The Smile Method: How to Avoid Gum Surgery & Dentures

by Vasilios Gardiakos

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0964627116
• ISBN13: 9780964627116
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Albrite Incorporated
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Yes, save your teeth!

This book is fantastic! I guess if you're not motivated it can be a bit dry, but if your gums are hurting and the standard dental suggestions aren't working for you, it's a real page-turner. I like it because it's precise and well-organized. There's a lot of information in it, gleaned from a wide array of sources. But better than that, there's a lot of "Do it this way" kind of advice. He gives suggestions on good products - toothbrushes, both manual and electric, irrigators, etc. I have a good memory for what I read, but this book is so content-filled I couldn't remember it all at the first reading. That's OK, because it's organized so well that it's easy to look up any topic for review. Thank-you, Vasilios Gardiakos, for letting me and your other readers benefit from your determination to solve your own mouth problems!

Smiley Smile

Gardiakos is somewhat obsessed with taking care of his teeth through the smile method that he has developed down to the last pre-caution and detail. And who blames him? When you are sitting in the dentist chair, hearing the bad news about your teeth and gums and how much it's going to cost you, you wish you had taken better care of your teeth. Gardiakos got himself in a similar situation by going through his twenties not going to the dentist, figuring that brushing once a day would be adequate. That reminds me of someone I know most intimately of all. But as time went on he developed severe gum and tooth problems that brought him to the edge of surgery. He decided to find out if he could avoid it by reading up on alternative ways to take care of his teeth. Many of his ideas are conventional--flossing, irrigating with a water pik, and brushing with electric and standard toothbrushes. He also recommends mega dosing with vitamin C for gum health. His most unconventional idea is to use a vitapik to shoot hydrogen peroxide heavily diluted with salt water into the deep gum pockets that have formed from periodontitis. If that doesn't work with an infection, he uses antibiotics. He seems to be have been successful in keeping his teeth and gums in stable health this way and able to avoid surgery. He recommends you get an open-minded, democratic dentist who will help you to follow his plan and answer all your "annoying" questions about the condition of your teeth and gums. He has some questions that you must ask your dentist. I found that brushing with heavily diluted hydrogen peroxide is a great way to clean your teeth and find it much easier to floss after doing so. I've noticed that I can smell a little peroxide on my breath from time to time, but he doesn't recommend that you brush with it everyday. I do not plan to follow his plan to the T since my problems aren't as severe, but I'm always looking for some good dental tips. His book reads like an instruction manual in outline style. It was little boring to read, so I read it bit by bit, but it's not a long book. He also has a handy summary of the method on one page and quick list of what to eat and not eat for the benefit of your overall health.