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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / November 2005tea tree oil any good?
Hello I have irritated gums and minor bleading My local health supplements shop advised me to use a couple of drops in water of "tea tree oil" to rinse my mounth after brushing. It should clean my teeth without irritating the gums. My teeth do look cleaner and i have less gum irritation since i use it. The thing that is worring me is that it might be acidic and may destroy enamel since ur teeth are vulnerable just after brushing. ingredients:melaleuca alternifolia Let's see,,,,,,,,,,,,,, you took advice from some young kid selling bottles of pills at a profit, but want us to tell you how to use it ???? SM > Hello > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > ingredients:melaleuca alternifolia >Let's see,,,,,,,,,,,,,, you took advice from some young kid selling bottles >of pills at a profit, but want us to tell you how to use it ???? Oh my god, that reminds of the Holland & Barrett Health Food shop here. Twice I've heard the woman behind the counter giving stupid advice. Once I heard her advise a woman to only use bottled water for her baby as the tap water in our area would cause the baby to dehydrate!! Another time this wonderful expert was looking at some lumpy spots on a woman's leg and telling her that she was obviously deficient in some mineral or other. I wanted to ask her if she had a cat, they looked like flea bites to me! Sheesh! Ann >SM > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> ingredients:melaleuca alternifolia Another time this wonderful expert was looking at some lumpy spots on a woman's leg and telling her that she was obviously deficient in some mineral or other. I wanted to ask her if she had a cat, they looked like flea bites to me! ________________________________ Maybe the fleas were malnourished. - dentaldoc >>Let's see,,,,,,,,,,,,,, you took advice from some young kid selling bottles >>of pills at a profit, but want us to tell you how to use it ???? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >her baby as the tap water in our area would cause the baby to >dehydrate!! Actually this is true. There is too little water in the regular water while the bottled has the correct amount. >Another time this wonderful expert was looking at some lumpy spots on >a woman's leg and telling her that she was obviously deficient in some [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >>> >>> ingredients:melaleuca alternifolia >Hello > >I have irritated gums and minor bleading > >My local health supplements shop advised me to use a couple of drops in >water of "tea tree oil" to rinse my mounth after brushing. Excellent. Do you have any website where I can buy some for myself? Joely MELALEUCA? Oh I love that stuff. Are there any MLM places I can buy some? >It should clean my teeth without irritating the gums. My teeth do look >cleaner and i have less gum irritation since i use it. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >ingredients:melaleuca alternifolia >>My local health supplements shop advised me to use a couple of drops in >>water of "tea tree oil" to rinse my mounth after brushing. > >Excellent. Do you have any website where I can buy some for myself? Desert Essence Naturally Refreshing Tea Tree Oil Mouthwash http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=33977&catid=47647&aid=337011&apar am=desert_essence_naturally >Desert Essence Naturally Refreshing Tea Tree Oil Mouthwash > >http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=33977&catid=47647&aid=337011&apar am=desert_essence_naturally http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/1,1525,10081,00.html Good for lice and vaginal yeast infections too... Hmmm, a marketing possibility.. is any one else thinking <ahem> crabs here? >>Desert Essence Naturally Refreshing Tea Tree Oil Mouthwash >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Hmmm, a marketing possibility.. is any one else thinking <ahem> crabs >here? Soft shells or hard? >>>Desert Essence Naturally Refreshing Tea Tree Oil Mouthwash >>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Soft shells or hard? Ahem... 'blue'. <hehe> -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >>>Good for lice and vaginal yeast infections too... >>>Hmmm, a marketing possibility.. is any one else thinking <ahem> crabs >>>here? >>Soft shells or hard? >Ahem... 'blue'. <hehe> Wait.. there is mroe.. it cures periodontal ills too. A marketing trifecta.. gets rid of the flora and fauna (yeast and lice) and leaves your sweetie's breath as fresh as a tea tree. This could be BIG Blue crabs indeed;) --G >Hello > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >ingredients:melaleuca alternifolia I'm not a dentist, so take this with a grain of salt, but since none of the dentists have answered your question, here, check out this link below. The problem with doctors - and it seems, dentists as well - is that they are not taught much in the way of nutrition or herbs. Too bad because many herbal and nutritional supplements are worthwhile, as in the green tea and xylitol thread above, for example. There is a lot of research showing xylitol is a great sugar substitute, and that green tea is good for your teeth and gums, but dentists won't tell you that. Perhaps because the almighty ADA has not given its proper blessing to it, and they won't or haven't done their own research into such things. For many years nutritionists have been saying what the Chinese have known for thousands of years, that green tea is good for you in many ways, but everyone ignores it or even makes fun of it, until finally some scientist verfies it. Just like how nutritionists have said brocolli helps prevent cancer; yet the FDA fought this claim tooth and nail, yet now it is allowed. I'm all for verification, double-blind experiments and all: science!; but I'm against people being closed minded about anecdotal evidence that has been known for thousands of years, and making light of it as if it has no value. As for tea tree oil, you can find a lot of scientific basis for its value. Here is one article; you can find many more by doing a google on "tea tree oil" or "tea tree oil for gums": http://abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_1193238.htm Sorry if I sound like I'm putting dentists down, I'm not; it's just that it bothers me when people poo-poo ideas they know nothing about, and that is often the case with herbs and supplements. On the other hand, I do agree that idiots in health food stores can say some stupid stuff and one should take their advice with a huge grain of salt. |
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