teeth

tjfillion · Post by **tjfillion** » Tue 29 Aug 2006 22:10

(The article was posted by Bambi actually)

Marty · Post by **Marty** » Thu 31 Aug 2006 02:28

I use glycerin as toothpaste (liquid, plain in a bottle; same kind I use on the skin). It works very well.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Thu 31 Aug 2006 18:48

Welcome Marty.
What made you do that?

Marty · Post by **Marty** » Fri 01 Sep 2006 01:38

Dear RRM, The spirit of invention.

It seems when you brush with a brush what is really needed is some kind of innocuous lubricant for the brush to do its work, that is all.

Glycerin is an alcohol though, no? Perhaps it is harsh.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Sun 03 Sep 2006 19:02

Yes, its a sugar alcohol.
Glycerin (=glycerol) is a good solvent indeed, and also dissolves in your saliva. In your body glycerol can be stored (linked to 3 fatty acids) as a triglyceride.
The glycerin in your toothpasta is from vegetable origin, right?

Marty · Post by **Marty** » Sun 03 Sep 2006 20:15

Yes, it is a small bottle of 100% vegetable-quality glycerin.

It cleans better than any paste; it is not just that it leaves a feeling of a slick surface because of its consistency; it actually seems to clean well and allow the brush to do its work.

Glycerin is an everyday ingredient in commercial toothpastes [in the United States], of course, too. It is found in everything here.

avalon · Post by **avalon** » Tue 05 Sep 2006 22:51

Hi Marty,

I think I read somewhere that the problem with glycerin is that it coats your teeth and prevents remineralization of your teeth- if you believe in that sorta thing.

here's a good page for some who knows, inf:

http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2 ... _death.htm

Marty · Post by **Marty** » Tue 05 Sep 2006 23:21

Don't worry

I don't brush my teeth everyday

Its okay for 11 years now like this.

Post by **Oscar** » Wed 06 Sep 2006 11:40

An interesting video about water fluoridation. This is mostly a concern for people living in parts of the US, where the water is still fluoridized, but also for people using toothpaste containing fluoride, which is most of the (western) world now.

http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid= ... q=fluoride

haraldsmith · Post by **haraldsmith** » Wed 06 Sep 2006 16:22

my water supply has approx an average of 0.79mg/L of fluoride.. is there a certain amount that is bad, or is any at all bad?

Post by **Oscar** » Wed 06 Sep 2006 17:38

Well, if I'm not mistaken, that's about 1 ppm, the official recommended value. If that's the case, I wouldn't drink it. I'm not sure if fluoride naturally occurs in water, but I doubt it.

Marty · Post by **Marty** » Sat 11 Nov 2006 22:17

I am not sure if a discussion of this appears elsewhere (undoubtedly it does); have RRM or Oscar posted regarding mercury in fillings)?

I have several very small fillings in the back of the mouth; I have had them since I was a child.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Sun 12 Nov 2006 20:31

uhhh, i dunno...

Oscar knows about teeth and fillings and stuff... not me...

Marty · Post by **Marty** » Mon 13 Nov 2006 02:20

I want a mouth diagram too

Post by **Oscar** » Mon 13 Nov 2006 20:01

Well, of course mercury fillings are bad for us. On the other hand, taking them out will release a lot of mercury gas in one go, even with the best precautions. So the question is: what is the lesser of the two evils? I don't know.

Mouth diagram?

teeth

Teeth

Toothpaste

Glycerin

Don't worry

fillings

Oscar