Friday 19 February 2010

Mint Fights Gum Disease, Whitens Teeth



MYFOXDETROIT - Earlier this year, a Florida scientist discovered a natural way to ward off gum disease -- and whiten teeth.

Fox's Lloyd Sowers reported it's a power-packed breath mint now available in stores.

"I'm just a silly scientist," said Dr. Jeffrey Hillman, but he's just being modest.

There's nothing silly about this little pill-sized mint he invented.

EvoraPlus took years of research and testing using "probiotics," boosting natural good bacteria found in your mouth to outnumber and fight off the bad.

Hillman said the product has "three different types of bacteria, two of which address gum disease – they help to maintain gum health – and a third strain which addresses tooth health."

Early results show some people are spending less time in the dentist's chair and having less work done.

"Patients that take a probiotic potentially avoid periodontal surgery and cavity drilling," said dentist Kelly Laird, who is a big advocate.

Businesswoman Fran Bartlett was courted as an investor. She was very skeptical before she tried it.

"Let it melt in your mouth so that it coats your teeth and the inside of your mouth," Barlett advised.

Bartlett said she was taking it during a time when her business was hectic. She missed a scheduled dentist appointment and had gone almost a year without a cleaning.

"There is no plaque. The pockets are not bleeding, and normally you would get a little bit of bleeding when you do a cleaning," Bartlett said.

A side-benefit of this natural probiotic is it creates a safe, low level of hydrogen peroxide in your mouth, which is a bleaching agent, Sowers reported.

"I didn't notice this directly myself. Friends and family and those around me kept saying, you know, 'How do you get your teeth so white?'" Bartlett said.

The FDA approved Evoraplus as a safe "food additive" for sale over-the-counter. It just started to appear on store shelves.

A month's supply costs about $20. You still have to brush twice a day and floss.

"We expect within a month you should start to see an improvement in both breath and whiteness," Hillman said.

A top professor and scientist from the University of Florida Dental School, Hillman hopes this invention and others to follow will help eradicate gum disease around the world, Sowers reported.

There's another formulation for use in dogs and cats. It's a powder you mix in pet food to fight gum disease and bad breath. And there's another one for kids to fight tooth decay.

Source - myFOXdetroit

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