Teeth

hehe so true coconut oil does just about everything 🙂

thanks so much!

Hmm interesting, my dentist actually put me on to bi carb soda after telling me that Colgate `whitening` toothpaste is a complete waste of money.

I was under the impression these forums were a place to ask/offer advice WITHOUT being judged and condescended, but it seems that isn`t always the case haha. Cheers duality!

Shanny_ I didn`t say bicarb was a problem (it can be for some people) I said combining the two is dangerous. Sorry you are taking offence it wasn`t directed at you it is directed at whomever invented it – it`s crazy and damaging as a combination. It wasn`t meant as condescending and sorry you took it that way. Giving of opinions is totally encouraged in any forum, giving medical advice unless you are a professional can sometimes get a little dangerous and believing or using them yourself is your own choice.

All good, I just felt somewhat attacked by the way it was written.

I use bicarb with water, but only because I hate lemon. Most my friends use them together but so I will let them know to use water instead, not sure why the dentist didn`t raise this concern when I asked about it tbh.

As with all my forum entries it was only meant as a suggestion, I would assume someone would research any advice given on here before using it themselves.

Now I re-read it I can see why you might view it that way, I am the first to admit I can be a bit blunt sometimes! I should have mentioned why it was dangerous too. The citric acid in lemon is highly acidic and will change the properties of your teeth temporarily (we use it as an etch to prepare teeth to absorb certain bonds/adhesives so they penetrate further). So you have an open porous surface (think a piece of chalk) and then you rub it with an abrasive (so the bicarb). You then have just scrubbed a minute layer of your enamel (and it doesn`t grow back, ever). Do it a few times and your teeth will be excruciatingly painful and then when the enamel is gone well we all know what that means. Sorry about the bluntness earlier.!

Oh gosh that combination sounds horrible!!!

Steering clear from Lemon juice and bicarb.

No need to apologise, just got defensive as I was genuinely only trying to offer advice and felt a little attacked. Glad we cleared it up.

That`s actually a little scary, using the two together is recommended all over the internet (I understand the internet isn`t always completely true but still!). If I didn`t hate lemon I would have been using it with the bicarb soda for months..

I`ll be sure to tell everyone to avoid mixing the two!

PS. is this similar to say eating a citrus fruit/juice and then brushing your teeth immediately after? Or does toothpaste prevent removing the porous enamel? Just curious as I like to have fruit juice most mornings..

yep, don`t brush immediately after eating any fruits really – if you need to then first swish your mouth with some milk or water or the best thing is to eat a piece of cheese. Cheese coats teeth with good stuff and protects it. I eat it before having something that can stain like red wine.

Well that`s good to know, and another excuse to eat cheese yay haha. Thanks!