History

Alternative to chemical oral cleansing
As a dentist, I cannot believe that the dental manufacturers can legally put in toxic producing ingredients without any consequences. They must believe that the mouth is separate from the rest of the body. The proof that there is a connection is that periodontal disease is linked to heart disease, oral sinusitis linked to respiratory disease and bad breath linked to digestive diseases. Saliva is a mirror image of the body's blood serum. If you want to get a drug directly into the blood, you put the drug under the tongue. Saliva is believe to pass back and forth to the internal body. The future way to test for diseases will be saliva to prevent blood transfer infections (HIV, etc). Just recently, they may be testing for lung cancer by testing the breath, similar as may be done for diabetes.

The UCLA Dental School found genetic markers of internal disease in saliva. These and more documented articles prove that the mouth is not isolated and may be the key to overall health. Before one can get well, the oral cavity must be healthy or at least contain healthy saliva. Saliva may be the body's buffer to prevent diseases.

I have spent the last decade trying to help dentists treat periodontal disease by developing oral hygiene products. When the formula worked, it was by trial and error and not because I am a research scientist. It was through internet research that I found why my products were successful. For example, I use berries as antioxidants, but the berries happen to be the ones rich in polyphenols found in red wine and green tea. It was only in March, 2006 that the link of polyphenols to fighting periodontal disease was revealed to the public by the American Academy of Dental Research. The use of xylitol is now known to be anti-adhesive as well as the berries in my toothpowder.
All these ingredients were part of my final formula years before the internet showed why they are necessary in maintaining oral hygiene. Add that to the antioxidant activity of probiotic enzymes and the resonance of organic clays and the combination can help dentists treat gum disease.

Conclusion
Dentists are more than practitioners to treat dental diseases. They are critical to your overall health. Yet, most dentists are not aware of the possible dangers they use to put toxic ingredients in your mouth. We know that the ADA and FDA let us put all the toxic ingredients in our mouth. The real harm is from using these ingredients once or twice a day. Like any drug, the abuse will eventually reverse the action to do the exact opposite from which it was intended. Read the ingredients and then search to see if they are safe. Look out for mutagens (fluoride, sodium lauryl sulfate and mercury). Look out for surfactants (glycerin, sorbitol, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, oxygenators, and sodium lauryl sulfate). Look out for bleaching agents or other chlorine compounds. Look out for esters of alcohol (glycol, propanols, glycerol, phenols and benzene with a hydroxyl bond.

Be careful with strong broad spectrum antibacterial agents such as triclosan and chlorhexidene. Look up their properties on the internet.

All of the above can be harmful to your gums and dentinal tissues when used everyday. Although each ingredient by itself may be considered safe, the accumulation is dangerous to your health.

Try not to swallow any toothpaste or mouthwash with these toxic ingredients.