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Posted 4/4/2017 11:03 PM (GMT 0)
Had my 6 month dental cleaning today. My mouth looks good according to bio dentist.

I've felt pretty crappy all day and just realized my glands are swollen in my neck. My throat is not sore.

Just wondering if they are related?

Also, had anyone had the big dental testing done? It's about $500. Seems like this crap is never going to be over.

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Posted 4/4/2017 11:19 PM (GMT 0)
I had like, 8 fillings done, a few replaced; my mouth was pretty sore for a while. Just keeping it open all that time was a workout. The sensitivity and pain took a few weeks to go away.

I get random dental sensitivity in various teeth, when anything room temp or colder hits, I want to scream. When I brush with coconut oil and baking soda, the pain STOPS! I mixed some mint extract and charcoal with it, and the pain comes back. So just soda and oil for me. Don't know why it works, but I'm happy.

What is the "big dental testing" you refer to?
Posted 4/4/2017 11:22 PM (GMT 0)

BabsBunny said...
I had like, 8 fillings done, a few replaced; my mouth was pretty sore for a while. Just keeping it open all that time was a workout. The sensitivity and pain took a few weeks to go away.

I get random dental sensitivity in various teeth, when anything room temp or colder hits, I want to scream. When I brush with coconut oil and baking soda, the pain STOPS! I mixed some mint extract and charcoal with it, and the pain comes back. So just soda and oil for me. Don't know why it works, but I'm happy.

What is the "big dental testing" you refer to?

Did you do all 8 at once? Were you removing mercury amalgams?
Posted 4/4/2017 11:24 PM (GMT 0)
It's to test for all the different metal sensitivities...I've got all kinds of metals, not much Mercury, 2 fillings and a crown, and steel pins ....

Hygentist said oil pulling rocks!
Posted 4/4/2017 11:28 PM (GMT 0)
Any doctor visit or change in my daily plan made my lyme symptoms escalate.

If I went grocery shopping and had to go to 3 stores, it was taxing on me physically and emotionally (yep financially too) and that was enough stress.

It is all stress related.
Posted 4/4/2017 11:35 PM (GMT 0)
I had old "silver" fillings done probably 15 years ago. I guess that's amalgam, my dentist just said "silver". X-rays showed that i was getting cavities underneath them, so they had to be replaced. I got the better stuff that matches my teeth. (this is how much i know about dentistry). I didn't go because of Lyme or metal concerns, I just freaked out when my gums started receding and i had a lot of pain all of a sudden. I also hadn't gotten a cleaning in at least 5 years, so it was way past time (i was out of the country)

I got half my mouth done at a time, a few days or a week apart, I don't remember. It was probably more like 12 teeth.

I think Lyme contributed to the pain and recession, but I definitely needed a cleaning too.
Posted 4/5/2017 12:41 AM (GMT 0)
The "silver" fillings contain mercury.

I have several - most are stable, except one - a piece broke off.

i can't afford to have a biological dentist remove and replace them (one at a time...so several trips) and there isn't even one close to my city.

I'm hoping it won't hold me back from full healing.
Posted 4/5/2017 12:46 AM (GMT 0)
does it require a "biological" dentist? A regular insurance-covered office couldn't give you better fillings? I was told those fillings are not good, and no one should use them anymore.
Posted 4/5/2017 12:54 AM (GMT 0)
Well, I will be getting a regular dentist to replace the one that has broken.

My other ones are still stable...so my insurance won't cover those being replaced.

But, there are biological dentists that take certain precautions when removing the mercury fillings...so you don't absorb any particles or fumes.

But, it's too expensive for me to go that route.

I'm waiting until I'm healed or at least at 90% before I do it.
Posted 4/5/2017 12:56 AM (GMT 0)
The bio dentists are the only one that do the testing.

To clarify, they don't do metal fillings, they remove upon request.

The testing is to let them know which metals are causing the most issues.

My regular past dentist wanted to cram more metal in my mouth. Last year I had a crown replaced and they drilled all kinds of Mercury dust down my throat. That's the last time I went there.
Posted 4/5/2017 1:04 AM (GMT 0)
I see. Good luck. I guess I got "lucky" in that my cavities formed under the fillings so it was necessary... almost caught it too late though, I was very close to needing a root canal 8-(

This was one of many instances where something hurt (my gums) and I noticed a difference (recession) and I freaked out and called the doctor (dentist) ASAP and almost had a meltdown waiting for an appointment. Everything that happens to my body when I have Lyme has me thinking I'm dying. I just knew my teeth were going to fall out. In this case it was good I went, but no need to over-react.

This is the best part of healing, fewer instances of freaking out. And when stupid stuff happens, I just take to the forums and get relief... just another weird Lyme thing. No need to panic.
Posted 4/5/2017 1:10 AM (GMT 0)
Here's to healing!
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