BevAnne:  "I have just visited my dentist and have been told that the bone has severely deteriorated and I have some regression of gums and it would appear that keeping all my teeth for the longhaul is highly unlikely and in some cases almost too late. 
 
Heres the thing...my dad was a dentist, retired for the last 7 years and my teeth up to that point looked perfect.  I brushed twice a day and massaged my gums all my life, but not regularly and consistently flossed (my laziness).  My previous trip to the dentist was about 5 years ago and everything was good but since then I have been diagnosed with autoimmune disease, fibromyalgia and related connective tissue disease as well as chronic fatigue. I wonder whether there is a connection? Has anybody ever linked these diseases? Over the last 5 years my gums have become sore and red and I now have some small movement of my lower front teeth.  Anyway I cant afford to visit a peridondist, and my dentist tells me that they will extract  $thousands from me, and I don't even have $hundreds so I've had to research for a do-it-yourself fix it.  After reading this forum I have invested in a spray bottle of colloidal silver, 150 mg coQ10 and antioxidant complex, floss, a new tooth brush and baking soda added paste. I'm also looking to buy a water pik but am still researching them and looking to where I can buy in Australia. I will periodically post to this forum and advise how this treatment is working for the benefit of others who may have similar problems"
 
I was wondering that when I read your post in the first place.  I wanted to know whether or not you might have some autoimmune issues ... any exposure to what I would consider a very prevalent 'autoimmune causing chemical:
 
2-butoxyethanol &/or diethylene glycol monobutyl ether
 
Did you have some 'flu like symptoms' with a fatigue start up after?  and other symptoms such as CFIDS ... or the 'gulf war syndrome' symptoms?
 
I remember what a gulf war vet shared with me.  He said that he took care of his teeth, but that they were falling out.  That might be a connective tissue issue?
 
But since he has been diagnosed with bone marrow and liver failures.  I suspect this chemical in children of those harmed, could also cause heart defects, based on anecdotal stories I have heard from those with known and suspected exposure to this chemical.  CFS, CFIDS, FM?  Just depends on which sub symptoms you want to group together

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BevAnne: No nothing like that - no chemicals that i'm aware of.  I actually suffer from lupus, which is an autoimmune disease.  In my case its hereditary and can disguise itself as other syndromes - thus the fatigue and fibromyalgia which near crippled me some years ago.  Also very very difficult to diagnose - i spent two years with various doctors, including specialists to figure it out.  Finally I took it upon myself to research various diseases on the web and ordered several blood tests etc and finally I discovered what it was - later confirmed by a specialist in the field.  Its unfortunate, but my specialist tells me that to help overcome the autoimmune disease it would not be wise to boost my autoimmune system with dietary and other supplements as the nature of the disease it means that my body attacks itself and the stronger my body is, the more virulent the attacks - however, this runs you down and leaves you open to infections, colds, flu, etc. so i now take dietary supplements, have changed my lifestyle somewhat as well as my attitude to life in general and have found the symptoms have disappeared - but i am left with bad gums and a deteriorated jaw bone - I'm doing just about everything that has been listed in the forum and have seen some improvement over the last 4-5 weeks since I posted, but not substantial enough to say the risk of loosing my teeth is over, although I believe that the process will reverse itself if i continue to diligently treat my gums and health as a high priority.  I also use hydrogen peroxide as a mouthwash and spend about 1hr a day brushing, flossing and rinsing - very time consuming, but I think worth it.
 
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I have been using 6% hydrogen peroxide diluted 50/50 with water as a mouthwash twice a day and after approx. 1-2 weeks use some puss; cell debris, bacteria and infection I believe, came to the surface of my lower front gum, from below the receded gum line, so it actually made a hole in the side of the gum to escape where the tissue was extremely weak - pretty yukky, but nevertheless a desireable outcome - as it means the bacteria is being stopped in its tracks.  With further diligent use of floss and interdens (a wooden triangular shaped toothpick) which I prefer to floss and consistent brushing and rinsing I hope in the next few weeks to see a great improvement in my gums and hopefully some tightening of the teeth that are now showing some movement.  I have also been taking, but now run out until next I can afford some more, Coq10 max 150 mg and 1500 ACE super strength antioxidents with all the base minerals etc. but both are very expensive averaging about $120/mth for me here in Australia so i will have to save for some more over the next couple of months and then maybe take every second day to still gain the benefit from them.  I used colloidal silver for a few weeks, but then changed to H2O2 as i was concerned that constant use of the silver may make my teeth and gum lines black due to the oxidation of silver - that didnt happen so i guess you would need to use quite a lot but i have found the H2O2 to be extremely effective and it's cheap which makes a nice change.
 
I will post again in a couple of months but I do look regularly at this forum to read further advice and so I would invite ppl to comment if they can.  I would also like to see a global response from periodonists whos comments would be appreciated.  I plan to email this page to my own periodonist, whom I can't actually afford to go see, but would like him to at least see my OPG.  So if its not to much trouble if this page interests you perhaps you could also send to your own periodonist for viewing and comment - cos I have to get really good and consistent advice in lieu of actually finding the funds to visit one myself.
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Margaret Diann Reply:

You could be exposed and might not be aware of it ...

Main ways to get the effects of overexposure to EGBE or 2-butoxyethanol:

  • Indirect or 2nd hand solvent exposure (someone breathing out the fumes ... & their getting into your eyes) Maybe even SIDS?
  • and from a parent who has been chemically poisoned by 2-butoxyethanol.  It is a teratogen chemical, and I suspect it is the cause of Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome.  Does a parent have that?
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BevAnne 8-18-05  I have come a long way in overcoming the symptoms of autoimmune and connective tissue disorders and associated pain through sheer bloody mindedness - i have undertaken body cleansing methods through diet and supplements as well as regular exercise, weight loss and most of all through change of attitude of that of victim to conqueror - i wont tolerate my body responding in an unhealthy fashion.  I realize that this attitude can be the thin edge of the wedge in so far as denial is quite possible and with some serious diseases any amount of positive thinking and recommended positive actions will not overcome the illness - but having said that you having nothing to loose and everything to gain with the right thinking, faith and belief in yourself.  These minuscule mycoplasmas definitely have a limited life span if they're in my body - this is a bit of a cosmic thought but i figure I'll drive them out with the commanding words of my mouth if i have nothing else to use as a weapon against them - this thought may have fallen off the scientific map a bit for overcoming disease in its many and varied forms but it also has merit - particularly if your financially challenged - you are required to draw on your faith to fight the good fight and after all good attitude is free and i have proven, to myself anyway, that it works. It also opens other doors which bring you to new methods of overcoming from a medical perspective.  In any case, specialist treatments and medications are not always what they're cracked up to be and can most often only elevate symptoms not fix the problem - particularly these vague syndrome type diseases which we are referring to here as there is no apparent 'cure' for them - further i have seen several doctors and specialists and they don't really have the answers, eg. one specialist told me not to boost my immune system or my disease may get worse - from the perspective of his specialty of autoimmune 'skin diseases' he is probably right, but holistically for the health of the whole body its a bloody stupid thing to say, you could end up fixing one thing and then having a breakdown of other body organs and that would be no good at all. I suppose generally, I try to take a composite view of both natural and medical fixes - all of which I mix with faith.

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