3,3′-Diindolylmethane (DIM) decreased the Streptococcus mutans biofilm, a leading contributor to plaque and cavities, by 90%.
A significant portion of the global population experiences persistent issues with dental plaque and cavities or will face them at some time. While toothpaste, mouthwash, and routine dental visits help in prevention, there’s always room for improvement.
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in collaboration with teams from Sichuan University and the National University of Singapore, have identified that 3,3′-Diindolylmethane (DIM) – a naturally occurring molecule also referred to as bisindole – can reduce biofilms responsible for plaque and cavities by a remarkable 90%.
The molecule is also found to have anti-carcinogenic properties.
Their findings were recently published in the journal Antibiotics.
Incredible. Given how expensive dental treatment is in a lot of places, this could be revolutionary for people who can’t afford regular checkups and/or treatment plans. It’s not going to be a replacement but it can certainly mitigate a lot of damage.
Does it occur naturally in anything or would it be a toothpaste ingredient?
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I always sit down to pee when possible. It’s a nice little break in my busy day.
And who wants to turn the light on in the middle of the night.
Get a night light for the bathroom. It won’t blind you, and you don’t have to fumble around in the dark while half asleep.
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Takes the fun out of aiming by sound, too.
I currently hold the high score in Night Pisser.
Nothing affirms my masculinity quite like that reassuring tinkle after adjusting from the spitter-spatter of dry porcelain.
You take that practicality back to whatever commie hell hole spawned you, you heathen!
It turns you into a gay frog even faster than fluoride!
Alcohol-based mouth sanitizer will kill like 99.9% of bacteria in your mouth, the issue is that you won’t keep it in your mouth 24 hours a day.
Is this new chemical supposed to be added to food, or maybe to sugar?
The point isn’t that it kills bacteria, it’s that it breaks down the biofilm.
The biofilm is basically habitat - it’s a structure they can cling to and establish a foothold.
Mouths are never going to be a sterile environment even a minute after nuking with alcohol; populations will re-establish in no time.
The point here is to deny them a place to stay.
That makes sense
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