On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, PAUL TOWNLEY-SMITH wrote:

> Pregnancy made it worse of course.  Within a short period
> of time eating Paleo this stopped and has not returned.  Everything else I
> tried (mouthwashes etc..) barely seemed to make any difference.  I think in
> my case it may just be a matter of nutritional status because even a better
> than standard diet that included grains did not agree with me.  Has anyone
> had a similar experience?

I found that general low-carb diet cured my gum problems, which
were of long standing.  I lost several molars due to chronic gum
inflammation.  I believe that the reason is the
inflammation-supporting nature of the eicosanoid balance produced
by a high-carb diet, as described by Sears, Eades, and others.

I believe dental problems are still possible on a paleodiet, as a
result of decomposition of pieces of meat and vegetation trapped
between teeth.  I recall that the jaws of some very ancient human
skulls showed abcesses, for example.

Todd Moody
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