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Science: Body: Teeth: Artificial
base-emitting artificial tooth   (-4)  [vote for, against]
emit bases and protect teeth with them

This tooth would use refillable time-release cartridges of a fairly strong, tasteless, nontoxic base (ideas anyone?) to protect teeth by countering the acid naturally existing in a mouth.

It has to be strong to let a single cartridge last all day.


inspired by linked.
-- Voice, Mar 01 2011

Alkaline Sweets Alkaline_20Sweets
[Voice, Mar 01 2011]

buffering. film culture. localized pH/generalized pH. all food tastes bad/salty. salt intake/day. constant salivation. crusty lips.
-- WcW, Mar 02 2011


//...// You forgot gas, as the pH+'d saliva hits the pH- in the stomach.

That being said, baking soda might work.
-- FlyingToaster, Mar 02 2011



random, halfbakery