Hidden infections in extracted tooth sockets can be the root cause of mysterious symptoms. Cavitation symptoms can range from chronic fatigue, cancer, heart problems, ringing in the ears, migraines, chiropractic, digestion to many other unexplained symptoms [1,2,3].
Whatever the ailment, you definitely want the symptoms to improve, not get worse. Traditional cavitation surgery to remove the periodontal membrane, bring blood flow to the area, and clean out the organisms living there is often recommended. However, there is not much literature advising patients about cavitation surgery – pre-op, post-op, how to find a good practitioner, etc.
The goal of this article is to improve cavitation surgery success rates. It is based on 8 total cavitation surgeries. Unfortunately I almost died from my first cavitation surgery, but I learned a lot in the process. I continuedFAon to re-do the surgery and had success. A whole list of mysterious symptoms disappeared after successful cavitation surgery. The most amazing were the constant tightness in my shoulders, neck and upper back, the ringing in my ears (quiet after 30 years of ringing!), and the constant draining feeling in the back of my throat. All my tips, tricks, and lessons learned are shared in this article. More information about diagnosing cavitation infections and treatment options for cavitation infections can be found in the Dental Section.
The printable Cavitation Surgery Checklist is a quick summary of this article. For those who would rather watch than read, below is a video summarizing this article.
For those who like to skip around, below is a table of contents for this article:
Find an Awesome Practitioner
Preparing for Cavitation Surgery
Immediately After Cavitation Surgery
Longer Term Post-Op
A Final Word of Encouragement
FAQ
References
Cavitation Surgery Checklist
Find an Awesome Practitioner
An awesome practitioner is the centerpiece of successful cavitation surgery. Unfortunately, there aren’t many oral surgeons or dentists treating cavitations, let alone treating them with good success rates.
What exactly does one look for in a practitioner? Here’s my short list:
- Removes the periodontal membrane. When the periodontal membrane is left behind, the body will heal bone around it. This leaves a hole, which is the perfect hiding spot for bacteria, viruses, yeast and parasites. Failure to remove the periodontal membrane is the reason that many of us have cavitation infections in the first place. If you’re going to have cavitation surgery, you definitely want the membrane removed.
- Uses Ozone during the procedure. Dental bacteria, viruses and yeast can wreak havoc on the body. Ozone is the best defense against them during cavitation surgery. One practitioner describes his ozone technique during surgery as follows: Drill-Ozone Water Spray-Drill-Ozone Water Spray-Repeat until the Ozone doesn’t bubble anymore. Definitely do not have cavitation surgery with a practitioner who does not use ozone during the procedure.
- Does PRF (platelet-rich fibrin) or equivalent technique. PRF is used to help with healing and bone generation at the surgery site. Immediately after cavitation surgery, before the site is stitched, the practitioner will ‘pack in’ PRF. They obtain the PRF from your own blood that they draw before the surgery and spin into platelets. I personally had a much better outcomes with PRF than without it.
- Does not force the jaw open. Trismus can be caused by forcing the jaw open. This is tempting for the practitioner do when the patient is numb, since the patient often can’t open their mouth very wide while numb. Trismus is a painful condition that takes a long time to heal. Some unfortunate patients never heal completely. Be sure to find a practitioner who understands that the jaw should not be forced open. One solution is to put in a bite block for a few minutes after each numbing injection to prevent the jaw muscles from tightening. The bite block can also be used during surgery to keep the mouth open.
- Does ozone injections after procedure. Ozone injections following cavitation surgery can aid healing and help take care of any remaining organisms. The practitioner should inject a few ccs of ozone after stitching up each surgery site. After that, weekly ozone injections in the site may be needed. Ideally the practitioner also knows how to drill taps for ozone injections, just in case ozone is needed after some bone has formed.
- Does not drill into the sinuses through the mouth, or puncture the sinus membrane during surgery. Bacteria from the mouth should not enter the sinus cavity. Period. A practitioner made this mistake on me and I got a nasty septic infection. Later another practitioner informed me that he wasn’t surprised about the septic infection– the nasty bacteria from the mouth should never enter the sinus. Don’t make this mistake. Ask the practitioner if they ever puncture the sinus membrane.
- Check Yelp and other online reviews. Google the practitioner. Ask around on local groups for experiences and recommendations. A local WAPF chapter might be a good place to start. Other things I do include: searching online forums for their name, asking how long it takes to see them (the longer, the better), asking auxiliary practitioners (e.g. ask several dentists which oral surgeons they refer to and what outcomes they’ve seen).
- Bonus: Vitamin C IV Drip During Procedure. Some practitioners are now offering 25g Vitamin C IV drips during the procedure. If the practitioner does not offer this, I recommend getting one elsewhere immediately after surgery.
- Bonus: Carbocaine Numbing medication. Carbocaine 3% plain numbing medication with perhaps a few drops of Septacaine. This is preferred over Lidocaine [4].
Preparing for Cavitation Surgery
Preparing for cavitation surgery is essential to success. The immune system should be in the best shape possible. Drainage and detoxification pathways should be open. The body should be ready for any bacteria, viruses, yeasts, parasites, and toxins that might be released. With this in mind, here is a Pre-Op list of things to do:
- Osteopathic or other cranial practitioner treatment. An osteopathic or cranial treatment helps ensure that the detoxification and drainage pathways are open. Be sure to do research to make sure the osteopath or cranial specialist is a competent one. Again, check online and ask around.
- Eat well, Hydrate, Sleep well, and De-stress. Healthy food, plenty of water, sound sleep and relaxation may sound a bit old-school. They are the best way to boost the immune system for the potential onslaught of bugs that may be released, and the trauma of the surgery. One may not feel much like eating after surgery, so be sure to eat a healthy meal the night before.
- Request days off work. The body needs rest after surgery. Not just to heal the surgery site, but also to fight all the bacteria, viruses, parasites and toxins that are released during surgery. How long off of work? At least 1 week.
- Check & correct vitamin and mineral deficiencies. The immune system is crippled without enough vitamins and minerals. We use ZYTO, Hair Mineral Analysis, or muscle testing to check for vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
- Extra Immune Support. Starting a month before surgery, I take 10kIU Vitamin D3 per day. Starting a week before cavitation surgery, take 4g oral Vitamin C and 10kIUs Vitamin D2 daily. Vitamin K2 may also be helpful.
- Order Drainage Remedies: Body Mend is the most important. Optional remedies include: Dental Chord, Bacteria Chord, Lymph Tone III and Adrenal Terrain. The optional remedies are listed in order from most helpful to least helpful.
- Order Traumeel: Traumeel is now called T-Relief. It is useful for minimizing bruising on the cheeks after surgery. Even with my dark skin and Traumeel, some blue and green bruising could still be seen. I’m suspicious it would’ve been a lot more swollen and blue green without the Traumeel.
