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Fluoride-the-Destroyer: See the Dark Side

Queen of Dental Hygiene

From the beginning of dental hygiene school, I learned all about how “wonderful” fluoride was for dental health. It was the only tool in my unfortunately very empty dental hygiene toolbox for addressing dental decay. Biological dental hygiene looks for the root causes of dental decay. So much fluoride.

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Saliva: Functions and Benefits for Oral Health

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Saliva not only gets rid of food debris that could feed bacteria that cause dental caries (tooth decay), it also buffers acids that can break down tooth enamel. Bicarbonate, in particular, spreads into dental plaque and neutralizes acids. The Journal of prosthetic dentistry, 85 (2), 162-169. Saliva and dental erosion.

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