Late last fall I started to notice decay on my canine teeth along the gum line. As an early teen, I was told by my dentist that I had soft teeth and I had to take care of them more diligently than the average bear, but I had become lax in regard to my beverages. I had been drinking kombucha a little too regularly and was quite certain it was the culprit. I immediately quit the kombucha and started researching on what to do for my gums.
Vitamin C, Essential Oils, and Charcoal
From my research I discovered that I needed a high quality vitamin C and lots of it. I began a regime of 2,000 mg in the morning, mid-afternoon and in the evening before retiring. After I drank my usual 2 tablespoons of our
Detox and Cleanse Charcoal Powder and I rubbed my gums down with essential oils. I found in time this really helped, but the cavities that resulted from my negligence needed to be taken care of.
Thus, I made an appointment to have my small cavities filled. However, the dentist said that I needed a specialist that would cut my gums and pull them down, which did not sound like a good plan to me. Needless to say, I did not call the doctor that he recommended and I was back to researching. Thankfully, I found an amazing dental team in Denver, however, the COVID situation made it impossible to get in until July.
Swishing with Charcoal for Gum Health
I used to take my charcoal right after I brushed my teeth and I let the residue sit in my mouth overnight, knowing what little charcoal remained was good for my mouth. I would drink it back really fast, or sometimes with a straw so as not to get charcoal all over my pillows. But now with the gum issue, I thought that I should swish it around in my mouth before swallowing, which for me, is about three gulps of a thick charcoal slurry and I made a point for it to stick on my gums and teeth. It's true that I am a little frightening to look at in the morning, but just wait till you hear the results.
The vitamin C and the essential oils got my gums back in the pink and so I dropped my vitamin C dose to 4,000 mg per day and quit using the oils altogether. I continued to faithfully swish and swallow my 2 tablespoons of activated charcoal powder in a slight ¼ cup of warm water every night, which I do to this day.
A Charcoal Slurry A Day Keeps The Infection Away
On my first visit with the dental team in Denver I had full mouth x-rays. I saw a lot of white along my gum line and below and had a good feel about it. The dentist just stared at the x-rays and then turned to me and stated, “you have had really good dental work,” to which I replied, “why do you say that?” “Well” he said with an element of surprise in his voice, “you have had a number of root canals and you have no infection whatsoever in your gums!”
Hmmm…….. it was not the good dental work, even though I do seek out quality dentists, because I have had abscesses and infections in my gums, and I would take care of them with, no surprise, activated charcoal
(read my testimony where I had a doozy of an abscess here.)
So, the good doctor had a better solution than the oral surgery which, as his experience and expertise as a teaching dentist, he said was temporary at best. A simple solution of basically sanding down the shallow cavities and coating them was a way better solution and did not even require anesthesia, which was music to my ears.
The main problem with root canals is that the dentist generally is not able get all the infection and therefore as it inevitably moves into the bloodstream it can cause a host of problems throughout the body
But along comes activated charcoal, known for pulling and holding toxins and poisons as it sits on your gums all night long and voila, no more gum infections!
Charcoal For Good Oral Care
Now I wish that I had been doing this all along, swishing my charcoal instead of drinking it back as quickly as I could, for it is likely I would have avoided the weakened gums and the cavities, but we all live and learn. In conclusion, after I shared with the dentist what I was doing, he told me to keep up with my good oral care.
Please note that we are not doctors of any sort and that I have only shared by personal experience with charcoal for root canals in hope that it may help someone else in a similar situation.
Shared by Kimberly Dinsley of Charcoal House LLC
Hannah asks:
For an infection on the face, that stems from an extracted tooth tearing a sinus tube, would you use the Topical First Aid Hardwood charcoal or the Beauty Bamboo charcoal powder? I want to use it on my face and the inside of my mouth.
Which one is best for my needs? What about the Detox & Cleanse Activated Charcoal Powder? Can I use that? Is it strong enough to be used topically for drawing out toxins and impurities from deep tissue? Also, with the Detox & Cleanse, do I use the ground flax seed as a binder in the mouth, just as I would on the skin?
Kimberly Responds to Hannah:
If you are using the activated charcoal powder inside your mouth as well as on your face, you could use the Detox and Cleanse or the Bamboo powder. Please keep in mind, the Detox and Cleanse has a much higher surface area than the bamboo, meaning that it can adsorb a lot more toxins.
Inside the mouth, the ground flax seed, mixed with water to create a charcoal gel, might be a little too thick and uncomfortable in the mouth. Instead, you could mix the activated charcoal powder with coconut oil instead and oil pull, please click here for a recipe for oil pulling with charcoal and coconut oil.
For me personally, I have a nightly routine as follows: I mix two tablespoons of the Detox & Cleanse with a 1/4 cup of water to form a mud-like consistency and swish (and swallow!) and leave the charcoal residue on my gums and teeth all night long with surprising results! My dentist was totally amazed when viewing my full mouth x-ray, that even though I had several root canals, I did NOT have any infections in my gums whatsoever. I could tell he was wondering how this could be and of course I enjoyed the opportunity to share my little charcoal remedy! Proof is in my x-rays below. :)
Editorial Note: Since speaking to Hannah, I have continued the process of swish and swallow, but since then, I have found a nifty and comfortable ‘Mouth Tape’ that keeps my lips sealed while I sleep. No more charcoal on my pillow cases! For more on Gum Infections, click here.
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