white teeth

mimosa · May 30th, 2002, 10:42

I have never been to india, but I have noticed that my Indian friends here in the USA and all pictures I have seen show Indians, no matter what their economical status is with very white teeth. Is their a relationship to the diet, or do I only see a selection?

abracax · May 30th, 2002, 10:55

Contrast.

Ikuru · Jan 27th, 2005, 04:35

LOL!

Soo good!

edwardseco · Jan 27th, 2005, 10:40

Neem is power..

beach · Jan 27th, 2005, 11:37

Call it VICCO power

Laloo has promised that his next items to be introduced in the Indian trains, after the disposable clay cups, include the neem stick too.

Meswak and neem sticks (Chewing stick) is used widely in the rural India. This is twig cut from the plants, something of the size and shape of a pencil. Chew one end of the stick and it becomes like a sort of brush. The stick has some kind of antiseptic and medicinal properties.

The urban wallahs use toothpastes made out of the plant extracts.

Babool has a funny (sour) taste. They say they don’t add sugar in their toothpaste. Sugar is an unnessessary content in toothpaste. People are adding sugar just to make the children (and adults too) like the taste. Sugar in fact does the negative effect of cleaning.

Vicco is great.But that advertisement is a bit strong. No one can bite a sugarcane stem like that

Also almost all the toothpaste companies sell tooth powder too. People use fingers to use toothpowder instead of brush.

I use Meswak toothpaste. It tastes spicy

nomadelmundo · Jan 27th, 2005, 12:19

probably because indians don't smoke and drink coffee as much westerners

Pakman007 · Jan 27th, 2005, 12:45

Hello Beach,

First time writing long time reading very informative and knowlegeble post from you for a long time any way you reminded of one of my faverote movie Hum Kisi say kum nahi thanks for all your wonderfull Posts. I used to sing that song all the time still every now and then.

steven_ber · Jan 27th, 2005, 13:34

If you look at poor Indians living by the side of the road, you will see them brushing their teeth for at least 10 minutes in the morning, I've noticed this a few times in India.

LuAnnandJawahar · Jan 28th, 2005, 01:12

Maybe not lots of coffee, but god knows gallons of chai get consumed and tea stains teeth too. But like Steven says, most people are fanatic about cleaning their teeth--no matter their status.

beach · Jan 28th, 2005, 10:21

Also may be the veg. food habit. Oral health is better maintained with non meat eating. Human teeth is 'designed' for veg food, unlike the sharp teeth of carnivorous.

....may be one of the reasons...

tadka · Jan 28th, 2005, 11:00

Quote:

neem sticks (Chewing stick) is used widely in the rural India. This is twig cut from the plants, something of the size and shape of a pencil. Chew one end of the stick and it becomes like a sort of brush. The stick has some kind of antiseptic and medicinal properties

My local grocer is planning to sell neem sticks. Small world.

Quote:

Human teeth is 'designed' for veg food

Aren't human teeth pretty well adapted to both tearing and grinding?

ArjunaWeeping · Jan 30th, 2005, 10:22

I thought exactly the same thing, so many of the Indian people I met have stunningly white teeth. And then I was sitting in a rickshaw on Luz Church Road yesterday, waiting for friends who were buying clothes, and looked at the teeth of many of the people walking buy (boy, do I lead an exciting life). I saw some pretty horrific sites at times - whole front teeth missing, one woman with a single blood-red fang protruding from her mouth, no more.

I get the feeling that my initial impression (i.e. everyone has great teeth) was simply because of the type of people I was meeting (i.e. those involved largely in dealing with tourists).

Cheers,

Scott

edwardseco · Jan 30th, 2005, 10:37

Betal nut chewing will create an interesting effect on the teeth..

Nick-H · Jan 30th, 2005, 16:51

Chewing Paan has other interesting effects on the health, like dying of mouth cancer

I read in the paper yesterday that Southern India has the highest rate of tobacco-related cancers in the world

It may not be as dangerous without the toabacco but betel nut is carcinogenic.

Ikuru · Jan 30th, 2005, 18:11

For one Dark skin will make teeth look White. Yeah, Contrast.

But haaving that said I met a indian person yesterday and was staring at a set of beautyfull Perfect teeth. Might be allot of Indians just eat really healthy. But I think it is the chewing stick too...
Does the stick have a name?

