Wednesday, July 15, 2026

12 xylitol Dental mints a day!! Dr. Ellie Phillips says plaque forming bacteria are killed off by Xylitol as a fake feeding frenzy

 Dr. Ellie Phillip's teeth care 5 step system video

 1) Zellie's Xylitol gum or mints... (on waking up, after eating - let the xylitol work in for at least one hour, and after brushing/washing)...

02. CloSYS Prerinse

CloSYS will prepare your teeth for brushing. This pH neutral rinse ensures that brushing teeth does not occur in an acidic mouth and therefore easily damage teeth.

03. Crest Cavity Protection Regular Paste

Crest Cavity Protection Regular Paste has an active ingredient of sodium fluoride at optimal concentration (not stannous fluoride). This paste has the proper abrasion and no glycerine. Stannous fluoride: Dr. Phillips does not recommend stannous fluoride (often found in plaque-control and sensitive-teeth formulas). She states it can irritate the mouth, cause sores, and be too harsh on gum tissues

04. Listerine

Listerine is an effective rinse that targets the bacteria that cause plaque build up and gingivitis with three active ingredients: eucalyptus essential oil, menthol essential oil, and thymol essential oil.

05. ACT Anticavity Rinse

ACT is a very dilute but extremely effective sodium fluoride solution. It helps prevent and reverse cavities, strengthen teeth, reduce sensitivity, and leaves your breath fresh.

 .55 g of xylitol per  mint. Dentists recommend consuming 6g to 10g daily across 3 to 5 exposures for maximum dental benefits...I just ordered HALF a year's supply of Xylitol spearmints based on eating 12 per day! I'm very excited about this.

Skip Dental Cleanings vid - no plaque buildup means no tartar means no cavities 

https://zellies.com/products/spearmint-xylitol-dental-mints 

Probably should have read the reviews but I'm a big fan of spearmint...

 Zellie's Spearmint Dental Mints are a minty, sweet treat that are amazing for your teeth! Your mouth will feel clean and refreshed after each mint.

INGREDIENTS: Xylitol, Natural Spearmint Flavor, Magnesium Stearate.

Pick the size that works best for you. Or mix-and-match sizes to be sure you have Zellie's wherever your day takes you.

MADE IN CANADA

 Enjoy Zellie's throughout the day for fresher breath and healthier teeth.

Studies show 6 to 10 grams of xylitol daily, in frequent small doses, helps support oral health.

Suggested Use: Dissolve Zellie's mints in your mouth directly after meals, snacks and drinks.

 Zellie’s mints are sweetened with tooth-friendly xylitol and each mint contains 0.55 grams of xylitol.

 Yes, Dr. Ellie Phillips does not just work for Zellie's; she is the founder and creator of the brand Zellie's Mints & Gum. She is a dentist and oral health educator who crafted the products with plant-based xylitol to protect teeth and improve oral hygiene

 https://drellie.com/tag/zellies-complete-mouth-care-system/

 White strips and whitening rinses may whiten teeth at first – but your teeth will quickly stain again, and possibly be fragile and break or become porous and sensitive.

Unfortunatley whitening products are not safe for you, or your teeth. I never suggest whitening rinses or toothpaste. Most whitening products are very acidic (a pH as low as 1.5). If you have weak or porous teeth – these products wreck havok on them. Dark or yellowing teeth need protection from acidity – not acidity! Use the Zellies Complete Mouth Care System to restore tooth enamel strength, and it will safely make your teeth look shiny, smooth, brighter and whiter in a few months.

https://drellie.com/2012/06/15/the-dark-side-of-whitening/ 

 Hydrogen peroxide itself is a weak acid, so it temporarily lowers the pH of your mouth during use. However, it actually kills bacteria and helps break up bacterial plaque rather than feeding them...Peroxides can do harm to teeth, particularly young teeth. 

The color may even out at first but the tooth will be more damaged, often sensitive and may even die. (see “The Dark Side of Whitening” for more info on why whitening is so damaging).

Bleaching may seem like a “quick fix” but your teeth can end up with worse staining in the future, sensitivity and even gum recession. The best approach to stop, prevent or reverse white spots is to use the system of xylitol and rinses that I recommend.

 When Streptococcus mutans (the primary bacteria responsible for cavities) feeds on sugars (especially sucrose),

As the bacteria digest the sugar, they excrete corrosive lactic acid. This continuous acid production drops the pH of your mouth below 5.5, which causes the minerals in your tooth enamel to dissolve and eventually leads to cavities 

https://repo.odmu.edu.ua/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/16986/Adamiv.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y 

  This polyol has a significant antiplaque effect on teeth surface and can
reduce the gingival inflammation; it is being used as a preventive agent for dental caries due to decreasing the growth levels of pathogenic Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sangui at the very early stages. Xylitol can bind with calcium ion leading to consequent remineralization of teeth enamel; it is also able to prevent osteoporosis.

 Xylitol decreases the growth of bacteria. S. mutans carry the xylitol sugar inside the cell during an energy-consuming cycle, and this phenomenon is responsible for inhibition of growth and, ultimately, inhibition of plaque (Alves et al. 2013). 

