My contribution to the world on Dental Health observations, facts, and mastery that American Dentists are either ignorant on or are intentionally suppressing from their customers. Here are the previous parts to the series:
- Part 1: Crooked Teeth
- Part 2: Cavities
- Part 3: Bad Breath
Part 4: Plaque
Personally, I’ve found plaque build-up to be a simple condition and easy to master. Dental plaque is not a complex subject.
What is Dental Plaque?
According to Wikipedia today (June 13th, 2018):
“Dental plaque is a biofilm or mass of bacteria that grows on surfaces within the mouth.”
WRONG! This is simply a misunderstanding based on overlooked information that is taken for granted. Here’s what dental plaque really is…
- “Dental plaque is a mass of starchy substances excreted from inside the teeth as a means of balancing the blood chemistry and acidity.”
…and from this sugar-dense (“starchy”) buildup, bacteria readily and happily consumes from this mass—just like flies on cow manure. If you have a mouth full of plaque, then you:
- Consume any amount of starches, and
- Your mouth is full of crap and a bunch of flies and maggots crawling around (metaphorically). Hehe! :)
Dental Plaque is a symptom of starch detoxification.
Additionally, I have experienced that the observable amounts of dental plaque is also a result from high protein diets. It’s not the “high protein” that turns into plaque; rather, it is the fact that the “high protein” intake disrupts our critical blood balance, forcing the internal body into a “fight or flight” type of response, and resulting into excreting this substance through various parts of the body—including the teeth—which we observe as a “detoxification” symptom.
What exactly is “Starch”?
Starch is referring to a more complex form of basic sugars. Basically, a polysaccharide (complex sugar) is commonly referred to as a “starch” due to its sticky texture. In other words, starch is what you want to use to glue things together. According to Merriam-Webster,
“Starch is a white odorless tasteless granular or powdery complex carbohydrate (C6H10O5)x that is the chief storage form of carbohydrate in plants, is an important foodstuff, and is used also in adhesives and sizes, in laundering, and in pharmacy and medicine.”
Pay attention to the opinion in this definition: “...is an important foodstuff” The opinion is merely to influence your own opinion and serve a food industry. This is not a conspiracy theory, it is simply a dogma that does not serve humanity.
Starch is a Pollutant to the Human Body
The cells in the human body do not contain a means to transfer starches into the cells. Therefore, nearly all starch that enters the bloodstream will not become absorbed into the cells and will be excreted in various means—such as excretion via the teeth. PLAQUE! :)
Dr. John McDougal suggests a starch-based diet that he calls the “Starch Solution”. His book is very popular. My friends, I want to warn you that starch is not a solution, it is a “pollution”. (@wizardofraw loves to use this saying, and I love when he says it!)
Since starch is a pollutant and does not serve the human body, it is therefore a waste product. You can observe this waste product in your stool, in the urine, and even on the surface of the teeth.
Demystifying Wikipedia’s Inaccurate “Plaque” Article.
Here are some responses to the Wikipedia article. I feel that these responses are valuable to understand that even though the article is a bit misguided, you can clearly make the connection that Dental Plaque is the “sweating” of starches through the teeth.
“Dental plaque . . . . is a sticky colorless deposit at first, but when it forms tartar, it is often brown or pale yellow.”
Of course! Starch is a sticky, colorless mass. Thing about some common, and the most sticky, forms of starches: white rice, pasta, bread, etc.
“It is commonly found between the teeth, on the front of teeth, behind teeth, on chewing surfaces, along the gumline, or below the gumline cervical margins.”
Of course! Your teeth are excreting these starches that build up as “plaque”, and therefore you are going to observe the dental plaque all over the teeth. You will especially observe this build-up around areas where there is a weakened enamel structure, such as by the gumline for most people eating a “civilized” diet.
“. . . Bacterial plaque is one of the major causes for dental decay and gum disease.”
This sentence is not bad, but it can be better stated: starches are one of the major causes for dental decay and gum disease partially due to blood acidity. The bacteria is always present and thrives once starches are on the surface of the teeth.
- “. . . can give rise to tooth decay – the localised destruction of the tissues of the tooth by acid produced from the bacterial degradation of fermentable sugar . . .”
This has been debunked over and over again: the acid exposure to the teeth from bacteria cannot harm your teeth. Check out Andrew Perlot’s experiment in the video below. Warning: this is in no way a comprehensive experiment; however, it is a great primer to get started in understanding the message here!
