Does sodium chlorite affect decay?


"David Wright" <wright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <sI-dnQAla7Z7n-3fRVn-gA@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
> NoSpam <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >">>sodium chlorite (stabilized chlorine dioxide) and hydrolyzed casein
> >>
> >> I couldn't find anything on PubMed about sodium chlorite affecting
> >> dental decay. The casein probably does, but I couldn't find anything
> >> to say that it was *better* than fluoride. Indeed, it may well work
> >> best in combination with fluoride. You can put it in food, which is
> >> pretty cool -- food that actually reduces caries!"
> >
> >Actually the safer alternative to flouride is Calcium Glycerophosphate.
It
> >helps prevent cavities through an increase in plaque pH.
>
> However, as best I could discover, it's being discussed largely as
> and adjunct to fluoride, not a replacement. If they don't have the
> same mechanism of action, then it makes sense to use them together.
>
> > "Stabilized" CL02 neutralizes volatile sulfur compounds; helps
> >prevent bad breath.
>
> That may be, but I couldn't find it in the literature.
>
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