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12866-020-01867-8.pdf 

 The inhibitory effect of polyols was more pronounced in the early stages of
biofilm formation but affected also the measured total amount of formed biofilm. Effects seen in the real-time
biofilm assay were only partially explained by changes in CFU values and polysaccharide amounts in the biofilms. Both
xylitol and erythritol inhibited real-time biofilm formation by all the nine tested S. mutans strains. Sensitivity of the strains
to inhibition varied: some were more sensitive to xylitol and some to erythritol. Xylitol also modified the expression levels
of gbpB, gtfB, gtfC and gtfD genes that are important in polysaccharide-mediated adherence of S. mutans.
Conclusion: The erythritol- and xylitol- induced inhibition of biofilm formation was only partly explained by decrease in
the number of viable S. mutans cells or the amount of polysaccharides in the biofilm matrix, suggesting that in addition
to reduced proliferation also the matrix composition and thereby the surface attachment quality of biofilm matrix may be
altered by the polyols.

xylitol inhibits the growth of S. mutans via a futile
xylitol-5-phosphate cycle. The inhibition is related to the
PEP:PTS activity, resulting in ‘starvation’ of the cells
[31]. At the ten-hour time point we noted markedly
lower amounts of RNA isolated from bacteria growing
in biofilms exposed to xylitol compared to RNA from
similar numbers of live bacteria from control biofilms,
which may reflect the xylitol-induced ‘starvation’ of the
bacteria in the xylitol biofilm. Our results thus suggest
that growth inhibition may contribute to biofilm inhib-
ition at the early stages, and even though the number of
viable bacteria is not reduced in later stages, their pro-
tein synthesis may be impaired.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7224268/ 

 the first study that shows significantly higher impact of S. mutans in microbial population of mouth microflora on caries development than sugar consumption and oral hygiene. Accordingly, S. mutans screening program should be more highlighted in preventive strategies.

Health benefits of xylitol

A Gasmi Benahmed, A Gasmi, M Arshad… - Applied Microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
… due to decreasing the growth levels of pathogenic Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus
sangui at the very early stages. Xylitol can bind with calcium ion leading to consequent …Cite Cited by 245 Related articles All 14 versions

Xylitol and erythritol inhibit real-time biofilm formation of Streptococcus mutans

V Loimaranta, D Mazurel, D Deng, E Söderling - BMC microbiology, 2020 - Springer
xylitol decreases the number of cariogenic streptococci in dental plaque. In vitro biofilm models
to study the mechanism of xylitol … of xylitol on biofilm formation by Streptococcus mutans. …Cite Cited by 81 Related articles All 15 versions

Transport and Phosphorylation of Xylitol by a Fructose Phosphotransferase System in Streptococcus mutans

L Trahan, M Bareil, L Gauthier, C Vadeboncoeur - Caries Research, 1985 - karger.com
… -preventive agent xylitol interferes with the growth of Streptococcus mutans. It was found that
the xylitolsensitive strain of S. mutans 27352 (serotype g) and LG 1(serotype c) took up 14C-…Cite Cited by 176 Related articles All 5 versions

Growth Inhibition of Streptococcus mutans with Low Xylitol Concentrations

EM Söderling, TC Ekman, TJ Taipale - Current microbiology, 2008 - Springer
… 0.1% and 1% xylitol. Our results suggest that low xylitol concentrations of 0.1% (6.6 mM)
could inhibit mutans streptococci in vivo but even lower xylitol concentrations may be inhibitory. …Cite Cited by 88 Related articles All 13 versions

Mutans streptococci dose response to xylitol chewing gum

P Milgrom, KA Ly, MC Roberts… - Journal of dental …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
… of xylitol used and the changes in mutans streptococci levels in plaque and saliva. Reductions
in mutans streptococci levels … The earlier reduction in plaque mutans streptococci levels is …Cite Cited by 264 Related articles All 14 versions

Influence of sucrose and xylitol on an early Streptococcus mutans biofilm in a dental simulator

KM Salli, SD Forssten, SJ Lahtinen… - Archives of oral biology, 2016 - Elsevier
… The effects of sucrose, xylitol, and their combination on three strains of Streptococcus
mutans and one strain of Streptococcus sobrinus were studied using a dental simulator. …Cite Cited by 74 Related articles All 6 versions

 Xylitol is not a left-handed sugar. It is a naturally occurring "right-handed" sugar alcohol. While the human body cannot fully digest it, it is still partially absorbed, which gives it about 40% fewer calories than table sugar, rather than being entirely calorie-free.
Cheese raises oral pH—despite being acidic itself—because the physical act of chewing stimulates a rush of alkaline saliva, which washes away and buffers acids in the mouth. Additionally, compounds like casein protein and calcium coat the teeth, creating a protective shield that prevents enamel erosion and neutralizes harmful bacteria. [1, 2, 3, 4]
While cheese contains lactic acid, its primary effect on your teeth and mouth is highly protective. The mechanism breaks down into three specific actions: [1, 2]
  • Spikes Saliva Production: Chewing firm, dense cheese triggers a rapid increase in saliva flow. Saliva is naturally alkaline and contains bicarbonates that neutralize and wash away the acids produced by plaque. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  • Elevates pH for up to 30 Minutes: Studies have shown that consuming just a small portion of cheese causes the pH of dental plaque to rise. It typically keeps the mouth in a basic/neutral state for over half an hour. [1, 2, 3, 4]
  • Releases Protective Minerals: Cheese is packed with calcium and phosphate. These minerals stick to tooth enamel, helping to remineralize areas weakened by acids and preventing cavities

 

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