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posted October 09, 2012 02:26 PM            

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There has long been held a link between gum dis-ease and heart dis-ease, but now they have found a link to it and pancreatic cancer. Of course, a correlation doesn't prove causality.

Never brush your teeth right after a meal. The acids have made your enamel weak, and you will damage your teeth. And you thought you were doing a good thing bringing along your tooth brush at the restaurant! Wait an hour before brushing. Chew gum after a meal instead.

Never chew sugar-free gum! Sorbitol and other sugar-free sweeteners feed the cavity-causing bacteria (streptococcus mutans) and cause them to multiply exponentially. They then lie in wait till you eat something and then go to work on your teeth. Sugar gum is sugar-free anyway in about a minute. Chew for 20 minutes after a meal to completely deactivate the acid.

All of the above came from various sources through the years, but today came straight from my brain. Yep, I even remembered streptococcus mutans.

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posted October 16, 2012 01:02 PM            

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No more sugarless gum for me, was chewing it for awhile, but now I don't think so lol.

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posted October 16, 2012 01:28 PM            

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That's kinda scary....I buy sugar free gum for my kids. I practically stock pile it lol my oldest has braces so he chews the sugar free when I'm not looking of course. Now I'm reconsidering....

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posted October 17, 2012 02:36 PM            

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Glycerol and sorbitol are the worst offenders.

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posted October 18, 2012 03:02 PM            

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It's almost a conspiracy. People chew sugar-free gum to protect their teeth and end up harming them instead.

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posted October 20, 2012 06:56 PM            

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Oooooh I have something to add about tooth/mouth health!

I did a study about the effectiveness of Western fluoride mouthwashes versus oil (the Ayurvedic option) and the results were very interesting. All of my oil subjects had a sharp decline in the amount of plaque in their teeth, much more so than the fluoride group. Many other such studies out there, something we should all look into

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posted October 21, 2012 01:12 PM            

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posted October 21, 2012 06:42 PM            

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Thank you so much!
I started keeping brush recently and I run right after my meal. I am buying sugar free gum too.
So good to learn these facts!

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posted October 22, 2012 12:55 PM            

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You got it wrong. Brush after an hour. Chew sugar gum right after eating, not sugar free.

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posted October 24, 2012 11:20 AM            

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Its probably the reason now that I need extensive of dental work, I use to chew alot of sugar free gum

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posted November 16, 2012 12:12 AM            

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And I was wondering why my teeth were wearing out even without grinding.

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posted November 16, 2012 07:21 AM            

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everything that replaced sugar has turned out to be very harmful..i remember a few years ago i heard a dentist say kids should brush their teeth before going out for halloween and eating the candy

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posted November 17, 2012 09:42 AM            

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Stick with sugar and just chew gum after.

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posted November 24, 2012 07:27 AM            

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Originally posted by Cancer/Scorpio729:
Oooooh I have something to add about tooth/mouth health!

I did a study about the effectiveness of Western fluoride mouthwashes versus oil (the Ayurvedic option) and the results were very interesting. All of my oil subjects had a sharp decline in the amount of plaque in their teeth, much more so than the fluoride group. Many other such studies out there, something we should all look into

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Do you mean Neem oil? Do you just wipe it on your teeth or something?

Another tip: if you rinse your mouth with baking soda and water several times a day, your teeth will become very white.

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