Bri Hurlburt  0:02  
Hello everybody! Today we are covering dental health and teeth, so this might be a pretty jam packed episode. We have a lot of stuff to cover, and I'm really looking forward to it because I plan on using a lot of these things. So where to start, Melissa?

Melissa Crenshaw  0:26  
Where to start? This is such a great idea. So many people asked me about dental health, if homeopathy can heal cavities, and what homeopathy can do with dental health. I want to start by saying that if you catch a cavity early and it's really small, AND use diet and homeopathy together, the enamel can grow back and you can heal that cavity.

That's not the case with most people, though. Most people catch the cavity later, it's bigger, and it's likely too late to heal it. Also, you really do need to use diet and food along with the homeopathy to heal the cavity. Most dental issues are structural and you need to go to the dentist. Homeopathy is not magic and it's not a cure all that's gonna fix if you need a root canal, but it can buy you time. I have seen it heal nerves, so if you're having nerve pain, and we'll get into that in a few minutes, then it can more than just buy you time - it can heal those nerves. We're going to get into all those things, but really where to start is to investigate. You need to know the right questions to ask and you need to know the right things to tell your homeopath. Let me just say, too, that your mouth is a window into your overall health. Most diseasestarts in the gut, but about 90% of diseases will manifest themselves through some sort of oral health symptom. That's a big percentage!

Bri Hurlburt  2:36  
That is so interesting. I have been wondering about this because I have my first cavity. I know I have one, I can see it. This is something I dove into in the past because I've known friends with children with severe tooth decay. Part of it, I know, is genetic. I've joined a few Facebook groups and people who are super committed have really healed some crazy things. But like you said, there's a laundry list of supplements, homeopathy, diet changes that they've made, that I feel like is very unrealistic for my life. I'm trying to figure out the balance of how to still take good care of my teeth and I think the cavity is a sign that I need to do better. I had three kids close together, chewed a lot of ice, probably did not eat very well. How do I know if it's a big cavity? I know I'm kind of going backwards a little bit, but how do we know if it's a small cavity that can be managed without going to the dentist? Or would you say to go to the dentist, get it checked out, so you can from there and know how to go forward.

Melissa Crenshaw  3:59  
I would start anyway. Just get started on the Calc fluor, the Calc phos, the Silica, and the other things that we're going to talk about in detail today. Then yes, go to the dentist. You need to have a dentist that you trust, right? I had an experience at a dentist where they told me I had this big terrible thing, and I believed it. For different reasons, I went to a new dentist and I didn't say a word. I didn't have my my records transferred. I didn't say a word. I went through my cleaning process expecting them to say the same thing, and when she didn't say anything, she was like, "okay, you're all good. Let's go." I said, "Wait a minute. What do you think about my gums? Do you think I have any gingivitus or anything?" She told me no, not at all. The other dentist told me my gingivitus was terrible and I was about to be in periodontal disease. I was scared to death! I was like, "I can't believe this is happening. I don't even have any symptoms!" But I still believed it. That's why you need to trust your dentist and know that they're not just gonna tell you how many cavities you have to get filled. That's the first thing. Also, ask them to show you the x-rays if they're taking them. By the way, I do want to say very quickly, without going into great detail, the digital x-rays of the dentist are minimal compared to getting on an airplane. People are super worried about getting x-rays at the dentist, but if they're doing digital x-rays, the exposure that you get is a lot less than just riding on an airplane. I just want you to be encouraged and not super worried. I don't worry about it. Because of insurance, we get our dental s-rays once a year, so I don't worry about it. Maybe I'm wrong for that, so you can take that or leave it.

Bri Hurlburt  6:14  
You were talking about the connection between our mouth, our oral health, and the rest of our body? Would you say cavities and gingivitus like you mentioned earlier are typically signs of deeper things? 

Melissa Crenshaw  6:38  
Yeah, for sure. And that's part of my intake form when I take a chronic case. I want to know how your dental health is. I want to know how many fillings you have and what kind of fillings you have. I want to know if you've ever had a root canal. All that is to help me see your overall health because we need to know those things. 