Immediately After Cavitation Surgery
Immediately after cavitation surgery, the pain is usually not too bad. The pain starts once the numbing medication wears off. Here’s my list of things to do immediately after surgery:
- Swish with ozone water, colloidal silver, activated charcoal, warm salt water, or any other anti-microbial after every meal for at least the first week. Do not use hydrogen peroxide because it destroys bone and soft tissue. Ozone for swishing can be generated at home with this ozone generator.
- Vitamin C – 25g or 30g IV drip immediately after surgery if possible. If this is not available, then I take a few packets of oral liposomal Vitamin C. The goal is to boost the immune system, so it can fight off any bugs that have been released.
- Body Mend – 5-10 drops orally every few hours. This helps take the edge off of the pain once the numbing medication wears off.
- Scalar Wave Laser – Dr. Jarvis has patients hold the scalar wave laser up to their cheek after surgery. It is unclear how essential this is, but he is getting good outcomes…
- Traumeel – Apply Traumeel (now called T-Relief) to the cheeks after surgery. This will help minimize bruising and swelling.
- Ice – Ice on and off for 20 minutes at a time
- Eat – Eat soft foods that are not spicy. Do not use a straw. Floss, brush and water swish after each meal.
Longer Term Post-Op
Ozone injections after cavitation surgery can be essential to successful outcomes. I feel very strongly about this. Had I done ozone injections post-op the first time, I don’t believe I would have needed to re-do the surgery. It is also possible to have a successful surgery and not need post-op ozone injections. However, I think this is more the exception than the rule. Muscle testing can be used to figure this out. Ozone injections are at the top of my list of things to do after surgery:
- Ozone Injections at:
- 1 week
- 2 weeks
- 3 weeks
- 4 weeks
- 6 weeks
- 8 weeks
- 10 weeks
- Possibly more frequently and for a longer time period, depending on symptoms, person and testing
Ozone should be injected into the surgery site. No drilling or taps should be needed. Sometimes a few different points in the surgery site are injected. Typical injections are 2-10ccs each. The amount injected varies widely by practitioner. I have done injections on both the smaller and larger sides, and my overall opinion is that it doesn’t make much difference. Since I really didn’t want to re-do the cavitation surgery, I tended to inject the larger amounts. My default procedure was to inject until I became pretty uncomfortable and then stop. If the total amount injected was less than 2 ccs, then I would try another injection point and keep injecting.
Personally I think the ozone injection pain is the same with or without the numbing medication. The pain I experience is more of a ‘pressure’ pain higher up in the sinus area. This area isn’t numb anyway, so I skip the numbing medication completely.
If pain is felt during an ozone injection, some practitioners have the patient raise their hands. They then wait patiently for the ozone to dissipate and the pain to subside. Once the patient puts the hand back down, they keep injecting more ozone.
Ozone injections are typically done by a practitioner, although they can be done at home with a medical-grade ozone setup. Being a scientist / engineering type, I did the math. For me, it was cheaper to get the ozone setup at home and do the injections myself. This is not for the light of heart. I definitely suggest doing an ozone injection or two with a practitioner first. This will give an idea of how a typical ozone injection feels. Check out the article on Doing Ozone Injections at Home if you are hard-core enough to try it.After injection, sometimes it feels as if the ozone is traveling through the body. Perhaps up into the sinuses or down into the neck. Often this feeling continues for a few days after the injection, slowly dissipating away.
- Osteopathic or other cranial practitioner treatment. The cranium is a 22-piece puzzle. Any trauma to one area of the cranium can shift or misalign other parts of the cranium. Osteopathic treatments can also help drain swelling and toxins.
- Drainage and detox remedies will depend on the person and the bacteria. I am of the general opinion, however, that Body Mend is always helpful. Here are the rest of the optional remedies again, in rank order: Dental Chord, Bacteria Chord, Lymph Tone III and Adrenal Terrain. They can be applied to the arm 5-10 drops twice a day. Or they can be taken orally, 5-10 drops twice a day. Body Mend was probably the most useful of these in my case, both immediately and long-term. I took Body Mend for about 7 months after cavitation surgery.
- Skin Brushing (Optional) Skin brushing can help ‘brush’ the toxins down and promote healing. I skin brush from the head into the chest lymph watersheds.
A Final Word of Encouragement
Cavitation surgery is difficult and painful, for no guaranteed outcome. However, for some of us, it is the solution to mysterious, chronic symptoms. If you decide to have cavitation surgery, hopefully these tips and lessons learned will maximize your chance of success.
Feel free to write in on the comments section with your cavitation surgery experiences. I’d also love to hear about anything that really helped that I haven’t listed in this article.
FAQ
Q: How many cavitations should I have in one surgery?
A: This really depends on the person. I would use the muscle-testing techniques demonstrated in the videos to figure this out on a case-by-case basis. My ‘failed’ cavitation surgery I had all 4 done at once. I believe the failure was because of lack of ozone during and after the procedure, not because I had 4 done at once. After that, I re-did 2 at a time and had success. However, I attribute the success to lessons learned about ozone, pre and post-op procedures, etc. Really it depends on the situation, including health of the person, severity of the infection, ability to detox, etc.
Q: When should I have cavitation surgery?
A: Generally I would try to get the immune system and body into the best shape possible before surgery. It takes a strong body to heal cavitations, and I personally want to maximize my chances of success. In general, I wouldn’t have surgery if I was having major other symptoms. Sometimes it can be hard to discern if symptoms are due to other causes or cavitations. I would focus first on healing leaky gut, and dialing in diet, sleep, and stress. The goal is to be as symptom-free as possible before surgery. Microscopically it takes the body about 1 year to heal a cavitation. I would try to plan for the year after surgery to be as stress-free as possible. Eat good food, sleep, rest, and heal.
Q: After cavitation surgery, how long should it take until my bothersome symptoms disappear?
A: I don’t really know for sure. My experience and other cases I have seen all point to the answer ‘immediately’ or within a few days. If symptoms are still present, I see two possibilities. Either the cavitations are still infected, or the cavitations aren’t the source of your symptoms. Unfortunately many cavitation surgeries are unsuccessful, which is why I wrote this article and checklist in the first place. If the cavitations are still infected, I would rush to get ozone injections before the surgery sites heal. Perhaps more injections at a shorter interval than I suggest in the checklist. Perhaps even injections a few days after surgery. Sometimes the bothersome symptoms will slowly re-appear. The infection can come back! Upon feeling symptoms, I would try ozone injections, reduce stress, eat well, sleep.
Q: What have you done re: antibiotics vs other means for controlling infection post-surgery? I have read the (very helpful) dental page on your site and i know you advocate follow up ozone injections.
A: I would not take antibiotics unless the infection extends up into the sinus area. If you are doing it with Jarvis, I would trust his call on it. Jarvis generally does not advise antibiotics unless the infection is ‘really bad,’ which often means up into the sinus area.
References
[1] Dr. Simon Yu, MD “Think Dental When the Latest Medical Therapy Fails.”
[2] Dr. Simon Yu, MD “Dental Death Trap: Murder by Dentists.”
[3] Michelle Goldstein “Hidden dental cavitations can cause serious illness,” Natural News, July 2014.
