causes teeth to become decayed. Generally it is agreed that
bacteria attach themselves to teeth in the plaque which
forms on them from the food we eat. A by-product of the
germs which live on teeth is their production of an acid
which eats away tooth enamel.
The question is: Why do some people's teeth develop dental
caries and others do not? Most individuals know that diet
has something to do with it - and certainly sugar has - but
why caries take place remains somewhat mysterious. It is
also common knowledge tooth decay and the bacteria which
accompany it are the forerunners of infection of the
tooth's nerve and pulp and the need for root canal
treatment.
Dr. Weston Price conducted thousands of experiments to
determine the reasons why teeth become carious. Dentists
will find that Dr. Price's deductions correspond with
current beliefs -but his research brings surprising new
insights into the process of tooth decay.
Important basic factors which would have greatly advanced
the course of dentistry were buried right along with
Price's root canal infection information because of
disputes which existed at the medicine and dentistry about
the focal infection theory.
Dr.Price made thousands of studies of patients' blood in
looking for the true causes of oral diseases. The first key
issue he found concerning dental infections was the
changing of the acid- base balance of the body from its
normal slightly alkaline status to one which was acid.
Studies later by Harold Fl Hawkins, D.D.S. showed the
saliva of people who were free of tooth decay was on the
alkaline side and those who suffered dental caries had
saliva which was decidedly acid. In his book, Applied
Nutrition, Dr. Hawkins points out that acidity of the
saliva results when the diet contains white bread,
cereals,cookies,cake,sugar,and similar refined food.
Starchy grain foods and sweets from sticky plaque on the
surface of teeth we find so difficult to remove during
tooth brushing. This plaque is an ideal food source and
home for bacteria which live in our mouths. Their acid
by-product etches the enamel and starts the decay process.
The two most fundamental factors in all of life's
processes,Price felt, were the changes which take place in
the acid-base balance of people who have tooth decay and
other dental infections and, secondly,the effect dental
infections have on the ionic calcium level of the blood.
People who had root canal fillings and those who
experienced tooth decay were found to have low amounts of
calcium. Both Price and Hawkins independently discovered
that those people with normal to high levels of calcium in
the blood and saliva enjoyed freedom from dental caries.
The advent of the use of fluorine in water
supplies,toothpastes, etc.,has, to a great extent,led the
public to feel that nutritional factors have been
over-emphasized and are of little importance. A quick
summary of the chemistry involved with the presence of
fluorine in teeth will show fluorine use isn't all it is
cracked up to be.
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Dr. George Meinig, D.D.S., F.A.C.D. is a Founder of the
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