Now, teeth problems ind children can often come from bottles. I think we've known this, but if you're putting your child to bed with a bottle or a cup, that can cause tooth decay. Also, some children will lose teeth early - too early - so that's a sign there's something going on with the child's health.

Bri Hurlburt  7:31  
Even if they are not decaying?

Melissa Crenshaw  7:36  
That's right. If they're just coming out too early. If they're not falling out at all, if they're if they're holding on to those teeth, and the dentist is having to pull them because the other teeth are trying to come up, that's an indication. Crooked teeth is an indication of something. Now, the Weston A price foundation talks about how our structure has changed because of our Western diet, and I do believe this too. Our jaws used to be wider, and because of the way we eat, they become more narrow, so there's not enough space in there. That's different. If it's structural, like if you have a narrow jaw and there's crowding, then it's likely due to that. Cavities and tooth discoloration - if they're a yellow, gray, or those different color teeth - that's an indication of something wrong.

Bri Hurlburt  8:41  
I've also looked into the effects that tongue and lip ties can have on your oral health and on tooth decay. Especially in little babies, you notice it more because milk is really sugary, even breastmilk, and it gets stuck up in their top lip or they can't use their tongue to clear it out. Even adults can't properly clean their molars or their mouth with their tongue if the tie is moderate or severe. That can also play into your tooth health, which would be genetics, I guess. That's also kind of a deep dive.

Melissa Crenshaw  9:18  
Well, I'm glad you brought that up ecause I do I am planning an episode in the future about tongue tie and structural things and how to really handle that in babies. Also, though, speaking of adults, the problems in adults that you would look out for that would indicate health problems are cavities, cracked or chipped teeth. If your teeth are drinking from a glass, somebody bumps you, and that cracks your front tooth, that might be a little different than if you're just eating food and you're noticing cracks. Other indicators are chipped teeth where it really shouldn't be, stained teeth, abscesses, excessive plaque build up, impacted teeth, and bruxism (that can be in children or adults), which is grinding your teeth. Those are all indications of a deeper problem. Prevention is really your best route to take. All dentists talk about hygiene and daily brushing and flossing. I never used to floss. I know that sounds really gross to some of you out there. I hear that dental hygienist making fun of people who don't floss so when they go to clean their teeth, they're picking chicken out from two weeks ago. I didn't use to floss because I didn't understand the true benefits. If hygienists or dentists are listening to this right now, I would encourage you, if you're not already, to really educate your patients on why because I don't think I ever was told. It was just, "you need to brush and you need to floss." I'm a type of person if I don't know why, then I might not even do it. Now, I have flossed every single day for the last three to five years or so. There's been a huge difference in my dental health that I've seen. On top of brushing and flossing, I use this mouth rinse called Triology. Look that up amazing stuff. Love it. Love it. Love it. I use Coco floss and then rinse with that. Those are my favorite. Coco floss comes in all kinds of flavors, and I just love the mint. You need to be brushing and flossing. I do highly recommend the triology rinse as well.

Bri Hurlburt  12:24  
Can you use that rinse for kids, do you know? Because they accidentally swallow it.

Melissa Crenshaw  12:31  
I looked at the ingredients, and it's all natural stuff - all very good stuff. I can't remember honestly, if it's safe to swallow because my kids are older. Fead about it on the website. Then, diet and nutrition. I mean, everybody knows that, right? Listen. I go through these phases where I eat a lot of sugar and then I'm just like, this is ridiculous. Stop it. So I'll just stop eating sugar. When I'm eating sugar, my teeth hurt. And it's not because sugar is sitting on my teeth.

