October 6, 2021 general

When he was on the show 9/25/21, our favorite holistic dentist, Phillip Kozlow, DDS mentioned that since the covid-19 scare, people have been avoiding their routine dental care. He says “Since most dental disease, left untreated, becomes worse, the result has been an increase in dental disease and tooth damage. Perhaps even worse, people with peridontal infections (e.g. gum disease) were more at risk for covid-19.”  Click here for the STUDY demonstrating that “periodontitis was associated with higher risk of ICU admission, need for assisted ventilation and death of COVID-19 patients.” So, ironically, the people avoided going to the dentist because of covid-9 issues were actually putting themselves at more risk for the disease.

Here are Dr. Kozlow’s thoughts on key dental topics: [as usual, italic text in these brackets are my additions.]

Dental infections. Fifty oral pathogens have been found in the plaque in arteries.Another clue that keeping your mouth healthy is good for the rest of your body.

Root Canals

As Tom Levy, MD taught us in last week’s blog Part 1, the worry about root canals is that “Bacteria trapped inside the structure of teeth [they continue to live in the tiny canals which are not removed with the procedure and excrete potent toxins] can migrate throughout the body. They may infect any organ, gland, or tissue and can damage the heart, kidneys, joints, eyes, brain, and endanger pregnant women.” That is why root canals have been associated with so many diseases.

Dr. Kozlow’s comments, “This is a topic I address almost daily. Teeth that are painful or sometimes just sensitive, may have nerve issues in the tooth. This generally means an infection in the nerve in the center and down the length of the roots. At this stage, the patient only has two options…. Extraction of the tooth or root canal therapy. The use of ozone gas and ozonated water during root canal procedure, I believe is a must because ozone is a terrific anti-bacterial and anti-fungal. However, the general medical condition of the patient should be considered.”

Implants

[The implant is the post that goes into the bone. The tooth replacement(s) are then attached to that post.]

If a person is missing teeth and that prevents proper and comfortable mastication of food, implant therapy may be indicated. Implant posts can be made of titanium and/or zirconia porcelain. The general medical condition of the patient should be considered in choosing to have a dental implant and which type.

The vast majority of patients I see with dental implants do fine. Implants have a very high success rate. They can significantly improve one’s life.

I believe both properly performed root canal therapy and dental implants [i.e. with ozone] for most people, who are generally healthy, are not clinically significant in a bad way.

When considering implant therapy, ask the clinicians his or her success rate, what they see as potential complications, who will restore the implant? (i.e. place a crown or bridge on the implant (s)).  What follow up care will be required?

UPDATES:

• A listener asked Bill Sardi what to take for anxiety. He recommended: Magnesium [I recommend avoiding magnesium oxide. Magnesium L-Threonate is best for this purpose]; Vitamin B1 [I say use either Molecular Multi or Nerve Guardian]; and the amino acid theanine [any brand]. He also said to make sure that you are not anemic and to improve mood with music. He likes [and I do too] the Tachibana High School Marching band.

• Here is Rand Paul, MD in a video of a congressional hearing giving the HHS Secretary Becerra (an attorney, not a doctor) grief about ignoring studies that show natural immunity is better than the mandated vaccines. This article agrees, Pfizer Scientists in Undercover Videos Say Natural Immunity Likely Better Than COVID-19 Vaccination
• The BOOSTER issue as clarified by Medicare: [Please do not assume that by simply relaying this information, that I am necessarily recommending booster shots.] “If you previously got 2 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, you can get a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine if you fall into one of these groups:

• You’re 65 and older,
• You’re 18+ and have certain underlying medical conditions, or
• You’re 18+ and work or live in a high-risk setting.

You can get your booster shot at least 6 months after you complete your second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. The booster shot can help strengthen and prolong your protection against COVID-19.”

• My bonehead move. I almost gave this cautionary tale on the radio Saturday, but we didn’t have time. I’m very proud that my granddaughter Kayla will be graduating as a physician’s assistant. So, I am getting a head start on making decorations for an elaborate cake that I plan to give her in December. I was experimenting making an object from melted sugar. (That stuff gets up to 300-400 degrees.) A drop of the liquid sugar dropped from a tool onto the most sensitive part of my fingertip. (Ouch!) My first thought was, “oh no! there goes any career as a safe cracker!” Seriously, my instinctive knee-jerk reaction was to put my burning finger in my mouth to cool it off and remove the offending syrup. That plan might work for a dab of mashed potatoes, but now my lip was also burning. My next, more rational thought was better. I stuck my finger in some cold water, peeled off the now solid sugar and covered the burns with Lily of the Desert Aloe Gelly that I always keep right by the stove. I already had a blister, but the aloe took away the pain and made it heal much faster. That Lily of the Desert Aloe Gelly is powerful good stuff.