Question:
Just returned from the natural medecine store and was sold the following
to treat my gums in general and the 7mm pocket in particular:
Co-enzyme Q10 - 100 mg - 1/day
Calcium Hydroxyapatite - 2/day
Goldenseal liquid extract - mix teaspoon with water; rinse mouth - 1/day
Also to be used with mixture of 6 parts baking soda and 1 part salt
applied to the gums once per day.
Since my gums are not swolen, I'm told this should restore them to a
healthy state.
Any comments?
Answer:
the reason your gums aren't swollen is because up until recently
you've been a smoker. The gum tissue of smokers is more fibrotic, not as
vascular so inflammation often doesn't occur. You should talk with your
physician to make sure the remedies you've chosen don't react with any other
medications you may be taking.
I also want to call your attention to the last sentence on the web page
about baking soda/salt.." You'll have to find what works best for you ......
with guidance from the microscope as used in a dental office. } "
This calls attention to the Keyes technique of periodontal treatment, using
a microscope to identify bacteria in the periodontal pocket. It was very
popular in the late seventies and eighties, and some still practice it
today. However, these treatments are what is called adjuncts. That is they
are part of a complete treatment which includes scaling and root planing or
ultrasonic debridement to improve the bacterial environment in the pocket.
We should also keep in mind that Dr. Milankov, who has participated in
smd for quite some time, doesn't practice dentistry inside the USA.
Perhaps within his country there exists another idea about how to
manage dental needs of its citizens. I don't know how prevalent
(widely accepted) holistic dentistry is in either his immediate
community or country. Maybe he'd like to give smd readers a look into
this topic.
You see, the first mission of doctor's, dentist's, pharmaceutic's or any
kind of physician must be to get back the patient's in state of health, on
the best is possible state, to heal. Anybody of us can use any kind of
scientific method's (homeopathy is scientific method) to do his own mission.
So, what we do?
We do, but in cages of dogmatic approach. You know what is this: we dance on
pharmaceutical industry music. Somebody has put matrix on us, with
educational program's.
We don't have to do this that way, because this is in collision with our
mission.
So, in my country is not forbidden to do holistic way (maybe because almost
nobody knows what is this).
In matter of dental needs of our citizens I can't effect, except by my own
practice.
You can do it too, but you have to find some time to learn about it, and
that's cost so much, and do not bring any title who can be "sold" for some
good money, because it's anateme'd by publicity.