Bri Hurlburt  13:08  
Since I've had this cavity and I have been paying more attention, if I really listen to my body, I don't even want sugar. I have a big sweet tooth! Now, though, when it comes to desserts and even sugary drinks, I will naturally feel my body not wanting those things. That doesn't sound good to me. I noticed my teeth kind of ache, too, which means they're not healthy. I've never had that issue before, but I've never had a cavity, ever, until right now. This is probably like Dental Health 101, but I think we mostly live as if whatever happens with our teeth just happens. If you were walking around breaking bones all the time or constantly fracturing or hurting your bones inside your body, doctors would be like, "You have to do something different, or there's something wrong here, we have to address this." Why don't we go to the dentist and think, "Oh my word! my five year old has five cavities!" I have never had cavities before, so what has changed in my life that I suddenly am getting these now? We forget that teeth are bones. You can fix bone problems in your body in other places when you have low calcium or brittle bones. Why don't we actually figure out how to make our teeth healthier?

Melissa Crenshaw  14:42  
I think because you can just easily go to the dentist and they just fix it. But how many people are deathly afraid of going to the dentist? If you're afraid to go to the dentist, you'll need to go at some point but you need to be extremely proactive fix your diet. We're going to talk a little bit about if you're really afraid to go to the dentist and what to do there. Also, if you have a tendency towards dental issues, take the 12 cell salts. There are specific cell salts for specific dental things, but you can take all 12 once or twice a day, every day. Just do it, especially if you have a tendency toward dental issues. If you don't have the tendency, then you shouldn't be worried about that and try to go after cell salts as a prevention, ut every time I went to the dentist when I was little, I would have a cavity. So, I have a mouthful of fillings and root canals! I didn't know any better. 

Bri Hurlburt  14:48  
I don't know how to find a dentist. How many will it take before I find one that I like? 

Melissa Crenshaw  16:41  
Well, I am just going to be really honest right now... I'm not super worried about going to holistic dentists. I hope all of you don't just turn me off and forget me forever right now for saying that. I've been to both. Find a dentist that you love, that makes you comfortable, and that you trust. Nobody's using mercury anymore. Oh my goodness, if they are, then definitely stay away from them. You can go into a regular dentist that's not a holistic dentist and you tell them your concerns - that you don't want X-rays that are unnecessary, that you don't want fluoride treatment for yourself or your children, etc. If they are compassionate, listen and honor that, then you're good. If and then

Bri Hurlburt  17:50  
I was just thinking about my experience giving birth in a hospital with my first and my third, and they were vastly different experiences. I think a large part of that was my own education and my own advocacy for myself. I don't think everyone is out there to take advantage of us. Definitely the system as a whole, and there are doctors who do and dentists who do. But I think if you go in educated, knowing what you want and what you don't want, that alone will help you have a better experience. Like you said, finding one that will respect that and honor that is important.

Melissa Crenshaw  18:36  
Yes, that's what mine does. I've been with them for years. I left them for a holistic dentist and came back. With the holistic dentist, you have to pay out of pocket for everything - all this ozone treatment and all these things, and it was super expensive. My regular dentist honors my wishes and doesn't make me feel bad or push anything. The only difference is when you're looking for a dentist. If you go to a dentist that's not holistic, when something happens, the treatment that they're going to offer is going to be different than a holistic dentist's. They're going to say, "Oh, you need a root canal," where a holistic dentist might do something different. So, there's that to think about. 

Bri Hurlburt  19:25  
Consider what you're willing to do, just like an all of your health. You can and should take it seriously. Maybe if it's a child having severe problems, I would be more willing to do a lot more work for my kids. I would change our diet dramatically and I would do all of those things to really set them up for a lifetime of health. Now for myself, I know I will not stick to that diet, take five supplements three times a day, to fix this cavity. So instead of letting it rot out of my mouth, I do need to go get it taken care of.

Melissa Crenshaw  20:08  
I know that can become a really touchy subject. Don't let it get to the point of losing that tooth. My advice to everyone if you have a cavity that's brand new and is very small, then use the remedies that we're going to talk about. But if it's bigger, and you you might be past that, still change your diet because it's going to help slow down the progress, but definitely get it taken care of before you lose the tooth. If you're not going to get a root canal, the option is pulling it and then you're without that tooth. A little feeling is not detrimental when they use the right kinds of filling. 

