My boyfriend is from Greece and has a stash of mastic that he uses for baking. I may have to raid it!   [End]
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I wouldn’t - my orthodontist told me not to even use a whitening toothpaste while I had the braces on. As you mention, you will have spots after the braces come off, and there’s no guarantee that you’ll be able to get them to match up with the rest of the tooth. The chemicals used to whiten teeth can be harsh, and you don’t want to subject your teeth to them more often than necessary. If you’re brushing as much as your ortho recommends (mine gave me a time to use), then you may notice your teeth looking better anyway. Also, be sure to cut out staining drinks like coffee, tea, and sodas. ...
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You may have a malocclusion - meaning that your bite is off. When you close your mouth, do your front bottom and front top teeth touch? That is what was causing my top front teeth to become loose. It was also causing sensitivity in those top teeth and the daily trauma of the bottom teeth pressing the top teeth forward finally caused me to need a root canal. I am now, at the age of 40, wearing braces to correct this problem. The sensitivity has cleared up. It is too soon to know if the loose teeth problem is solved, since braces are constantly shifting the teeth about anyway.   [End]
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”if youre worried about oil and the adhesives, that should not be a problem or the dentist would have to tell you to eat a fat free diet, imho.” Trapper, this does not necessarily follow - with the oil pulling your teeth have a prolonged, continuous, direct exposure to the oil. The fats in food do not linger in your mouth. As anyone who has tried the oil cleansing method for their face knows, oil is brilliant for breaking down other oils and coaxing out the crud that gathers in our pores. But I picked up some sunflower oil last night and gave it my first go this morning. I’ll try it ...
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I haven’t seen this addressed yet - can I do oil pulling with braces? If anyone here has braces, what has your experience been like? Thanks!   [End]
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