BasicMints with CaviStat shown to reduce caries in children 62%

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Permalink Reply by Mary Jane RDH BS on December 21, 2009 at 12:40pm

Children are the most fun to work with. Everything is new and fascinating to them. They are excellent patients for that reason. I must be a child because i find the whole subjects of biofilm, pathogens, immune systems, etc. fascinating..and that is why I love what I do for a profession.

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Permalink Reply by Jill Kring Carter on December 21, 2009 at 12:56pm

Of course these products are effective, but we must consider them carefully. The concept of 'Better living through Chemistry,' has come back to bite modern society in the ass and everywhere else, and it's on a roll. So, consider that the chemicals aren't contained to the oral cavity. They are ingested, digested and further, absorbed by the mucosa, and are then systemic. (Hence why my kids have never had a flouride tray treatment in their lives). I'm concerned of what we will learn in 10-20 years from those who chew these gums with any regularity.

We must return the basics. Eating healthy foods (real foods), and brushing and flossing. Without that very basic, very logical approach, we, including our teeth - are doomed.

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Permalink Reply by Ted Anibal on December 21, 2009 at 6:03pm

I'm afraid that ship sailed a long time ago -- the Doom ship, that is. We've been in a Pop-Tart culture for decades, and kids' diets are saturated in sugary sweetness. The giant food conglomerates make the most profit by selling empty calories that taste good, then cluster-bomb the kids with their colorful TV ads during every commercial break. They are relentless. The only ad I've ever seen that promotes eating healthful foods is one for salad dressing -- which also contains sugar, salt, and fat to make it taste good. It's two steps forward and one step back, I suppose.

I respect your views on fluoride, but in the dental industry, it smacks of heresy. Watch your back, my friend...

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Permalink Reply by Jill Kring Carter on December 21, 2009 at 7:49pm

I've shielded my kids and myself from the chemical assault on their bodies to the best of my ability, and within reason. I doubt I will have regrets about this.

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Permalink Reply by Jill Kring Carter on December 21, 2009 at 7:50pm

That said, I have considered the gums, but cna't possibly decide what frequency is safe with regard to consumption, and I doubt, really, that any consumption of it will be safe in the long run. 10-20 years from now, we may well know.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Jane RDH BS on December 22, 2009 at 5:36am

Chew celery..that will increase salivary flow which will increase protection from acid which will increase protection for the dentition.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Jane RDH BS on December 22, 2009 at 5:41am

Fluoride is not a chemical..it is an element already in water. Brought up to the optimum level, it can build a much stronger, disease resistant enamel. How can that be a problem? Caries is a disease, pure and simple, infectious disease. Isn't that our goal..to stop even that first lesion?

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