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Originally Posted by jfh
We already know about this, but posting this article will be good for those who demand scientific proof/trials of alternative and complementary healing.
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Published in Letters in Applied Microbiology
Yeasts which cause hard-to-treat mouth infections are killed using silver nanoparticles in the laboratory, scientists have found. These yeast infections, caused by Candida albicans and Candida glabrata target the young, old and immuno-compromised. Professor Mariana Henriques, University of Minho, and her colleagues hope to test silver nanoparticles in mouthwash and dentures as a potential preventative measure against these infections.
Professor Henriques and her team, who published their research in the Society for Applied Microbiology's journal Letters in Applied Microbiology today, looked at the use of different sizes of silver nanoparticles to determine their anti-fungal properties against Candida albicans and Candida glabrata. These two yeasts cause infections including oral thrush and dental stomatitis, a painful infection affecting around seven out of ten denture wearers1. Infections like these are particularly difficult to treat because the microorganisms involved form biofilms2.
The scientists used artificial biofilms in conditions which mimic those of saliva as closely as possible. They then added different sizes and concentrations of silver nanoparticles and found that different sizes of nanoparticles were equally effective at killing the yeasts. Due to the diversity of the sizes of nanoparticles demonstrating anti-fungal properties the researchers hope this will enable the nanoparticles to be used in many different applications.
Some researchers have expressed concerns around the safety of nanoparticle use but the authors stress this research is at an early stage and extensive safety trials will be carried out before any product reaches the market.
Professor Henriques comments: With the emergence of Candida infections which are frequently resistant to the traditional antifungal therapies, there is an increasing need for alternative approaches. So, silver nanoparticles appear to be a new potential strategy to combat these infections. As the nanoparticles are relatively stable in liquid medium they could be developed into a mouthwash solution in the near future.
Moving forward Professor Henriques hopes to integrate silver nanoparticles into dentures which could prevent infections from taking hold.
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Anytime I see an article on colloidal silver killing fungus I just smile and say to myself the medical system is starting to wake up, so thanks for posting this.
I'd just like to mention a couple of things. First, candida doesn't cause mouth infection, candida
is the infection. There are thousands of varieties of bacteria in the mouth, however, not all are bad. In fact some need to be there to help prevent infection. This is why they are starting to remove alcohol from mouth wash... it was killing the good bacteria, thus, causing infections that led to heart disease and has even been linked to cancers.
Of course, you won't hear that on the 6 o'clock news.
Another point is colloidal silver will kill fungus anywhere in the body, not just in the mouth, however, the mainstream medical machine can't seem to figure out if something works in one part of the body, perhaps it might work in all parts of the body.
As the article states, "perhaps colloidal silver could be added to mouth wash soon"....why not use 10 or 20ppm colloidal silver
as a mouth wash? This will prevent infections, which will prevent having the need for dentures in the first place.
Nobody knows what the future holds, however, if you even half believe the predictions of Nastradamus, the road ahead is going to be bumpy, to say the least. Therefore, everyone who cares about their health and the health of their families should have a colloidal silver generator, for a thousand good reasons. If you wait too long, you may be out of luck..
Wash your mouth out with silver
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