6 ms·
but some toothpaste additive About 9 months ago I stopped using toothpaste (my Dentist said it was fine) because I read the canker sores I had been getting for
by e40 10y ago
but some toothpaste additive
About 9 months ago I stopped using toothpaste (my Dentist said it was fine) because I read the canker sores I had been getting for years and years were caused by an additive in tooth paste: Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS). Sure enough, I have not had a single canker sore since I stopped using tooth paste!
- brockhaywood 10y agoSo, what is the alternative you are using? Water and brushing? Or some organic toothpaste alternative?
- Cerium 10y agoI just use water and a toothbrush. It works well.
- MichaelGG 10y agoSLS is organic.
- awqrre 10y agoThere's plenty of organic compounds that are toxic to humans (not saying that this one is or isn't) ...
- adrr 10y agoSLS isn't that toxic, its just overly an effective surfactant that strips all the natural oils from your skin/cheeks. Its why your hands free dry when you wash dishes with dish soap. Also strong enough to remove crude oil from birds.
- MichaelGG 10y agoSure, just saying that "an organic toothpaste" doesn't rule out SLS.
- allwein 10y agoSo is arsenic.
- kefka 10y agoI didn't know that elemental Arsenic (As) was made of chains of elemental carbons (C)... The more you know??
- dredmorbius 10y agoIncorrect. Arsenic is an element. Elemental arsenic, as with elemental carbon, or hydrogen, or any other element, is made of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Its chemical properties are defined largely by its valence electrons, and atomic mass. There is no more carbon in arsenic than there is sound in light. They are different things. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic
- prewett 10y agoYour parent poster was well aware of that, and also assumed his parent was aware of that as well. His post was a subtle version of "arsenic can't be 'organic' because cannot be composed of carbon chains because it is an element which is not carbon." The advantage of his version (especially in spoken conversation) is that you can tell someone they are wrong, and typically if they have such a gross misunderstanding, it will go completely over their heads, and they won't realize that you are telling them they are wrong.
- dredmorbius 10y agoWhoosh! </self> Yeah, I managed to miss that.
- kefka 10y agoYeah, I was trying to be nice :) In all honesty, I was thinking that allwein's post was an example of "Not even wrong" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_even_wrong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_even_wrong )
- tiglionabbit 10y agoI still use toothpaste, but I've found that using a sonicare toothbrush made a huge improvement in preventing cavities. Also flossing is important.
- BigThrowaway88 10y agoThe benefits of flossing are not backed by data. Seems it too is a myth manufactured by industry: The FDA had to remove the recommendation from daily hygiene guidelines, as law requires them to be backed by legit science. That said, I still do it. Makes my mouth "feel" cleaner". http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f7e66079d9ba4b4985d7af350619a9e3/medical-benefits-dental-floss-unproven http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f7e66079d9ba4b4985d7af350619a...
- switch007 10y agoThe cited references studied cavities, plaque, gingivitis and gum disease. I see two other benefits in flossing: combating halitosis and comfort (meat stuck between molars for me is extremely irritating).
- skyyler 10y agoHow have you found a sonicare toothbrush to help cavities?
- e40 10y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12481632 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12481632
- ChoGGi 10y agoI use Green beaver toothpaste http://greenbeaver.com http://greenbeaver.com Calcium Carbonate, Aqua/Water/Eau, Sorbitol, Glycerin, Hydrated Silica, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) leaf Oil, Menthol, Xylitol, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Extract, Xanthan Gum, Coco-Glucoside, Calcium Ascorbate, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil.
- PKop 10y agoDon't leave us hanging... what was your substitute?
- e40 10y agoNothing. The toothpastes without SLS made me gag. My dentist said using no toothpaste was fine. My Sonicare toothbrush and flossing does the job just fine, and the floride in the water handles the rest.
- voidz 10y agoFluoride isn't exactly healthy either though, is it?
- Karunamon 10y agoThe dose makes the poison - there's a pretty dramatic correlation between low level fluoridation like the kind that's added to water and oral health, with not much at all linking it to health issues. http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/fluorid.htm http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/fluorid.htm http://www.nature.com/bdj/journal/v192/n9/full/4801410a.html http://www.nature.com/bdj/journal/v192/n9/full/4801410a.html
- sleighboy 10y agoI would not say that is dramatic or even meaningful. The findings are full of statements on how the the studies they considered were "of moderate quality, but of limited quantity". And they conclude with saying basically that they have no conclusion.
- Karunamon 10y agoI think we may have read different studies. From the conclusions on the second link: From the evidence available, it can be concluded that fluoridation of public water supplies does prevent caries and is associated with fluorosis. Personally speaking, I'd call 15-25% reductions "dramatic".
- jotato 10y agoso what do you use now? Coconut oil or something similar?
- lukeschlather 10y agohttps://www.quora.com/How-much-less-effective-is-brushing-your-teeth-without-toothpaste https://www.quora.com/How-much-less-effective-is-brushing-yo...
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]
- akavlie 10y agoI use Sensodyne for the same reason — it's a widely available toothpaste that doesn't have SLS.
- dgjfe 10y agoActually, most types of Sensodyne have SLS in them too. The "Extra Whitening" type doesn't, so I use that. Once I switched to that, I stopped getting so many canker sores almost immediately.
- stepanhruda 10y agoThanks for the tip
- jschwartzi 10y agoI used to have to use lotion on my hands constantly until I switched to castille soap instead of SLS-based detergents.
- pkaye 10y agoWhenever I have canker sores I stop using toothpaste and dip my toothbrush in a cup of mouthwash and that helps the sores heal much faster.
- jaymoorthi 10y agoIn my (limited) experience, canker sores are an allergic reaction. Raw pineapples make the inside of my mouth tingly, and then voila: canker sores. I stopped eating raw pineapple, and I've not had a canker sore since.