My gums and teeth improved greatly since getting off cigarettes, but the ravages of 43 years smoking plus just age have put my teeth, particularly molars in some serious bone issues. I always took care of my teeth with 6 month cleanings and checkups but "rust never sleeps" so they say. Yeah, I found the coconut oil on the net and when it worked, I became a believer. Anytime I can avoid the need for antibiotics, I try to do so. Since they get over used so much, I want to make sure that they work if they're really needed.
Speaking of things that get extracted, my snake found the light of day today.
I finally got to HD and picked up some cutters for my Dremel (sorry, but I forget who suggested it but it worked fantastically. I used it to cut a window into the pvc to determine how deep I could cut without hitting the snake, used a hacksaw blade to cut down to just above it and an old medal clothes hanger to lift it up and get the hacksaw blade under it to finish the cut.
I cut out a section almost an inch wide which allowed the pieces of pvc to separate enough to get the snake pulled and used the flexible pvc to tie the two pieces together. Doubt that it meets code doing it that way, but it sure makes getting to clogs and lost snakes one heck of a lot easier if I have the problem in the future.