Brushing your teeth with soap

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[Larry Lucido]

He figures, "If it can clean these bridges, it can clean mine!"

[Vinnie]

LOL. wben I was a kid, I knew two things about Ivory soap - that it floats, and what it tastes like.

True story.

When I was in the 1st or 2nd grade I gave a kid on the playground 'the finger'(don't recall where I learned that at 6)

The teacher saw me and washed out my mouth with soap.
I complained she should wash my finger.. LOL

[Larry Lucido]

In 1974, a three-year old child had fluoride gel placed on his teeth. The hygienist handed him a glass of water but rather than rising out his mouth, he drank it. A few hours later, he was dead.

Guess the "doctor" isn't interested in providing a cite to this. I swear, this reads exactly like those stupid urban legends. Even if his thesis is correct, he degrades his argument with uncited anecdotes.

[Sacajaweau]

Is that you bro??

[ExpatCanuck]

I’ve seen several posts extolling the virtues of baking soda and hydrogen peroxide. Are there any commercially available products that combine both? If not, what is the proper mix and regimen to follow?

[SuziQ]

Judd says glycerine is present in all toothpastes and it's so sticky that it requires 27 washes to clean it off. This means that teeth remain coated with a film and cannot rebuild enamel. And if they're not clean, adenosine diphosphatase cannot provide phosphate to enamel.

Uh, don't most modern soaps have glycerin, as well? Why not just use baking soda, like they did in the old days?

[Hot Tabasco]

OK, I tried it this morning using Dove soap. Don't know if the extra moisturizing cream will enhance or hinder the alleged affects of brushing with soap.......

As a side note, I did use toothpaste to brush my tongue and get the aftertaste out of my mouth but I was careful not to get any on my teeth.......LOL!

[Neidermeyer]

The tingle tells you it’s working..

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/turlingtons-lower-back-tattoo-remover/1056744/

[redhead]

Hydrogen peroxide straight from the bottle, and baking soda. I’ve used it for years, not one new cavity in all that time. (Of course, I AM a habitual flosser...)

[redhead]

"I’ve seen several posts extolling the virtues of baking soda and hydrogen peroxide. Are there any commercially available products that combine both? If not, what is the proper mix and regimen to follow?"

I just dip my brush into the peroxide bottle, then dip it into a little container of bicarb I keep in the medicine cabinet for the job. I use an electric toothbrush, and the combination is very satisfactory. Squeaky clean!

[My hearts in London - Everett]

Thanks for the info! I’m going to try one or both of these ideas. I’ve been using Tom’s of Maine w/o flouride, but I’m going to test these two now also.

[boop]

You know the Romans used urine to brush their teeth. Probably some “benefits”, but who’d want to kiss you in the morning?

[TheCause]

Yum

[darth]

Tip: Start sweetening your coffee with xylitol sugar. I buy it by the kilo at vrp.com.

It’s a synthetic sugar, and bacteria in your mouth eat it...then they die. Great for gingivitis and your breath.

Good to treat strep throat in kids, too.

Toxic to bacteria; harmless to humans.

Another tip: I wish I had discovered the wonders of Waterpik many decades ago. I would have saved a mint in dental bills. My hygienist cannot find any plaque.

[Ellendra]

Intriguing. But I’m going to be doing more research before I try that.

[Electric Graffiti]

".........And if they're not clean, adenosine diphosphatase cannot provide phosphate to enamel."

Don't worry doc that's why I gargle with TSP and Bleach.....works wonders /s

[ExpatCanuck]

Doesn’t the bicarb get wet and cake up from the wet brish being put into it over and over again?

[redhead]

If I’m careful, it doesn’t. Anyway, it’s easy just to mash it against the side of the container and make it back into powder. No big deal. Guess you could put a teaspoon or so in the palm of your hand, but I just keep it in a little washed-out Jello cup.