The Best Remineralizing Toothpaste Recipes | Wellness Mama

I’ve talked before about the Link between oral and nutritional healthMy own experience in reversing cavities and the teeth’s ability to regenerate, remineralize, and rehydrate was shared. The two-part approach I took was to address the mineral levels of the body/saliva, and then use a natural remineralizing paste that supplied minerals to the surface.

A Remineralizing Toothpaste

Many dentists believed that tooth remineralization was an impossible process. This article is about a reputable source.The article goes into great detail on the science behind tooth mineralization and the diet steps required. It also explains the reasons why most toothpastes are not made with optimal ingredients, including natural toothpastes. Also, I did a podcast with a dental professional who explained the science behind remineralization.listen here).

In my experience, the information I found while researching was similar to what I have experienced over the last several years using natural toothpastes and eating a remineralizing food.

Natural Toothpaste

I’ve noticed definite changes in my teeth over the last few years of using this toothpaste. My teeth are whiter than they’ve ever been and everyone who I’ve asked to try this remineralizing toothpaste has remarked that it makes their teeth feel very clean.

I was surprised to find that my teeth were no longer sensitive. As far back as I remember, the thought of or even the act of biting into something cold made me shudder. I felt my teeth and shudder when I bit into anything cold. After changing my toothpaste, my teeth no longer hurt when I ate cold food. Never before have I been able to eat cold foods without my teeth hurting.

This toothpaste recipe is suitable for babies, toddlers and people with thyroid conditions. It contains no fluoride.

The Internal Aspect of Remineralization

The use of a toothpaste with a high concentration of minerals (like the one shown above) will likely not be enough to benefit teeth. It is important to note that remineralization is not a process that occurs only in the mouth. Using a toothpaste (like the one above) with a higher concentration of minerals will likely not be enough to help teeth.

While actively working to remineralize my teeth, I concentrated on consuming a nutrient rich diet, reducing the mineral binders in foods like phytic, and adding lifestyle factors that increased nutrient content.

This post contains my daily oral hygiene routine..

These additional factors like consuming enough minerals and fat-soluble vitamins are important not only because they support the body as a whole, but also because they create more mineral-rich saliva, which is the body’s delivery system for necessary nutrients to the teeth.

Saliva is beneficial for oral health

Saliva is the best way to remineralize teeth!

On a practical level, teeth are remineralized through the saliva being washed over the teeth. Saliva will be deficient of the minerals that teeth require for optimal strength if the body is not nourished properly. Clearly, we must have sufficient nutrition in our diet in order to have the necessary minerals present in the saliva to support remineralization.

The importance of enough saliva for the prevention of tooth decay is well established. The origins of tooth decay are a subject of debate.

1. That decay occurs due to acids from bacteria in the mouth digesting sugars; or
2. That tooth decay occurs when there is an imbalance between the demineralization of the enamel surface and remineralization produced by the return of mineral ions into enamel (as explained by Rami Nagel in his book, Cure Tooth Decay)

Whichever theory is correct, saliva is important, as the frequent stimulation of saliva, especially after the intake of sugars, will help to dilute and buffer plaque acid, bring extra mineral ions into the plaque fluid and thereby promote remineralization.

Saliva Reduces Bacteria that Cause Gum Disease and Tooth Decay

Research shows a clear relationship between declining saliva production with age and the increased risk of gum disease with age. Saliva contains a whole host of vital substances for our immune system.

Lactoferrin, for example, is a compound that occurs naturally in saliva. Lactoferrin is part of our innate immune system and is one of our key front lines of defense. Lactoferrin binds the iron in your mouth, which prevents the bacteria that cause gum disease from flourishing.

Saliva contains a variety of enzymes. Of the salivary enzymes involved in maintaining the ecology of the mouth, one of the first to be recognized was the enzyme lysozyme, which appears to work by destabilizing the cell wall of bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease.

Saliva Restores a Healthy pH in Your Mouth

Oral health is dependent on a complex ecosystem in the mouth. The bacterial component, minerals and pH are all important. While we can most effectively address optimizing the pH of the mouth through immune supporting protocols like a nutrient dense diet, Restful Sleep, and healthy coping tools for stress, saliva clearly plays a key role in the actual mechanism of establishing what the pH of our mouth is going to be at any given time.

How to increase saliva production

The principle “Use it or Lose it” applies when discussing saliva production. We must exercise our ability to produce saliva or deal with a dry mouth and all the ails that come with decreased saliva production.

While we naturally produce additional saliva when eating, the extra benefits to our health of the increased saliva are offset by the main job of saliva during eating, to begin the digestion process. It can be beneficial to increase salivation through other methods.

Step 1You can collect any saliva on your tongue. Now using the musculature of the throat, draw the saliva back and forth from the back of the tongue to just behind the front teeth then back again several times (we recommend 30-50 repetitions). With practice, this action will increase the amount of saliva present in the mouth.

Step 2 Once you have a large pool of saliva on your tongue, give your teeth and gums a bath with your increased saliva! We call swishing with saliva “swashing” because it’s like you are swishing and washing at the same time. Swash with the increased saliva for a minute or two then swallow it down and let the saliva now support greater digestion in the stomach!

Even young children are able to do this technique. This video explains it all:

Natural toothpastes can help to increase saliva. I’ve noticed a saliva increase with this remineralizing toothpaste, and also with the OraWellness Brushing Mixture.

Ever made your own toothpaste? Share your recipes and thoughts with us!