Dental Corporations of the World!

[Tony Hardie-Bick]

Hey Dong,

Perhaps this is something you could get your teeth into:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/us_and_canada/10385853.stm

Big vacuum tube.

On 25/06/10 17:19, The Dong wrote:
> Part of one of my fillings cracked out again, a small 2mm cube sized
> bit, so instead of rushing to the dentist, I researched what things are
> used to fill cavities and made my own Zinc Oxide Eugenol cement, about
> £3 cost for enough material to last a few lifetimes. Seems fine so far,
> but obviously I would get it filled properly again when I can be bothered.
>
> Eugenol is basically clove oil, so you buy a bunch of pure Zinc Oxide
> powder (one of the cheapest chemicals available) for £2 and a jar of
> good clove oil, put a few drops of the (olive) oil out and mix in the
> powder till almost as thick as it can go and shunt it in the clean hole.
> As both Zinc Oxide and Clove oil will destroy bacteria, it's not very
> highbrow science. This very mix has been used in dentistry for a long
> time as a cement or temporary dressing.
>
> In my research, I also uncovered enough material to decide to NOT use
> tooth paste at all for a while, to test, and just brush and rinse very
> gently with water and a tiny amount of bicarbonate of soda instead. It
> kills germs too, you know ;)
>
> As well as a slight change in diet.
>
>
> This page makes me laugh:
>
> http://www.drug3k.com/forum/Dental/Are-you-supposed-to-use-toothpaste-if-you-have-an-electric-toothbrush-19758.htm
>
> (Look out for Patrick near the bottom. The only right answer!)
>
> Not because of the question, but because of all the brain dead answers
> regurgitating bits of adverts and government advice.
> It reads just like the Idiocracy response to drinking water "like that
> from the toilet" instead of Brawndo, "which our bodies crave" ;)
>
> What about all the remote peoples who don't have dentists, or doctors,
> or processed foods? They don't brush with toothpaste or get fillings,
> but you can bet they also have perfect teeth!
>
> Agggh! My cats never even brush their teeth and have zero fillings!!
> The truth is, vigorous brushing with ANY mild abrasive damages your
> tooth enamel and causes cavities, innit? Along with utterly shit diet,
> eating processed foods with little nutritional value, your teeth
> practically dissolve instead of healing themselves.
>
> It must be so.
> No. It IS so.
> Dentists NEED cavities and tooth decay to survive.
>
> My answer is NO. You don't NEED to use toothpaste, but you DO need to
> change your lifestyle and mindset.
>
> Proctor and Gamble, eat my shit!
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