Re: proper order for brushing/mouthwash/etc

Stormin Mormon wrote:
About a year ago, I switched from fluoride tooth paste to baking soda.
No mouthwash. Four months or so later, went to my hygenist
appointment. She complimented how clean my teeth were. She glanced at
my chart, and asked if I had a Sonicare tooth brush. No, just the old
fashioned one. And was I using the Prevident tooth paste they
prescribed, wtih the 1.8% sodium fluoride? Well....

She also mentioned the bone density and color of my teeth looked good.
Also the gums looked good.

When I told em I'd switched to baking soda, she and the dentist both
tried to get me to go back to the high fluoride routine. Only thing I
can figure is that they want me to have bad bone density, tartar, and
cavities.

I do rinse twice after my baking soda brushing. Don't need more sodium
in my body.



Any hygienist who can assess bone density just by looking is one special lady!

Steve

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001
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