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Martin (Canoga Park, California) on 04/03/2007
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I'm a health writer and get a lot of good tip from docs. One of my favorite, and that I try to get my grandkids to follow, is a simple mouth cleaning with baking soda and apple cider vinegar. According to the dental experts I have interviewed, the two generate a powerful 1-2 knockout punch against many of the bad bacterial that cause caries and gum disease. Here's how to do it: brush after each meal (if possible) with baking soda. Try to gently work the baking soda into the gum tissue where it meets the teeth. Don't rinse. Baking soda is a huge killer of bacteria. Then follow up right away with a swig of apple cider vinegar. You will experience a "poof" in your mouth--the result of the acidic vinegar reacting with the alkaline baking soda. This combination has helped me keep a chronic gum disease situation under control. I wish I had known about it 40 years ago when my gum problems started. You can chuck all your toothpaste tubes. There's nothing as good as this combo, my dentist sources tell me, and they are super experts. Good luck.
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Replied By Ryan (Nyc, New York) on 01/06/2013

I wouldn't do this. ACV or any vinegar are acidic.

You can just using hydrogen peroxide at 3% concentration to kill all bacteria after brushing and flossing.

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Replied By Elle (PNW) on 08/26/2021

3% HP should always be diluted 50/50 with water. Do not use straight.

Replied By Raphael (Boston, MA) on 07/02/2014

If worrying about the vinegar, you can wait 10-15 mins then rinse out with water.
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Replied By Ouch! (Ohio) on 02/06/2016

I tried this method and the first day my mouth felt amazing. The second day, however, I noticed more bleeding in my gum. This is day number three and I have stopped using this method. The inside of my mouth and gums feel raw. I definitely should have diluted the acv.
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Replied By dougie burton (london uk) on 11/01/2020

You got to keep going, people always worry when they see bleeding gums. When they stop bleeding you know you are getting somewhere and the inflammation Is reducing, try very salt in warm water a few time a day in conjunction with this.

Replied By Pam (Ca) on 12/15/2017

A.C.V for tooth care should only be used once every 3 weeks. Had bleeding gums so put baking soda on them, waited couple of minutes, swished with water and swallowed. My gums don't bleed anymore.
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