It is often said that an individual’s combined dental and oral health is a window into his or her overall heath. That being said, maintaining a high level of overall dental health is an important part of a healthy lifestyle.
Dental health is a very important part of a healthy lifestyle. Natural remedies like cloves, oil pulling, and hydrogen peroxide are effective treatments.
The oral cavity is one of constant moisture and warmth, making it the perfect breeding ground for bacteria. As such, the mouth, teeth and gums are susceptible to a number of issues.
From cavities and tooth decay to tooth discoloration and grinding, several dental health issues have been identified. In addition to these issues, other oral health issues can also be cause for concern. Bad breath, dry mouth, canker and cold sores and thrush among others are all signs of poor dental health. Each of these issues can be easily treated and even prevented with the right oral hygiene routine.
An effective dental health regimen involves regular brushing at least twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste, flossing and regular rinsing. Likewise, snacking and eating smart are important to maintain dental health – sugary, sticky snacks should be kept at a minimum. Regular checkups are also important for maintaining dental health.
Natural Remedies to Improve Dental Health
Several natural options are available for maintaining proper dental health as well as treating dental health issues. Cloves can be used to eliminate tooth pain while baking soda and hydrogen peroxide are safe, natural tooth cleaners and whiteners.
Parsley, fennel and calendula freshen breath and treat oral infections. Likewise, oil pulling with an oil like sunflower oil can not only help whiten teeth but also supports overall dental health.
In conjunction with a healthy dental hygiene regimen, these options offer relief and treatment for a variety of issues. Continue reading to learn what our readers have used to improve their dental health!
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A month or so ago my 10 year old had a loose tooth that was bothering him. He let me pull it out. I told him, “Hey we should soak this in coke. I have heard that if you do that it will dissolve the tooth! ” I offered him a buck for his tooth and he agreed.
Then I realized that I could soak a bunch of teeth in different things to see what happened. So I offered him $10 for his tooth collection of 11 teeth. It was worth it for the sake of pure science.
I put one tooth in each of seven jars and filled with 7 liquids and labeled them. I kept them on a table for about a month. Tonight I inspected the teeth and had some pretty interesting results!!
Here is what I soaked the teeth in:
The tooth soaked in coke was nearly black. Ugh! It looked the worst. My 16 year old son was passing through and I showed him the tooth. He said, “That is why I don’t keep coke sitting in my mouth.” Hmmm…)
The tooth soaked in hydrogen peroxide looked amazing. It was pure white.
The other teeth had varying amounts of color. The ones in vinegar solutions looked somewhat stained.
The tooth that was in the Apple Cider Vinegar tonic broke in half when I took it out of the solution!
I took a wooden spoon and tried to crush each tooth, to no avail (even the broken tooth).
So I got a hammer and hit each tooth until it smashed. J The colloidal silver tooth and the distilled water tooth were easiest to crush. The coke tooth and the peroxide tooth were equally hard to crush.
Some limitations of my experiment:
These teeth were dead teeth. So this experiment did not replicate “real life.”
Additionally, these teeth did not have the benefit of body functions that would affect teeth. I am thinking in particular of saliva, which has a benefit to the teeth, I believe.
Each tooth came out of my son’s mouth at different times over the course of 5 years. They would not all have been of identical quality, which could have affected the outcome.
Some conclusions and observations:
I think the most striking thing was how white the hydrogen peroxide tooth was, and with no appearance of being worse for the wear. I think hydrogen peroxide is likely among the best ways to safely whiten your teeth. Now, you can’t soak your teeth in them, but you can use hydrogen peroxide as a mouthwash after you brush, or whenever you like.
I had used some distilled water in one because Robert Henry and others say that distilled water will leach minerals out of your body. It did seem to weaken the tooth that was soaking in it!
I have to admit that I was surprised that the coke tooth was not compromised in its strength, though the color was quite dreadful.
Of course, none of this takes into account the bodily processed affected by each liquid and how that would affect your teeth.
At the end of the day, what is my take away from this?
I need to be using hydrogen peroxide to try and whiten my teeth.
I don’t need to get too excited about my children having an occasional soda.
I will stick to using distilled water only for particular things, like making colloidal silver. I don’t think it is a good idea to drink it unless you add back in the minerals.
The pictures below:
1. Before
2. After
3. Before (again, by mistake.)
4. Close up which shows the coke tooth and cracked ACV tooth and H2O2 tooth.
If you have an observations or conclusions, let me know!
