tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795814498294711458.post7815476628483293361..comments2023-10-28T01:53:27.852-07:00Comments on The Fullness of Life: CONSPIRACY THEORY #3: Toothpaste CAUSES Cavities ~ 2/11/10Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17547677070880363965noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795814498294711458.post-13016993896600987372011-01-03T20:22:28.824-08:002011-01-03T20:22:28.824-08:00I can't offer the source, but I've read, a...I can't offer the source, but I've read, and believe, that the glycerin in toothpaste remains on your teeth long after brushing and rinsing, and that coating doesn't allow for the re-crystallization/re-mineralization of your tooth enamel, consequently your enamel develops weak spots. I recall a series of toothpaste commercials recently talking about "once your enamel goes, it'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795814498294711458.post-22819329748999371762010-11-13T12:37:16.334-08:002010-11-13T12:37:16.334-08:00I have always brushed just once each day and never...I have always brushed just once each day and never had any cavities for 20 years. When I was 20 I decided to take "better care" of my teeth and started brushing and flossing twice each day, 4 years later one of my molers got a big hole down the middle of it, before I could get to the dentist the next day it had broken in half! Always used flouride toothpaste, yet the doctor insisted I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795814498294711458.post-88066627095403312942010-08-31T21:33:23.614-07:002010-08-31T21:33:23.614-07:00Use toothsoap. Its great. I don`t trust toothpaste...Use toothsoap. Its great. I don`t trust toothpaste myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795814498294711458.post-20450493548959363332010-02-27T12:19:40.168-08:002010-02-27T12:19:40.168-08:00I agree, I've done my own experiments, in fift...I agree, I've done my own experiments, in fifth grade I flossed but didn't use toothpaste and when I went to the dentist he said I didn't have any cavities; however, prior to that I always had at least one cavity. <br /><br />Then many years later after my freshman year of college I tested the same theory again; this time flossing and mouthwash. The results were great and I was told IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795814498294711458.post-80068547503967542952010-02-19T07:13:03.327-08:002010-02-19T07:13:03.327-08:00I'm glad to "see" others wonder abou...I'm glad to "see" others wonder about essoteric stuff too, lol.<br /><br />Modern tooth-paste does three essential things:<br /><br />1. Neutralizes mouth acid that eats at your enamel: Baking soda is excellent at doing this.<br /><br />2. Scours plaque from the gum base: Preventing the acid based secretions of anaerobic bacteria from eating your teeth and the inflammation that the vegahelphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12406216686482814327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795814498294711458.post-33640255908477297412010-02-14T16:21:40.477-08:002010-02-14T16:21:40.477-08:00I think you may have hit upon something! I was jus...I think you may have hit upon something! I was just watching a movie not long ago set in the 1700 or 1800s, they brushed their teeth with CHALK and a STICK! (Sounds kind of gritty to me.) But honestly, baking soda is amazing, and you can even add a drop of peppermint oil to it to make it palatable.<br />You do have to wonder how people have been able to keep their own teeth for all these C'est l'abeillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637559589886323010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795814498294711458.post-59431686528699750942010-02-12T09:28:04.668-08:002010-02-12T09:28:04.668-08:00You have too much time on your hands :) Some of us...You have too much time on your hands :) Some of us (me for example) have a genetic predisposition to have poor tooth enamel. No matter how much I brush I still get cavities. Barely anyone in my family has their own teeth. I agree that Dentist are not my favorite people in the world. But hey someone has to do it.Ernie and Leilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322987352111538627noreply@blogger.com