[4] J. Park, et al. “Comparison of the cytotoxic effects of bupivacaine, lidocaine, and mepivacaine in equine articular chondrocytes,” Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Volume 38, Issue 2, March 2011, Pages 127-133.
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Can you tell me who did your cavitation surgery? I’ve called several holistic dentists all over the country and haven’t found that I feel 100% comfortable with.
I can recommend Dr. Jarvis at “Marin Dental Wellness”. The direct telephone number is: (415) 924-6551. The only negative is that he doesn’t ‘prescribe’ a post-op ozone injection plan by default. I think this is essential to successful cavitation surgery. If you ask him to do post-op ozone injections, he will do them, no problem. You have to advocate for the injections yourself.
Note that Dr. Min bought Dr. Jarvis’s old practice. I cannot recommend Dr. Min, only Dr. Jarvis. Dr. Jarvis has a long waiting list, but it’s worth the wait.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/robert-e-jarvis-santa-rosa
I do not recommend this surgeon:
https://www.yelp.com/biz/stewart-e-moreland-dmd-saint-louis
I’m curious how you knew you needed to have another surgery after the first one was unsuccessful. How did you know it was unsuccessful? Infection?Did you still have pain and the site wouldn’t heal? Cavitat image?
I traveled out of state to see a highly regarded biological dentist, and I underwent the cavitation surgery in September. I had a total of six sites cleaned out. After the surgery I continued to be in a lot of pain on one particular site. All the other sites healed up nicely. We are thinking possibly I was traveling too soon after the surgeries causing the blood clot to dislodge. During the first “redo surgery” he said it was obvious it would not have healed, and needed to be redone. The last surgery he said looked pretty good except for redness. He was a little perplexed. It has been a month now since that last surgery and I still have redness and pain off and on. I get a little freaked out wondering if my last surgery was yet again not successful. It may only be that it’s traumatized from all the surgeries, and it just needs more time to heal. My dentist closer to home says wait a while….. thinking it is a dry socket and will heal. I have read that a dry socket (dislodged blood clot) won’t ever heal on a cavitation surgery. I would appreciate any more information you have regarding this issue. Thank you!
If you follow the link for “More information about diagnosing cavitation infections,” you will find your answer. Here is the link: http://fbd.dfq.mybluehost.medental-cavitation-root-canal-infection-dental-implant-infection/#Diagnosing-Dental-Infections
I used all the methods described in this section together to determine that my cavitation was still infected. Namely: X-ray, Self Testing, AMA, and the Tooth Organ Chart.
In your particular case, without any of these results available, it’s hard to guess. If you force me to guess, I would say yes, it’s probably still infected. Here’s why:
1. Most cavitations need post-op ozone injections. Sometimes the cavitation may not be obviously bothering the person anymore, but ozone injections are still needed to prevent re-infection. I use muscle testing to tell. It may or may not bother the person until many years later as the infection grows. Often cavitation surgery is deemed successful because the person feels better. Great! But that doesn’t mean the cavitation is gone, it just may have been reduced enough to not be a problem anymore. Or the hidden infection may grow and bother the person years later.
2. You are complaining about it and have pain and redness.
Personally, if I were in your shoes, I would rush to get an ozone injection into the surgery site. At 4 weeks, it should be able to be injected directly.
Thank you so much for your thoughts. I will be seeing my local dentist soon and will request ozone into the site! I only had one ozone injection at the time of surgery. I did do IV ozone about three times as well as hydrogen peroxide, and felt somewhat better. It does feel like getting more injections is the right thing to do. I really appreciate your input..
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Note that I do not recommend hydrogen peroxide because it destroys bone and soft tissue.
I’m located in Saint Louis Missouri. I’ve been having pain in my jaw for 5 years now. Had a cracked tooth removed and it’s starting to cause pain again. I have another tooth on the other side that needs to be removed, same problem. I need direction. I don’t know what to do. Whom do I see? No one seems to know about cavitation.
For diagnosis, you can see Dr. Simon Yu (MD) in St. Louis, MO. However, it sounds like you already know that you have dental infections. In that case, the only person I can recommend for extraction and cavitation surgery is Dr. Robert Jarvis in Mill Valley, CA. (See previous comments for details)
An amazing article and video Susan. You have helped me tremendously – thank you so much : )
Why do you not recommend dr. Moreland!
https://www.yelp.com/biz/stewart-e-moreland-dmd-saint-louis
Hello, I also need a good cavition dentist I’m located in Connecticut
Have been suffer for 8 months of sickness after a molar extraction.
Could you be of any help?
Best
Nancy
No, sorry, I don’t know of anyone to recommend in Connecticut. If you click on the Cavitation Surgery Checklist, that should give you questions to ask and things to watch for when choosing a practitioner.
Thank you for this web site, it is wonderful. You think like me. I have been on the search for years and now it is down to TEETH. I happened upon Leo Cushman of the DAMS organization and he has help me sort through to be sure I go to the best dentist, especially for cavitations. His highest of recommendations are Dr. Jarvis and Dr Michael Margolis of Mesa Az. Dr. Margolis is also a Naturalpath doctor. He offers a over the phone consult for $50, I am sure he is very expensive. So I wonder if you have heard of him?
Also, after exceptional stress it affected my heart so a bit enlarged and now a moderate AFib. Any experience or comment? The dentist I consulted said he can’t do the dental work until I correct this condition so looking for ways as I agree with you to be plenty healthy going into oral surgery.
Love all the details you have provided, not enough thanks for sharing your journey.
Carolyn
The only practitioner I can currently recommend is Jarvis.
I would be curious to know if one of your wisdom teeth is impacted, infected, or has a cavitation. The wisdom teeth are on the heart meridian, so it could be that your teeth are contributing to the heart problem.
If stress seems to be causing your heart issue, then perhaps my tips on lifestyle will be of use:
http://fbd.dfq.mybluehost.me/best-diet-for-health/#Lifestyle-Sleep-Exercise-Stress
Best wishes in your healing journey.
Thank you Susan for your reply. Again, I tell others of your site. I will be showing this to my 2 daughters to help with 5 grandchildren. I also want to donate as I can. Since the way you go about your health is the way I go about my health, I know the amount of work you have contributed to both your family and to those of us who care in a wholistic manner about our health. I am now 72, started my wholistic journey sort of in my twenties and gathered momentum. I am very ingrained in life style still thanks for suggestion. I have a strong constitution so as I began to have problems, well I had to “debug”. Took 20/30 years to finally discover why I had structural problems. 4 teeth out for braces as a teen and wisdom teeth in twenties. No idea till now it affects structure so my jaw is off by 10 mil. I am working with Dr. Dean Howell’s son doing neuro cranial restructuring. I really had a hard time walking so this is a great find.
So YES, all 4 wisdom teeth sites have cavitations as I went to a biological dentist who uses the expensive machine. The root canal has infection. The sad part is when I was 21 and pg, I went to my mother-in-law’s dentist who said I have 7 cavities. I never had a cavity before or sense but now my body over time is exhausted, you and I both know why. Yes, my daughter was affected–diagnosed at emotional level of 2/3 year old when I sought help before puberty. I could do like you with a web site saying what I did for years to bring my daughter to normal. So Yes, my heart problems are linked to the wisdom teeth area, I am very confident about that.