- “. . . hence it is important to disrupt the mass of bacteria and remove it. Plaque control and removal can be achieved with correct daily or twice-daily tooth brushing and use of interdental aids such as dental floss and interdental brushes.”
This is very misleading, and you will never master your oral health with this advice. It is important to disrupt one’s unnecessary desire to consume starches! Plaque “control” is achieved by your “control” to abstain from consuming starches. Whether you brush your teeth or not, a heavy diet of starches will eventually result in a cavity, chipped tooth, cracked tooth, root canals, etc. Sucks, eh? The good news is that you can stop this for GOOD when you eliminate starches from your diet.
Plaque Composition
Again from Wikipedia:
“Approximately 80–90% of the weight of plaque is water. While 70% of the dry weight is bacteria, the remaining 30% consists of polysaccharides and glycoproteins.”
WELLLLLL Welllll... WELL! Polysaccharides are starches, and glycoproteins are basically proteins and simple starches. This sentence contradicts the article’s earlier sentence that explains dental plaque to be only a “biofilm”, or a layer of bacteria. Once again, plaque is starch, and bacteria just happen to be attracted to it! And where did this starch come from? Well, clearly the starch will still become present even if you brush your teeth immediately after meals. (See my experiment below for more information.) So I ask once again, where is this starch coming from? It’s coming from inside your body.
This graphic—found on the Wikipedia link below—talks a big game about bacteria colonies and fails to mention the origination of the mysterious polysaccharides and glycoproteins. Once again, this is starch, and the sticky starch formed on the teeth after being excreted by the teeth. This is one of the many genius functions of our teeth to save us from suicide by starch! :)
And where did that starch come from? It came from oral consumption, also known as “eating starch”!
Preventing and Entirely Eliminating Dental Plaque Build-up
Dental Plaque build-up is impossible on a diet free of starch and complex proteins.
It’s that simple.
Recent Experiment of Mine
My friend really wanted to have popcorn. Honestly, I did not want to have any, and I thought mainly about how eating popcorn would ultimately result in plaque building-up in my mouth. However, I observed the following facts:
- Throughout this entire year, I’ve had virtually zero dental plaque build-up. This is significant when you consider the fact that I brush my teeth maybe once every other week to once every other month. (Don’t try this at home—not everyone can do this readily!)
- Suddenly, I would have a significant and noticeable amount of plaque build-up.
- In fact, this would be a great opportunity to see how quickly plaque returns after eating popcorn! Good opportunity, eh?
So I ate a lot of popcorn that day. Popcorn is nearly all starch, by the way! The popcorn was just too unsatisfying; I could not get enough. The day after my friend and I binged on popcorn, for the first time in months I had starches building up on my teeth! I’m sorry, did I say starches? I meant “dental plaque”. Same thing. This build-up occurred throughout the day. I predicted that I would have plaque build up afterwards, and I was not surprised.
I brushed my teeth after I figured noticed the starch, and my teeth were smooth again, rather than feeling “fuzzy”. After brushing, my diet consisted of raw fruits and starch-free veggies—and absolutely no starchy popcorn! Remember, ripe and raw fruits have no starch.
Although I continued to “sweat” starchy plaque from my teeth, I did not bring in starch as food. Why is this the case? Why did I continue to detox this starch through my teeth? Well, there’s a very important lesson here...
If you have Dental Plaque, you also have Plaque in your blood!
Simply put: starchy plaque was still in my blood, and therefore, I would continue to have plaque build-up until the body got rid of the majority of the plaque (starch) inside my body.
After a couple of days, I had absolutely no more dental plaque. I stopped brushing my teeth once again.
And today I continue to have no plaque build-up. How is it possible that I have no dental plaque build-up when I am not brushing my teeth? Because I am not consuming this “plaque” (starch) in the first place! Nor have I consumed a polluting amount of starch within the last 2 years.
Dental Plaque is Starch
And furthermore...
Starch Consumption results in Crooked Teeth due to Dental Plaque
Additional Sources
- Dental Plaque on Wikipedia
- “The Starch Solution” by John McDougall. No link is provided because I do not want to be responsible for contributing to anyone polluting their body with starches!
