Comment by sizzle

11 days ago

What about Hydroxyapatite?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyapatite

Anyone on this stuff? I want to take a break from fluoride paste.

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bruce343434  11 days ago

I have replaced my sensodyne with mirasensitive hap+. It is more expensive, even more so than sensodyne. However it has helped incredibly with my exposed roots which used to be very sensitive. Now they are less sensitive than they used to be with sensodyne. I can swish cold water and eat sour foods again.

My current routine is roughly brush_teeth(toothpaste={mirasensitive, random_cheap_toothpaste}[day%2]) as you don't need to apply HAP every single day.

I find that I still have to be careful eating apples and lemons straight up. To protect myself I thoroughly swish and rinse water a few times shortly after consuming these fruits. If I don't do that, my teeth get extremely sensitive and it takes a few days for the hap to repair it again.

tomdekan  11 days ago

I've been enjoying using this over the past 3 weeks.

This is nano-hydroxyapatite, meant to be more effective than hydroxyapatite alone.

https://www.boka.com/

(P.S I'm not affiliated with boka)

  • archon810  11 days ago

    Thank you for the mention of Boka. This sent me down a rabbit hole of research, both the positives compared to other toothpaste, like not containing SLS, parabens, or titanium dioxide, but also the findings of trace amounts of lead, arsenic, and mercury in it. The trace amounts are much lower than the standards considered okay by the FDA and the European regulators, but not EWG, which doesn't accept pretty much any trace amounts.

    I decided to try it after all.

    • sizzle  11 days ago

      will you still absorb the trace amounts it if you are spitting it out and rinsing? I want to wean myself off fluoride toothpaste.

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martin82  11 days ago

Been using Boka for years.

Don't see any difference. I'm on a low carb diet and never eat things with added sugar anyways, so I assume that I could even drop toothpaste alltogether.

Also, my teeth have been yellow since as long as I can remember (and long before I got into coffee and tea) and the same is true for everyone in my family - and Boka didn't change that at all.

So... it is not doing me any harm, so far, but it is also not performing any miracles.

  • sky2224  8 days ago

    Not saying Boka is good, but to clarify, non-additive sugars from fruits and teas can significantly affect tooth enamel in addition to citric acids. Coffee is also a big culprit as well. You definitely should not drop toothpaste altogether.

wry_discontent  11 days ago

I've been using NoBS toothpaste tabs for a couple years which are nano-hydroxyapatite. I find them effective. No issues at my dentist.

In fact, a year ago, they wanted to put in a filling for a minor cavity, but I wanted to put it off and by the time I went back they said it was gone.

edit: I also like the tabs because they're easy to travel with.

gautamcgoel  11 days ago

Been using Boks for a couple months, haven't noticed much difference. Maybe some reduced sensitivity.

antiatheist  11 days ago

I've used `BioMin F` with fluorapatite which is apparently more effective than hydroxyapatite - it's not a miracle regrowth protein like this article seems to claim, but its definitely a noticeable difference compared to regular toothpastes.