The stress pushed my body over the line and it was unavoidable. So now I finally know and understanding the role my teeth play in my health and have major work that needs to be done. I have been dealing with the heart issues for over 2 years unsuccessful at this point. I just love reading your journey, cuz now I have to roll my sleeves up even more, study the heart and who has what alternative treatments that are more affective then what I have tried. The exhaustion makes keeping up with life in my 70’s a very big challenge. So please continue what you are doing. I knew in my 20/30’s health care was going to be something for me to stay away from thus I promised myself to stay healthy. Well, I have mastered many things but I am tired. Your journey is something I can share with my daughters in hopes they can be better prepared when they reach 70’s. I will accept any encouragement and support you may think to share.
Thank you Susan,
Carolyn
Thank you Susan for all your invaluable advice. I had a root canal tooth extracted by a biological dentist who, believe it or not, created a cavitation. He didn’t find a missing root that fractured off and he also didn’t tell me about a problem with my sinus- I had a sinus communication. He did everything except the most important thing as a biological dentist performing an extraction should do which is clean out the socket and ligament. He did shave down the ridge and did a single shot of saline and a shot of homeopathics into the socket. He did not clean out the socket! A different biological dentist that I saw said that maybe a problem with my sinus prevented him from cleaning it out. Wish I had known better back then! I was calling in pain and begging for help for a good month without much response. He initial said I would have to pay $700+ to see him again to determine the problem. Unbelievable!!!!
Out of desperation, I found an oral surgeon in my city who agreed to open it up and clean it out which helped some but it still feels infected which leads me to finding an ozone therapist to help out. Not sure if I should rush out to Dr Jarvis to redo the cavitation or do the ozone first. I’m about 2 months out from the cavitation surgery. I have read that ozone can make the jawbone mushy? Is that a concern?
Thank you for all your help!
At 8 weeks, I’m honestly not sure how much ozone can help. It depends on how much bone has re-grown and how much of the ozone can actually get into the site. If you look at my cavitation post-op ozone injection default plan, it stops at 10 weeks. As for the claim that ozone makes the jawbone ‘mushy’, can you give me source on that? This is the first time I’ve heard this claim. This has not been my experience with ozone after cavitation surgery. My re-grown bone is hard as a rock! As for rushing out to see Dr. Jarvis, I personally would consider it. He is officially retiring on Sept 1, 2017. However, I’m hoping he will re-open 1 day per week after that, but the waiting list is going to be even longer since he will only be working 1 day per week. At the time of writing, he is booking about 3 months out.
Hi Susan,
Thank you for the detailed information. I have a list of mysterious symptoms, which began after removing my two upper wisdom tooth, and are making my life very difficult. I’d like to try to heal via cavitation surgery. Forgive me for asking redundant questions, but I wonder if t is possible for you to let us know what the process was to find this good surgeon. I’d like to find a practitioner near the east cost because It’d be hard to continue with the post-surgery injections and due to overall expenses. Did you come across any other promising dental surgeons that you may be able to advocate for? There seems to be several of them. I found this list online:
Dr Panahpour [seattle]
Dr Marvin Pantangco [san diego]
Dr Shankland [columbus ohio]
Dr Jarvis [Santa Rosa, CA] [recommended here]
Dr Nunnally [Marble Falls, TX]
Dr Margolis [Mesa, AZ]
Thanks so much,
Franny
I have heard of patient outcomes from the list of surgeons you have above. I am unable to go into specific details online. The summary is that the only one getting consistently good outcomes is Dr. Jarvis.
What about Dr Paul Gallo in Illinois? Also, what about Dr Blanche Grube in PA, who was mentored and trained by Hal Huggins? Dr Gallo was also recommended as an elite dentist using all of the Huggins techniques as well. I have a root canal in number 8 from an injury 33 years ago and also 6 possible cavitation from 2 wisdom teeth extractions 20 years ago and 4 extractions to make room/prep for braces 34 years ago. I also have 6 mercury fillings that need to be replaced. I cannot afford to go to a bad dentist financially, physically, or emotionally. I too have Lyme and am struggling to get better on my own. Thank you for your site!! Lora
Huggins trains dentists for proper amalgam removal. This doesn’t mean proper extraction for prevention of cavitations. I have no experience and have heard no stories about the practitioners you suggest. I can only recommend Dr. Jarvis in California, because he consistently has good outcomes.
I been having huge health issues . I actually developed electro hyper sensitivity(EHS) I fee;l lousy around all this wireless stuff cannot live in a house with wifi … Things are getting scary with the wold going wireless everything… Anyway I did so much to regain my health but every time would end up with edema bad throughout the body. Now I had a Maryland bridge since 18yrs old had my front tooth knocked out Boxing at that age finally after reading biological dentistry books . I had the front bridge taken out as the two front teeth connect to the kidney meridian ..My edema left and as I did my detox protocols and immune products my health was coming back ..I then went to a dentist that made a cantilever bridge and my health really went downhill he also did cavitation surgery on my one back tooth and things went real bad from there …I now have alot of kidney pain the edema is back ..I’m wondering a few things number 1 if the cavitation surgery couldvbe made things worse ..2 Im wondering if I should get cavitation surgery done on that missing front tooth area ? Now that area I don’t think was ever a problem as I got better just taking the bridge out now I don’t even wear the new bridge and have edema issues the new bridge did cause severe infection on the tooth next to that missing tooth spot so my speculation is it may have caused or open up a cavitation in that area that was never there before ..My sensitivities came back and now I get severe pain throughout my right shoulder and neck area and edema is bad I think it may have cause a cavitation and this is why I have kidney pain , edema and may be causing things to back up to the liver hence the severe shoulder pain in middle of night which is indicative of liver issues ….. I have no clue of good dentist to do this .. Do you have any advice? Did you get a vitamin C IV during surgery …Is there any type of way or images x rays that show definitively you have a cavitation ?
Thanks Derek
Yes, unfortunately cavitation surgery can make things worse. If you re-read this article or download the checklist, you will find that I recommend Vitamin C IV after surgery, if available. In the dental article linked below I discuss x-rays:
http://fbd.dfq.mybluehost.me/dental-cavitation-root-canal-infection-dental-implant-infection/#X-Rays
I have had 5 cavitation surgeries. 2 on the same site. And judging by my symptoms, I need it another one . The last time it was done he said it was like a ravine and when it flairs up that is what it feels like(I also have Lyme disease, undiagnosed for many years my dr said and that was in 2004) I know ozone injections would help but I live too far away from my dentist, driving is a problem, I have to pay someone to drive because not up to it and it’s hard to find anyone who will do that for me and sometimes I am too sick from the headache and nausea to make the trip and this comes up quick, so appointments are something I like to avoid. I want to be able to inject myself with ozone, I kind of think it is the only way to fix this. I am not afraid of doing it or any pain involved, I just want my next surgery to be my last. Do you have any suggestions on what type of machine or setup I need? Do you have any videos on you doing it?Any help at all would be very much appreciated.
