-Dental problems are more preventable than general health problems. You don’t ever need to have a dental problem if you take proper care of your teeth.

-Plaque is an infection. A healthy mouth is covered with biofilm. Want a healthy biofilm that is protective. Biofilm is a thin protein mesh that has bacteria in it. 900 kinds of good bacteria in the mouth, and maybe a dozen bad guys. Understand what promotes the bad guys to keep them away. Ensure biofilm is populated with good bacteria.

-Research study of young military recruits with healthy teeth. Half had teeth cleaning, half didn’t. All then swished a solution containing plaque bacteria. Only those that had tooth cleaning developed plaque. Teeth are crystalline like diamond. Scratching of tooth during cleaning sets teeth up for damage. Drilling changes the way forces are transmitted through the teeth.

-Reverse dental diseases before they become a problem. Can reverse cavities.

-Dr. Phillips book is “Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye”.

-The mouth is an ecosystem that begins with digestive health. Is influenced by oral health of the mother.

-Eat all the bad things at mealtime. Sugar, carbs, and acids are bad for your mouth because they erode minerals out of teeth and promote unhealthy biofilm. Mouth is acidic for an hour after eating. Plaque buildup is an acidity problem. Lemons are agony for your teeth – are an acidic challenge. Kombucha, cider vinegar, fruit sugar – all energize bad bacteria.

-All sugars are processed by plaque bacteria. Sugars fuel the fire. The toothbrush was developed in 1800s when sugars and more carbs were introduced. Toothbrushes become infected after one use.

-Gum disease and plaque are transmissible diseases. After a mother and others kiss the child, bacteria from their mouths go to live on the child’s teeth.

-Hydrogen peroxide strips teeth of proteins. Don’t use in the mouth.

-Let your toothbrush dry for 24 hours. Put in a sunny window. Keep away from the toilet area. If traveling, don’t take your toothbrush. Take a cheap toothbrush and throw it away. Don’t put toothbrush in a bag after using it.

-Listerine has essential oils as active ingredients. Use the blue original. It’s acidic, don’t leave it on the teeth after using it. Useful for removing immature plaque spores and also spirochetes. Rinse it off teeth to remove acid.

-11 pathogens in gum pockets. Chlorine dioxide mouth rinse gets rid of those pathogens. Also ozone, essential oils.

-Mature plaque is the one bad bacteria left after using Listerine and chlorine dioxide. Xylitol gets rid of it.

-Xylitol is a birch tree sugar. Developed in WWII as a sugar substitute. Need 3 grams a day, split up 5 times a day. Will progressively reduce plaque in mouth. Instantly alkalizes the mouth.

-Miswack stick, or peelu, comes from the arak tree, used for thousands of years in the Saharan Desert to clean and brush teeth. Fray the ends, massage the gums with the stick, clip off the used end. Stick contains silica and resins and fluoride.

-Dr. Ellie avidly opposes fluoride in water. But naturally occurring fluoride applied to the outside of teeth can make enamel harder and cavity resistant.