OraMedia - Dental Self Sufficiency Forum
I've moved the discussion from the original Yahoo Groups to this location in order to attempt the categorization of discussion a little better.
The purpose of the OraMedia site was to disseminate the works of Dr. Robert O. Nara (DDS)( see 'Freedom from Dental Disease' ). It would be best to become acquainted with some of his work and points of view on oral health before getting involved here. In addition, Dr. Nara wrote a couple of very popular books on the subject, 'Money by the Mouthful' and 'How to Become Dentally Self Sufficient.'
At the very least, please read 'The 7 Factors Transcript,' which covers the 7 factors or principles Dr. Nara set up as guides for keeping our teeth healthy for life. This is a transcript of the last speech he gave with the National Health Federation in San Francisco, 1986, and covers the following:
1. Nutrition
2. Frame of Reference
3. Options
4. Knowledge
5. Understanding the biological balance
6. Taking Action
7. Money
The discussions, therefore, will be broken down into those categories, so if you are going to write about Vitamin D, as it relates to oral health, then post in the 'Nutrition' Subject thread and so on.
This interface has a search function, so you are encouraged to use it, as time goes by, to see if your question to the group has already been covered. If you want to view the subjects in a given category, click on "Switch to Threaded Style" just below here.
Thank you,
Tom Cornwell
Administrator
Re: Heart Murmur / Irrigation
OK, I did get 3 out of 4 responses I solicited...
From an MD: The only concern would be if the person had rheumatic fever as a child, rendering the arteries somewhat vulnerable to oral pathogens...
From a Dentist: B.S. I'd want to see the studies which support that...
From another Dentist and Professor of Dentistry at dental school, retired: B.S. I'd want to see the studies which support that...
If the idividual has to take antibiotics before going to the dentist, are they living on the stuff? What about when they brush their teeth and they bleed? What happens when they simply do nothing and the disease progresses? Irrigation is designed to CLEAN the surface of the teeth, along and below the gumline. There could be equal risk in inadvertantly cutting the mucosa while eating Doritos!
These are some opinions and I am awaiting a response from a microbiologist...
You understand that these are opinions and are not intended to be taken as medical advice. Have you posed this question to other professionals? I'd be interested in seeing the responses.
Tom
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