I do trust this. I use baking soda and peroxide 3x/week. Make a paste and floss it into the gum line. When I started doing this, about 20 years ago, my physician relatives all snickered and made comments about my being impressed with the foaming action. I have ignored them, as they have been wrong about H. pylori and several other newer therapies that work.
I have a couple of questions, though:
1) Does baking soda or peroxide or bleach solution damage bonding? While I have bonding on 3 teeth, I have only had degradation on one incisor. I was blaming the baking soda/peroxide, even though it didn’t make sense, since the other bonded teeth were fine.
2) I have been on a low dose doxycycline for posterior stye (chalazion) off and on for a few years. I notice when I am on doxy, my mouth is much fresher in the morning. I assume it is attacking oral bacteria. Doxycycline is also used in Lyme’s therapy. Do you have any info on that?
Not that we know of... Most medical bonding agents were developed by dentists. However, all bonding agents will degrade over time. They will fail. So... some will fail quicker than other.
2) I have been on a low dose doxycycline for posterior stye (chalazion) off and on for a few years. I notice when I am on doxy, my mouth is much fresher in the morning. I assume it is attacking oral bacteria. Doxycycline is also used in Lyme’s therapy. Do you have any info on that?
Lyme's disease is also caused by a spirochete... and so it should kill spirochetes in the blood. Anything that kills bacteria in the mouth would help freshen the mouth by depleting the bacteria that poops in your mouth as the bad breath is caused by bad stuff they poop out... Baking soda will do that too... kill the bacterial colonies that do not have proper sanitation facilities to dispose of their waste products... have you smelled human cities that don't have sanitation sewers to remove poop? Not good. That's what bad breath is. poopy mouths. So yes, your doxy mouth will be fresher because you will have depopulated bug cities. You can help with the baking soda and peroxide mix daily. Keep your gums strong is best.