Comments on: Prehistoric Plaque and the Gentrification of Europe’s Mouth http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/17/prehistoric-plaque-and-the-gentrification-of-europes-mouth/ A science salon hosted by National Geographic Magazine Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2-alpha By: Howard Farran DDS, MBA http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/17/prehistoric-plaque-and-the-gentrification-of-europes-mouth/#comment-42107 Howard Farran DDS, MBA Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:09:35 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=152133#comment-42107 An amazing article on amazing dental detective work! Much praise to everyone who worked on this project!

]]> By: George Henderson http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/17/prehistoric-plaque-and-the-gentrification-of-europes-mouth/#comment-40720 George Henderson Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:06:55 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=152133#comment-40720 Instead, brush with water, eat hard cheeses. Flouride is just the partially efective antidote for sugar and grains. Your teeth do actively remineralize (otherwise what would be the point of flouride), they are not dead.
Even processed cheese has benefits but: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2076251

]]> By: Kudzu http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/17/prehistoric-plaque-and-the-gentrification-of-europes-mouth/#comment-40688 Kudzu Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:44:40 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=152133#comment-40688 Wait… tooth damage can be repaired now? How do you heal what does not live?

]]> By: Austin http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/17/prehistoric-plaque-and-the-gentrification-of-europes-mouth/#comment-40620 Austin Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:46:11 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=152133#comment-40620 I enjoyed this and Carl Zimmer’s article about what antibiotics do to the microbial ecosystem within. It’s all fascinating, and it all makes sense. Clearcut a forest, and weeds are going to grow in its place. Poison the microbes in your body, and who knows what will pop up.

My question is, so what do we do instead? How do I prevent tooth decay without using mouthwash and fluoride?

]]> By: heidy http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/17/prehistoric-plaque-and-the-gentrification-of-europes-mouth/#comment-40601 heidy Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:26:30 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=152133#comment-40601 Sign me up for healthy teeth flora inoculation please! I promise no grains!

]]> By: Dutch VanderBerg http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/17/prehistoric-plaque-and-the-gentrification-of-europes-mouth/#comment-40587 Dutch VanderBerg Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:49:48 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=152133#comment-40587 Awesome

]]> By: pushpendra jain http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/17/prehistoric-plaque-and-the-gentrification-of-europes-mouth/#comment-40578 pushpendra jain Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:01:09 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=152133#comment-40578 A very interesting and creative writing.

]]> By: Monte http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/17/prehistoric-plaque-and-the-gentrification-of-europes-mouth/#comment-40490 Monte Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:01:02 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=152133#comment-40490 Just to make sure I’m understanding you correctly, I should stop using mouth wash. Problem is, how do I know the bacteria that will fill my mouth aren’t mostly the bad ones? The article just said my modern diet gives me less good and more bad bacteria, so even though mouth wash is killing the good bacteria, isn’t it killing more of the bad? Plus I then brush with fluoride toothpaste to build back up the enamel, filling in for the good bacteria.

]]> By: Jessalyn Wise http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/17/prehistoric-plaque-and-the-gentrification-of-europes-mouth/#comment-40463 Jessalyn Wise Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:30:50 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=152133#comment-40463 This is fascinating stuff! I think what amazes me the most is the creativity of scientists in coming up with ways to test hypotheses. Astounding! I can draw a perfect portrait, but this kind of creativity is beyond me, which puts me in awe of it.

]]> By: george http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/17/prehistoric-plaque-and-the-gentrification-of-europes-mouth/#comment-40456 george Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:31:47 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=152133#comment-40456 Great article

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