Fluoride free toothpaste to address sensitive teeth

DeltaForce -

I too had a similar issue and I found an awesome toothpaste called EarthPaste. It comes in many flavors and you should choose one to your liking. I use this one.

One thing you should know is that brushing is not necessary actually. Vitamin K2, COD Liver Oil and oil pulling with coconut chips fixed most (but not all) of my dental problems. The remaining issues are due to fructose and sugar consumption (that's a psychological craving for me). I found brushing to be counter-intuitive, but that's just for my situation.

Best.

i use different fluoride free toothpastes so i can't recommend just one brand. right now i'm using kiss my face and i love it. i stopped using fluoride in 2009 and my dentist went nuts. i haven't had to get any fillings though...

i usually brush once/twice a day and floss, too, but it really depends what i'm eating. honestly, i started brushing with turmeric powder last week and it's like i have new teeth. they are SUPER WHITE and very smooth like pearls. feels like i went to the dentist when all i used was turmeric mixed with water.

yeah, i think going off fluoride could help. it definitely helped my teeth sensitivity. it used to be really annoying because of my lack of tooth enamel. just going to the dentist they would have to use warm water for me. i can actually crunch on ice now and it's awesome.

I have dealt with sensitive teeth but it's always been due to having a deep filling or something physical that needed work - whitening causes me awful sensitivity. I was able to fix the really painful sensitivity on a top molar with a root canal. I still have mild sensitivity throughout but nothing I can really complain about. If you can't floss, you should probably go to the dentist and see if there is something that can be done. I used to bleed in a spot when I flossed and I am now able to floss perfectly since getting a thorough cleaning and doing it regularly. No more bleeding, minimal sensitivity. I am lucky things are good right now in my mouth. I could not even deal with the thought of dental work after that root canal. It was bad.

Sensitivity and bleeding are separate issues. Sensitivity is in the enamel. Bleeding gums is a sign that you need to floss. It's a buildup of debris in the gum line.

Sue

I bet my kids would live the lemon flavor! Thanks G7!

Eleventyseven said...

Toothpaste for sensitive teeth has high levels of potassium ions, which get into those channels and desensitize the nerves. There are also remineralization toothpastes with calcium & an amino acid that make calcium phosphate to plug the channels to reduce sensitivity. So in theory there could be a toothpaste out there that uses one or the other of these mechanisms to address sensitivity, without containing fluoride.

Any idea of such brand of toothpastes? I don't remember noting amino acid in any of my toothpastes.

My gums started receding more around age 40. Around age 45, I got a Braun electric tooth brush(phillips are also really good) and use the floss action head. I starting flossing every day no matter what. I saw a major improvement especially when I added a waterpik. Waterpiks get stuff out that you can't believe is in there and they help greatly with gum bleeding, pain and swelling after flossing. My gum line has actually grown upward the last 4 trips to the dentist. I have absolutely zero pain and gum inflammation. I got most of my family doing my three step cleaning. There are brands of floss that are very gentle. Braun makes one that breaks constantly it is so soft. You can work up to the largest diameter and toughest floss once your gums get better. I use a CVS guerrilla waxed tape that gets the crap out in one swipe.

Yes and it is correct that sensitive teeth is not painful gums. Bleeding and painful gums is peridontal disease and is why you loose teeth. You absolutely should floss unless you want false teeth which suck bad.

As to flouride, I had constant cavities until age 24. I would get 2 or 3 every year. I moved to a place with high flouride in the water and have had 2 cavities in the last 30 years. I did not practice good dental hygiene or go to a dentist for the first 20 of those years. The levels of flouride in the well water in this part of Arizona and the western UP of Michigan where I lived is far beyond that in any city water system and unless you eat goobs of tooth paste, using flouride tooth paste adds a negligible amount of flouride to your system in comparison. My dentist tells her patients that flouride tooth paste is optional if you drink plenty of tap water and recommends no paste with an electric brush. Lemon juice in water. Pastes can be so abrasive that you damage your enamel. Every mineral is toxic at high enough levels. Good teeth cleaning and avoiding sweets really makes fluoride optional but how many kids do that. Cavities do not cause tooth loss if you go to the dentist and get them filled. But crowns do cost $1000+ and everyone I know my age that has a severe sweet tooth has a mouth full of them along with implants to anchor them. Doing root canals with UC is pretty risky because of the antibiotics. I think I'll take flouride.