{"id":47536,"date":"2017-10-24T12:34:48","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T19:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emergencydentistsusa.com\/?p=47536"},"modified":"2019-05-07T10:31:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T17:31:25","slug":"natural-remedies-for-tooth-cavities-arent-a-great-idea-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emergencydentistsusa.com\/natural-remedies-for-tooth-cavities-arent-a-great-idea-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural Remedies for Tooth Cavities Aren\u2019t a Great Idea. Here\u2019s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It makes sense that there\u2019d be a market for alternative dental care and cure tooth decay<\/a> and gum disease<\/a>. Going to the dentist to get your teeth drilled can be a nerve-wracking experience. Unfortunately, though, natural treatments haven\u2019t been shown to actually work for treating your cavities<\/a>. Failing to seek proper treatment for a cavity can lead to much more serious issues down the road. Don\u2019t fall victim to misleading marketing and dubious claims.<\/p>\n

Misleading Claims<\/h2>\n

There are a lot of people out there who use false information and dishonest claims to market all-natural solutions to serious health issues. These people take advantage of our skepticism and give us information that we want to hear. Who wouldn\u2019t prefer to take a vitamin pill to \u201ccure\u201d a cavity as an alternative to sitting in a dentist\u2019s chair? It\u2019s a pretty easy sell.<\/p>\n

The problem with this is that the people selling these all-natural remedies are usually more concerned with making money than finding the best way to treat dental health issues<\/a>. Dentists go to school for years and spend a lot of time up close and personal with all kinds of dental problems. In days gone by, everything from coconut oil and bake soda to clove oil and cod liver oil has been proclaimed as a natural way of curing tooth decay, tooth cavities, and general oral health. However, natural remedy purveyors likely have little to no medical training and they probably sell a whole range of other products, indicating that they really don\u2019t have any special knowledge in dentistry that you yourself couldn\u2019t learn on your own. You\u2019re not getting information from an expert source when you buy these products.<\/p>\n

Many natural cavity treatments claim to \u201ccure\u201d cavities by remineralizing the teeth. This is essentially a nonsense claim. Is remineralization possible? Yes. Research from prestigious institutions confirms this fact, but this research focuses on the use of all-natural minerals such as fluoride<\/a>, which many alternative medicine marketers have branded as an evil substance. And the traditional drill-and-fill method of treating cavities isn\u2019t necessarily the only way forward. Some researchers are having success with cavity intervention based on antibacterial treatment. New studies are finding that cavities are mostly caused by bacteria, not oral hygiene habits, and that means cavities may be treatable through non-invasive means.<\/p>\n

This is encouraging news and it does indicate that there are some potential avenues for cavity treatment that don\u2019t involve drilling. But these studies aren\u2019t focusing on the various pills and potions being pushed by clever salespeople who prey on your anxiety and have no incentive to provide you with a viable solution to your dental care issues. Dentists have their professional licenses and livelihoods on the line. A person who sells \u201ccavity cure\u201d pills does not.<\/p>\n

Untested Remedies<\/h2>\n

Herbs and other ingredients included in all-natural cavity treatments haven\u2019t been shown to have any positive effect in research. There\u2019s a reason that scientific research works the way it does. When done properly, a scientific study will look at a large group of people and draw conclusions from those observations. One person giving a testimonial that a natural supplement cured their cavities may sound promising, but that\u2019s not reliable information. Any one person can make any claim and it\u2019s not necessarily a good idea to believe that just because it sounds good. Scientific research looks at multiple cases because it\u2019s hard to predict what\u2019s actually going on when a treatment is said to work for one person.<\/p>\n

Plus, if these all-natural remedies worked as miraculously as salespeople say they do, wouldn\u2019t dentists be promoting them in their own practices? Dentists have the benefit of expert authority, and they\u2019d be able to sell these products much more effectively than all-natural marketing wizards do. Salespeople concerned with selling all-natural products often rely on conspiracy fears to convince people that their products are the better choice. But if dentists are part of a grand conspiracy designed to expand their bank accounts, they\u2019d sell all-natural treatments and incorporate them into their practices. After all, there\u2019s clearly a market for these products. There\u2019s a reason that dentists don\u2019t do this. Natural cavity treatments don\u2019t actually work.<\/p>\n

\"Andrew<\/div>
\r\n\u201cUnfortunately, there are simply no natural remedies for tooth decay. Rest assured that if there were a method for curing tooth decay without drilling holes in teeth, the dental world would embrace it whole-heartedly. To date, however, manual removal of the decayed tooth structure and restoration with a dental filling is the only proven way to cure tooth decay.\u201d\r\n