By the way I did some research today...
And my discovery scared me...
Normal tothpaste such as "Colgate" etc includes a kind of chemical sugar called saccharin...

This sugar is 600 times sweeter than "normal" sugar and has shown to develope cancer on animals....

Time to change toothpaste for me anyways....
the food industry is MAD SIENCE.

check the documents bellow for further info....

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beach Lost in translation Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India ! Posts: 2,233	Call it VICCO power Laloo has promised that his next items to be introduced in the Indian trains, after the disposable clay cups, include the neem stick too. Meswak and neem sticks (Chewing stick) is used widely in the rural India. This is twig cut from the plants, something of the size and shape of a pencil. Chew one end of the stick and it becomes like a sort of brush. The stick has some kind of antiseptic and medicinal properties. The urban wallahs use toothpastes made out of the plant extracts. Babool has a funny (sour) taste. They say they don’t add sugar in their toothpaste. Sugar is an unnessessary content in toothpaste. People are adding sugar just to make the children (and adults too) like the taste. Sugar in fact does the negative effect of cleaning. Vicco is great.But that advertisement is a bit strong. No one can bite a sugarcane stem like that Also almost all the toothpaste companies sell tooth powder too. People use fingers to use toothpowder instead of brush. I use Meswak toothpaste. It tastes spicy Attached Thumbnails

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edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 5,844	Neem is power..

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Pakman007 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 21	Hello Beach, First time writing long time reading very informative and knowlegeble post from you for a long time any way you reminded of one of my faverote movie Hum Kisi say kum nahi thanks for all your wonderfull Posts. I used to sing that song all the time still every now and then.

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steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: South of England. Posts: 11,569	If you look at poor Indians living by the side of the road, you will see them brushing their teeth for at least 10 minutes in the morning, I've noticed this a few times in India. __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information. RAC & Waitlists explained.

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LuAnnandJawahar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Delhi/U.S. Posts: 663	Maybe not lots of coffee, but god knows gallons of chai get consumed and tea stains teeth too. But like Steven says, most people are fanatic about cleaning their teeth--no matter their status. __________________ Reject violence.

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beach Lost in translation Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India ! Posts: 2,233	Also may be the veg. food habit. Oral health is better maintained with non meat eating. Human teeth is 'designed' for veg food, unlike the sharp teeth of carnivorous. ....may be one of the reasons...

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ArjunaWeeping In Search of Darshan Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: In Chennai!!! Posts: 101	I thought exactly the same thing, so many of the Indian people I met have stunningly white teeth. And then I was sitting in a rickshaw on Luz Church Road yesterday, waiting for friends who were buying clothes, and looked at the teeth of many of the people walking buy (boy, do I lead an exciting life). I saw some pretty horrific sites at times - whole front teeth missing, one woman with a single blood-red fang protruding from her mouth, no more. I get the feeling that my initial impression (i.e. everyone has great teeth) was simply because of the type of people I was meeting (i.e. those involved largely in dealing with tourists). Cheers, Scott __________________ Explore Yoga: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living In Search of Darshan - my trip to Chennai, India in 2005 Scott's Thotts - my meandering thoughts on Yoga and Life...

Jan 30th, 2005, 10:37	#13
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 5,844	Betal nut chewing will create an interesting effect on the teeth..

Jan 30th, 2005, 16:51	#14
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	Chewing Paan has other interesting effects on the health, like dying of mouth cancer I read in the paper yesterday that Southern India has the highest rate of tobacco-related cancers in the world It may not be as dangerous without the toabacco but betel nut is carcinogenic.

Jan 30th, 2005, 18:11	#15
Ikuru the only "end" is "you" Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: infront of the screen Posts: 1,913	For one Dark skin will make teeth look White. Yeah, Contrast. But haaving that said I met a indian person yesterday and was staring at a set of beautyfull Perfect teeth. Might be allot of Indians just eat really healthy. But I think it is the chewing stick too... Does the stick have a name? By the way I did some research today... And my discovery scared me... Normal tothpaste such as "Colgate" etc includes a kind of chemical sugar called saccharin... This sugar is 600 times sweeter than "normal" sugar and has shown to develope cancer on animals.... Time to change toothpaste for me anyways.... the food industry is MAD SIENCE. check the documents bellow for further info.... Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Ikuru : Feb 1st, 2005 at 00:08.

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