-First element in Dr. Ellie’s mouth care system is Closys, which is stabilized chlorine dioxide, TSP, and citric acid. Turns into oxygen which disrupts the anerobic bacteria. Give it 60 seconds in your mouth. Gets rid of lower-down compounds of bacteria in pockets.

-Brushing is a grossly inaccurate method of cleaning.

-Second step is Anti-Cavity Crest toothpaste. The paste, not the gel. Contains sodium fluoride and silica in a non-abrasive amount. Enamel gets worn away by anything with an abrasivity scale over 100. Because of huge clinical trials run on it in the 1960s, is the only toothpaste which can state on label that it stops cavities before they start.

-Leave toothpaste on teeth to protect the teeth and then vigorously rinse with Listerine for 10 seconds. Listerine is very acid. As effective as flossing in removing plaque between teeth.

-Then rise with ACT, a dilute (0.05%) sodium fluoride rinse. Fluoride is enhanced in an acidic environment; only time you want acidity in your mouth is when using fluoride.

-Ellie’s xylitol is birch-derived. Xylitol from non-GMO corn is similar. China is way ahead of us in xylitol use.

-Don’t confuse xylitol with erythritol nor sorbitol. Most xylitol gum is sorbitol with a tad of xylitol in it.

-Listener says Listerine has alcohol in it, alcohol kills everything in it, and thus it’s misleading to say you’re not killing. Dr. Ellie says you’re only using Listerine for maybe 10 seconds, it’s at a concentration that’s not destroying biofilm, and it’s not the final rinse. Don’t want to dry up the saliva with alcohol-containing products as a final rinse.

-Dr. Ellie’s OralDNA test showed no bad bacteria. A different test showed great diversity of good bacteria.

-Xylitol has no effect on mature plaque. Real effect of Listerine is on immature plaque bacteria. Listerine might be impeding spirochetes in gums.

-Don’t want to kill everything in the mouth with Chlorhexadine or Peridex. Good bacteria turn nitrates in the salivary glands into nitrites and then nitric oxide, which helps you breathe and open up airway tubes. They prevent peridontal pathogens and protect against periodontal disease.

-Gum pockets are a measure of loss of attachment. The tooth is attached by tiny hairs. The periodontal disease breaks the hair with toxins. The longer the infection is there in the pocket, the more damage occurs. Want to stimulate regrowth of hairs back again. Need to let your own body do that, let circulation bring in the nutrients. The Water Pik can stop the little hairs from growing. Give up the Water Pik and let the mouth heal.

-Devon likes to use apple cider vinegar for digestion. How does that play into Dr. Ellie’s system? Eat and drink whatever you like and then finish with xylitol. People believe ACV and lemon juice have an alkalizing effect on the body and therefore it won’t hurt the mouth – this is a myth. It may leave an alkaline ash, but it is acidic and will suck minerals out of the teeth and leave an unhealthy biofilm. Do it at the beginning of the meal and take xylitol at the end.

-How does effect of paleo diet foods compare to grains? Grains are sugar and carbs and start digesting in the mouth. If you have cavities or sealants, by blocking the grooves you’re taking away where the good bacteria live. It isn’t what you eat, it’s what you absorb, your digestive enzymes, your colon health, your stress level. Xylitol is fiber for probiotic bacteria, breaks down in colon to healthful butyrate. Prescribed for osteoporosis.

diet, got rid of IBS, was healthy, no burning mouth. Then she had a dental cleaning, and her mouth was burning again. The cleaning had stripped her mouth again of the biofilm. Everytime you strip away the biofilm, you lose natural protection.

-The biofilm protects against abrasion, erosion, cavities. How can you measure your mouth’s health? We don’t have the means to know now, except if you have disease.