Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Wow. This is kind of minor as things go, but I had a really worrisome case of sore gums around one of my wisdom teeth. I think what happened was while flossing, I " snapped " the floss up into the gumline and irritated the gums. Shortly thereafter, something I ate got into the space between the teeth and irritated it still more. The gum started bleeding a bit and was very sore. Salt water rinses and massage didn't help. It went for a few days like this so that I was afraid I'd have to go to the dentist to have it examined. Then my milk supply, already a week old from my last milk pickup, started to sour. I drank it up anyway (still trying to reprogram my brain not to think " danger! " ) and that evening, my gums had stopped bleeding and aching. Incidentally, I saw my dentist for a regular checkup last week and he says the irritation I described was not evident on the gums. I didn't tell him what I had done, though. He did say the fact that I have had no cavities ever in my life indicates that my teeth are pretty darn healthy. Can the friendly bacteria in the milk heal the gum irritation, as I suspect? Any experiences like this one? ~Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Yes Joe, that does happen. (Easily for you because you have very good teeth already.) They used to make Medicine out of that stuff that cured TB. You are allowed to add a bit of "white sugar" to help the medicine go down..... Enzymated like this is the only safe way to eat white sugar. It doesn't sweeten, just levels out the Sour. Old Chinese Cooking trick. And I know that Salt water thing has been circulating a long time, but don't rub salt into you wounds. It only irritates things further. --Terry My own raw milk cure? Wow. This is kind of minor as things go, but I had a really worrisome case of sore gums around one of my wisdom teeth. I think what happened was while flossing, I "snapped" the floss up into the gumline and irritated the gums. Shortly thereafter, something I ate got into the space between the teeth and irritated it still more. The gum started bleeding a bit and was very sore. Salt water rinses and massage didn't help. It went for a few days like this so that I was afraid I'd have to go to the dentist to have it examined.Then my milk supply, already a week old from my last milk pickup, started to sour. I drank it up anyway (still trying to reprogram my brain not to think "danger!") and that evening, my gums had stopped bleeding and aching. Incidentally, I saw my dentist for a regular checkup last week and he says the irritation I described was not evident on the gums. I didn't tell him what I had done, though. He did say the fact that I have had no cavities ever in my life indicates that my teeth are pretty darn healthy.Can the friendly bacteria in the milk heal the gum irritation, as I suspect? Any experiences like this one?~Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Can the friendly bacteria in the milk heal the gum irritation, as I suspect? Any experiences like this one?~Joe They used to always tell you if you knocked a tooth out to put it in a glass of milk and go to the dentist. AmyPLEASE BE KIND AND TRIM YOUR POSTS WHEN REPLYING!Visit our Raw Dairy Files for a wealth of information!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RawDairy/files/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 > > > They used to always tell you if you knocked a tooth out to put it in a glass of milk and go to the dentist. > Amy That's right, Amy! I'd forgotten that one. And Terry, I heard the salt water rinse was good b/c it mimicks the proportions of salt in the blood and stimulates blood flow to cleanse the wound. you say it's not helpful? Hmm. Well, everything these days seems to be turning out to be deceptive or inaccurate, from politics to religion, so why not a thing as simple as salt water rinses? *shrug* ) ~Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Yes actually! This is not an old wives tale, the proteins and specific salt balance in milk helps to keep the root tissue alive and make the tooth replaceable. Not long term but for the few hours that it takes to get in to the dentist. I learned this in paramedic school by the way! It is still in most emergency Care textx that I know of and has been proven to help. > Does this mean that if a tooth gets knocked out and is placed in milk it can be put back in place??? > > Thanks, > Tonio > > > They used to always tell you if you knocked a tooth out to put it > in a glass of milk and go to the dentist. > > Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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