Re: Tooth soaps

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>My dentist said he thinks simply brushing with plain old water is

>just as effective as anything as long as you get the plaque off.

I agree!....I'm really anal about 'sweaters' on my teeth...eeuuww,

can't stand the feeling.

After I eat I use a cloth or even a sturdy napkin and rub the residue

off my teeth.

If I have my Stimudent(wood) handy I use one of those. They're wide

and flat at one end easy to use on larger surfaces and when the start

to fray they work even better. They come sorta like matches, about

the size of a match book cover. I keep them in the car, along with

my floss sticks(unwaxed)....so I can spend about 5-10 min. on my teeth

while I'm driving. I did have a friend who got a sliver from

Stim-u-dent so being gentle is important around the gums. I never

leave a restaurant without a toothpick or two. I can get alot just on

my way

back to ....wherever.... You can fray the end of a toothpick, too,

to increase the surface area.

If your around conifers, they make good brushing sticks.

I've got a cool little book " Dental Self Help " by Soaring Bear, that

is chock full of great info and research.

He says this about tooth pastes. " Saliva really works just fine and

has been noted to be more important thatn the dentifrice (JDR 23.51

'44). It is naturally detergent and antiseptic, has minerals to

neutralize acids and to help remineralize the teeth, has enzzymes to

digest food, and doesn't take off the pellicle. Plain old saliva has

worked well vor me since 1972 with both plastic and twig brushes. "

" Toothpastes (incl. the so called natural ones) have long been doubted

for their ability to do anything more than make money (Wagner in

Steele). They have carbohydrate binders that can hold food to the

teeth. Most have abrasives that remove the plellicle and contribute to

dental wear 9JDR 22.479 '43) They can inhibit enzymes.... Some of

the new and homemade one are even worse such as honey (decaying),

baking soda (destroys B vitamins & inhibits saliva minerals, sand,

chalk, clay, salt, ashes or charcoal (which are abrasive).... "

He's got over 30 pages of herbs....not all for the mouth.

http://www.herbmed.org/soaringbear.asp

" Though few dentists let it out that dentin is continuously growing

inside the tooth throughout our lives, the dental research literature

leaves no doubt about this fact. ...It is the body's repair

response... " - Soaring Bear, Natural Dental Wellness.

Kit

> I use baking soda and hydrogen peroxide and/or distilled water myself.

> Sometimes I will use an herbal tooth powder.

>

> I must admit I use Dr. Bronner's soap to brush. They leave the

glycerin in

> but don't add any extra like toothpastes do. I just rinse really

well and use a

> water pik afterwards. My dentist said he thinks simply brushing with

plain old

> water is just as effective as anything as long as you get the plaque

off.

>

> Gloria