Talk:Premastication

Mutans transmission
S.Mutans is pretty much the sole reason why there more expensive dental clinics around my town than any other services (incl. bars), it enables the tooth decay bacteria to stick like glue on hard to reach surfaces. Theoretically one could completely try to avoid sucrose that Mutans needs to create the glue substance but that is very tough to follow and potentially expensive diet since sucrose can be added in small quantities into products without needing to label it. And this diet won't do anything to reduce Mutans either, so one slip and you're back to the dental hygienist as once the glue is in place, the decay producing film builds on it.

Also before going to dentist for the first time checkup, use a lab to analyze whether you have Mutans or not and if you don't have any reason beside a check up to go to dentist, don't go *if* you aren't tested S.Mutans positive. A saliva/tooth surface swab should show Mutans. Dentists may accidentally spread the Mutans to you even though they sanitize their gear.

Obviously, easy kits for testing S.Mutans presence quickly need to be made, so that before getting involved in activies that might transmit it, such as sharing a bottle or a fork, one can determine if one is about to tranmit it to someone who doesn't have it. This is important because:

On this basis I recommend a legistlation that makes those transmitting Mutans financially liable for dental related costs of those who they transmit it to. Once you get it it's practically impossible to get rid off and things that kill the Mutans also kill other possibly beneficial bacteria and likely gives just more growth room for Mutans that weren't killed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:14B8:100:2A9:0:0:0:2 (talk) 15:12, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

Alicia Silverstone
She brought massive attention and thus coverage to the practice, got people discussing it in the media. Searching for her name and the word "premastication" or the word "chew" and you can find some results in Google news archive. I found a magazine listing a proper health article about the premastication which the article could reference, but I'm having trouble finding it again. ABC news mentions the health issues and whatnot. Some news results are found through a regular Google search.  D r e a m Focus  17:50, 24 October 2012 (UTC)