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You have hundreds of varieties of bacteria in your mouth, many of which already make ethanol. You have one that makes lactic acid and causes tooth decay; by ma
by mlyle 3y ago
You have hundreds of varieties of bacteria in your mouth, many of which already make ethanol. You have one that makes lactic acid and causes tooth decay; by making a variety of it that makes ethanol and can outcompete the tooth-decay causing variety, you improve the situation: drastically lower lactic acid and not much more ethanol.
- 7e 3y agoWhen ethanol is added to saliva, bacteria in the mouth produce acetaldehyde, which is known to be carcinogenic. I need less ethanol in my mouth, not more!
- NoMoreNicksLeft 3y ago>I need less ethanol in my mouth, not more! Said no one ever.
- 7e 3y agoThis is pretty low effort. You contract yourself in the same sentence, because clearly I just said it!