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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / August 2006Instead of tooth PASTE what abt tooth POWDER?
Are tooth powders just as good for brushing as pastes? >Are tooth powders just as good for brushing as pastes? And what abt these powders http://tinyurl.com/k7snl Yes, and maybe even better. About a year ago, I switched from fluoride tooth paste to baking soda. No mouthwash. Four months or so later, went to my hygenist appointment. She complimented how clean my teeth were. She glanced at my chart, and asked if I had a Sonicare tooth brush. No, just the old fashioned one. And was I using the Prevident tooth paste they prescribed, wtih the 1.8% sodium fluoride? Well.... She also mentioned the bone density and color of my teeth looked good. Also the gums looked good. When I told em I'd switched to baking soda, she and the dentist both tried to get me to go back to the high fluoride routine. Only thing I can figure is that they want me to have bad bone density, tartar, and cavities. I do rinse twice after my baking soda brushing. Don't need more sodium in my body.  SignatureChristopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . Are tooth powders just as good for brushing as pastes? Powders are better .... becuz they are grittier. But messier -- Joel34 > Powders are better .... becuz they are grittier. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Joel344 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Can anyone name a powder that has actually been tested? One of the tooth powders posted makes the claim that it "hardens and remineralizes tooth enamel." No proof is offered. Anything to back that up? If not, how would this differ from the notorious "snake oil" industry of the late 1800s and early 1900s? - dentaldoc >One of the tooth powders posted makes the claim that it "hardens and >remineralizes tooth enamel." No proof is offered. Anything to back that >up? Agree. and that's why I posted and asked abt em here. Hope the experts here can fill me in >If not, how would this differ from the notorious "snake oil" industry >of the late 1800s and early 1900s? My thoughts exactly I'm curious abt using powders vs paste as I may be taking a very long backpacking trip next year. So the idea of powders appeal to me in that sense. But like you I wonder if they are viable or not me@privacy.net Wrote: > >One of the tooth powders posted makes the claim that it "hardens an > >remineralizes tooth enamel." No proof is offered. Anything to bac [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > But like you I wonder if they are viable or not Comment About backpacking and toothpaste & powders. I have done a lot o back packing and wilderness camping. Toothpaste has always been o packing in. If fact I prefer it because sometimes good water i difficult to come by... On the trail, I think the paste is easier to use than the powder Just some thoughts from a seasoned "camper. -- drdolittl >On the trail, I think the paste is easier to use than the powder. >Just some thoughts from a seasoned "camper." ok thanks so much for opinion I've been using finely ground monosodium acid carbonate. After some searching, I was able to find it on the open market, and have been very pleased with it. SignatureChristopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . Joel344 wrote: > Powders are better .... becuz they are grittier. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Joel344 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Can anyone name a powder that has actually been tested? One of the tooth powders posted makes the claim that it "hardens and remineralizes tooth enamel." No proof is offered. Anything to back that up? If not, how would this differ from the notorious "snake oil" industry of the late 1800s and early 1900s? - dentaldoc >Powders are better .... becuz they are grittier. > >But messier. How are they messier? > >Powders are better .... becuz they are grittier. > > > >But messier. > > How are they messier? __________________- I haven't used tooth powder since the 1950's, but I remember how it worked. ToothPASTE is different. Toothpaste is sticky compared to tooth powder. To use paste, you just squeeze out a dollop onto your toothbrush and it sticks by itself. Then you put the brush in your mouth and brush away. Tooth powder, however, is dry by definition. It won't stick to your brush by itself. It is usually used by pouring some of the powder into the palm of your hand, then a WET toothbrush is dipped into the powder. Some of the powder sticks to the wet bristles of the brush, and you can then brush your teeth with it. The problem is that only a relatively small amount of the powder sticks to the brush. To transfer more powder from your hand to your mouth, you have to keep on dipping a wet brush into the powder in your palm, getting a little more powder each time. Although it only takes a few seconds extra, utlimately the palm of your hand gets messy and drippy with the powder-water-saliva slurry created there. No big deal, but yes, the use of tooth powder in the 1950's style is indeed messier than the use of toothpaste. Regards, - dentaldoc >> >Powders are better .... becuz they are grittier. >> > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >No big deal, but yes, the use of tooth powder in the 1950's style is >indeed messier than the use of toothpaste. Oh weird. My father used to use tooth powder and sometimes as kids he would let us use it too. We just wet the toothbrush and pressed it into the powder. There was then enough on the toothbrush for a proper clean. We didn't do the putting it in the hand thing at all. Usually we'd use toothpaste but the toothpowder was just fine too. Ann >No big deal, but yes, the use of tooth powder in the 1950's style is >indeed messier than the use of toothpaste. OK Sounds like powder would be WORSE for camping and backpacking then! I just stick my moist tooth brush into a retail auhorized container of mosodium acid carbonate. Been about a year on the same box. Of course, if I had wife or kids, it would not last that long. SignatureChristopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . me@privacy.net wrote: __________________- I haven't used tooth powder since the 1950's, but I remember how it worked. ToothPASTE is different. Toothpaste is sticky compared to tooth powder. To use paste, you just squeeze out a dollop onto your toothbrush and it sticks by itself. Then you put the brush in your mouth and brush away. Tooth powder, however, is dry by definition. It won't stick to your brush by itself. It is usually used by pouring some of the powder into the palm of your hand, then a WET toothbrush is dipped into the powder. Some of the powder sticks to the wet bristles of the brush, and you can then brush your teeth with it. The problem is that only a relatively small amount of the powder sticks to the brush. To transfer more powder from your hand to your mouth, you have to keep on dipping a wet brush into the powder in your palm, getting a little more powder each time. Although it only takes a few seconds extra, utlimately the palm of your hand gets messy and drippy with the powder-water-saliva slurry created there. No big deal, but yes, the use of tooth powder in the 1950's style is indeed messier than the use of toothpaste. Regards, - dentaldoc |
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