I remembered also that I use to have very sensitive teeth eating cooked food as salt or sugar/sweetened food caused a jabbing pain. Fruit is fine though.

Weston Prices remedy to people that had cavities was small amounts of Cod Liver Oil and Raw Butter, This he created Activator X, that healed people of severe bone deformities such as Arthritis and improved their teeth. My own experience, with only Raw Butter and Raw Cream has cured me of sensitive teeth, naturally whitened them, and with one tooth that was on its way out, healed it completely. His book for those that are interested is called NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL DEGENERATION. I believe Harley is on the right track with his 80 10 10 approach. But for a faster option with those of you who are concerned for their teeth, especially those with Pain and want to reverse damage done, this may be for you.

I am having some problems with my teeth on this diet i have to admit - I'm raw vegan close to 100% raw most days with the odd bit of cooked vegan fare.  I eat loads of greens and lots of green smoothies and green soups and am low fat (close to 80/10/10).  Is anyone else experiencing these problems?

Yes I feel well, but I'd like to keep my teeth for a while yet.

Has anyone done any research on why a lot of raw vegans get these problems while indigeneous societies who had a fair bit of animal offal and dairy never brushed their teeth and did not have any cavities (eg Australian aborigines before white man)

What are others doing that is working for them/ reversing their teeth problems?

you can get

 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
Author: Weston A. Price

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at

http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html

My teeth have gone downhill over the last 2 years (I discovered the benefits of raw foods about 2 years ago) but I put it down to the amounts of dried fruit and honey I use.

I have had a tooth extracted last year and really need to get along to the dentist again to check out some other sensitivities going on at the moment.

For my situation, the solution seems fairly simple - cut down the dried fruit and honey (and maybe nuts?), increase the greens...but for some annoying reason (habitual conditioning, emotional eating, etc.) it is HARD!!!  Must become more focussed on this before I have no choice but to have green smoothies all day due to lack of teeth to chew!

I enquired about removing amalam fillings when I visited my holistic dentist a few years ago.  He told me the same as Doug Graham suggests.

Jacki

Ive had a few probs with my teeth since raw, mostly its just been pain where my wisdom teeth were, but the odd time thats happened a simple tea tree oil mouthwash has fixed it (just a drop in a mouthfull of water). The pain seems to come back if i eat alot of nuts, particularly peanuts (they were blanched, so maybe why).

At first when i was raw and i tried not using toothpaste and just water i got tooth problems, so i thought i must need the toothpaste, but when ive again tried later ive found water is more than enough. I occasionally use a home made toothpaste when they feel a bit yuck but generally it isnt needed. I dont tend to get furry teeth anymore whether i brush or not (well sometimes i do, but no often, and is probs been when have eaten alot of dried fruits or had coffee).

I can actually skip brushing occasionally at night without any problems now (although i tend not to), before if i missed it by the morning my mouth would be awful!

My teeth are much whiter than they used to be and to me look very healthy, at one point they were very discoloured and not so pretty. They look like they did when i was younger now, had great teeth as a child, a few spots of mild discolouration but is probs only noticeable to me.

The raw diet has been fantastic for mouth health, even a decaf coffee doesnt seem to hinder things, however a traditional coffee out tends to leave my mouth pretty yuck. The only time i find problems is with nuts, but usually a drink of water and a run over with my fingers around my gums (yeah im that gross, lol) fixes it.

I get no tooth pain anymore, i did initially but now nothing. Go raw!!!

From what I can understand speaking to Bee Keepers Honey is not Raw unless you buy it in Honey Comb form. Reason being that it crystallises not long after it is harvested, so it has to be heat treated to allow it to run from the container, not at an extremely high heat, but high enough to damage it. So this may explain why having honey may cause teeth damage.