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90% Reduction: Scientists Discover Natural Molecule That Eradicates Plaques and Cavities

scitechdaily.com 90% Reduction: Scientists Discover Natural Molecule That Eradicates Plaques and Cavities

3,3′-Diindolylmethane (DIM) decreased the Streptococcus mutans biofilm, a leading contributor to plaque and cavities, by 90%. A significant portion of the global population experiences persistent issues with dental plaque and cavities or will face them at some time. While toothpaste, mouthwash, and

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You know how they seal kids teeth, and insurance covers it? It basically keeps kids from getting cavities until the sealant eventually wears off. Well, they could put the same sealant on adults. But they don’t.
- I've lived in at least two places where that treatment is available for adults. Insurance may cover it depending on what kind of insurance you got, it is expensive but not ridiculously so in comparison to other dental procedures.
- Uh, no, i don't. Sounds weird, where do they do this?
  
  I had it done in the USA in the 90s when I had my adult teeth, not sure if it was before or after I got my 12 year molars. I asked about it a few years ago and the dentist said that insurance only covers it for kids.
  
  Germany.
  
  Almost all children in USA get sealants as a preventative measure, in my experience.
- They do that?
  
  Yes. It covers the top of the teeth kids still need to brush really well because you can easily get cavities in between your teeth, etc..
- My wife works in dental insurance so I asked her. She said for the general public, the effectiveness of the sealant decreases as the client ages, because an adult's tooth is more smooth than a child's. So there's a critical age where the cons outweighs the pros.
- It's useful in immature teeth because the grooves have not yet taken up enough fluoride to be acid resistant enough against the modern diet. Not all immature teeth need them either, as not everyone has those deep grooves. Furthermore, this only protects against decay on that surface if it's done well - and a lot of the time a wriggly kid means saliva has contaminated the surface and now you have an extra interface of failure.
  In adults the benefit is a lot less (if the groove was decay prone, they would have formed a cavity there by the time they see a dentist), and doing this procedure may actually increase the risk of decay than reduce (due to the extra interface of failure).
  Lastly, this only protects that surface - not in between teeth. A lot of cavities happen between because there's a lot of plaque being left behind there... Because almost nobody flosses properly.
  Use your interdental brushes folks! And stop drinking soda... And use extra high fluoride toothpaste.
  
  Does fluoride do anything for adults? I had a retired MD-credentialed public health director recently tell me that it only is useful for the first (7? Can’t remember) years of life.
- One of the reasons we don't seal adult teeth is because insurance doesn't cover it and people don't want to pay for it (there are other reasons like prior fillings, loss of tooth structure, groove being less prominent, etc). If someone asks for it to be done and agrees to pay out of pocket we'll definitely do it.
- I've had it done as a young adult. Fluoride treatments too. Maybe my dentist is weird, but some places definitely do it.

I was curious about which compound and where it occurs, the article didn't contain the latter. This is the compound's Wikipedia article which provides that info: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/3,3%27-Diindolylmethane
- found in cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and kale.
  That explains a lot
  
  Oui chef! I also found that its already being sold as a dietary supplement interesting.
  
  Brb about to empty the shelves of broccoli. Both pre chopped AND whole
  
  Even a 90% chance of a reduction in cavities and plaque could not get me to eat kale.
  
  If I'm reading this right, it's a digested form of something else in those vegetables. So adding broccoli to toothpaste isn't going to cut it. (Although I'm sure some brand on IG is already manufacturing that)
  
  There are several cruciferous vegetables I'd like to have as snacks now that I'm dieting but unfortunately as I read about it, too much cruciferous vegetables can cause health issues (bad enough that too much of unhealthy stuff can cause issues, but it turns out even the healthy stuff can cause issues (specifically thyroid related) if you have too much; you just can't win!)

It’s 2023, how they ain’t got pills make your teeth grow back ??
- Is pill. Goes past teeth.
- Same with skin dermatology type conditions. How they fuck do we not have a pill or cream to cure itchy scalp. Why do I need to use expensive shampoos every two days the rest of my life or else I scratch my dandruffy scalp until it bleeds because there's some fungus I now have to deal with until my immune system gets so old that the fungus takes over
  
  This probably won't help you but I'm saying it anyway just in case it does help.
  I dealt with something similar for over a year that just wouldn't get better even after I tried all the dandruff shampoos I could find at the store. My doctor prescribed this lotion called taro-mometasone (I think?) and within a week the dandruff was gone and it never came back. This was about 7 years ago, and I haven't used the lotion since. And it was awful dandruff. It was becoming like scabs on my head and my hair was starting to fall out.
- It's not long ago I saw a article about regrowth of theeth, but it was not a pill.
- We do but Illuminati made sure it's only available to about 1% of the population....
  
  So that’s how Elon and Lebron got their hairback???!
- I read an article about that. IIRC it's mainly because there is only minimal bloodflow in your teeth - barely enough to supply it with nutrients (and still not enough you should skip external flouride etc.).
- Id rather have a pill that makes my dick grow more
- Because every dentist would kill a bitch to keep it secret. It is an extremely lucrative career.

It’s amazing what mankind has achieved in vitro.
- https://xkcd.com/1217/
  
  Thanks, couldn’t find it.
- OMG I choked so hard!

Diindolylmethane might act like estrogen in the body, or might also block estrogen effects. So more research is necessary.
- I will sacrifice myself and get titties as long as I have good teeth!
  edit who am I kidding, I already have removedtiddies
  
  You ran right into the slur filter of lemmy.ml :)
  
  DIM doesn’t increase estrogen, it reduces it. It forces the body to metabolize estradiol into 2-hydroxyestrone, which cannot be converted back to estradiol and has lower binding affinity, so it just gets pissed out. It’s often used for breast and thyroid cancer treatments.
  So yeah, this could be really bad for women.
  
  Robert Paulson, is that you?
  
  Do you have an alt on lemmynsfw.com?

How long until dentists call it fake?
- You sound like an anti-dentite!
  
  I think his name is Al. Al Dentay.
  
  Finally found the 1 out of 5 dentists that doesn't recommend chewing Trident gum.
- The Big Denta.

Dead bio-volumes in all dosages were not detected, eliminating the possibility of antimicrobial activity elicited by DIM treatment.
From the paper. Interesting it’s NOT an antibiotic but just inhibits biofilm formation. The paper also alludes to an anti-acne application.
This is very cool. Thanks for sharing!

I did not need to see that gross picture today thanks for nightmare fuel
- I don't know what that means but them teeth are ewe

Mmmkay, but what about tooth decay, mmkay?
- Not much to do about a decayed tooth short of stem cells so not sure why you're asking about repair for something that's entirely preventative
  
  Is this the most intellectually dishonest thing you were able to come up with on short notice?
  
  In case it kidnaps the to-be Queen of Canada.

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