Acidic vits - protect your teeth - here's how

[Sasha]

Dannybex started a thread on how Jarrow's methylB12 contains citric acid, which attacks the teeth. So does ascorbic acid (vitamin C).

I asked a dentist friend how we should therefore protect our teeth. She gave these suggestions:

• Don't brush your teeth straight after acidic things.
• Brush your teeth before eating acidic vitamins using a high-fluoride toothpaste such as Duraphat 2800 or 5000 (prescription only from your dentist in the UK at least). Sensodyne claim that their Pronamel toothpaste is also protective.
• Or, use a high-fluoride mouthwash before the acidic vits.
• Tooth mousse, which you can get from your dentist, contains recaldent which is full of minerals and restores your tooth enamel - rub it onto your teeth with your finger straight after the acidic vits.
• Rather than chewing Vitamin C tablets, use soluble Vitamin C and drink it through a straw.
• Eat a piece of cheese after the acidic vits.

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[garcia]

[*]Brush your teeth before eating acidic vitamins using a high-fluoride toothpaste such as Duraphat 2800 or 5000 (prescription only from your dentist in the UK at least). Sensodyne claim that their Pronamel toothpaste is also protective.
[*]Or, use a high-fluoride mouthwash before the acidic vits.

Flouride is poison. I would seriously avoid this.

See here for example:

[video=youtube;Q3y8uwtxrHo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3y8uwtxrHo[/video]

 

[Sallysblooms]

Yes, all good ideas, Sasha. I do not take vitamins like that, chewable.. But I do drink water with lime or lemon in it. I use a straw and do not brush right after. Sensodyne is very good. I like toothpaste without the sulfates also. Enamel is so important to keep strong!

 

[Adster]

Also, you can swish with bicarb in water to neutralise the acids.

 

[hixxy]

Fluoride is only poisonous in excess.

 

[taniaaust1]

When one has MCS one can be unusually sensitive to fluoride. It is toxic.
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It isnt just the teeth one should think about with acidic vitamins but also the stomach too as these can end up giving on tummy issues. It is recommended to eat a Tblespoon of yogurt (if you dont have milk issues) before taking acidic vitamins, that helps protect the stomach.

 

[Sasha]

When one has MCS one can be unusually sensitive to fluoride. It is toxic.
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It isnt just the teeth one should think about with acidic vitamins but also the stomach too as these can end up giving on tummy issues. It is recommended to eat a Tblespoon of yogurt (if you dont have milk issues) before taking acidic vitamins, that helps protect the stomach.

Thanks, tania - I have been getting a bit of an acid tummy lately with some of the stuff I have been taking. I don't know if there would be an issue with the calcium in the yoghurt affecting absorption of some things (I can't remember what calcium is supposed to interfere with) but maybe a tbsp is such a small amount it wouldn't matter.