Never really looked into it. I have it done since I was a child, I thought it is just normal to get this done. I have just my anecdotal report, that it really helps with sensitivity and in 49 years with my mediocre teeth hygiene I only have one filling.
At the end of a cleaning procedure, a hygienist usually applies a high concentration fluoride polish to the teeth which remineralizes them. Is it what you call lacquer?
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Probably it is same yes. It is very concentrated fluoride and some vanish/lacquer/polish material that prevents you from ingesting fluoride. My dentist says I should’t wash my teeth until next day.
I usually use fluoride gel once a month to remineralize teeth as well.
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May I ask what type and what your protocol is?
I use ELMEX GELEE 1,25 % (it is Rx) but similar products are available without prescription as well.
After brushing and flossing my teeth I brush it on my teeth, leave it for one minute and I don’t wash it off just spit it out and don’t eat or drink for one hour.
I started it using when I was 8 or 9 years old. That is 40 years ago. The brand I use is the same, just the gel changed, it used to be red in color and now it is clear.
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Is this it? Seems we can buy it on Amazon here…
It looks different than what they sell in Germany:
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/3120822-Elmex-Jelly-25-g/dp/B008BKPMUE
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It is the second one, the german one. Seems it is not Rx in Germany. I get one every few years, you use just a small amount each time, around 1 cm of gel.
The US alternative would be this I guess:
but there are less strong ones that are not Rx, like this:
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Not sure why you’d do something without reviewing the evidence.
Because I started it as a child and it clearly works form me. What evidence do you need? I don’t know many people my age with just one filling and even that one was not a result of caries. And I think evidence is quite clear on caries prevention with fluoride. When I was younger, 5, 6 and 7 we got fluoride pills weekly. It is like “vaccination” against caries, later when I was 13 or 14 my molars were protected against caries with dental sealant. And I have repeated it like every 5-6 years.
ps I am very diligent about this part of my dental hygiene, I also floss daily as I had few pre-caries lesions on hidden sides of teeth that were treated with few repeated fluoride varnishing to remineralize and were always spotted in time and no further treatment was needed, but I became more obsessed with flossing as a result. But other than that I don’t really brush after every meal, sometimes not even twice daily.
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Bryan has now updated their page with new supplements and foods.
If I read it correctly it is now 31 pills regularly, of course some with many vitamins or supplements.
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From his new list of things. Anyone try this - supposed to good for
Microbiome diversity:
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Yeah - and wow, amazing link @Neo
As it’s been stated before, Bryan’s diet is modeled strongly after Michael Rae’s diet from longecity.
I didn’t not know there was a generic Dr. Pepper, and it’d be funny if nutty pudding was inspired by one that included it.
Pomegranate juice + Diet Dr. Bob (generic “Dr. Pepper”)
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An overly critical / negative take on Bryan Johnson’s routine from a doctor. He talks about the life extending effects of rapamycin but then cites, as a counter balance “However, its effectiveness may wane in the advanced stages of severe diseases.” No kidding.
Helpful or hooey? Breaking down Blueprint—a tech mogul’s extreme ‘age-reversal’ health protocol
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Perfect is the enemy of good.
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Actually I didn’t think it was particularly critical… The thing he seemed sceptical on was compliance to the protocol by the vast majority of people. I would tend to agree. It would appear that most people struggle to eat anything like a healthy diet or do the minimum amount of exercise per week. And many even with serious illnesses seem incapable of remembering to take a few medications regularly. It must be infuriating being a doctor and knowing that 90% of your efforts are probably wasted.
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The psychology of compliance is interesting, and compliance is truly awful. One problem is that medicine reminds people of a stressful medical problem - so they avoid taking it!
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This marketing is good:
Having vegetables in powder form is clever, 3.4 cups per serving.
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So I was accepted onto the program and there are a few tiers you can participate in. You can take a blood test at the beginning of the three months and then one at the end. I had fully intended to join but things went a little sideways. I contracted Covid for the second time and seemed to hade missed my window. I’m a little disappointed. I wanted to try it. Not necessarily because I expected much but I felt that being a part of something regimented might help me focus my protocol a bit more.
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OK - I’m locking this thread because its gotten WAAAAY too long. I’ll open a new Bryan Johnson thread for people to post ongoing information and developments related to him.
As one person recently suggested to me - “you probably want to limit the length of threads to a reading time of less than a day”… and I suspect this thread is already past that limit.
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