{"id":361,"date":"2017-08-08T17:48:09","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T17:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/?p=361"},"modified":"2017-08-08T17:48:09","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T17:48:09","slug":"use-clean-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/08\/use-clean-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"What I use to clean my teeth"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a followup to my Low-waste dental hygiene<\/a> post, I’ll tell you which options I’ve chosen and what I plan to change in the future.<\/p>\n

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I used to use a Preserve toothbrush, but recently discovered that an electric toothbrush gets my teeth a lot cleaner. So currently, I share an electric toothbrush base with J, and we each have our own heads. I will continue to use my Preserve toothbrush when either J or I is traveling, of course. I do find the idea of “brushing” with twigs appealing, because I can find useable twigs locally and for free, and because they are compostable. So I’d like to try that in the future!<\/p>\n

I currently use Radius silk floss<\/a>, so it’s biodegradable and I do put it in my compost bin after use. However, the floss comes in plastic boxes that are questionably recyclable. I intend to switch to Dental Lace<\/a> floss as soon as J and I run out of the Radius floss. The benefit of Radius is that their products are available at local retailers; Dental Lace is online only (unless you live in Maine!).<\/p>\n

I don’t use mouthwash.<\/p>\n

For toothpaste, I use Tom’s of Maine peppermint baking soda cavity protection with fluoride<\/a>. They make several weird flavors, including propolis-myrrh and cinnamon-clove, if you don’t like mint. I would prefer to use David’s toothpaste<\/a>, but it doesn’t contain fluoride \ud83d\ude41 I’ve been thinking of mixing fluoride into it, or maybe alternating fluoride and non-fluoride toothpaste on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

So that’s what I use! It’s taken a while to get a constellation of products that I like, and I expect it to change more in the future. What do you use?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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