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Obviously the change in dentists does raise some questions here. Is the new dentist calling a little mark a cavity or was the old dentist really negligent or is something amiss? Either way, many of the foods she avoids are the foods I would associate with dental decay as they are the same foods I would associate with poor nutrition (dairy, soy and gluten). The teeth are always remineralizing if there are minerals on board to do the job. I can suggest that she consider Dr Christopher's herbal calcium and Natural Calm mag. http://www.drchristophers.com/extracts-oils/herbal-calcium-extract.html But remember calcium is not the only mineral the body needs for healthy teeth.
I would also tell mom to take homeopathic cell salts calc fluor and calc phos 4 tabs 4 times per day every single day.
But, the way I see this--if this baby has this many intolerances, then mom has a leaky gut and the food elimination is not her problem--the lack of gut healing is. I would guess mom is significantly malnourished due to her own gut damage and I would encourage her to work with someone to heal her body. There is a lot more to be said about remineralizing, but really it isn't going to happen until she gets her gut healed.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, Toulouse, FR
Intuitive Parenting Network, LLC
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:10:13 -0500
From: Laura Wasielewski <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Cavities/dental caries in the nursing mother on elimination diet
Hello Wise Ones,
PTP, 30 yo nursing mother of a 14 month old has NUMEROUS cavities (I think 6 or
7, 2 that required porcelain inlays because they were too large to just fill) at
her dental check up last week. Mother reports she has had regular cleanings &
last cavity was over 8 years ago. Mother has been on an elimination diet since
baby was 6 weeks old & she still very strictly avoids dairy, gluten, soy, nuts,
shell fish & eggs. She has taken a "hypo-allergenic" calcium supplement (brand
Bluebonnet) in the past but discontinued it when she determined it was causing
the baby to have blood in his stool again. She has not taken any supplements at
all for many months. She is of course concerned that she is calcium deficient
and it is causing her teeth to decay. Would it really be possible for her to
have that degree of change in just 6 months (the time period since the last
cleaning) if calcium deficiency is the problem? This mom has a very good diet of
primarily whole foods, she's not drinking soda or eating candy to be sure! The
other very suspicious factor in all of this is that she changed dentists since
her last cleaning. But the extent of the tooth decay she's describing does seem
like it would be hard to miss, right?
I have heard that pregnant or nursing mothers can be more prone to cavities but
is there an evidence base to support this? My preliminary search of the archives
& google scholar just turned up a bunch of stuff about night nursing! Not
exactly the info I'm looking for. Interestingly when the mom asked the dentist
if the cavities could be due to her nursing with the dairy elimination he said
he didn't think so & it may be that her mouth is just too acidic & to sprinkle
baking soda on her toothbrush before brushing.
Any suggestions for how to counsel this mom? She has no interest in weaning but
doesn't want to spend any more time or money at the dentist's office if she can
avoid it.
Thanks,
Laura Wasielewski MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC
Los Angeles,CA
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