Preparing for dental issues

[JSurvive]

After cracking a tooth and having to sort out a trip to the dentist I began to wonder if anyone prepares for dental issues in a SHTF scenario.. A trip to the dentist may no longer be viable but leaving a damaged tooth could lead to serious issues later on..

In my research I have seen a lot of natural remedies and you can buy home temporary filling kits but I haven't ever seen it on peoples prepping lists.. Is it an oversight?

[Devonian]

No not an oversight, have a read of this thread as an example....

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=11100&hilit=dentist

[unsure]

you can gr temperin from asda or boots ect about 7 quid last time i got it , or you can get asda`s own cheaper version for around 3 quid .the temperin is far better and dentist quality stuff .

[JSurvive]

No not an oversight, have a read of this thread as an example....

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=11100&hilit=dentist

Ah Thankyou! I hadn't seen that thread! Exactly what I was talking about! You guys are more prepared than I give you credit for

[Arzosah]

The thread that Devonian has linked to names Where There Is No Dentist, but here's a page linking to all of the books, No Dentist is the fifth one down.

Supplies: I prep toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, interdens, a couple of sets of probes and mirrors, and emergency filling material. Oh, clove oil and lavender oil too. And salt - I had a molar extracted from the top row recently, and the dentist recommended salty gargles.

[fapplan]

Supplies: I prep toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, interdens, a couple of sets of probes and mirrors, and emergency filling material. Oh, clove oil and lavender oil too. And salt - I had a molar extracted from the top row recently, and the dentist recommended salty gargles.

Thanks for this list Arzosah. If anyone has ever had any significant problems with their teeth then they will know just how painful and debilitating it can be.

[Decaff]

The thread that Devonian has linked to names Where There Is No Dentist, but here's a page linking to all of the books, No Dentist is the fifth one down.

Supplies: I prep toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, interdens, a couple of sets of probes and mirrors, and emergency filling material. Oh, clove oil and lavender oil too. And salt - I had a molar extracted from the top row recently, and the dentist recommended salty gargles.

Got everything except for lavender oil, how do you use this regarding dental issues?? that's a new one on me

[birds&bees]

Just stock up on ibuprofen? I mean before we had easy access to buckets of simple sugars did we even have dental issues?

I've never had a filling and barely make it to the dentist once every 5 years.

Stay off the candy and eat plenty of fibrious veg and you teeth will clean themselves! Only thing I fear is biting into a stone if I make a bread or porriage.

Maybe a dentist could weight in?

[Arzosah]

The thread that Devonian has linked to names Where There Is No Dentist, but here's a page linking to all of the books, No Dentist is the fifth one down.

Supplies: I prep toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, interdens, a couple of sets of probes and mirrors, and emergency filling material. Oh, clove oil and lavender oil too. And salt - I had a molar extracted from the top row recently, and the dentist recommended salty gargles.

Got everything except for lavender oil, how do you use this regarding dental issues?? that's a new one on me

Possibly you've never heard of it because I got it wrong Lavender oil burned in an oil burner etc, can help with moderate anxiety http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4199191/ (which is why its recommended to put a few drops on a pillow, I guess) but since its used to *improve* circulation http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplemen ... e=lavender its not a good idea to use it dentally!

Tea tree oil: here's a properly scientific paper http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1360273/ that I really, really haven't read all the way through, and here's the webmd page: http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and- ... c-overview.

Sorry about that!

[Arzosah]

Just stock up on ibuprofen? I mean before we had easy access to buckets of simple sugars did we even have dental issues?

I've never had a filling and barely make it to the dentist once every 5 years.

Stay off the candy and eat plenty of fibrious veg and you teeth will clean themselves! Only thing I fear is biting into a stone if I make a bread or porriage.

Maybe a dentist could weight in?

I'm not a dentist but check out this description of a British Museum exhibition: https://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/ ... eries.aspx

I went to see it just before it closed, and this poor guy is in there: "An adult male from Thebes mummified c600BC. The CT data reveals details of the process that has been applied to preserve this body – the brain and the internal organs have been removed, and the soft tissues are in good condition. A specially designed visualisation will show the man’s head on three sides of a large cube screen. His teeth were in a poor state and a 3D replica of his lower mandible –based on the scan data - will show two large dental abscesses."

Carbohydrates turn themselves into sugar to be absorbed by our bodies, I think (not a dietician either!) and our teeth are at risk from that for a good 40 minutes after we eat anything. Cleaning immediately after eating makes it worse, it *helps* that acid attack our tooth enamel.

I've started to research a blog post, can you tell its after the pain of the infection that necessitated the recent extraction.