I recently found two huge cavites in my 6yo ds's teeth. But the thing is, we do all the nutrition stuff, have since he was 2 years old, and he's always, always had great teeth. I checked him as recently as the fall for cavities, and his teeth looked great in the fall. The dentist has never found any cavities, either. Now all of a sudden, in April, I find these huge cavities, like little scoops out of the space between two of his teeth on both sides. Brown pits, and they even caused a sinus infection -- that's how I found them.
There are some things that have changed this year: ds1 went to kindergarten, where all of a sudden he was getting sugary treats, sometimes a couple of times a week. (We almost never give him sugar at home -- only on special occasions or celebrations.) That was combined, unfortunately, with dh taking over toothbrushing, as I was busy with the baby during bedtimes. Dh didn't brush very well, and sometimes not at all. Top that off with ds1 using dh's toothbrush for a few days in the fall. Dh has terrible cavities, and obviously the bacteria was all over his toothbrush.
OK, so that's one theory of how he got cavities. But I'm a big believer in the diet/nutrition theory, and think that he should have still been able to fend them off, despite these changes. So here's the second idea:
We finally began supping him regularly with vitamin D this winter. His levels are now up to 60. I knew to also give him lots of A with the D, and so he swallowed liver "pills" daily. BUT I didn't give him any extra K2, which I know is also used to process D. So....could the increased D have caused an increased need for K2, and thereby caused a deficiency he didn't have before, thereby making his teeth more susceptible?
What do you think? And if you vote for K2 deficiency, do you think we can increase it and afford to wait and see? The cavities look really bad to me. Has anyone on here halted bad decay?
There are some things that have changed this year: ds1 went to kindergarten, where all of a sudden he was getting sugary treats, sometimes a couple of times a week. (We almost never give him sugar at home -- only on special occasions or celebrations.) That was combined, unfortunately, with dh taking over toothbrushing, as I was busy with the baby during bedtimes. Dh didn't brush very well, and sometimes not at all. Top that off with ds1 using dh's toothbrush for a few days in the fall. Dh has terrible cavities, and obviously the bacteria was all over his toothbrush.
OK, so that's one theory of how he got cavities. But I'm a big believer in the diet/nutrition theory, and think that he should have still been able to fend them off, despite these changes. So here's the second idea:
We finally began supping him regularly with vitamin D this winter. His levels are now up to 60. I knew to also give him lots of A with the D, and so he swallowed liver "pills" daily. BUT I didn't give him any extra K2, which I know is also used to process D. So....could the increased D have caused an increased need for K2, and thereby caused a deficiency he didn't have before, thereby making his teeth more susceptible?
What do you think? And if you vote for K2 deficiency, do you think we can increase it and afford to wait and see? The cavities look really bad to me. Has anyone on here halted bad decay?
