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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| About Gum Disease | |
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| Gum Disease: Its Signs, and the First Steps Toward Healing | |
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| Understanding Gum Disease | |
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| Signs of Disease | |
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| The History of Gum Disease | |
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| The Natural Process of Healing: How It Begins | |
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| How to Start Caring for Your Gums at Home | |
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| The Mouth Is a Mirror of the Body: Disease of the Body and Medications That Can Affect Your Gums | |
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| Conditions of the Body That Cause Gum Disease | |
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| Medications and Their Effects on Gum Disease | |
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| The Role Tobacco Plays | |
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| Stress and Its Effect on Gum Disease | |
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| Why Stress Is the Culprit | |
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| Using the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection to Eliminate the Effects of Stress | |
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| Stress-Related Habits That Worsen Gum Disease | |
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| Healing Modalities and Total Body Care | |
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| Handling Pain and Fear | |
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| Mouth Conditions That Can Cause Pain | |
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| Children and Pain in Dentistry | |
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| Eliminating Fear | |
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| Reducing Our Stress Level | |
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| Working with Holistic Products for the Natural Reversal of Gum Disease | |
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| Why Is It Better to Use Natural Products? | |
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| Natural Products for Reversing Gum Disease | |
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| Aromatherapy and Its Use in Gum Therapy | |
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| Therapeutic Healing | |
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| Therapeutic Healing Used for the Natural Reversal of Gum Disease | |
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| Energetic Relations of Teeth with Organs of the Body | |
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| Using Therapeutic Healing with Oral Care Products | |
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| What about Electric Toothbrushes? | |
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| Diet and Supplements | |
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| Why Diet Plays an Important Role | |
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| Vitamins | |
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| Minerals | |
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| Essential Gum Nutrients | |
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| Getting Motivated to Eat Healthy | |
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| Macrobiotics | |
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| Professional Dental Hints | |
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| Charting Success for the Reversal of Gum Disease | |
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| Charting and Drawing an Outline of Your Mouth | |
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| Once You've Made Your First Chart | |
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| A Healthy Mouth | |
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| Setting Up an At-Home Hygiene Center: The Tooth Spa Program | |
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| An At-Home Spa Approach to Dental Hygiene | |
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| The Tooth Spa Hygiene Station | |
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| Creating Good Habits and Finding the Motivation | |
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| Finding the Right Professional to Guide You in the Natural Reversal of Gum Disease | |
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| How to Find the Right Professional for the Care of Your Gums and Teeth | |
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| Finding the Right Dental Hygienist | |
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| How to Work with a Conventional Dental Practitioner in Natural Healing | |
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| For Parents: Your Role in Preventing Gum Disease in Children | |
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| All about Germs | |
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| Teaching Your Child about Gum Massage | |
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| Motivating Your Child | |
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| Putting Together a Child's At-Home Hygiene Station | |
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| Helpful Hints | |
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| Tips on Finding a Good Dental Professional for Your Child | |
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| Systemic Diseases Affecting Early Onset of Periodontal Disease | |
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| The Teen Years | |
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| Now You Can Reverse Gum Disease Naturally | |
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| Summarizing the Contributors That Can Lead to Gum Disease | |
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| Children and Gum Disease | |
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| Resources for Natural Products | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |