Mother Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Salt water is probably the easiest to use as a substitute and is actually reccomended by dentist to heal exstraction sites. Thyme tea would be one alternative that is easily grown. IT is high in antibacterial properties. Actually, several of the herbs have antibacterial properties and would work equally well for freshness also. If you are looking for something anti-plaque, thorough brushing is a great substitute along with watching the sugar laden foods. Link to comment
susie Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 Thank you. I was just looking for something to replace a thing like Listerine. Cavities aren't really the problem, four kids seventeen and under have only one cavity between them because I am a maniac about toothbrushing. I've been listening to the US radio stations (I LOVE the Internet) and CNN has ads for 'rinsing under the stars' with some kind of mouthwash that kills the bad bacterias that eat teeth, and I was wondering if I could duplicate it at home. Link to comment
Ambergris Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Eating an apple does your teeth as much good as most mouthwashes. Eating hard cheese also makes the mouth less hospitable to tooth-eating bacteria. Flossing does more good. Thyme tea is a good, home-grown antibacterial mouthwash. We use peroxide because I have an absolute genius for killing thyme plants. Link to comment
susie Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 Please tell me more about peroxide. (wouldn't the acid and the sucrose together in the apple kill your teeth?) Link to comment
Andrea Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I've rinsed with peroxide when I got a small infection in the gum back by my wisdom tooth. Rather than go to the dentist and get lectured about not having my wisdom teeth out, I rinsed 4 times a day with straight hydrogen peroxide for about 5 days and it cleared right up. They sell a peroxide rinse specifically for oral care that is mint flavored but I'm too cheap. It's almost $8.00 a bottle here. Link to comment
cootie Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 My dentist said salt water. He rinses with it himself, and he agrees that some of the older remedies are still the best. It fights infection well accoding to him. It's a lot cheaper too than store bought stuff! Link to comment
HSmom Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Most people (at least in America, with our flouridated city water & frequent flouride treatments from the dentist) have more trouble with their gum health than the actual teeth. My dh lost a perfectly healthy tooth because his gum had rotted out. In that case, flossing is our best friend. Link to comment
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