I have another cavity. Let me tell you how I heal them...
Updated: Aug 14
Sigh.
I had one recently that I was able to heal, and it's totally gone. This one is a little bigger and will require a little more diligence.
The good news is if you can catch them early enough and are willing to do a few things you can completely get rid of them.
Here's what I recommend:
✔ The proper amounts of vitamins and minerals.
For many of us that means taking a multi-vitamin. It requires too much healthy food to get enough of what we need to repair teeth. If you can eat huge quantities of fruits and vegetables, you certainly have my blessing but for most people it's easier to take a supplement. Make sure it has all of the required nutrients, especially Calcium, vitamin D, vitamin A and vitamin K and some Magnesium. If you see silica on the label, even better.
✔ Eat dairy.
Grass fed milk and cheese has the nutrients required for the body to rebuild tooth enamel and bone for that matter. You don't have to go overboard. The trick is to eat a calcium rich diet.
✔ Xylitol tooth products are known to kill the bacteria that cause decay.
Find a Xylitol toothpaste that has calcium in it for a one two punch. I've talked about several in the Facebook group. You can search for those up top on the right. Also try #dentalcare #dental #toothdecay #cavities. I can't recall which tags I used.
A bacteria busting xylitol mouthwash is also required. I currently use Spry toothpaste and mouthwash. And I've listed a recipe for a homemade mouthwash below. You can use this in a pinch if you don't have a store bought one.
✔ Coconut oil can also heal cavities. I personally can't stand swishing for 20 minutes so I find toothpastes that have coconut oil in them or currently, I place a few drops of coconut oil on my toothpaste after I put in on my brush. It works, albeit probably slower.
✔ An oral probiotic. Friendly bacteria in the mouth keep the bad bacteria in check.
Recap: To heal cavities you need to remineralize your body. Especially important are Vitamins A, D, K (especially K2), calcium, magnesium and silica. Silica can be hard to find in a vitamin. I use Pure Essence Labs multivitamin powder which has some silica in it. You put it in water and drink.
Eat calcium rich foods or take a calcium and magnesium supplement if your multivitamin doesn't contain ample amounts. I recommend staying under 400 for magnesium and around the same amount for calcium.
Find oral care products specifically made to remineralize and strengthen tooth enamel. Toothpastes and mouthwashes with Xylitol and calcium are very effective. There are several out there. Frau Fowler, Spry, Ora Wellness, Dr. Jen's, Dr. Brite. An oldie but goodie toothpaste is Colgate Anticavity. Follow that up with a xylitol mouthwash to make sure you get rid of cavity causing microbes since it does not contain Xylitol.
Coconut oil pulling will heal cavities. I prefer to find toothpastes with coconut oil or include a few drops of oil when I brush my teeth since it's time consuming. I also have no knowledge of its long-term effects on dental work.
An oral probiotic, especially if you are prone to tooth decay.
This last point is the most important:
Cut down on acidic drinks. Soda, lemonade, electrolyte drinks (raises hand) are highly acidic and break down tooth enamel. Drink them quickly instead of bathing your teeth in an enamel stripping substance over the course of an hour.
Rinse your teeth thoroughly after you eat or drink anything sugary or acidic. When food or sugar sit in your mouth the bacteria consume it and produce acid as a byproduct. The acid is what eats through the tooth's enamel. Simply swishing with water after every meal is a strong preventative step and will keep cavities from getting worse.
If like me, you need to take it up a notch, here's my recipe for a mouth rinse you can use that will help with bad breath, normalizing pH levels in the mouth (getting rid of acid) and possibly even help heal small cavities. Swish for 30 to 60 seconds and spit. Make sure you pull it in between all of your teeth and your back molars as you swish:
16 oz of water (I use a bottle of spring water)
1/2 tsp baking soda--restores pH, kills pathogens
5 tsp of xylitol--kills pathogens
1 pinch of pink Himalayan or grey Celtic sea salt--kills pathogens and remineralizes enamel
This recipe is very forgiving and can be altered to suit your taste and needs. Baking soda fights gum disease and gingivitis. If that's your problem area you may want to increase it. For others it might be drying. Some will prefer it to be sweeter and can add more Xylitol. I go a little heavier on the salt because I'm after remineralization.
I keep this bottle on hand and rinse after every meal in order to keep my mouth conducive to healing and repair.
There you have it. I hope it works for you.
Oh...and keep xylitol away from your pets. It's very dangerous for them.
♥
TL Tonya Lampley is an author and Certified Life Coach. She is passionate about living life to the fullest and uses skills learned from her work as a coach as well as lessons from her own journey to write articles providing tips for successful living and to tell stories of hope and personal triumph. Her debut novel was titled A Taste of Love and was a National Indie Excellence Awards finalist. Her short story titled Birthday Surprise received honorable mention in the Writer's Digest Short Story Contest. Her first non-fiction book Bad Men will soon be released. For more information about Tonya and her works please visit www.TonyaLampley.com.
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