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Chipped Tooth Remedies for Dogs
Deirdre Layne | Modified on Sep 22, 2024
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Chipped Tooth Remedies for Dogs
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Edited 7/19/24 at 5:12 am
7/19/24 EDIT: The mix needs to be refrigerated until used up. Another poster said their large batch spoiled. I had always mixed up a small batch at a time. However, I did end up having one batch spoil personally, too. As well; ensure that only a very small amount of the paste is used to brush the dog's teeth. Consumption of calcium bentonite clay can be dangerous for dogs in moderate amounts.
- Stop feeding any sweet/ acidic scraps. No fruit. No tomato. No wheat/breads. Nothing pickled. No potatoes or meat treated with vinegar.
- Soften food with warm water daily.
- Remove all hard chew toys for a while.
Prepare a container
in glass or plastic container you can seal up tight. Do not use metal lid. Only plastic. If using ball jars, get the plastic screw on lids by mainstay or ball at walmart or menards or online. Could use a pill bottle. If only have metal lids use a layer of wax paper or seran wrap between lid/ ring and the glass / contents...because the clay will desiccate the metal out of the ring and through the foodsafe coating under the lid, too.
PASTE RECIPE - The most important for the tooth paste is the blackwalnut, horsetail, and clay to keep consistency. Other stuff can be left out if tight on cash. Black walnut and horsetail have so many minerals beneficial to bones and remineralization of teeth.
- Start off with empty container , add 2 tbsp of water
- Equal parts 1 tbsp each black walnut powder, horsetail powder, calcium bentonite clay (sodium bentonite could pull calcium from teeth if not buffered right).
- Add 1/8 tsp of potassium bicarbonate OR baking soda
- Add a 1/4-1/2 tsp oil , liquid coconut, or avocado, or olive oil. if storing long term, must be coconut. oil is not a must, just helps consistency , and helps minerals stick to gums & teeth longer.
- Add 1/8 tsp of borax, preferred to get food grade off amazon, use what you can get though. This adds the important boron to the mineral mix
- Add a touch of celtic or himilayan sea salt, or other seas salt. No table salt.
- Add a few drops of Lugol's iodine. Not a must, but it will greatly speed the healing and aid with bacterial infection ./ abcess
- Add 1/16 tsp magnesium chloride, or epsom salt if thats all you have
- Stir, and keep adding water until you get a paste
- If gets too wet, add more clay.
Brush your dog's mouth with the mix. If they don't take it, keep a small cup of extra oil nearby to dip the toothbrush w toothepaste into ; to make it palatable
Refrigrate whats left until it's used.
EXTRA - LEAVE OUT OF PASTE
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If the tooth is abscessed or infected, use a pinch of fresh crushed (preferred), or powdered garlic to really crush the infection
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Clove powder can be added for pain relief, though not all dogs will like the taste or smell, may pose difficulty. I would keep the clove powder out of the main paste and add a touch right before brushing directly to the brush.
If you have st John's wort oil, a single drop added to the paste just before brushing will serve to remove the pain. I don't recommend cayenne. If you don't have the oil. Crushed an aspirin and use a pinch to 1/4 of the powder in the paste depending on the dog size..only if they're obviously in pain though. Do not use much for small dogs. Do not use aspirin or any other otc pain reliever for dogs more than once every other day. My vets all tell me a pain killer stays in a dog's system 48 hours. Liver failure can occur if you dose too soon.
That is why homeopathic remedies are a must for pain control in domestic animals because herbs and medication can easily hurt them if not dosed correctly. Homeopathy cannot hurt anyone or overdose, ever. Harmless.
My dog chipped her tooth to the nerve and was in severe pain..
I started her off with hypericum 200c 4 times a day for two days. I gave arnica 30c the second day, an hour or so after each hypericum dose. Continue dosing as needed until the tooth is healed
Hypericum 200c is a general painkiller.
Arnica montana 30c is a nerve damage preventer, healer, and nerve pain reliever, and is good for bruising/ swelling.
After two days her pain was no longer apparent and she let me touch her teeth more readily and brushing became easier. We hare 8 days out now. On the 3rd day, her tooth was white again, after turning yellow then almost brown beige. The layer under the enamel that became exposed and began to rot was now healing itself over at a rapid rate, thanks to the herbal paste, loaded with remineralizing herbs and minerals. The nerve ending that turned black was now shrinking and receding under the layer and back into the tooth, the black spot was going away. And her gums were not only no longer bleeding, but the inflammation was totally gone on day 6. With no more swelling or redness on her gums at the tooth anymore.
I now have her on hypericum 30c and arnica 30c once a day still, to mitigate and residual pain as the nerve continues to heal. Arnica is indicated often for nerve damage and healing. I will continue for 3 more weeks the toothpaste daily and the homeopathic remedies.
I just wanted to share what I found and that it worked wonderfully on an upper cracked molar in my dog's mouth, 1/3rd of the tooth came away and exposed her nerve and began to rot with plaque fast..
If the dog will not allow brush in its mouth, try dipping the brush clean in some coconut oil/ coconut butter or olive oil and let them lick the brush and make friends with it..
Then try to brush. Give the dog a small treat each time they allow you to brush a little bit to make them friends with the brush.
As for dosing the homeopathic remedies: I suggest getting the remedies in pellet form, dumping a few pellets into the lid, lifting the dog's jowl/lip up near the tooth, and quickly tossing the pellets from the lid onto the gums anywhere with a quick flicking / chucking motion.
