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Originally posted by bing bing
Popo: Thanks for the thread
i have a question. I currently have a permanent plate on my lower row of teeth and two of my teeth have a metal “jacket” type thing (the hold the plate in place). I was curious as to what this metal is likely made of and if there are any issues of toxicity?
One other thing, like white rice, is brown rice a major contributor to tooth decay or is it ok? Thanks!
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To give you more details about the "plate", I need to get a better understanding of what it is exactly... If this is a denture type of thing, it's made of an alloy of chromium, cobalt, nickel, molybdenum, and a few others. If you have no nickel allergy (and you'd know if by now) then there is nothing harmful there.
The decay is just a reflection of the carb content and stickiness. I'm not sure if there is a significantly lower amount of carbs in brown rice but if you do know, that'll give you your answer. Regardless, if you brush your teeth after you eat them then even candy & jellies are fine to eat.