The2ndAmendment
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Two years ago I was diagnosed with stage 1 and 2 gum recession. I had gingivitis that progressed to the early stages of periodontitis. My dentist performed a deep root scale and plane cleaning (all quadrants).
Since then I've been on an 8-12 hour water fast every day (work hours), where I do not eat any food, nor drink anything except water, and I rinse my mouth every break with water.
I eat breakfast prior to this fast, and then brush my teeth and then use a solution of tap water and 3% hydrogen peroxide in a waterpik (water flosser).
I check my work with regular floss, and then rinse with the waterpik with just tap water. I then clean my tongue.
(8-12 hour fast period)
I come home, eat a large dinner, brush and water floss in the same manner. I also clean my tongue. If I eat any snacks after dinner, it's done with advance "mental agreement" of immediate brushing/flossing soon after.
Before I go to bed, I swish a 2% hydrogen peroxide custom made mouthwash (1 part tap water per 2 part 3% hydrogen peroxide = 2%), rinse with tap water. I then drink a large amount of pure water, an then do an oil pull with 1.5 tablespoons of olive oil. The oil pull literally pulls a huge chunk of any leftover bacteria and creates a coating over the teeth at night and insulates the gumline.
Additional Info:
When I drink coffee (at any time), it's done with a straw, and ensure no acids or sugars make contact with my teeth/gums. The same applies to any acidic food, such as salsa. Preferably all of these things are consumed at breakfast or dinner.
I take 4 tablets of Garlic extract and Omega Oil each day; all of my meals have garlic, and I even have craving of raw garlic and consume raw garlic. Garlic is the best natural regulator of oral bacteria (fun fact, even healthy people have 20+billion microbes in their mouth at any given time, as do people with gum disease, but the healthy people have more GOOD microbes that choke the nutrient supplies of the BAD microbes!) Garlic hurts the BAD BOYS!
Also Good breathe > no Breathe > Garlic Breathe > Bad breathe. Err on the side of caution and choose Garlic Breathe, it will always be better than bad breathe!
The 8-12 hour fast serves two purposes:
One: I cannot clean my mouth at work the way I can at home, which would provide the bacteria with a food source.
Two: Likewise, I am intentionally starving the bacteria for a total of 16-20 hours a day (8 hours sleep + 8-12 hours daytime).
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Results after 720 days (as of today):
I have completely halted the progression of Periodontitis with my own rigorous practices combined with periodic deep cleanings from my dentist. The disease has not caused further gum recession, and my gum pockets have shrunk from an average of 5.75mm to 3.50mm (big deal!).
My dentist is finally recommending the gum graft or pinhole treatment to reverse gum recession, since I've purged the periodontitis bacterium. There's a little uncertainty about the outcome where I had an extraction (upper left 2nd premolar), but worst case scenario is we'll continue to monitor that area throughout my life.
Anyway else here have Periodontitis? Have you aggressively fought against the disease?
(The dentists usually say "you're doomed to have no teeth," but that's because they assume most people will not change their habits).
Since then I've been on an 8-12 hour water fast every day (work hours), where I do not eat any food, nor drink anything except water, and I rinse my mouth every break with water.
I eat breakfast prior to this fast, and then brush my teeth and then use a solution of tap water and 3% hydrogen peroxide in a waterpik (water flosser).
I check my work with regular floss, and then rinse with the waterpik with just tap water. I then clean my tongue.
(8-12 hour fast period)
I come home, eat a large dinner, brush and water floss in the same manner. I also clean my tongue. If I eat any snacks after dinner, it's done with advance "mental agreement" of immediate brushing/flossing soon after.
Before I go to bed, I swish a 2% hydrogen peroxide custom made mouthwash (1 part tap water per 2 part 3% hydrogen peroxide = 2%), rinse with tap water. I then drink a large amount of pure water, an then do an oil pull with 1.5 tablespoons of olive oil. The oil pull literally pulls a huge chunk of any leftover bacteria and creates a coating over the teeth at night and insulates the gumline.
Additional Info:
When I drink coffee (at any time), it's done with a straw, and ensure no acids or sugars make contact with my teeth/gums. The same applies to any acidic food, such as salsa. Preferably all of these things are consumed at breakfast or dinner.
I take 4 tablets of Garlic extract and Omega Oil each day; all of my meals have garlic, and I even have craving of raw garlic and consume raw garlic. Garlic is the best natural regulator of oral bacteria (fun fact, even healthy people have 20+billion microbes in their mouth at any given time, as do people with gum disease, but the healthy people have more GOOD microbes that choke the nutrient supplies of the BAD microbes!) Garlic hurts the BAD BOYS!
Also Good breathe > no Breathe > Garlic Breathe > Bad breathe. Err on the side of caution and choose Garlic Breathe, it will always be better than bad breathe!
The 8-12 hour fast serves two purposes:
One: I cannot clean my mouth at work the way I can at home, which would provide the bacteria with a food source.
Two: Likewise, I am intentionally starving the bacteria for a total of 16-20 hours a day (8 hours sleep + 8-12 hours daytime).
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Results after 720 days (as of today):
I have completely halted the progression of Periodontitis with my own rigorous practices combined with periodic deep cleanings from my dentist. The disease has not caused further gum recession, and my gum pockets have shrunk from an average of 5.75mm to 3.50mm (big deal!).
My dentist is finally recommending the gum graft or pinhole treatment to reverse gum recession, since I've purged the periodontitis bacterium. There's a little uncertainty about the outcome where I had an extraction (upper left 2nd premolar), but worst case scenario is we'll continue to monitor that area throughout my life.
Anyway else here have Periodontitis? Have you aggressively fought against the disease?
(The dentists usually say "you're doomed to have no teeth," but that's because they assume most people will not change their habits).