Rapid dental accumulation of plaque, tartar/calculus.

With our ever changing chemistry, does anyone know of the reaction causing a rapid build up of plaque and tartar on and around the teeth? I have had it happen before but have never pieced together the deficiency or excess level of whatever element to cause it to cycle. Just shot in the dark I suppose but sometimes we get lucky and learn patterns are what to take to alleviate certain symptom flairs. Thanks

Don’t know what causes it.

Have you tried regular oil pulling with coconut oil?

If acarined is right about dysbiosis in the mouth, Revitin toothpaste might help. It’s ridiculously expensive. Cheapest way I found to get it was in a 5-pack on Amazon. My biological dentist was selling it for $18 a tube. It contains probiotics for your mouth.

Do you have Candida or thrush? If so, it could be related to that. Do you have gut issues? Treatment for what ails your gut would likely help, too.

Yes I had the same thing thing - maybe the bugs have started to hide.

the supplement NAC eliminates plaque and works good for this, at least for me. I end up taking 1x1000mg every morning and night.

Also I clean my teeth with a tooth brush and spit it out, all of it including on my tongue. I then rinse my mouth with salt water, which appears to really combat it and give me relief. On top this with NAC, it is nearly eliminated or managed. Then it goes away, I'll forget, and comes back a few months later, and I'll do this again.

Yes, I have the same issue with plaque and inflammation and will need multiple root canals.

I did some research and there's a rinse called CTx3 and CTx4 that I've been using along with the paste. I've noticed a great improvement in plaque reduction and some of my pain has even diminished.

This is a bit of a divergence from the topic at hand, but does anyone have issues with dental decay in general? I have great brushing and flossing, drink plain water, no sugar, good nutrition, no clenching or grinding, etc. I have a DIY mouthwash (witch hazel, baking soda, tea tree oil, cinnamon, clove) that I use regularly, but probably should be oil pulling as well. Seems like every time I go to the dentist (every six months) I have more decay. I'm having two root canals removed soon, now that I know more about the potential for toxicity and exacerbation of other health problems in root canal situations, and for financial reasons only can replace them with partial dentures. I go back and forth between thinking vainly, "Woe is me, I'm 36 and will have two dentures," and, "My teeth are havens of pathogens, and I want them all out!" Lyme (or some effect of it) is just destroying my teeth, and I think they in turn create pain and stress and inflammation and harbor pathogens, and the "repairs" involve retaining dead tissue (in the case of a root canal) and foreign materials ... and it feels like an overwhelming vicious cycle.

In addition to oil pulling, does anyone have input for how to combat general dental decay and remineralize teeth?

I thought I had a crazy plaque build up, but it was the staining from the tinctures. If you are on herbals consider this.

CatLady please please don't get root canals, watch Root Cause documentary.

From what I understand, tooth decay is caused by nutrition, there is a great book by Ramiel Nagel Cure Tooth Decay, based on dr Weston A Price studying indigenous peoples' with fantastic jaws and teeth diets. In order to maintain (and restore) tooth health we need essential vitamins and minerals from food https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/abcs-of-nutrition/characteristics-of-traditional-diets/
Nagel's book is really awesome with many many tips on how to prevent tooth decay.