Thank you! :)
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Friend Robert, firstly thank you for giving us this micro class on dental plaque today, in addition to these terms I did not know that starch was determined.
It is important to emphasize that dental plaque plays a fundamental role in the oral health of the human being, we can prevent this with daily care that is of great help, such as the following:
Fulfilling these recommendations will help you maintain good oral health and caries-free.
#1 is remove starches from the diet. I do appreciate your list... I’ll suggest an updated version next :D
To prevent plaque—which is not going to destroy your teeth. The plaque will just contribute to the teeth becoming crooked AND the plaque doesn’t smell to great. And it looks gross. Why does it look gross? Because people instinctively know that the observation of dental plaque is a sign of something gross going on inside that person’s body! So to prevent plaque...
excellent this list, without a doubt recommendations for all those who want to have good oral health. this is really important for every human being to take care of the hygiene of the mouth it is everyone's task.
Omg, my teeth are in trouble, I consume 70 to 80 percent starch on daily basis.
I was told that I should ensure I brush immediately after eating starchy food by my dentist, but I noticed that the little pains persisted despite everything. I brush twice a day on most days.
But, this is Africa, 70 to 80 percent of our foods are starch, is their a way I can balance things up. Because neglecting the starch here is like neglecting the food completely...
Thank you for your guide.
My friend, “food” is everywhere, and even starchless foods are everywhere :D I do not know your surroundings, but go where there is more fruit! And thank you for coming by....full upvote for your sincere and thoughtful comment... thank you! :)
Thanks for the guide and for your generosity, I think I can cope with more fruits than starch...
Great Lesson picked up. I have discovered some thing new concerning my dental health.
2years back i had a tooth decay and it result into the loss of one of my enamel tooth because it had got infected badly by bacterial infection. Till now i have a gap in my mouth. With this enlightenment concerning dental plaques and there major cause of excessive consumption of starches. Am going to regulate my consumption of starches and escape the grave repucations that i have already suffered.
Thanks @robertgenito for sharing about this great dental health check.
My friend, you are very welcome, and I am glad that this information touches you :) Honestly, and many people will be surprised by my belief of this, I believe that starches are worse than animal meats!
Surely my friend. They will be surprised at that belief.
If you have dental plaque, you also have plaque in your blood was surely a lot of new information. I didnt know this build up of starch could be due to popcorns i am very regularly eating. A big thank you, i think i should just cut out the use of popcorns and use fresh fruits as you said they do not contain starch and may be add a lunch time brush teeth schedule :)
What a good suggestion and plan you have! :) I’m happy this article helped... thank you for commenting :)
No mr @robertgenito, i am thankful to you and cant be enough for taking time out of your busy schedule to help us with our own lives :) Bless you
Happy day, great friend, we must worry a lot about our personal hygiene since it is of great importance for our body.
I want to give some tips for the care of our dintes and prevent dental plaque.
Ideally, we should all brush after each meal to prevent plaque and eliminate it as soon as it develops, it is important that we brush before going to bed, otherwise, the plate sits on the teeth throughout the night, be sure to replace your brush of teeth every three or four months. If it wears too much, it will not work well.
When you finish eating, the bacteria rush to the sugar left in your mouth and feed on it. The more sugary your food, the more bacteria you have to handle when you brush.
I hope you take into account these great tips, following each of these standing, we will have an ideal and healthy teeth.
Your graphic is a great picture to study for a good technique for brushing the teeth. I wish I had the time to do a video on this! Because the “technique” you use when brushing is going to make your brushing more efficient. Btw, There is one cause to dental plaque: starch consumption.
Go always knowing more and more with you, thank you very much for the information: D
Hello, happy to read this publication so beneficial to our health.
Here are some tips to eliminate dental plaque
For some it is somewhat conflicting, but a recent study shows that chewing gum with zero sugar helps to decrease the production of plaque in our teeth.
When you go to brush your teeth, add a little baking soda to the toothpaste (very little). Sodium bicarbonate dissolves all the residues of the teeth and, in addition, helps with whitening significantly.
The lemon juice is perfect to fight the plaque and also the tartar of the teeth. The acidity of the lemon contains abrasive properties that cleanse our mouth deeply.
