Brushing your teeth: no longer the best thing for your teeth?

Re:Brushing your teeth: no longer the best thing for your te... by dredmorbius on Saturday November 30, 2013 @11:14PM (#6826065)

Might be worth mentioning Weston Price, an early 20th century dentist "known primarily for his theories on the relationship between nutrition, dental health, and physical health. He founded the research institute of the National Dental Association, which later became the research section of the American Dental Association, and served as its chair from 1914–1928." (Wikipedia)

In particular, he drew a lot of relationships between diet and not only dental but general health. Some of which sounds a bit kooky but a lot of which seems to be getting confirmed, especially regards the role of sugar and processed carbohydrates.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weston_Price

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Re:Brushing your teeth: no longer the best thing for your te... by yetanotherphd on Saturday November 30, 2013 @11:30PM (#6826105)

That is in no way relevant to this article, it's enough to have people promoting fad diets on articles where it is actually relevant, without this too.

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Re:Brushing your teeth: no longer the best thing for your te... by lukifer on Sunday December 01, 2013 @12:42AM (#6826294)

It isn't exactly controversial that frequent sugar consumption exacerbates oral microbial growth. My mouth health got drastically better after giving up soda, and more so again after giving up grains.

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Re:Brushing your teeth: no longer the best thing for your te... by dredmorbius on Sunday December 01, 2013 @03:11AM (#6826589)

The salient part is Price's assertion that health was strongly dependent on diet. As I said, it's kooky, and frankly, I don't know whether I find his views credible or not, though I've shifted from my initial highly skeptical viewpoint. The work of others in the relationship of sugars to health (particularly Roger Lustig and Gary Taubes) makes me somewhat more receptive of Price's general theory.

My reason for posting was more to show that lines of inquiry similar / related to those of the source article have been pursued for a long time.

So: yes, actually, it is relevant.

Incidentally: if you're familiar with any specific criticisms of Prices work, posting those might be of interest. To myself as well as others.

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