had been a long time since he had seen her and since he has diabetes and is on dialysis, he expected the worse. Instead, things improved. We wonder if it's because his diet improved (he mostly sticks to a renal diet) and if dialysis has actually helped his gums by removing some of the toxic junk in his system. 

[GA_DAWG]

One of the offshoots of kidney disease is a alck of calcium, which can cause the body to drain the calcium from teeth and bones. The very first night I was in the hospital, a doctor told me that given my numbers it was very likely I would lose my teeth. Unfortunately, it was another thing they were correct about. It could be that because he is getting calcium during his treatments, it is not being drained from his teeth, thereby making them stronger.

[Charlie B53]

No doubt the improved diet plus his daily brushing and flossing together made the difference.

Cutting back on the sugars AND the starches is an improvement everyone should make.  We are a Nation of poor eaters because we tend to eat that food that is quick and/or convenient.  Processed foods, instead of putting vegetables in a pot and taking the time to cook them.

Mother Nature knew what she was doing.  Why do we have to screw with everything and want to have it "Our Way".

There is an awful lot we could learn if we would take the time and watch the animals.  They generally do not get fat, nor do many of them come down with diseases like those that afflict humans.  They do not eat processed foods, nor do they eat the chemical additives that are in our processed foods.

[Riki]

I'm required to have my teeth cleaned twice a year for the transplant list (which I'm not on, so I'm not sure why I even bother).  When I first went, a few years ago, it had been over 20 years since I'd seen a dentist or had a cleaning, so I had one of those full head x-rays to check for cavities or other issues.  My teeth didn't have a mark on them, and this was after 20 years of bad oral hygiene and no professional cleanings