I also want to talk about cell salts for dental health. They support your health on a cellular level, and they do that by replenishing required minerals. In some cases, even dissolving and eliminating excess minerals that might be problematic for the body. This is your 12 cell salts. Hyland's Bioplasma is a combination of all 12, and it's what I love to use as far as all 12 cell salts together. Let's talk about the three cell salts that are crucial for strengthening as well as the dosing. Calc fluor 3x or 6x are my favorites. Calc phos 3x or 6x, and Silica 6x or 12x. That's what I generally do. Those are cell salts #1, #2 and #12 when you're looking at the cell salt numbers. Calc fluor strengthens tooth enamel and can be used in place of fluoride treatment. The flouride treatment you get from the dentist is synthetic. It's a neurotoxin, and it's not the form that your body can actually even use. Calc fluor provides you with the form that your body can actually use, and then Calc phos helps to strengthen your teeth and your bones from within.

Bri Hurlburt  20:55  
So they work in tandem. Calc fluor helps with the enamel, and then remineralizing is partly done from the inside, so that would be more from Calc phos.

Melissa Crenshaw  23:20  
Yes, remineralization! I love that. you just said that. Uncle Harry's toothpowder is what I use to brush my teeth with. That is remineralizing and it's an amazing formula. I love it so much. My dental health is so much better. Definitely use Uncle Harry's, Coco floss, and Triology. Hands down.

Bri Hurlburt  23:53  
I'm making my little tabs on Google right now and I'm ordering all of it!

Melissa Crenshaw  24:01  
Yes! I've been on the Triology's monthly that they send it to me monthly subscription. Uncle Harry's has a remineralizing kit that can help you. So if your cavity is small, I would absolutely get that and use that along with Calc fluor, Calc phos, and Silica. If you're dosing for maintenance, take 2-5 of those big chalky tablets once or twice a day.

Bri Hurlburt  24:58  
You mean 2-5 of each of those remedies, right? That's a mouthful! I ordered the tiny pellets for one of my sons. Could I make a tincture or water dose? 

Melissa Crenshaw  25:20  
Yes, especially if you're treating your whole family, you're going to fly through those. So yes, that's fine. If you do water dose, then go to my YouTube channel and learn how to make them and use them. You can do that dosing five days a week and then take a weekend off, or you can do it twice a day for a month and then take a month off. I don't follow any very specific formula like that, I'm just giving you some guidelines because some people need those specific directions and that's okay. I don't do it that way. I'm very intuitive about my cell salts. I take them sometimes once or twice a day, sometimes a week might go by, but every time I think of it, I take them. Sometimes it's very close together, like I'm on this roll for a month or two and then all of a sudden I just stop taking them. You can do it that way, but if you're trying to heal a cavity you want to be more serious about it.

Homeopathic remedies are so useful for all kinds of dental issues. You can use it before and after dental work. You can use it to ease anxiety before you go to the dentist. You can use it to reduce the tendency of issues after your procedures. You can use it to relieve discomfort after procedures. I want to share my toothache protocol. If you have a toothache, my toothace protocol is Hypericum 200, Arnica 200, and Pyrogenium 200 all mixed together in the mouth at the same time. You can make a water dose of this or you can take three to five pallets of each one of those together at the same time. This is a toothache with a sharp shooting pain. The Pyrogenium is in there for if you think that this is due to an infection, so if you don't think there's an infection, then maybe leave that one out.

Bri Hurlburt  28:03  
So if my tooth is achey because of the cavity, I can leave out Pyrogenium because I don't think there's an abscess or anything, right? It's just sore because the cavity is growing.

