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This is from memory, so could be wrong. The goal is to starve the streptococcus mutans bacteria in your mouth. Since that lives off sugar and starch, you both
by Blammar 5y ago
This is from memory, so could be wrong.
The goal is to starve the streptococcus mutans bacteria in your mouth. Since that lives off sugar and starch, you both (a) rinse your mouth with a bactericidal (b) brush teeth, tongue, and gums after ingesting any sugar or starch.
The downside is excessive bactericidal use or brushing can damage your mouth tissues and teeth.
Another approach I had heard about but have no further info was to be vaccinated against S. mutans, so presumably your saliva would attack it somehow. I don't understand the mechanism here.
In the meantime, I use a prescription dose of fluoride toothpaste daily to harden the hydroxyapatite in my mouth.
- johnkpaul 5y ago:-) my approach is just to not eat any sugar or starch but definitely agree with mechanism.
- wyager 5y agoYou can also just quit eating saccharides. Incidentally (or perhaps not), this has a lot of positive effects besides improving dental health. It's a first line treatment for many metabolic disorders like diabetes and even many cases of epilepsy. It resolves many digestive issues, as it reduces or eliminates most things humans can't easily metabolize (plant fiber, large sugar molecules, etc.). It helps with weight management because most human groups have not yet evolved an appropriately tuned satiety response to saccharides.