I’ve had this question a few times, and thank you for bringing it up again. I just put it on my to-write-article list. In the meantime, I just sent you a cobbled together email response. I hope that is helpful.
I finally did get around to writing the article “Ozone Injections at Home”:
http://fbd.dfq.mybluehost.me/ozone-injections-at-home/
Susan – I found your videos to be enlightening. I have read through the posts here too. I know you recommend Dr. Jarvis, but it seems that he is not with Marin Wellness and I could not find him when I googled him. I wonder if there is any way to somehow rate other practitioners – as it seems if Dr. Jarvis is not an option. I know this would be secondary as you would not have gone to them personally. How did you find Dr. Jarvis initially? How do you know of his consistent outcomes? Could there be a way to determine other practitioners outcomes? Just thinking outside of the box. Bless you. I look forward to spending more time reading on your website. I have a 5yo that complains of tummy issues. I think they are emotional. I want to learn more so i can help debug the issue. Take care.
Dr. Jarvis is with “Marin Dental Wellness”. The direct telephone number is: (415) 924-6551. He does surgery on Mondays & Fridays and consults on Wednesdays. Hopefully this is enough information that you will be able to find him now.
It would be awesome if dentists, doctors, etc. published their statistics! Unfortunately they don’t. Finding a good practitioner takes a lot of time and research. I have spent many hours (even days!) on this topic. Here are some things I do initially – check Yelp reviews, check for lawsuits, google their name, search online forums for their name, ask how long it takes to see them (the longer, the better), ask auxiliary practitioners (eg ask several dentists which oral surgeons they refer to and what outcomes they’ve seen). It’s not straightforward and sometimes still leads to the wrong practitioner, but it’s the best I’ve come up with at this time. See more above in the article under “Find an awesome practitioner.”
I have referred enough people to Jarvis over the years, and seen enough people / results from other surgeons, to say that my strong opinion is that Jarvis is the best oral surgeon we have right now. Note that I am not friends with Jarvis, nor do I get any referral money or anything from recommending him. Hope that helps!
Susan, can you comment on your re-cavitation surgery process. How deep the practitioner scraped your bone and how much ozone used. Based on my symptoms, the ozone injection required on day 3 after my surgery.
Based on your feeling, PRF plays a major role in oral surgery to stop spreading bacteria, or it is just important only from healing process point of view. Swishing with ASEA helps a lot.
How deep the practitioner scraped depended on when the ozone stopped bubbling. To quote the article: “One practitioner describes his ozone technique during surgery as follows: Drill-Ozone Water Spray-Drill-Ozone Water Spray-Repeat until the Ozone doesn’t bubble anymore.”
If you wait until you have symptoms for an ozone injection, you’ve waited too long – the bacteria/viruses/etc are back.
I think PRF is more helpful to speed healing. The faster and better your body can heal bone back, the less likely bacteria can find a place to hide, or a hole in the bone to hide.
I have tested ASEA, and I do not think it is any better than salt water. I would rather use a better anti-micorobial like ozone water or hydrogen peroxide if available.
Hello Susan,
My name is Nacer, i’m 26, I’m french (sorry for my broken english) and I have Chronic neurological lyme disease, EMF sensitivity, mast cell activation syndrome and mercury intoxication.
I’m having 4 cavitations cleaned out in 2 months in Germany by a holistic dentist using the piezo technology, PRF, and ozone. I’ve been saving money for 2.5 years for this procedure. And I have many jaw/tooth pain. So this is a really big deal for me, an important step in my recovery, and so I need to be very diligent about it. I did many research and found your website. Waw. THANK YOU for sharing that. I learnt a lot about cavitation surgery.
I juste have one question: could you tell me how you did your own ozone injections? I’ve been doing a lot of research and I found this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVJ1lCfhN54&t=116s Do you think I could use this system ? (they sell smaller syringes: http://www.promolife.com/glass-syringes-with-stainless-steel-tip/). I have 0 knowledge or experience with ozone and no practitioner uses it in France, so I didn’t know who else to turn to. Moreover I trust you.
I finally got around to writing an article about doing ozone injections at home after dental surgery.
http://fbd.dfq.mybluehost.me/ozone-injections-at-home/
Dear Susan, I stumbled across your site this week in my research to better understand Cavitat surgery. Thank you for taking the time to piece together all your discoveries, your site is a blessing!
I’m based in the UK and there seems to be only a couple of dentists here doing Cavitat surgery. The one I’m most drawn to does not currently have an Ozone injections set up so I’m considering getting my own / asking him to do the first couple on it for me. Could you kindly pass me some info on what machine I should be buying?
Thanks again,
Natasha
I don’t know that machines are available in the UK. All I could do to answer your question was to write an article about how I do ozone injections at home after dental surgery.
http://fbd.dfq.mybluehost.me/ozone-injections-at-home/
Susan,
you said it is difficult to kill bacteria in a tooth, since there are 3 miles channels there.
Why it is difficult to kill bacteria in a bone w/o tooth, and the re-cavitation surgery is required. Even in this case it is hard to kill and the process is unsuccessful.
Thank you
Alexei
Teeth have 3 miles of tubules. The pictures in the following article illustrate these tubules:
https://www.adamsdentalnj.com/education-resources/fact-sheets/tooth-sensitivity-root-exposure/
Healthy bone (like a jawbone without a tooth) does not have these tubules for bacteria/viruses/parasites to hide.
Hope that helps!
Thank you Susan for your reply.
The healthy bone does not have these tubules for bacteria to hide, but in your case you still had one infected area after 8 ozone injections.
Does it mean that bacteria was hiding in the bone (or surrounded by a bone) and ozone is not so dispersive to kill it and as the result you had
the re-cavitation surgery with scraping out a layer from your bone.
Thank you again.
I did not have an infected area after 8 ozone injections. I had zero ozone injections during and after my 1st cavitation surgery. My 1st cavitation surgery was unsuccessful in that location. I believe the first time, not all the bacteria were gone, they dispersed and I ended up with an ear/sinus/jawbone, and finally septic infection. I nearly lost my life. I learned from this experience. For my 2nd cavitation surgery on the same area, I had ozone both during and after cavitation surgery. The 2nd time it was successful. This is why I wrote the article and the checklist – so others can learn from my mistakes. Hope everything is clear now.
Thank you Susan, it is clear now.
Susan,
you mentioned about X-ray and how hard to detect the infection. Dr. Jarvis asked me about iCAT scan before starting further discussion about my visit.
I was surprising to see that the wisdom tooth “1” was hidden inside my gum and what i was more unexpected to see some cloud under my right sinus. I am attaching the link to images if you are interested.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNmUwCOETEb0YBkWBm3yLfodWKm7DlYSYrs2jNBZNNdPvcgfqZsosutHAffG4epcg?key=R1pNb3h2NklDd3lJM1Jwd3VaOGVpVl9sOUZyYXpB
Have you ever seen this based on your experience. As you said, X-ray can detect the bone, but not the tissue. I was trying to detect it with your method, but unfortunately unsuccessful. I am wondering if just ozone injections can eliminate this cloud.
