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    Oil Pulling For Whiter Teeth and More Unexpected Benefits

    Around the time I got my braces removed as a teenager, I also began struggling with a bit of tooth sensitivity. It wasn’t much at first, just mild discomfort when I ate something overly sweet or cold. Unfortunately as time went on, I also developed the habits of aggressively brushing my teeth (with my lower canines taking the brunt of the damage to my gums), and of using harsh commercial teeth whiteners on a regular basis. By the time I was in my late twenties my enamel was so worn, and my lower gums so recessed, that I avoided opening…