(Australia)
06/28/2022
Hello Ron, my dog has chipped her tooth exposing the pulp causing an abscess. I wish I had found your article earlier as the abscess wasn't going down until I used the fresh garlic. She still has a small lump left but I am now wanting to mix up the paste recipe you provided. When you state "Use equal parts black walnut powder, horsetail powder, liquid coconut/olive/ avocado oil, the bone powder, calcium bentonite clay"; would that be 1 tablespoon of each, plus 1/8 tsp potassium bicarbonate and borax?
Hi Mary,; I would use equal parts no matter the amount, so long as the same amount of bentonite clay was included, and you aren't brushing with huge globs of it. You don't want a dog to swallow too much horsetail or black walnut powder, although both are relatively safe if they aren't extracts.
I will revise my post to make it more clear. but, just a regular 1/4 - 1/2 tsp glob of the mix for brushing
(Idaho)
12/14/2022
Hi Ron, how often did you brush and for approx how long? I'm going to make this asap! Thanks
I did it twice a day at first. just briefly to coat the affected area and surrounding gums. I let them swallow it, no need to rinse.
I dosed the hypericum as well as arnica homeopathic remedies 4x a day, since the pain will take a few days to come down at first, I then tapered to 1 brushing a day and 2x doses of home remedies a day.
(Idaho)
12/15/2022
Great, that's easy enough! Excellent job at coming up with such an effective recipe. I think I'll try it on my teeth as well, and add a little clove and cinnamon essential oil for the taste.
I had sensitive teeth from pre-teens until mid 20s when I switched to calcium bent. clay toothepaste mixed with baking soda / sea salt. its totally gone for going on 10 years now. since discovering this mix for my pup's tooth, I now also add the horsetail, walnut, etc into my paste each batch. I also regularly brush her teeth with this in general. I am glad I could share this with you. I personally love cinnamon and clove as well.
(Idaho)
12/28/2022
Hi Ron, I made the tooth paste and followed your directions exactly. Do you think it will stain my teeth? I've got enough staining from coffee and tea that any more would not be good!
No. Tannins in tea/coffee are acidic. Ingredients in the remineralization paste are highly alkaline. Would remove old stains over time thru neutralization. Would line the ridges and pores with their alkaline particles, too, so tannins could no longer make their way in to stain, as well being neutralized upon contact.
Black walnut has been a tooth whitener in Indian / Ayurvedic medicine for millenia. The bentonite & horsetail polish and leave nothing visible behind. I know I said some stays in the pores. but its so microscopic. And baking soda has some major whitening history too.
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/tooth_enamel.html
I pulled my remedy from this page after cross referencing many ingredients with other sources on tooth remineralization to cover back up exposed nerves from breaks / cavities. This concoction is meant to heal old enamel and build new layers over. I have noticed my teeth become whiter over time. but very sort of slowly. I quit coffee a few years before I started this paste though. im unsure how it would work for you. I still drink black tea regularly and I seem to avoid stains well, but tea has less tannin than coffee. Im pretty sure this would actually remove your stains over time slowly with proper technique even continuing coffee.
(Idaho)
12/31/2022
Love it! I brushed with the paste a few nights in a row before bed, didn't rinse, left as much paste on as possible. I thought my teeth looked brighter already, but now with what you've concluded based on your research and experience, I have the confidence to continue using the paste regularly. Thanks a million, Ron!
(Idaho)
04/15/2023
Hi Ron,
A quick update and note for others who may see this thread. First I made a small batch of the paste following your recipe. Loved it. When that ran out I made a second much larger batch, again following your recipe, but with the addition of a little clove, cinnamon, and cardamom powders. However, I did add a lot more distilled water the second time around to make the paste more spreadable/ less dry. I put the paste into 4 small containers with lids so that each person had their own paste. I also made sure we got the paste out of the container using a new Q-tip each time, rather than dipping in a toothbrush. Sadly, the paste smelled “off” rather quickly. And then after some time there were little white spots of mold growing on the paste. So I ended up throwing out all of the paste. I believe I added too much water for that batch. I am going to try again using little to no water, and add more coconut oil. I have both the liquid MCT oil and the more solid virgin coconut oil. I also plan to leave out the ground spice powders in case that somehow contributed to the spoiling, although I doubt it. But since I do have cinnamon and clove essential oil I'll just use that instead.
Hi Madelyn. Yes I have edited the remedy to suggest refrigeration. I have also refined the write up tto be more ledgible and some other small changes.. My small batches never lasted long enough to go bad. However, last summer I had a batgch go bad when I had to quit using the central A/C during that time. It is the first time I had any go bad as my home is always climate controlled. Apologies for your lost time. I'm still learning too. Wouldnt make large batches.
As for the oil suggestion, I suggested coconut oil for longer term storage because the oil itself is not going to spoil where as other oils like olive can go rancid. As for the rest of the ingredients, the black walnut main ingredient is likely to have all types of trace organic matter in it.
(Idaho)
07/20/2024
Hi Ron,
thank you for the tips and revised recipe. I will try it again and store in the refrigerator. Appreciate your feedback!
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
09/22/2024
Did your dog's chipped tooth rebuild completely with the application of the black walnut, horsetail & clay mixture? If so, how long did it take?