Thank you
What did Jarvis say about the cloud under your right sinus? Did you ask him? Please do, I’d be curious to hear what he says.
It’s hard for me to tell if the cloud is above or below your sinus membrane. If above, I would guess it might be a sinus infection. If below, I would guess it’s a puss sack from an infection in one of the teeth below it. I have seen this many times. These infections can be in the root of the tooth and then push puss/bacteria sacks up into the sinus area. It’s pretty amazing.
Many people have wisdom teeth that have never erupted. If it’s not causing you any symptoms, then I wouldn’t worry about it. Check out the tooth organ chart if you haven’t already. This will help identify which symptoms might be associated with an impacted wisdom tooth. http://www.preventionandhealing.com/articles/ToothOrganChart8.5×11.pdf
Dr Jarvis said, it is a regular infection and it is not lyme disease. Unfortunately the wisdom tooth #1 was removed in NJ with ozone and socket 4&5 re-cavitation before the phone call with Jarvis, and now I have a big head inflammation and ear pain from time to time and heart rate especially at night. Sometimes the body fewer goes up, especially during the night time. Dr. Jarvis said we need to wait 6 months, since the bone will be formed in tooth socket 4,5 and 1. I am trying to detect with your method if any infections in socket 4,5 & 1 and it is hard to understand, maybe it is only one moth after the surgery, but i need to survive somehow now. I am continuing the ozone injections, once a week. It makes me some relief for two days, but after that the burning effect comes back. I am really curious, why in this situation ozone does not kill bacteria completely, since there is no tooth already in the gum. Thank you very much for your responses.
If you have relief for 2 days, I’m guessing the ozone is killing some of the infection but not 100% of it. After a few days, the bacteria/viruses/fungi start building up again. You may try a different injection angle for the ozone, or multiple different angles during a single shot.
Susan,
since I came through 5 sockets re-cavitation surgery, with PRF, with Ozone, and still have the symptoms, washing with ozone and ASEA helps me to reduce the symptomatic behavior, ozone injection once a week reliefs the symptoms for two days, what Dr. Jarvis does during his surgery and that other doctors don’t take into account? or there is something wrong with my mouth. After tooth extraction I become EMF sensitive, probably EM waves can easily penetrate to the gum, since there is no tooth (barrier) there any more or somehow it connects to the eyes, because I am using the UV Protection glasses to work on my computer and it really helps. The ultraviolet wavelengths are between 100nm and 400 nm in length. Maybe it works like an irritation factor for the bacterias or somehow disturb or displace them or even kill them.
I will schedule an appointment with Dr. Jarvis, but the more doctors know Dr. Jarvis technic is the better, I am concerning if something is missed in the puzzle of if I am so special that I have more and more symptoms with every extracted teeth. Thank you again Susan for your tremendous help and you made unbelievable and outstanding huge steps forward in understanding of the Lyme disease.
I don’t know is my honest answer. I described Jarvis’s technique as best I could in the article “One practitioner describes his ozone technique during surgery as follows: Drill-Ozone Water Spray-Drill-Ozone Water Spray-Repeat until the Ozone doesn’t bubble anymore. (Note: Drill on the lower teeth, replace Drill by “Scrape” on the upper teeth.)”
Unfortunately I’m not seeing good results out of other practitioners. I don’t exactly know why. Maybe they don’t use enough ozone during the surgery? Maybe they end up pushing the infection further up/down? Maybe they don’t go deep enough? I really don’t know. All I can say is Jarvis is the best chance we seem to have for a successful cavitation surgery.
Susan,
how to recognize, an ear/sinus/jawbone, and septic infection from the lyme disease symptom.
Did ear/sinus/jawbone, and septic infection continuously bothered you or it was back and forth, and did any remedies helped you to eliminate pain for a couple of hours?
Thank you
A septic infection is way beyond any Lyme symptom, in my experience. I recommend ozone injections to help prevent ear/sinus/jawbone and septic infections after surgery. To resolve my septic infection, I did lots of things, most notably being ozone injections in the surgery site, ear insufflation of ozone, and breathing ozone. Plus IV Vitamin C, antibiotics (which I normally don’t recommend), Vitamin D, homeopathics, and herbals. Again, my hope is that noone ever, ever again goes septic after cavitation surgery.
Thank you Susan, I will try to do ear and nose ozone breathing. You mentioned to write you the success stories, but unfortunately all my tooth extractions and re-cavitation surgery were unsuccessful. Something should be changed.
I have cavitations in the wisdom tooth area on both sides. (Wisdom teeth were extracted 50 years ago.) The cavitation on one side runs along the mandibular nerve leaving the nerve exposed in the bottom of the cavitation. (This was observed by dentist attempting to clean out the area. He aborted the attempt when he saw how close to the nerve he would have to work. (There’s a significant the risk the nerve might be damaged.) This cavitation did not show on x-ray. I knew where it was based on pain.
The dentist was able to clean up a cavitation on the otherside. I believe there may be another cavitation, deeper (also along nerve) on this side, but this has not been visualized.
I had ozone injections into both sites four months after the surgery. Injections were repeated two weeks later and will be repeated again in three weeks.
The ozone was very painful but bearable the first time. The second time it caused the greatest pain I’ve ever felt in my life. Actually, many magnitudes greater. I thought I might pass out. I thought my heart might stop. I had a raging headache immediately afterward, I think from a blood pressure spike.
Does the pain mean that the ozone was touching damaged tissue? (Like salt in a wound?) Does the intense pain mean it was touching intensely damaged tissue?
On one side the dentist “punched into” the bone to inject inside the bone. On the other side he injected into soft tissue. On both sides the pain travelled quite a bit. What are the pathways it follows? (Cavitation, obviously, but what else?) Are there open pathways in the soft tissue or just in the bone? I felt it hit one area and then another, but I can’t visualize what was happening.
So glad I found your site. Thanks for any illumination.
Exactly where the ozone went really depends on what angle he injected it, how the surgery was done, etc.
Generally, though, I would advise you in future ozone injections to set up a new system with the dentist. Tell him if you raise your hand, he should stop or take a pause from the injection. He can leave the needle in. If you lower your hand, he can start to inject again. He should inject very, very, very slowly. You should be able to feel the ‘bubbling’ movement of the ozone. You should be able to tell me where you think the ozone is going.
Thanks so much for this informative blog. I just had cavitation surgery with Dr Jarvis. A wonderful practitioner. During the consult he reviewed my come beam confirming 3 cavitations. He explained to my sister who knew nothing about cavitations, that they are holes in the bone usually full of worms and eggs. I’d never heard of that. During my surgery of 2 sites, he kept saying “wow, more eggs” and after showed me five eggs – like the size of grains of salt. When I asked if that was alot compared to others he’s done he said one egg is the same as 10 or 50 or more, its all bad. So I asked since they are parasites, are they systemic. It sounded like no one had ever asked that, and he wasn’t sure, then sort of joked that a parasite cleanse wouldn’t hurt.