Melissa Crenshaw  28:17  
Yeah, do the Arnica and Hypericum. If that's not really working, add the Pyrogenium because you never know what's down in there. I'm sure you're right, but for listeners, do it this way. Also, use that as needed. What I found in people that I've suggested this to and in my family, is usually one does does it. Sometimes it takes a couple of doses. You can take this every couple of hours if you're still in pain. I want to encourage you just to make your life easy. Start there, do it. If the protocol is not working, then we can dig deeper and go into other remedies. Aconite is a another one to have. Chamomilla, Gelsemium, Hepar sulph, Mag phos, Staphysagria, and Silica can also be helpful in pain. For those remedies, Hepar sulph would likely be a 6c, but the rest of them you could use in a 30c or 200c. You can mix and match those as well. The way to decide which one to use is looking at the repertory based on how symptoms present. 

So first, let's talk about the different types oftoothache. If you've got decay like what you're dealing with right now, Bri, that decay is causing the toothache. That's one type of toothache. Abscess or infection is another type of toothache. Trauma, iyou've hit your mouth and then it causes a toothache. Gum disease, exposure of a tooth root, eruptions, impactions. Some toothaches you need to go to the dentist for, and you need to decide when it's time to get help and go to the dentist. I love our dentist. I want to stay away from there if possible, but we go and get our teeth cleaned twice a year. All of us.

Bri Hurlburt  30:40  
Well, and if you're having an issue, just like with the Banerji protocols, it can be beneficial to go to a doctor to get a diagnosis if you're unsure what's going on, or to even just have a launch pad. So even if you're going to the dentist, maybe not viewing it as they're going to fix it all for you, but to get more information. To investigate, like you said.

Melissa Crenshaw  31:04  
Very true. Yes, yes. You know what? I forgot to talk about investigating. We're going to get into these remedies, but when you're talking to your homeopath or when you're trying to figure out for yourself which remedies to choose after the protocol hasn't worked, you need to investigate. You need to know what makes it better or worse. Does temperature make it better or worse? Does pressure make it better or worse? Then, differentiate between, does it feel better when you lie on the left side? Or does it feel better when you press on it? Those are two different things. I you're lying on your left side and it feels better, it might be because you're pressing on it, but there are some toothaches that feel better from lying down. Most toothaches feel worse when you lie down. If you feel worse when you lay down, but it feels better with pressure when you push on it, then you want to know that. When you're looking through the repertory and trying to figure out remedies, you need to know, again, temperature - hot or cold or tepid ,room temperature water, sometimes one of those can make it feel better. Movement - you need to know if you are just walking and it hurts and makes it worse, you need to know that. If you are riding in a car and the jarring makes it worse, remember that. What is the cause? What's the etiology? Remember to rate your pain on a scale of 1-10 so that when you go to reassess your situation after your fourth dose, you have a baseline to work with. After your fourth dose, then you reassess the situation and see if there's been any change. I do want to add that for toothaches, I would actually give it 24 hours before deciding rather than just four doses. So let's say you've got a really bad toothache and you decide to throw this this remedy at it every 15 minutes for an hour, and you don't see any relief. I would be cautious about sticking strongly to the four dose rule and toothaches. If you're just doing it a twice a day because the toothache isn't that bad, then you're giving it two days and that's appropriate.

For the uncomplicated toothache, meaning there's not an impaction, there's just a small cavity, Belladonna. You need to be able to describe the pain - is it sharp shooting? is throbbing? Belladonna has the throbbing pain that's worse from touch or motion, so you can't chew on that side or it hurts worse. Mag phos is worse for cold, better from warmth. If you don't know how temperature affects it, you need to test it. So whether that's putting cold water or warm. I hate when the dentist says they have to test it to make sure they're doing the right tooth. They put that freezing cold swab on it and it says it's like ice cold and I'm like, "I'm gonna die!" Even if I didn't have a toothache or problem that would hurt!

Bri Hurlburt  34:56  
Yes! Like, you just froze my actual brain. Right?!

Melissa Crenshaw  34:59  
Yeah! You can also do a warm compress on the outside to see if that helps it feel better or makes it worse. Mag phos is worse for cold, better for warmth. Coffea cruda is one I didn't mention just a minute ago. That one is worse from heat, better by holding ice in the mouth. Can you imagine? I don't know if I've ever heard that. 

Bri Hurlburt  35:23  
I only can imagine that when I'm pregnant. Otherwise, my oh my word, I cannot do that when I'm not pregnant.

