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Yellowing teeth?

Deena_Bean
Deena_Bean Posts: 906 Member
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
I noticed this morning that my teeth (mostly the bottom teeth) have become really yellow and they used to be pretty white! Any ideas?? Is it related to LCHF, supplements....something? I'm not happy about this discovery, I'm tooth paranoid! I brush, floss and mouth wash as I'm supposed to so that's no issue. I just want the white teeth back

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  • Sunny_Bunny_
    Sunny_Bunny_ Posts: 7,140 Member
    Hmmmmm. Have you been drinking more coffee than usual?
    I don't know what might cause that... Maybe a ph balance shift in your mouth? May return to normal in time...

    I really like this tooth powder.
    http://www.primallifeorganics.com/collections/dirty-mouth/products/dirty-mouth-primal-toohpowder
    Charcoal for whitening, minerals for overall tooth happiness.
  • Deena_Bean
    Deena_Bean Posts: 906 Member
    I'm gonna check it out!
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,103 Member
    Also, look into fermented cod liver oil with butter extract. @Dragonwolf here can extol all the dental related virtues. I think there's only one brand that makes it...
  • Deena_Bean
    Deena_Bean Posts: 906 Member
    I cleaned my teeth off and it seems like it was some kind of staining - much better now, it came right off with a little dental scraping. Still - not the norm for me, but I'm glad that it wasn't the actual enamel turning yellow.
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,103 Member
    Carbs of any kind create a build up on of plaque/tartar on your teeth, so if you have a particularly carb heavy meal/day or any more "stain-worthy" foods, I'd brush a little extra.

    (Per research - AND my dentist and hygienist! LOL - as an aside, she said something about how I'm not prone to build-up or cavities, which I always was before going low carb, but due to unforeseen circumstances, I got assigned her as my new hygienist, and she's only known the low carb me. It made me laugh...)
  • Dragonwolf
    Dragonwolf Posts: 5,600 Member
    Yep. I <3 me some FLCO/HVBO. Green Pastures is the only one I know that makes it. The A and D in the FCLO, plus the K2 in the HVBO is what makes it so awesome. There's some evidence that Vitamins D and K2 (specifically, preformed K2, not K1, which is what's common in our diets) are the keys to a number of health matters, including dental, bone, and cardiovascular health, because the K2 tells the D where to go, and the D tells the calcium where to go, so you don't get minerals leached from your teeth or bones and deposited into your arteries. :)
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