Mar, 09, 2012 BY admin | Oral Care, Skin and Body
I recently received a very special customer review of the revolutionary book on natural oral care, Successful Self-Dentistry by Nadine Artemis of Living Libations. It’s such an inspiring story about what’s possible with the right natural oral care products and protocol, so I decided to share it with you this week. It comes from someone with a long history of dental problems, here’s what he had to say:
“I’m amazed by the changes I saw in my overall oral health after reading Successful Self-Dentistry, and following Nadine Artemis’ recommended oral care regimen. I am a fairly atypical case when it comes to dental health. First, I have a deviated septum from a childhood accident that leaves me breathing through my mouth most of the night. Second, I was volunteered for a clinical trial of some experimental dental products as soon as I had all of my adult teeth that ended up leaving me with very porous enamel. I have many, many fillings, and will probably have to have many of my teeth replaced in my lifetime. Sugar-free diets, highly meticulous and careful dental care regimens, and thousands of dollars in dental work have never done much to help. The picture that had been instilled in me by the world of standard dental care was this: My teeth are rapidly decaying, and an extremely careful dental hygiene regimen with lots of fluoridated toothpaste and mouthwash combined with lots of dental visits will just barely keep it at bay. Since stopping any of this would mean quickly losing all of my teeth, I diligently kept at it – even though my experience of using standard fluoridated dental care products was really unpleasant. Standard toothpaste burned the inside of my mouth really badly. My teeth were extremely sensitive to heat, cold, and the tiniest amounts of sugar. Brushing hurt my gums. Despite good flossing habits, my gums still bled, often just from brushing. And the worst part was waking up in the morning. My mouth would be coated in about an eighth of an inch of thick, dry saliva and bacteria. My breath would be less than pleasant and my nose would be completely clogged. There were even a couple mornings where the thick film I mentioned would dry my teeth shut, and I would have to pour water in my mouth to dissolve it so I could open it. I didn’t complain because I thought there was no better way. This, to me, was simply the cards I had been dealt in the dental department, and I decided long ago that I had to learn to live with it. Then someone recommended Successful Self-Dentistry to me. . . And here’s the amazing part: all of those symptoms went away in the first week. I was completely shocked. I woke up after just two days of following Nadine’s regimen able to breathe through my nose (as well as I can, anyway), with no film in my mouth or on my teeth. Brushing my teeth became pleasant because doing so didn’t burn the inside of my mouth. Then, over the next month, my teeth and gums started to become less sensitive. Now, heat and cold don’t bother me unless they’re extreme and sweet foods don’t cause any pain. It’s amazing! So here’s the dental hygiene regimen I started following and now use twice a day: First, two or three rinses with salt water. Next, I use a tongue cleaner. I actually didn’t know this existed before reading Nadine’s book, and now I can’t imagine not using it. The feeling of a clean tongue is just too wonderful. I also use this first thing in the morning and after any rich meal that lingers around. Then, a good, thorough, gentle flossing with a mild and petrochemical-free floss. After that, I gently brush my gums with my ionic toothbrush and a drop of Yogi Tooth Serum, starting at the top of the gums and slowly going down and over my teeth. Then, I polish the enamel of my teeth with a mechanical toothbrush while being sure not to use it on my gums. Finally, I go along my gumline carefully with a rubber-tipped gum sulcus and rinse once more with salt water. And that’s it! Although, I have to say that the best thing I did out of all of this was read Nadine Artemis’ book, Successful Self-Dentistry. For anyone who has dealt with dental problems, it’s a real gift finding out that you might not have to anymore.”
