con. treat the symptom not the cause...healthy lifestyle equals healthy teeth..

But I don't have healthy teeth because of my past childhood illnesses and smoking.

As good as the raw lifestyle is, I doubt it can turn yellow teeth back to white.

Speaking of dental health, I was on a raw food website the other day that had a story on the poor dental health of raw foodies. It was some french guy (can't remember his name) and to get all the details you had to buy a book, which I didn't.
Just wondering if any of you long term rawies have noticed a decline in your teeth??? Unlike this site there is sooo much advertising and promotions and lures to get you to buy things that I'm a little bit dubious about the whole scenario, but if anyone has any info that would be great.

Yummummy

ive seen some very dodgy looking teeth on some raw fooders...real bad....

some can get lulled into the false sense that its raw it aint gonna hurt....

im with you Freedom on this...if you cant brush after each meal at least rinse your mouth out with water...flossing is super important too...

KK,ive had my teeth whitened they werent super stained,but i love the result,im with you feeling good about your smile is important..and you're right a good healthy raw vegan lifestyle isnt going to get the signs of illness off your teeth now...go and see a reputable dentist and do what makes you happy!!

Yeah, you don't want to brush too hard... when I was about 9 or 10 my orthodontist told me that everyone in the world should use the super-soft small-head brushes that are usually targeted at little kids.... hence my toothbrushes all have Mr Men characters on the handle, lol! 

I definitely agree with May too though - great teeth do not equal a great smile. You can have the most stunning, straight white teeth in the world but if you don't really mean it when you smile, it will be obvious. And similarly, if you have less than perfect teeth but you just exude joy in your smile, no one will notice. I think I can use my dad as an example - look over to the left, you'll see us smiling together and i think he has a great smile. If you got up really close and probed, you would find that my Dad's lower teeth are shockingly misaligned - some protrude far out and across in front of others (a result of the fact that he never had his wisdom teeth out and they caused severe crowding). Also, he smoked for close to 27 years, starting when he was 12 (YAY, it's been soooooo long now since he quit!!) and he is also a HUGE drinker of tea, so his teeth are pretty stained. But can you see any of that? No, all you see is a lovely smile. 

I have been mostly raw for over 6mths (had a few cooked meals here and there) and I have noticed that my teeth do look whiter. I am hoping that this will continue as I go along. I agree with Pat and think the amount of greens I'm eating is the main contributor.