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[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 8 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

Rhubarb contains oxalic acid, which is used in some tooth whitening products.

This is not medical advice to eat tons of it, though. It genuinely attacks your enamel, and swallowing lots of oxalic acid isn't recommended either.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb#Oxalic_acid

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 57 minutes ago* (last edited 56 minutes ago)

You might as well brush your teeth with this stuff:

(Don’t do this!)

[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 hours ago

White teeth and a kidney stone.