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1 drop clove oil, 1/2 cup water. Swish regularly. It's an antiseptic. 19 years ago I went to the dentist and he told me I needed to have a cavity filled. I ski

1 drop clove oil, 1/2 cup water. Swish regularly. It's an antiseptic. 19 years ago I went to the dentist and he told me I needed to have a cavity filled. I skipped that. I didn't go back (or to any other dentist) until last year. Got the x-rays. No cavities. Stuff works. Oh and stop eating sugar.

bamboozled 4y ago
I eat tons of olive oil and drink water while doing so, I’ve had plenty of cavities, what do you think about that ?
- pseudostem 4y ago
  I mistook clove oil for olive oil too
chrisoverzero 4y ago
Antiseptic regrows enamel?
- antif 4y ago
  No. Saliva regrows enamel.
  - system2 4y ago
    "The Verdict: You can do a lot to protect and strengthen your tooth enamel, but once it has eroded, it’s gone, baby, gone!" Says webmd. https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/features/can-tooth-enamel-grow-back https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/features/can-tooth-enamel-...
    - justbaker 4y ago
      Webmd is an awful reference
      - system2 4y ago
        Many results under webmd were the same. They know SEO unfortunately.
        justbaker 4y ago
        Sounds like a generalization of the SEO problem.
      - moonchild 4y ago
        justbaker 4y ago
        I’m failing to see how my comment was random. Yours seems more random.
silisili 4y ago
A cavity is a literal hole in your tooth. No amount of clove oil can fix that. I'm glad you found something that works for you, seriously, but I'd be careful over attributing. The most likely explanation would be never actually having had a cavity in the first place.
- strbean 4y ago
  Often going to another dentist and getting a second opinion will "fix" your cavity, but give you a new one in a different tooth.
nkrisc 4y ago
Either the first dentist thought you had a cavity when you had none, or the second one missed it. One of them was just wrong.
- throwawayboise 4y ago
  Or he had a boat payment due. Seriously though... some dentists will fill any tiny crevice, others wait until there's more clearly a cavity. I'm not sure why the difference.
  - stjohnswarts 4y ago
    Yes I had a dentist who told me all of a sudden "you need 3 crowns" and I was like "bwah?" . Just 6 months before I was notified he was happy I hadn't had a cavity the 6 years I'd been seeing him. Naturally I went to another dentist who told me my teeth were fine and to not go back to the other dentist for anything let alone crowns but he said that was just his opinion as he didn't know the dentist personally. So I switched over to him. He took the time to point out on xrays from people who had decay bad enough to get crowns and that my teeth were nothing like those.
VerminOctopus1 4y ago
This is unscientific nonsense. Clove oil isn’t going to repair a hole in your tooth.
- contingencies 4y ago
  Possibly the grandparent is confused because clove oil is a local anaesthetic traditionally used by dentists in South Asia.

bamboozled 4y ago

I eat tons of olive oil and drink water while doing so, I’ve had plenty of cavities, what do you think about that ?

pseudostem 4y ago
I mistook clove oil for olive oil too

chrisoverzero 4y ago

Antiseptic regrows enamel?

antif 4y ago
No. Saliva regrows enamel.
- system2 4y ago
  "The Verdict: You can do a lot to protect and strengthen your tooth enamel, but once it has eroded, it’s gone, baby, gone!" Says webmd. https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/features/can-tooth-enamel-grow-back https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/features/can-tooth-enamel-...
  - justbaker 4y ago
    Webmd is an awful reference
    - system2 4y ago
      Many results under webmd were the same. They know SEO unfortunately.
      - justbaker 4y ago
        Sounds like a generalization of the SEO problem.
    - moonchild 4y ago
      - justbaker 4y ago
        I’m failing to see how my comment was random. Yours seems more random.

silisili 4y ago

A cavity is a literal hole in your tooth. No amount of clove oil can fix that. I'm glad you found something that works for you, seriously, but I'd be careful over attributing. The most likely explanation would be never actually having had a cavity in the first place.

strbean 4y ago
Often going to another dentist and getting a second opinion will "fix" your cavity, but give you a new one in a different tooth.

nkrisc 4y ago

Either the first dentist thought you had a cavity when you had none, or the second one missed it. One of them was just wrong.

throwawayboise 4y ago
Or he had a boat payment due. Seriously though... some dentists will fill any tiny crevice, others wait until there's more clearly a cavity. I'm not sure why the difference.
- stjohnswarts 4y ago
  Yes I had a dentist who told me all of a sudden "you need 3 crowns" and I was like "bwah?" . Just 6 months before I was notified he was happy I hadn't had a cavity the 6 years I'd been seeing him. Naturally I went to another dentist who told me my teeth were fine and to not go back to the other dentist for anything let alone crowns but he said that was just his opinion as he didn't know the dentist personally. So I switched over to him. He took the time to point out on xrays from people who had decay bad enough to get crowns and that my teeth were nothing like those.

VerminOctopus1 4y ago

This is unscientific nonsense. Clove oil isn’t going to repair a hole in your tooth.

contingencies 4y ago
Possibly the grandparent is confused because clove oil is a local anaesthetic traditionally used by dentists in South Asia.