Melissa Crenshaw  35:35  
Chamomilla is worse from warmth, but not better with cold. Those are just a few differentiations for the uncomplicated toothache. In dosing any of those remedies, in general, you're generally going to use a 30 or 200c. You can dose this every 30 to 60 minutes or as needed. Always stop when you're very much better. Don't keep taking remedies when you're very much better. Let's say you're just like, "well, I know this toothache is going to come back." Fine. Take the remedy again when it comes back, because it literally could be weeks or months before it comes back. This is how homeopathy buys you time. I have held off a procedure for two years with homeopathy before. Now, I'm not suggesting that you do that if you have a cavity. This was a procedure. You have to watch for infection. That was myself and my body. I know what's going on in my body because I pay attention to it. I safely did that. That may not be true for everybody in every situation. You have to have discernment. Infections and abscesses are complicated toothaches, and you really need to see a dentist if there's an abscess. If you see a white bump in your mouth on the gums next to your tooth, if you're swollen on that side or around it, you need to get to a dentist. Hepar sulph that I mentioned in a 6c is great for dental abscesses. You can use this especially when there's cold sensitivity, increased salivation, sore gums, worse for touch. Use it in a 6c which promotes and supports drainage because when you get that abscess or that bump in there to drain, that pressure goes away and the pain goes away. You still have to go get it checked out, but that's also what Pyrogenium does in my trio. It causes your body to reabsorb the pus which is pressing on nerves causing the pain. 

Bri Hurlburt  38:11  
That is so nasty. But you know, whatever has to happen! Would you take Pyrogenium, then, in place of Hepar sulph 6c or would you ever do both?

Melissa Crenshaw  38:20  
No, I definitely wouldn't do both. I've always used Pyrogenium; I've never used Hepar sulph. Hepar sulph is more commonly used.Mmost people go with Hepar sulph 6c. If there is swelling but no drainage, you can use a 30c or 200c in the Hepar sulph two or three times a day. Then, Silica is used more for chronic root abscesses. It's useful when pus is draining and this goes back to that prevention that we talked about. If you're one that has lots of trouble with dental things, especially accesses, you can use Silica as a prevention to uproot that chronic tendency. Other remedies for infection and abscesses are Belladonna for an early root abscess, redness, and intense throbbing pain. Remember, Belladonna always has the throbbing pain. Merc sol, which is interchangeable with Merc viv (whichever one you have), is very sensitive to hot or cold. The pain might be worse at night, so that would be a differentiation of the remedies. Myristica is especially suited to wisdom teeth. Calendula tincture - I really, really love Calendula tincture. You can make a rinse with it in a one to 20 ratio, one drop of the tincture in 20 drops of water, and rinse with it after dental dental procedures like extractions. It can really help to to prevent infection, so use it as a mouth rinse. But you can also just do this every day. You can use calendula as a mouth rinse instead of the Triology if you wanted to. If you're going to go on to Triology and you look at the price and you think, "oh, I can't afford that right now," get you some Calendula mother tincture (herbal tincture) and dilute it and use it as a mouthwash. You can also alternate Calendula tincture with warm saltwater rinses. 

For trauma or surgery, I always have people use Arnica before they go into the dentist and right when they come out. Always. Not just for a cleaning, but any procedure, before and after dental surgery, or if you've had a trauma to your teeth. Bruises or fractures, sore spots from ill fitting dentures, Arnica can help. Arnica would be great for braces when there's all that soreness, especially when you go and get them tightened. Hypericum is always your nerve remedy, including nerve pain. There may have been an injury or a deep filling. You can mix this with Arnica. Hypericum is great for injuries to the front teeth because the front teeth have a lot of nerves. I want to just give you my recent example. I had a cracked tooth, and I had zero problems with it. It wasn't causing me any pain. There was nothing wrong, but the dentist kept seeing it and she kept saying, "We need to put a crown on this. We need to put a crown on this." I knew she was right, but I'm busy and I didn't feel like it. I'm not afraid of the dentist. I don't have the dental anxiety. You would think that I would with all the things I've had done.