Have you heard of worms and eggs in cavitations? If there were only eggs, where are the adults, the worms? It’s been three days and my mouth is healing very well, but none of my chronic symptoms are improved. My chronic symptoms are head burning, malaise and cardiac.
At this point I’m very unclear about doing the remaining cavitation. Thanks for any info or suggestions.
I have never heard of a lab-confirmed case of parasite eggs in a cavitation. If people send their cavitation fluid off for analysis, usually they only look for a limited number of bacteria.
I would be curious to know how Jarvis knows they are eggs and not pieces of bone or other tissue? You could ask him to get you a Great Plains Laboratory test and send off some of the ‘eggs’ to see what they say.
Don’t forget those ozone injections post-op!
It’s possible the cavitation that Jarvis didn’t operate is causing your symptoms. It’s also possible that it’s something else. Here are the techniques we use to figure out an answer to such a question:
http://fbd.dfq.mybluehost.me/dental-cavitation-root-canal-infection-dental-implant-infection/#Diagnosing-Dental-Infections
Hi Susan, in the process of scheduling a date for the extraction of my root canal tooth, I sent a panoramic x-ray to my holistic dentist who suggested cavitation surgeries on the spots where my impacted wisdom teeth were surgically removed 10 years ago. I looked at the x-ray and it looked normal to me so i’m rather confused why the dentist suggested cavitation surgery. do you see anything out of the ordinary on this x-ray: https://imgur.com/a/RBttqRF
thanks
Not that I can see. I’m more concerned about what looks like a piece of metal in your lower left (#17).
Is possible to diagnose infection and parasites in cavitations with a fine needle or cannula instead of going in surgically? And have you heard of eggs being found in cavitation sites but not the worms that layed the eggs?
Below is a link to my summary of the methods we currently have to diagnose cavitations:
http://fbd.dfq.mybluehost.me/dental-cavitation-root-canal-infection-dental-implant-infection/#Diagnosing-Dental-Infections
I have never heard of a lab-confirmed case of parasite eggs in a cavitation. If people send their cavitation fluid off for analysis, usually they only look for a limited number of bacteria.
I have a cronic nerve pain around my right-bottom mouth, 6 months after my right bottom wisdom tooth (tooth #32) and the first molar (tooth #30) got extracted. I’ve been suffering since December 2015. I did a lot of research about what’s going on with my nerve. I thought it was Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) but now I’m sure, it’s not. I am a male, 35 years old, it is not common to have TN. So, couple months ago I found an article about NICO, and it looks like my symtomps match with it. Some people just called NICO with Cavitation. So now I decided to get Cavitation Surgery. I live in bay area, CA and I read that Dr. Jarvis is the best with this thing. I just called (707)575-1198 for Dr. Jarvis, but they said that he got retired last year and Dr. Min take over his surgery now.
@Danny on July 29, 2018. He just have a surgery with Dr. Jarvis. Today is October 16, 2018.
Can you or anybody please, please, please let me know how do I can contact Dr. Jarvis to do my cavitation surgery?
Please, really want to get rid of this pain.
Please reply my posting or email me at
rich_with_tviexpress@yahoo.com
Thank you.
Regards,
Toni
Dr. Jarvis is with “Marin Dental Wellness”. The direct telephone number is: (415) 924-6551. He does surgery on Mondays & Fridays and consults on Wednesdays. Hopefully this is enough information that you will be able to find him now.
Hello Susan, thank you so much for debugyourhealth.com. I have 3 cavitations where wisdom teeth were extracted many years ago. They were diagnosed as “Level 3” cavitations using an ultrasound scanner at our biological dentist’s office. I confirmed that at least one of them was significantly contributing to my systemic health issues by having an ozone injection prior to surgery that dramatically exacerbated my symptoms.
Our dentist uses ozone gas during surgery, but only once after all the scraping and suctioning are complete. He also uses PRF. He does not routinely do ozone injections after surgery, but is happy to do so upon request. The dentist uses follow-up ultrasound scans at 4 months post-operation as a means to determine whether the surgery was successful. Do you think the presence of solid bone at 4 months is a reliable way to determine whether the surgery was successful and no bacteria are present? Is it possible to have healthy bone re-growth as determined by an ultrasound and still have bacteria contributing to chronic illness?
Also, you mention ozone water spray above. I’m pretty sure our dentist uses ozone gas because he instructs the patient to hold their breath while he’s using it. Does it make a difference?
I can’t thank you enough for sharing your knowledge and experience.
> Do you think the presence of solid bone at 4 months is a reliable way to determine whether the surgery was successful and no bacteria are present?
I do not think the presence of solid bone at 4 months is a reliable way to determine whether the surgery was successful. Bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc are microscopic organisms that can’t be see on an X-Ray or ultrasound.
> Is it possible to have healthy bone re-growth as determined by an ultrasound and still have bacteria contributing to chronic illness?
Yes.
> Also, you mention ozone water spray above. I’m pretty sure our dentist uses ozone gas because he instructs the patient to hold their breath while he’s using it. Does it make a difference?
Dr. Jarvis uses ozone water spray to clean the area as he’s doing the surgery. It is sort of how a dental hygienist uses water to clean teeth. The area is constantly being cleaned, so there is a constant exposure to the ozone water. I’m not sure how often the practitioner you mention is using the ozone gas. I would imagine not as often as water is being used for cleaning during the procedure.
I had a CT scan and I have 4 cavitations from wisdom teeth pulled 35 years ago. Thank you for all you information it really helps.
My question is should I do all cavitations at once or do one side and wait to to the other side?
Is it best to do all at once for your body to heal?
I don’t think there is a general rule for how many to do at once. It really depends on the individual person & situation. I use muscle testing to figure out how many the body can handle at one time.
Hello Mary. Thanks to debugyourhealth.com, I have completed three cavitation surgeries and numerous ozone treatments in the last year, and I am feeling much, much better as a result of them. (Thank you so much, Susan!!!). The recovery from each surgery took about two months. In my experience, if adrenal fatigue is part of your illness, you can expect it to be much worse after the surgery, so I wouldn’t do more than one surgery at a time. (Fortunately, I had muscle testing done by a practitioner ahead of time, so I knew to take it slowly). Also, I would prepare ahead of time by finding a supplement that helps your HPA axis recover from trauma. I used glycine – 100mg once/day away from other proteins, but that is a small dose, as I am very sensitive. For patients who aren’t as sensitive to supplements, a higher dose would probably help them recover faster. Other members of my family have found adrenal glandulars very helpful for recovery after oral surgery.
as of now, do you have any other recommendations near W. Pa/ E. Oh. for a cavitation/root canal repair practitioner?
Are there any new protocols, updates that we should consider since late 2019? Is there a way to get an updated list of recommended surgeons here near Pa/Ohio? Some say laser, no ozone- others say ozone gas no followup- so confusing but thanks to you am getting good q/a for consideration. Have heard of Greico Biologic Murraysville Pa, Dr. Shankland, Dr. Dinola Cumberland Md None seem to include the beneficial applications you mention.
