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Great article.

The fact that teeth could heal themselves was unknown to me for quite some time. I thought that if you had a cavity, you had to have it filled.

I used to have horrid teeth (and the diet to match). I stopped drinking soda and my dentist recommended a product called Recaldent (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recaldent). This concentrated paste helped most of my teeth strengthen and recalcify.




My mom grew her tooth back after it was extracted due to excessive decay. We thought it was just an anomaly.


You ate a paste that straightened your teeth?


I did not eat the paste. I applied the paste to my teeth with my finger and let it set for approximately 30 minutes. I did this once a day for several months right before I went to bed.


strengthen: To make strong or increase the strength of.

It looks like straighten but it's a different word.


Oh, sorry!


I don't see where he says anything about straightening.




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