i had all my molars removed three years ago.  no more dental visits!
the
front are
fakes anyway--from my fruitarian fiasco.  who needs molars?  unless
they're
big
steak-eaters.
----- Original Message -----
From: Liza May <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: Root Canal & Raw food

> Hi Renga,
> > I had mercury amalgum filling in my lower molars on both sides of my
mouth.
> > One of them partially came off a week ago. I thought this is a good time
to
> > remove all mercury stuff and replace with non-metallic fill. When I met
the
> > Dentist this wednesday, she said that she couldn't simply do a fill;
instead
> > she needed to do root canal on both molars;
>
> I had to deal with something similar last year (or the year before -
> can't remember at the moment). I couldn't find a whole lot of
> trustworthy-looking information (but here are the url's I found, for
> whatever they're worth).
>
> I called dentists and oral surgeons across the United States and
> asked for their opinions on some of the problems I read about.
>
> What I finally decided to do was have my tooth extracted (that's the
> fancy word for "pulled out"). My tooth was way in the back, and I
> was told it was just not a critical tooth. And from what I could
> gather, the possible dangers of root canals were worrisome enough to
> not want to go that way.
>
> Here are the sites: (and I'm sure there are newer better ones now
> than these)...
>
> http://rheumatic.org/teeth.htm
>
> http://vest.gu.se/~bosse/xNeurol.html
>
> http://www.holisticmed.com/dental/root.html
>
> http://www.trufax.org/menu/heavy.html
>
> http://www.dentalreview.com/Patients_corner.htm
>
> http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/mercury/dentist.htm
>
> Let us know what you turn up, and what you decide.
>
> Love Liza
>