The #1 BEST Remedy for Dental Plaque (TARTAR)

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Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Plaque and tartar are biofilms, which can be described as a protective shield against the immune system in your mouth. Biofilms are produced by a microbe called Streptococcus mutans, which also causes cavities. Surprisingly, this microbe has been found in other parts of the body, including the valves of the heart and the plaque in your arteries.

Sugar consumption is one of the leading causes of tartar, but consuming sugar with starch is even worse! This can form a glue that sticks to your teeth. You must stop eating starch and sugar to prevent plaque and tartar from forming.

To make a natural toothpaste that can effectively remove plaque, combine the following:

•1/2 teaspoon 3% hydrogen peroxide, food-grade

•1/2 teaspoon baking soda

•3 drops of clove oil

•1/2 teaspoon microcrystalline hydroxyapatite

Combine 3 teaspoons of water with this mixture and brush your teeth with the mixture once daily.

Hydrogen peroxide helps break down biofilms and whiten teeth. Baking soda has mild abrasive properties to clean teeth and alkalize the mouth. Clove oil is the best essential oil for oral health. It breaks down tartar and can even help decrease oral pain.

Microcrystalline hydroxyapatite can enter the small crevices of the teeth and remineralize the bone tissue. It also prevents acid from breaking down the tooth.

You can also chew certain types of gum that can help repopulate the friendly bacteria in the mouth and protect you against the formation of biofilms. Friendly bacteria in your mouth can help prevent tartar, bad breath, and cavities.

Grass-fed butter is one of the healthiest foods for teeth. It’s a potent source of vitamin K2, which pushes the calcium in your body into your bones. Butter also contains vitamin A, which strengthens your enamel, and butyrate, which supports the brain and colon.

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0:00.0	the number one best way to remove dental plaque, aka tartar.
0:06.4	I stumble on something that's a game changer.
0:08.4	This is not only going to get rid of your tartar, it will also help you prevent cavities.
0:14.2	This is going to be really important with children as well as adults.
0:17.3	Plaque and tartar are biofilm.
0:19.9	When you think about biofilm, think of like this
0:22.1	protective shield against your immune system that's in your mouth. So the bacteria make this
0:27.9	biofilm, this shield out of calcium, and it's made by a certain microbe called streptococcus mutants.
0:35.3	This is also the one that's involved in making cavities as well. So when you consume
0:39.4	sugar and especially starches, that microbe will make a ton of acid. And then it takes the sugar
0:44.8	and then it starts making this glue-like substance that then starts creating a shield or this
0:50.2	biofilm gel, aka tartar. And unfortunately, the acid is now trapped against your tooth,
0:57.5	causing a breakdown of the actual enamel. And what's even more wild, they found this
1:02.5	microbe in other places in your body, including on the valves of your heart. But not only that,
1:09.2	hidden deep in the plaque in your arteries, you'll find
1:12.4	this microbe. One thing you should also know is what's worse than just sugar is when you add a sugar
1:17.8	and a starch. That will form a glue that kind of sticks to your teeth even more than the sugar.
1:23.7	How do we remove this plaque? Okay, of course, number one, stop eating sugar and starches.
1:29.5	Number two, hydrogen peroxide, 3%. Make sure it's food grade. And use a half of a teaspoon.
1:36.3	Hydrogen peroxide is very good to start breaking down this bile film and also make your teeth
1:41.8	a little bit whiter. And then you're going to use half of a teaspoon of baking soda. All right. So why are we using baking soda? Well, it's a mild abrasive
1:49.2	material that will help to cleanse the teeth. The big purpose is to alkalize the acidity in your
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