Thank you for your valuable information.
Sorry but I can only recommend Dr. Jarvis. I don’t have any major updates or protocols on this topic since 2019. Small details are updated regularly. One idea is to print out the checklist and give it to your practitioner. Maybe it will give them some ideas 🙂
Hey Susan, thanks so much for this informative article, this is truly one of a kind
Do you have any recommendations on the proper way that sedation / anesthetic should be done? The office that I am talking to requires that you take fentanyl and versed through an IV (they didn’t offer any alternative) and both of those are so scary to me – fentanyl is an opiate and versed is a benzo, two of the scariest drug types imo lol. Do you think it’d be okay just as a one-time thing to have that, or do you think there is a potentially safer alternative?
Quoting from this article and the Cavitation Surgery Checklist: “Carbocaine Numbing medication. Carbocaine 3% plain numbing medication with perhaps a few drops of Septacaine. This is preferred over Lidocaine [4].”
http://fbd.dfq.mybluehost.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Cavitation-Surgery-Checklist-r5.pdf:
Hello Susan, You mention the importance of “Does not drill into the sinuses through the mouth, or puncture the sinus membrane during surgery” Three years ago I had a very old, symptomatic RC tooth extracted by a biological dentist. He said the cavitation was quite bad and had gone through the floor of the sinus. He did treat the cavitation but did NOT use ozone or PRF. I was very sick at the time (also was having amalgams removed at this time) and I just didn’t know. This, and two other extraction sites are painful and many of my symptoms are still present. Not surprisingly, when I’ve had a cone beam CT scan done (different biological dentist, much closer to home) it’s confirmed that I still have cavitations. This dentist is referring me out for the cavitation surgeries, she does not treat them herself. So I’m concerned, if the doctor opens this one up and finds that it is still eroded through the floor of the sinus, what then? How is this repaired/treated? Really appreciate this article and you sharing your experience. Regards, Heather
First off, I only recommend Dr. Jarvis in California for cavitation surgery. (415) 924-6551
If you re-read this article, under Post Op you will find the suggestion for ozone injections after surgery. This might be especially beneficial if the sinus membrane is punctured.
http://fbd.dfq.mybluehost.me/cavitation-surgery/#Post-Op
Hi Susan. I had cavitation surgery 2 weeks ago. I went to the doctor’s for my first post-op ozone injection last week and will go again this week. However, I’m thinking of buying my own machine and doing the injections myself. Is there a machine/brand you‘d recommend? How much did you pay for your machine? Was there a point in time when you felt comfortable and confident in stopping the injections? If so, when? How did you know? Do you still use your ozone machine and if so, in what ways? Thanks!
The answers to your questions are in the article “Ozone Injections at Home”: http://fbd.dfq.mybluehost.me/ozone-injections-at-home/
Check out the FAQ for the answers to the last few of your questions.
Hello!
I will be having cavitation surgery in MN in a few weeks. I will be using all of your recommendations! My question is which ozoned water did you use to rinse your mouth twice daily afterwards? Do you have a link?
Thank you for all your help!!
You can make it yourself using this ozone generator:
https://www.amazon.com/VTAR-Generator-Multipurpose-Vegetables-Toothbrushes/dp/B07TT5BBH9/
I have tried multiple system support programs and I am not getting better. My cavitation surgery is scheduled for next month, so hopefully this is key in my improvement. I am hoping that I can support my body adequately before then. Do you have Ti be in almost peak condition before surgery? I’m asking because I dont believe this possible for me.
I would try to be in the best shape possible – well hydrated, well rested, good vitamin D levels, etc. Best wishes for your surgery.
Hello Susan
So I had my cavitation surgery 2 weeks ago and in terms of overall health I feel great however the one problem that persists bad taste and coating around teeth near the site. I’ve been back to my surgeon and she said the site is healing fine but im a bit concerned as I’m now 2 weeks in.
I just wanted to ask have you seen this issue before? Do you have any recommendation
Thanks,
Sam
I would try swishing with ozone water that you can generate at home. Maybe 2-3x per day if needed. You can also purchase your own dental tools and scrape plaque yourself. Best wishes in your healing journey.
Hi Susan,
Thanks for your reply.
I also have on more question for you if you don’t mind. So I just currently had my cavitation surgery and I also have parasites. Im near towards the end of my parasite cleanse and I have took looks of advice from your website. I listened to a conference by Dr Simon Yu and he mentioned he gives parasite medication straight after dental work.
I just waned to ask what’s your advice on this? I waited about 10 day’s before I continued with my parasite killing protocol however I just wanted to ask if you felt like the basic die of symptoms like excess mucus, minor joint etc, would affect the healing?
Please let me know
I think it depends on the case. I would use testing to figure this out. The argument against is that your body needs to focus on healing, not detoxing anything that might be released by killing parasites. The argument for parasite meds after dental work is that they might help keep parasites out of your healing cavitations. Best wishes in your healing journey.
Hello Susan,
Thank you so much for your very informative page. I had a chronically infected root canal tooth pulled which either caused a perforation of my sinus or confirmed it (I could feel the air fill my sinuses when I puffed out my cheeks – horrible!) I still have chronically infected sinuses and all that entails. When you developed a sinus infection/sepsis was it ultimately resolved only by treating the cavitation? I am not sure how to go about resolving mine. i.e, if they treat the cavitation won’t the sinus infection still be trapped in my sinus cavity? Really appreciate any experience you are able to share.
Thank you!
You can find your answer on this page, I copied the relevant text below as well. Hope that helps and best wishes in your healing.
http://fbd.dfq.mybluehost.me/dental-cavitation-root-canal-infection-dental-implant-infection/#Dental-Cavitation-Treatment
Don’t let anyone drill into the sinuses through your mouth. The first oral surgeon did this to me, and I ended up with major chiropractic and osteopathic issues for many months because there was still infection in the sinus area. This was in addition to becoming septic on this side of my head with a sinus infection, ear infection, jawbone infection, and eye infection. Just in case this does happen to you, here are some quick tips for a deep sinus membrane infection: Nasal ozone 30 min 2x/day bubbled through olive oil. Ear ozone 30 min 2x/day bubbled through olive oil. Ozone injections into the sinus acupuncture points in the neck – on the order of 1cc at about 25 gamma. (Note: need medical grade ozone setup is needed for the latter).
Hi Susan,
Great article.
I will be getting my cavitation resolved next week. I just wanted to ask a question. I saw an article you created about leaky gut and HCL and Pepsin. Im currently completing a parasite cleanse and take prescribed parasite medication. When you were taking HCL and Pepsin did you take them at the same time as your parasite meds? Do you know if the HCL and Pepsin will affect the meds.
Appreciate any reply
Generally HCL and Pepsin can be taken at the same time as parasite medications. It would depend on the specific case as to whether I would recommend it or not. To figure this out, I would use the testing techniques indicated in the videos. Best wishes on your healing journey!