Bri Hurlburt  44:05  
I have anxiety thinking about it because I've never had it done.

Melissa Crenshaw  44:09  
Uh uh. We reject that right now in the name of Jesus. You do not have fear. There is nothing. You do not have fear. What people are mostly afraid of is the shot. Do you know I never even knew that I got a shot until I was in my early 20s?! Somebody said something about the worst part being getting that shot and I was like, "I've never had a shot." They were like, "Melissa, yes you have if you have cavities." My dentist would come from behind and I never saw what he was doing. If you have a good dentist, you're not going to see that ginormous needle. You don't feel it. If you feel it, then you need to tell them you need more topical. You can go in and say you want extra topical. I'm really sensitive to pain. I don't even have tattoos because I'm afraid of pain. I want tattoos!

Bri Hurlburt  45:49  
Okay, that is encouraging! Moving on from my fear... 

Melissa Crenshaw  45:56  
That's going to speak to a lot of people. A lot of people have that fear. Alright, Mag phos has the sore, stiff, cramped jaws after a prolonged dental visit. That has happened to me before. Mag phos is better with warmth. Next is Ledum. You always, always, always want to take Ledum after your dental visit when there's been a puncture. When you have to have a shot of any kind, anywhere in the body, anytime there's a puncture, which includes the shot, Ledum. It's going to help with soreness, it's going to help prevent infection, and if you take Arnica and Ledum before you go into the dentist, you're not going to feel as much as you would have if you didn't. Then, you take Arnica and Ledum again when you leave the dentist only when you've had to have a shot. Chamomilla is an excellent antidote for local anesthetics. But listen, don't take Chamomilla just because you've had to have the local anesthetics. Take Chamomilla if you're having trouble, if you're having symptoms, from the local anesthetics, which I've never had. I've never had symptoms and I know that that's not everybody. Everyone's different. You could take it every 15 minutes to reduce numbness after dental treatment. Okay, there's that. I never even thought of that. I never even thought of the fact that I stay numb for hours is not really normal. You really shouldn't stay numb that long. That would be a reason to use Chamomilla. 

Bri Hurlburt  48:12  
Wow. Try this next time and see if it works!

Melissa Crenshaw  48:15  
I am! I'm going to try it next time. Staphysagria helps incision wounds. Anytime you've had to have a tooth extraction, that's when you're going to have an incision because they have to cut. After that soft tissue surgery, such as an attraction and impacted wisdom teeth or periodontal surgery, Staphysagria's great for that. Let's talk about anxiety before the dentist. We're flying through this because we don't want this to last forever and I have 10 minutes left. For anxiety, Aconite. It can be taken before you go to the dentist. It can be taken along with or alternating with Gelsemium for that anticipatory anxiety. If you have a dental appointment coming up next week and you're you're feeling anxious about it now, take Gelsemium 30c twice a day. Take Aconite 30 or 200 once or twice a day leading up until to the dentist visit. Those are my favorites. That's the end of our little notes. 

What I want to encourage you in is to use homeopathy for your dental issues, but fix your diet also, because that's where it's going to stem from. I don't want people thinking that you can just do whatever you want to do. Dental issues or not, I never want people to think, "oh, I can just eat whatever I want because homeopathy is going to take care of whatever." With structural issues, homeopathy can't fix structure, and often dental issues are a structural thing. It can help and it can buy you time until you get to the dentist. In a very small cavity, use diet and maybe the Uncle Harry's and stuff, and homeopathy can help remineralize. Homeopathy is great for prevention, but you can't go around eating sugar every day and taking cell salts to try to prevent. You have to do your part. Take some good notes, make some comments, let us know what you need. Let us know what questions you have. We have a whole chapter on our whole week on cell salts in our Gateway II class, and we really dig deep into the cell salts. I would encourage you to take a Gateway I and II class, then join me in the Mentorship Program and really dig deep into learning how to do this for your family.