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Right, you probably want to know why I decided to post these? Not? Well, I am going to tell you anyhow. A long time ago I stumbled over this article which I liked. Like all sites I like, I kept it open for a long time, intending on reading it. As usual, it ended with me bookmarking it when I got tired of having it up. That is, when I needed the few resources chrome used to keep it up. Well, at any rate I saved it in the bookmark-bar, so that it would be visible. I finally read the article and can positively say that I learnt a lot about dental health, I found the article illuminating and would advice anyone with a healthy interest to read it.

Basically this list is from that article(to which I will link after the list of tips).

1. Floss at least three times a week, preferably daily.
2. Sterilize your toothbrush frequently.
3. Get a tongue cleaner and scrape your tongue each morning after you brush your teeth.
4. Drink enough water.
5. Eat onions (raw are best) since they contain powerful antibacterial sulfur compounds and in a 1997 test tube study killed S. mutans. Then use parsley or mint leaves for your breath.
6. Drink Green tea (Camellia sinensis) which contains substances called catechins that kill mouth bacteria.
7. Get enough vitamin C. Kiwis have more than any other fruit. I currently take 3,000 mg of C each morning in a delicious shake.
8. Eat a tablespoon of sesame seeds to clean teeth and add 87 mg of calcium.
9. Eat wasabi since it contains isothiocyanates that inhibit the growth of cavity-causing bacteria.
10. Eat cashew nuts which have anacardic acids that kill bacteria like S. mutans [Himajima & Kubo 1991 p419]. These nuts have antibacterial, antidysenteric, anti microbial and antiseptic properties.
11. Eat grapes since they contain polyamides, a type of tannin that inhibits the growth of S. mutans. Buy organic to avoid pesticide residues.
12. Eat pure cocoa powder or raw chocolate without sugar, since it contains tannins known to prevent bacteria from attaching to the teeth.
13. Eat Sage honey and Tupelo honey which inhibit oral pathogenic bacteria.
14. Kiss people who never get cavities.
15. Take Culturelle ( Lactobacillus casei rhamnosus GG ) which produces an anti microbial agent that kills Streptococcus.
16. Rinse your mouth with a baking soda solution within 10 minutes after you eat.
17. Cook with cinnamon and oregano.
18. Eat less processed sugar.
19. Breathe through the mouth(to avoid the bacteria going aerobic which makes them produce acid.)

Xenophilia - Tooth health: Cure for cavities
As you may have noticed, I added the point to eat less processed sugar, I found it odd that he hadn't added that tip himself as he did point it out at several occasions. I also added "Breathe through the mouth" as he pointed that out at the beginning of the article.