lweiskir at mail.med.upenn.edu (Larry Weiskirch) wrote:
>Eaue oxygenee has a nice sound to it. In English, it's hydrogen peroxide,
>a little harsher sounding. NaHCO3 is sodium bicarbonate, also known as
>baking soda. You really want to post this to a dentistry group, not an
>immunology group, because what you're probably most interested in is
>whether you'll be damaging your teeth with this stuff. People have
>brushed their teeth with baking soda for a long time, so I guess you're
>mostly concerned about the peroxide? In limited quantities, it should be
>fine; your body has an enzyme that detoxifies H2O2 to water and oxygen,
>which is why foam appears when you disinfect a cut with peroxide.
I gargle with the regular 3% (I think) solution available at drug
stores. I don't do this on a regular basis, just once every 2-3 weeks
or so. Other than looking like a mad dog <g>, I find it to be very
helpful in keeping gums in good shape.
lyle
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ltuttle at primenet.com (Lyle Tuttle)
