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Having had 4 root canals (even though not consuming much sugar), I got kinda obsessed over oral health and looked for options beyond brushing multiple times a d
by manmal 3y ago
Having had 4 root canals (even though not consuming much sugar), I got kinda obsessed over oral health and looked for options beyond brushing multiple times a day and flossing. In case anyone’s interested, here are some, ordered descendingly by perceived helpfulness:
- Vitamins K2 and D3 halted further decay it seems. For a few years I took only those and things plateaued mostly (but not entirely).
- Chewable digestive enzymes - not much research on this, but eg bromelain destroys biofilm, exposing pathogens to other interventions. This eliminated sensitive gums and remaining pains quickly for me.
- Oral probiotic chewables (Salivarius K12) every now and then reduced the occasional pain in root canals. I also slept better, probably because they reduced throat swelling too.
- Intranasal pathogen interventions (nasal rinse with NAC, tea tree oil etc) and L. Sakei colonization were actually meant to improve nasal breathing (they did), but also helped oral health.
- Organic silica (liquid MMST in my case, but chOSA should work too) - has made my enamel look more solid.
- Tooth paste (chewable actually) containing baking soda, reducing acidity. This helped reduce pain greatly when one of the root canals got inflamed.
Oh and really do take care of inflamed root canals. Those are a major health risk. Look into getting the roots cut off and sealed - it’s gruesome but could save the tooth with relatively low cost.