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    Default the enamel on my teeth is thinning

    If I push my tongue up against the back of my two front teeth I can see the pink tint of my tongue through my teeth What can I do to build my enamel back up?

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    Default Re: the enamel on my teeth is thinning

    You could try an enamel strengthening toothpaste, the only other thing I can think of are veneers.. which are pricey.


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    Veneers or Lumineers or crowns

    Enamel strengthening toothpaste from the dentist (such as Fluoridex)

    ACT restoring mouthwash

    *sighs* I have the same problem too.

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    My dentist also told me about using ACT mouthwash with flouride. He also said to stop drinking soda which is hard for me to do but I limit it and drink it with a straw. The citric acid in soda and fruit and fruit juice is hard on your tooth enamel.

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    you can't build your enamel back up. All you can do at this point is save what you have. Don't brush immediately after eating or drinking, wait at least 20 minutes. And DON'T bleach your teeth, not even otc whitening strips. ACT is good, so is enamel toothpaste but you can't "build" it back up. Once it's gone, it's gone.

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    You can also bond your teeth if veneers are out of your price range. I've got the same problem too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LoveSexMoney View Post
    you can't build your enamel back up. All you can do at this point is save what you have. Don't brush immediately after eating or drinking, wait at least 20 minutes. And DON'T bleach your teeth, not even otc whitening strips. ACT is good, so is enamel toothpaste but you can't "build" it back up. Once it's gone, it's gone.
    Not true. You can remineralize enamel with fluoride, like in tap water or ACT Rinse. It won't get any thicker, but it'll become "stronger".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lily68 View Post
    Not true. You can remineralize enamel with fluoride, like in tap water or ACT Rinse. It won't get any thicker, but it'll become "stronger".
    I was speaking in terms of erosion. And if it doesn't get any thicker then I don't see how it would help the translucency problem. Does remineralized enamel become more opaque?


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    Fluoride is HORRIBLE for drinking. Using it topically (and spitting it out) would be fine, but please don't drink floridated water/beverages.

    I think the question that needs to be answered is "Why is your enamel thinning?" That way you can work on resolving that problem appropriately.

    It could be a vitamin/mineral deficiency...or something else. So knowing what is causing it will help you in preventing/rebuilding it.

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    ^oh yeah I forgot to mention that earlier (the "why") Another possibility is acid reflux. For years various dentists asked me if I had an eating disorder because of the condition of my enamel. Turns out it was acid reflux.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LoveSexMoney View Post
    I was speaking in terms of erosion. And if it doesn't get any thicker then I don't see how it would help the translucency problem. Does remineralized enamel become more opaque?
    Very basically, fluoride will make the enamel stronger which prevents erosion. I'm a little confused about the OP's problem though because enamel is SUPPOSED to be translucent. Everyone should be able to see through the incisal edges of their front teeth. The layer underneath the enamel is yellow, so if she was having problems with erosion she should see a yellow tint.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VenusGoddess View Post
    Fluoride is HORRIBLE for drinking. Using it topically (and spitting it out) would be fine, but please don't drink floridated water/beverages.
    Fluoridated water is a good thing. You should get at least 3 fluoride exposures a day and most people get this by brushing twice and drinking city tap water (counts as one exposure even if you drink it all day). If you really don't want to, then you could try an ACT rinse.

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    ^ No, it's really not.

    Go read up on some of the studies of ingesting fluoride. It's not healthy for you in any way. Topical, fine...ingested, not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VenusGoddess View Post
    ^ No, it's really not.

    Go read up on some of the studies of ingesting fluoride. It's not healthy for you in any way. Topical, fine...ingested, not.
    You're halfway right. Ingesting large amounts of fluoride is bad news. Drinking fluoridated water (i.e. city tap water) is fine. It only contains about 1ppm of fluoride, which is beneficial for those who aren't getting as much as they should from brushing and going to the dentist. If you don't feel the need to drink it though, don't. Get it in other ways. I have read plenty of studies over the years.

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    flouride is actually bad for teeth
    and from everything holistic
    that I've read it does weaken teeth.

    You can rebuild your enamel.
    do your research on curezone.com

    One thing you'll find is ditch your
    regular toothpaste because it's
    almost impossible to find one without
    glycerin which leaves a very hard to rinse
    of coating on your teeth.

    Without this coating your enamel
    would recover.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LoveSexMoney View Post
    you can't build your enamel back up. All you can do at this point is save what you have. Don't brush immediately after eating or drinking, wait at least 20 minutes. And DON'T bleach your teeth, not even otc whitening strips. ACT is good, so is enamel toothpaste but you can't "build" it back up. Once it's gone, it's gone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fancygirl View Post
    flouride is actually bad for teeth
    and from everything holistic
    that I've read it does weaken teeth.

    You can rebuild your enamel.
    do your research on curezone.com

    One thing you'll find is ditch your
    regular toothpaste because it's
    almost impossible to find one without
    glycerin which leaves a very hard to rinse
    of coating on your teeth.

    Without this coating your enamel
    would recover.
    That site is huge, could you link some of the specific references that you're talking about?
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    Quote Originally Posted by VenusGoddess View Post
    Fluoride is HORRIBLE for drinking. Using it topically (and spitting it out) would be fine, but please don't drink floridated water/beverages.

    I think the question that needs to be answered is "Why is your enamel thinning?" That way you can work on resolving that problem appropriately.

    It could be a vitamin/mineral deficiency...or something else. So knowing what is causing it will help you in preventing/rebuilding it.

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    It's been thin for a very long time. I had a very bad habit a couple years ago and it ruined my teeth obviously. I just happened to be looking at them the other day and noticed how transluscent (sp?) they were. I'm going to go pick up some of that ACT mouthwash. What's bonding and how do I get it?

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    sensodyn Pronamel. It's working wonders for me

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    Quote Originally Posted by kaiarose View Post
    It's been thin for a very long time. I had a very bad habit a couple years ago and it ruined my teeth obviously. I just happened to be looking at them the other day and noticed how transluscent (sp?) they were. I'm going to go pick up some of that ACT mouthwash. What's bonding and how do I get it?

    Bonding is when dentists take the same material they use to do white fillings and layer it onto your teeth. They manipulate the white filling material into an ideal shape and thickness. It's more conservative than veneers.

    I still maintain the fluoride is not bad for your teeth. Talk to your dentist if you have doubts rather than listening to people from a web forum or holistic medicine quacks who don't know anything about dentistry.

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    sensodyn Pronamel. It's working wonders for me
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    Quote Originally Posted by cottoncandy View Post
    My dentist also told me about using ACT mouthwash with flouride. He also said to stop drinking soda which is hard for me to do but I limit it and drink it with a straw. The citric acid in soda and fruit and fruit juice is hard on your tooth enamel.
    Ha, I was gonna say that. My brother almost lost his 6 front teeth due to over soda cosumption.

    He got resin veneers from a dental school, check something like that out...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ajbaer View Post
    sensodyn Pronamel. It's working wonders for me

    I just bought some of this today so we'll see how it goes....

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    Quote Originally Posted by jaizaine View Post
    Exactly once its gone its gone.
    Yup. You can stop and prevent it, but once your enamel is gone it is gone. Veneers, are the solution looks wise, but special toothpastes and mouthwashes are needed if veneers aren't a possibility.

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