Teeth, Cavities, Care etc.

[me]

Originally Posted by Rabbit

I had small cavities between my teeth, according to x-rays and one dentist. He said not to fill them right then, but if they got bigger, we would need to. My teeth hurt all of the time, and I was using sensodyne every time I brushed my teeth, twice a day. I switched to Weleda's calendula toothpaste, and my teeth stopped hurting. Two years later, at a new dentist, with new x-rays, my teeth showed no damage. In that time, I had also started cal/mag supplements. And went completely dairy free, but maybe that's a side issue.

Not all black spots on teeth are cavities, by the way. I've got dark stains between my molars, but they're from blueberries, not cavities. Peroxide would make the stains go away, if I swished it regularly.

....thats interesting!
I was just looking on line after this for other toothpastes, I currently use Tom's.
I was wanting something with clay and xylitol. I found a lot of clay ones and a lot of xylitol ones but none that had both. Im gonna go see what the toothpaste you mentioned has in it.

I did go yesterday to buy me some mouthwash with xylitol, alcohol free, flouride free, all that stuff. Im just not so sure about the propylene glycol in it, I figure its still better than ACT that I was using.
Dd1 likes it much better already.

I want to make my own paste or wash but Im afraid to leave something out and actually be doing worse to our teeth than had I kept using drug store stuff. :/