Amazing, MtM!!!! I had stopped rinsing frequently with h2o2 because of someone's warning that it erodes teeth, but apparantly that wasn't true. I just imagine it would erode a pulled tooth faster than a live one. But it didn't!
Hmmm can one soak ivory in h2o2 to clean it?!
MAMA, this experiment is fantastic. I congratulate you.
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Very cool experiment! I love it when people "think outside the box"! 🙂
Hi MtM,
I had saved all our daughter's baby teeth as my mother saved mine. Mine stayed whole over the decades but every one of our daughter's split. That leads me to the conclusion sun screen prevented her from absorbing what was needed to harden her teeth from the sun.
I now regret not saving all of our daughter's teeth for studies that might prove how harmful sun screen really is for bone and tooth development/hardening. Maybe that would have been a "Nobel" thing for me to do. We only have a few just for a visual lesson.
I think the advertising insistence of sun screen use is not wise. Limiting ones exposure to the sun is wiser.
Dear Mama to Many, you are a boon to this site. I do read many suggestion given by you. Last time you told me to use black walnut tincture for my exposed gums. It worked very well. I used for a week or so. But now after 6/7 months, I bit on something hard, and my incisor in my lower jaw has become loose. I am 50 plus. Can you please tell me some remedy to tighten my tooth again. I am horrified and depressed. I want to save my tooth. I started baking soda, sea salt, hydrogen peroxide regime and now gums looks healthier. Please help me with this now.
God bless you.
Dear Sandy,
I think I would try gently oil pulling with organic sesame oil for 5 minutes a couple of times a day.
Cod liver oil supplements are also popular for building up the teeth, but I have no experience with it, but would look in to it if it seemed necessary.
Are you getting plenty of nutrients, especially a good balance of calcium, magnesium, boron, vitamin k, d and c?
I am sorry you are having this trouble! I have taken my teeth rather for granted for a long time and now that I am 50 I am seeing that they need some extra TLC, too.
Let me know how it goes!
~Mama to Many~
Dear Mama to Many,
Thanks for your prompt reply. I am taking cal, mag, vit k d3 and c. I have not taken Baron. I will try though. I also started baking soda salt pepper mint oil brushing, also rince my mouth with Hydrogen peroxide. And oil pulling. But I am using organic coconut oil. Is that ok. Also please pray for me that I can save my teeth.
Dear Sandy,
Coconut oil should be good and is probably the most common one to use for most health issues. I feel like I have read about sesame oil being specifically helpful for teeth issues, but it doesn't mean that coconut oil would not be good.
Yes, I will pray that you can save your teeth!
Keep us posted…
~Mama to Many~
I have been brushing my teeth with 3 percent food grade hydrogen peroxide now for about 10 years. My gums are healthier now than for my entire lifetime. I am a 67 year old female and have gone to the dentist twice a year for the last 40 years. They hygienist would give me the dreadful news that I had these deep pockets that were going to cause me to loose my teeth if I didn't clean them better. I have had no pockets ever since I started the peroxide brushing.
I was getting desperate trying to stop the progressive worsening of the plaque on my teeth. I had yellow/brown discolouration that was coming in in spots, a rough feeling of plaque over portions of my teeth, visible thick plaque on small areas, and raised areas I could feel with my tongue that also turned out to be plaque (because they broke off). I also have moderately receding gums.
All I did was:
– Brush my teeth twice a day with an extra soft toothbrush to go easy on my gums and instead of toothpaste using plain bar soap (I get the simplest one I can find at the supermarket).
– Rinse my mouth twice a day with a combination of baking soda and eucalyptus oil in water.
And that's literally it.
I'm quite sloppy about it so I don't know exact amounts, but I don't use particularly low amounts of any of them. The eucalyptus oil I use 3-4 drops per rinse but I don't know what the best amount is.
I would say "I hope it works for you", but frankly I would be staggered if it didn't 🙂
Hope your problem goes away soon!
P.S The soap is an important component in this remedy. I stopped the soap once and continued with the baking soda and eucalyptus and the plaque started to come right back!
You can also try changing the bacteria in your mouth. Studies have shown that people with healthy mouths have different kinds of bacteria than people with dental problems. Eating fermented foods helps. Dr. Mercola said he only has to get his teeth cleaned half as often since he added fermented foods to his diet. There are also oral probiotics you can buy that help change the bacteria. I can't name any brands here but if you do a google search for oral probiotics they will turn up.