Dr. Gerard F. Judd, Ph.D.'s Good Teeth, Birth to Death: The Prescription for Perfect Teeth! Originator of the Alcohol Cure!
a sip of water along with the acid during eating, the acid reacts chemicallywith water immediately to form hydronium ion and thus the enamel is saved.One can use milk or coffee for the same purpose, since they are both non-acidic. Dr. Albert Schatz, Nobelist who discovered streptomycin, foundseveral decades ago that sharks' teeth with their excessive fluoride woulddissolve just as readily in citric acid as ordinary non-fluoridated teeth, layingto rest the hypothesis that fluoride would stop cavities. The dental people(American Dental Association) pushed aside this discovery and Dr. Schatz'discoveries regarding excessive baby mortalities caused by fluoridation inChili, South America as insignificant. They returned his mail 3x unopenedand would not deal with him.
Some harmful acids (with pH <4) which are tart to the taste and attack theenamel include lemons, grapefruit, oranges, pineapple, kiwi fruit, tomatoes,vinegar, cider, vitamin C (especially chewable) and stomach acid. The lowerthe pH, the more rapidly the acids attack. Body acid (extremely weak) isinsignificant in this process. Non-acid foods such as beans, bread andpotatoes have no action on teeth. Worry about such foods is over. The onlyworry about non-acid foods is if they will crack the teeth due to theirhardness. Chewing ice, unpopped corn kernels, extremely hard nuts, bonesor other hard objects is not smart, since teeth do have a breaking strength.
(ref 5) Reenamelization of the teeth occurs when they are clean. Alltoothpastes make a barrier of glycerine on the teeth which would require 20rinses to get it off. A good solution for clean teeth, which I have used for 5years, is bar soap. Wet the brush, swipe the bar two or three times with it,then brush the teeth thoroughly and the gums gently. Rinse with water threeor four times. All oils are washed off the teeth and the gums are disinfected.The bacteria are killed by the soap. The teeth are then ready forreenamelization with calcium and phosphate in the diet. The enzymeadenosine diphosphatase delivers phosphate to the enamel surface. Do notuse liquid soaps. Their different composition is harmful to the protoplasm.
Reenamelization is necessary on a daily basis because the enamel leachesslightly with water as well as the bones over decades leading to holey bonesand holey teeth even in the absence of acid attack. Without reenamelization,we could never have good teeth.
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