Dental E-Books: "Why Me?" and "Balance"

Last year, I believe it was astroman who was posting about dental issues and mentioned the products and website of the company CariFree (https://carifree.com) created by V. Kim Kutsch, DMD.

Though I don't think I commented on it at the time, I read through that website and ended up learning about their products -- including nano hydroxyapatite. I went on to buy a (non-nano) hydroxyapatite toothpaste from RiseWell, as I have been suffering from dental issues for some still unknown reason.

Anyway, on the CariFree website, they have two e-books that are free to read online. The first can also be downloaded, but not the second one. I thought I'd include links to both, in case anyone is interested.

Why Me? The Unfair Reason You Get Cavities and What to Do about It
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/53930
https://carifree.com/product/why-me

Balance: A Guide for Managing Dental Caries for Patients and Practitioners
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/331642
https://carifree.com/balance-a-guide-for-managing-dental-caries

I've briefly scanned through both, but haven't read either in great detail. The first one mentions biofilms.

Hi, WalkingbyFaith:

In short, he seems to consider it protective, provided it doesn't get out of balance. I just scanned through that section and copied the following:

"You can’t brush away a biofilm. Moreover, you wouldn’t want to if you were to consider the big picture. Much like we now understand that gut bacteria—bacteria that live in your intestine—can be good for your overall health, a healthy biofilm is part of a healthy mouth."

"Instead of thinking about how to get rid of your biofilm, it’s more productive to consider how to keep your biofilm healthy or how to improve its quality to a healthy, beneficial state."

I'd heard of Revitin before, but never tried it. My feeling was that hydroxyapatite was a better option for remineralization, but I've not dug into the issue too much. My dentist (a biological dentist) suggested a prescription fluoride toothpaste, only because of his concerns about my dental health. He said I could try hydroxyapatite first, though I can't feel any difference after one tube. I might need to try another couple of months, before trying the prescription toothpaste.

Brain sand...

Maybe that's why astroman and I frequently think about tropical destinations, tiki torches, and Hawaiian music? Perhaps we have tropical brain sand.

Thanks for the warning, Rainy.

It was >20 years that I had an MRI for migraines and I learned that my pineal gland was partially calcified. That was without any hydroxyapatite toothpaste or supplement. From that Wikipedia article and other sources I previously read, hydroxyapatite is a naturally-occuring mineral.

When considering that hydroxyapatite crystals are found in breast tumor and pineal gland calcifications, we should be careful about assuming reverse causality. That is, assuming that using a hydroxyapatite product may cause those things. They may, but I don't think there's conclusive data on the matter.

In a weird way, this discussion reminds me of Vani Hari ("Food Babe") causing a stir with the chain of Subway restaurants by petitioning them to remove azodicarbonamide (a flour bleaching agent and dough conditioner) from their sandwich bread, because that compound was also found in some yoga mats. If following that line of thinking, I should stop drinking water, as that's a component of antifreeze. Azodicarbonamide and water are not the same, of course. My point is more about making leaps in logic.

All that stated, after first buying nano-hydroxyapatite toothpaste, I ran across a comment on YouTube about why we may not want to ingest nanoparticles. That led me to articles like the following:

Is Hydroxyapatite Safe? The Muddy Waters of Nano and Microparticles
https://bubbleandbee.com/blog/is-hydroxyapatite-safe-the-muddy-waters-of-nano-and-microparticles

Based on such reading, I returned my nano-hydroxyapatite toothpaste and mouthwash and ordered the RiseWell NON-nanoparticle hydroxyapatite toothpaste. Is that 100% safe? I can't say for sure. I don't swallow it and I guess I'm hoping that's good enough.

Now, back to the topic of brain sand, I think I'll go make a brain sandcastle.

astroman said...
I thought I was just imagining things while enjoying some Caribbean rum mixed with a little vanilla almond milk on ice. (White Russian meets Caribbean rum) . I didn’t know it was brain sand from my toothpaste. 😮

I bet The Dude would approve: VIEW IMAGE

astroman said...
I also accidentally found a similar reading about [hydroxyapatite] causing crystals in the body. What I do remember is someone mentioning that they took d-limonene to counteract that. Apparently it counteracts the development of all crystallization possibilities in the body, Including kidney stones etc.

No kidding? That's good to know. I'd not heard that, but I don't know much about d-Limonene. Based on your writings about it, I ordered some last June (Jarrow Formulas brand, before they discontinued it), but it seemed to upset my stomach. I still have the remainder of the bottle, so maybe I'll try another softgel to see how I respond now.