Alternativos De Pasta De Dientes

Toothpaste Alternatives
Healthier ways to brush your teeth
If you have read or already know about the various more or less serious health hazards lurking in commercial toothpastes, you may want to start using alternatives which don't damage your teeth, gums and/or health and (as has happened to others1) might actually reverse existing damage to your teeth and gums.
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Go without
Ironically, according to several more or less "expert" (incl. a dentist's) opinions I have read, toothpaste is actually not necessary to allow teeth to be properly clean. According to this school of thought, the important thing to help your teeth stay healthy is a good toothbrush combined with proper brushing and flossing, and - apart from anybenefits derived for instance from any herbal extracts included - basically, toothpaste provides a pleasant sensation in the mouth. As you will see, I somewhat disagree...
Dry brushing
'Dry brushing' is brushing without any toothpaste using a dry toothbrush (but possibly salt and baking soda). Dry brushing is credited with several dental health and healing benefits, including being a very effectivebacterial plaque remover, reducing gum bleeding due to gingivitis etc., and this testimonial also reports a tooth-whitening effect.
According to Prevention magazine (September 1997), a study performed with 128 test persons over a six-month period found that thanks to dry-brushing, bacterial plaque build-up on their back teeth dropped by 67% compared with their plaque deposits measured at thebeginning of the study. They also showed a 50% reduction in gum bleeding.
According to the same source, one should dry-brush for about 90 seconds using a soft, dry toothbrush (compared to a moistened brush, a dry one appears to more effectively remove plaque build-up). If your toothbrush's bristles feel stiff, run your finger through them before starting the brushing process. Begin on the innersurfaces of your lower teeth, continue with those of your upper teeth and finish by brushing the outer surfaces.
Using plain water
While using water may be preferable over using toothpastes laden with any of the above and is one of the things advised by "toxin expert" Dr. Hulda Clark in her book The Cure For All Diseases2, for maximising the beneficial effects of your toothbrushing sessions I thinkit's best to add some (or several) of the items listed in the following (as well as other natural, herbal etc. items you feel drawn to use or experiment with).
(Sea) salt and/or baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
... are two indispensable, inexpensive and time-honoured mainstays in naturaltooth care, treatment and healing (compare for instance salt water toothache remedy). Among other things, saltmakes you salivate, with the saliva said to create a natural antibacterial protection for the tooth enamel, and sodium being an alkaline mineral, both salt and (particularly) baking soda help to alkalise your saliva, a welcome trait for most3.
Also compare this very interesting, in fact revealing testimonial about the cavity-healing effect of discontinuing commercial fluoride toothpaste andreplacing it with salt water brushing and a salt rinse (waterpik).
If at all possible, only use sea salt or other natural "full-spectrum" salt containing all the minerals and trace elements and no additives.
A little caveat from Dr. Hulda Clark who also recommends using salt (as salt water)2 but adds that "Salt is corrosive—don't use it for brushing metal teeth [i.e. teeth with metal fillings, crownsetc.]". German toxicity expert Prof. Max Daunderer adds that amalgam from dental fillings is corroded by fluorine (including from fluoridated salt and toothpaste) and by iodised salt, but does not refer to unadulterated salt as an amalgam corrosive agent. Also people with exposed tooth necks (sensitive teeth) may possibly find they react with pain to saltapplication.7
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