There is one cause to dental plaque: starch consumption. Interesting thought on lemon juice to fight plaque...I forgot about this, and it makes a lot of sense! I love lemons :D
Hola amigo, me parece muy interesante el tema que estas compartiendo con nosotros ya que tiene que ver con la salud dental y ese tema me llama mucho la atención y todo lo que tiene que ver con sus cuidados, mantenimientos y todo en general, porque quiero hacer mi carrera de odontología. Aparte de esto es muy indispensable para la salud y no hay que descuidarse ya que hay personas que creen que no tiene mucha importancia el cepillarse los dientes después de cada comida.
La placa tambien de suma importancia ya que nos ayuda a eliminar todos los microbios y bacteria que habitan dentro de nuestras bocas, y tambien es de suma importancia asistir de vez en cuando al odontologo al menos una vez cada 5 meses.
hola compañero lastima que no tenemos una educación y la importancia del cuidado de los dientes y lo que es la placa dental información como la que has colocado el día de hoy no dejas un aprendizaje y ejemplo para nuestra salud dental. Gracias
hello very important friend that topic. but we must prevent it and it is very easy and simple. Brush carefully, Floss daily, Use mouthwash, Do not consume as much sugar, and everything that helps us prevent as well as go to the dentist more often ......
Prevent plaque by not eating that which gives you plaque! Basically: do not eat starch.
It is important to have a control of the dental plaque, since it is the elimination of the microbial plate and the prevention of its accumulation on the teeth and adjacent gingival surfaces. It is therefore the most effective means of preventing most of the most frequent oral diseases such as cavities, gingivitis and others. Thank you, my important subject. successes.
Therefore, control the dental plaque by NOT EATING PLAQUE :D (don’t eat starches!)
hello friend @robertgenito, The control of plaque well, is important for the elimination of bacteria that cause oral diseases, since it has been shown that a proper plate control allows qualitative and quantitative changes in the microflora of periodontal pockets for example , so it should be taken as a priority within educational programs inside and outside the dental office. Blessings friend.
Bacteria do not cause oral diseases, my friend. Bacteria are more present to take care of clean up....cleaning up that gluey starch on the teeth!
Hello friend happy day for you, this is a super important issue that many people are unaware of, and do not seek information on the subject, dental plaque is constantly formed in our mouth, adhering to the teeth, gums and tongue after meals . Bacteria grow and develop thanks to the food residues left in the mouth and in our saliva, producing acids that attack the teeth and cause long-term tooth decay and gum disease.
Inadequate oral hygiene causes bacteria not eliminated daily accumulate generating dental plaque. If this plaque is not removed, it hardens and becomes tartar, and begins to irritate and inflame the gums.
The dental plaque is the main responsible for the formation of decay, irritation and inflammation of the gums (gingivitis)
Thank you for clarifying about this topic dear friend.
Yeaaaa but... dental plaque is NOT constantly formed in the mouth of one who does not eat starch :) Dental plaque has nothing to do with tooth decay...it is the acidic nature of the starchy foods (which ARE plaque) that burn and decay the teeth. I hope this information helps :)
Estoy segura de que sera de mucha ayuda para todos querido amigo.
Hello friend, this is an excellent publication, here you explain in detail everything related to dental health, you emphasize dental plaque. What originates it and many factors that must take into account to improve our dental health. Thanks for sharing this post with us, regards
Thank you for the comment!
There is one cause to dental plaque: starch consumption.
Until now it is considered that the most effective way to control bacterial plaque is through the mechanical removal of it by means of tooth brushing accompanied by other hygienic aids such as dental floss and mouth rinses among others. Very good post friend @robertgenito and may God continue to fill you with wisdom.
Can you recreate this picture and add “do not eat starch”? :) that is the #1 way to control plaque.
Excelente tema amigo @robertgenito la salud dental también es importante. Hay muchas personas que ignoran este tema, debemos ir a consulta mas amenudo gracias por tu explicación sobre la placa dental también llamada sarro dental que es la acumulación de alimentos y residuos. gracias por tu explicación saludos
Bacterial plaque is the main cause of tooth decay and is directly related to periodontal diseases, such as gingivitis or inflammation of the gums. In its first phase it may seem unimportant and it is an aesthetic problem, but we have given it the importance it deserves to avoid future dental problems. "Proper oral hygiene allows bacteria to be eliminated daily and prevents them from accumulating generating dental plaque "
Bacterial plaque is not the main cause of tooth decay. Read my dental posts; all of which are linked from this article.