Wow, did not know elevation affects teeth. Very interesting that we were just at 6000 feet elevation at Grand Canyon and a tooth we've been watching acted up badly - swollen cheek, swollen above tooth... I kept garlic clove on it (thanks again Dr. Haider) as much as possible and was able to hike a few miles not a big problem. Salt rinses…
Wow, did not know elevation affects teeth. Very interesting that we were just at 6000 feet elevation at Grand Canyon and a tooth we've been watching acted up badly - swollen cheek, swollen above tooth... I kept garlic clove on it (thanks again Dr. Haider) as much as possible and was able to hike a few miles not a big problem. Salt rinses and warm compresses helped too. It healed completely in a 4-5 days. 6th day at dentist film showed no abcess but tooth has a slight crack a med. sized cavity under an amalgam filling. He recommends Root Canal Am going to try vey hard to avoid that if possible. So now I'm trying hydroxyapatite (from Dr. Haider post) and other things (oil pulling, Bio-Dent, ...) attempting to hopefully re-build enamel.
Wow, did not know elevation affects teeth. Very interesting that we were just at 6000 feet elevation at Grand Canyon and a tooth we've been watching acted up badly - swollen cheek, swollen above tooth... I kept garlic clove on it (thanks again Dr. Haider) as much as possible and was able to hike a few miles not a big problem. Salt rinses and warm compresses helped too. It healed completely in a 4-5 days. 6th day at dentist film showed no abcess but tooth has a slight crack a med. sized cavity under an amalgam filling. He recommends Root Canal Am going to try vey hard to avoid that if possible. So now I'm trying hydroxyapatite (from Dr. Haider post) and other things (oil pulling, Bio-Dent, ...) attempting to hopefully re-build enamel.