TF and oral hygeine

[sisteeesmama]

So I was wondering what all you TF mamas do/think/know about oral hygeine.
How do you differ from the mainsteam if at all?
What do you brush with, storebought paste or other?

I read something by someone on the dental forum about swishing yogurt in your mouth after eating, would that have benefits?

Thanks for any and all input!

[Mrshawwk]

I kind of swish yogurt around, it can't hurt, right? I also encourage cheese, usually as the last food of the night. Hoping it ind of helps with small children and their not-so-great brushing techniques.

[FairyRae]

There is something called oil pulling that is TF *I believe* (not certain) but I don't know anything about it. (You can search the archives for it though.)

We use a non-flouride toothpaste here, that's all.

[gcgirl]

I read somewhere once that apples and carrots are nature's toothbrushes. We still brush normally though, but if DS is hungry after brushing, I let him have apples/carrots. I'd be okay with cheese too, probably.

[KristaDJ]

I make toothpaste with coconut oil, baking soda, tea tree oil and peppermint oil. I mix the bs and co about half and half until the bs is disolved then add a couple of drops of tto and then peppermint oil to flavor.

[Magelet]

We use a homemade baking soda tooth powder. But honestly, I sometimes just brush with the toothbrush. What I've discovered is that my breath improves within a day of stopping using commercial or tom's toothpaste was my previous natural toothpaste, and switching to baking soda or just vigorous brushing with a toothbrush.

Now I admit, I don't have a dentist atm (I need to find one lol) so I don't know if this is a good thing, but it seems to be ok...

[sunshinestarr]

We use tooth soap here. Good stuff, all natural. What brought me to TF in the beginning was ds' teeth, and we got a bunch of stuff from dentist.net (on CREDIT! ) that we want to use up. I think we got a few of these, fluoride free version. Some xylitol stuff too. But - I regret getting all this stuff, and want to just stuck to the tooth soap.

[FairyRae]

Originally Posted by KristaDJ

I make toothpaste with coconut oil, baking soda, tea tree oil and peppermint oil. I mix the bs and co about half and half until the bs is disolved then add a couple of drops of tto and then peppermint oil to flavor.

This sounds awesome! What does the tea tree oil add/do? (I have all the other ingredients so just wondering--I might mix some up myself to try it out )

[KristaDJ]

TTO is in a lot of natural toothpastes and mouth washes, it's anti-fungal and anti bacterial. I'm thinking of leaving it out now though because I really don't like throwing off the natural balance of bacteria in or on our bodies.

[Koalamom]

Originally Posted by KristaDJ

TTO is in a lot of natural toothpastes and mouth washes, it's anti-fungal and anti bacterial. I'm thinking of leaving it out now though because I really don't like throwing off the natural balance of bacteria in or on our bodies.

I totally agree and would not use it.

[Koalamom]

We use pascalite clay to brush with and I am happy to say that after switching to this, I am proud to say that I am seeing my 2 yr old worn in soft white spots (the begining of cavities) HEALING!!!

[FairyRae]

Thanks for the info on TTO both of you.

bluebirdmama, where do you get your pascalite clay?

[Koalamom]

from pascalite.com
There is a great thread on bentonite clay and pascalite in the healing forum. Goes into all the uses of the stuff.

[PeggyinNC]

Well, I used to use an Ayurvedic toothpaste from Wilderness Family Naturals called Superivicky or something like that, but they stopped carrying it. I found something similar at a health food store and it was gross. I looked into buying tooth soap and the first one I found was so expensive, like 60 bucks or so. I remembered someone on here saying that they just used Dr. Bronner's castile soap in peppermint. I thought that would be yucky at the time, but then realized that it had the same basic ingredients as the tooth soap. So I bought a tiny bottle of the peppermint for about a dollar, and I love it! It only takes a couple of drops, so the bottle will last me a year or something. It has a great peppermint flavor, and it is all natural, and best of all, it doesn't taste yucky to me! So thanks to whomever recommended it, I am sooo happy with it!

[pampered_mom]

We use the Eco-Dent toothpowder. I always used to have issues with my gums, but since switching have noticed marked improvement.

[Brown Lioness]

Well, im curing my cavities by taking my cod liver oil (soon to switch to fermented cod liver oil soon as I finished this bottle) and getting in ridiculous amounts of raw and/or grassfed butter and raw milk. I use toothsoap and i oil pull in the mornings before brushing my teeth.

[sisteeesmama]

I'm glad this thread took off, I am loving all the info!