Family Member Cures Gum Desease (water, good, natural, winter)

[texdav]

It really depends on the type of gum disease that you fightig. Some mouthwashes can actaully cure some over time. Other that efffect holfd bactria below the gum lines that can travel thru the blood stream to teh heart values casuing damage it will do nothing for.That is why flossing is so important to get below the gum line.

[Pappy&Me]

Originally Posted by Annie53

Me too, I have a lot of fillings and some cowns and still have all of my teeth. Since I have used the baking soda, the only dental work I have needed is when previous dental work needs repaired.........and that isn't very often, it has been years.

I recently lost my dental insurance too......NOW.........watch a filling crack or fall out.

I sure hope not !

We are seniors and both have natural teth, but if somethign happened we'd be in trouble .

I still have 3 wisdom teeth, never had any problems with them, but now I worry about if I did .

[Pappy&Me]

Originally Posted by texdav

It really depends on the type of gum disease that you fightig. Some mouthwashes can actaully cure some over time. Other that efffect holfd bactria below the gum lines that can travel thru the blood stream to teh heart values casuing damage it will do nothing for.That is why flossing is so important to get below the gum line.

This is true of course . It killed my favorite comedian 'the late great ' Lewis Grizzard '. Gave him an infection that messed up his heart .

[Peggy Anne]

co Q 10, flossing, intradental brushes, soft natural bristle (not nylon) toothbrushes, and Rembrandt toothpaste for me. No sorbitol, alcohol, or aspartame rinses...My dentist lasered several receeding gums, and tightened them up. No problems. I want to keep my teeth.

[IndigoLight]

I just wanted to comment that even a toothpaste with baking soda and peroxyde leaves your mouth feel "cleaner" than a regular toothpaste

[MissingAll4Seasons]

I've found that mixing up your batch before each brushing helps keep whatever essential oil you're using more effective in combating the icky baking soda and peroxide tastes. I normally keep a jar of pre-dissolved soda paste, scoop out a teaspoon and add a drop of oil to make enough for DH & I to brush with that day, and add a couple drops to my peroxide swish cup right before I rinse.

On a side note - I've found that cinammon, clove and anise don't "disappear" quite as quickly as mint. Wintergreen, tea tree and eucalyptus last awhile as well, longer than mint. Maybe mint is more volatile?

[MissingAll4Seasons]

And another side note -- some essential oils have strong anti-microbial properties, so adding them to a natural Soda/Peroxide regime probably helps a bit more than just fresh breath.

[Wilson513]

I love the taste of baking soda. I wet my toothbrush and dip it into a shaving mug filled with baking soda and brush away dry. I do not believe (although I never looked it up) that baking soda is harder than tooth enamel. So I don't think there is any abrasion. I'm sure if my dentist perceived anything at all, after 25 years he would have noted it.

Sometimes I will just put a teaspoon of BS in a paper cup with an inch of water and rinse my mouth out for that clean fresh taste.

[MissingAll4Seasons]

I think stiff synthetic bristle brushes erode your tooth enamel more than the mild abrasive properties of baking soda ever could. I mean, they clean priceless antique china and ceramics with baking soda, which I'm sure they wouldn't do if it was horribly abrasive or corrosive.

[MissingAll4Seasons]

Another "natural" toothpaste can be made from calcium carbonate -- chalk. It is also mildly abrasive like sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), is high in pH to balance oral plaque acidity levels, and may have the added benefit of supplementing your tooth enamel with additional calcium.