Ones that don’t whittle on about flossing. In fact, one told me he preferred it if people didn’t because they were just pushing bacteria into their gums.
Don’t go back to that dentist… There’s a ton of research that proves flossing works as intended. Bacteria are really small, they don’t need assistance to go into your gums. The point of flossing is that it removes the food that gets stuck between teeth that bacteria feed upon and multiply.
It definitely at least stops plaque from forming, which otherwise irritates the gums so they eventually recede. Some people somehow just don’t get plaque for some reason so in that case it’s maybe pointless, but most people do.
It is funny though how dentists still feel closer to some kind of village shaman, each performing their weird rituals, absolutely convinced that they’re correct and all others are clearly wrong. Probably because they’re not actual doctors and have a horrible monetary conflict of interest to let people have terrible teeth.
Whoa. Citations on this? I rememberJeff Donn did an expose on this released by the AP in 2016 and it turns out that there really wasn’t good quality data in flossing at all. Has this changed since then?
Determining what is and isn’t quality data is kinda open to semantic interpretation. The reason there isn’t a huge study like what you see with cancer or heart disease is because something like flossing is dependent on accurate and honest self reporting from participants. And it’s not exactly something you can really tell if your participants are being diligent or not at a large scale.
lol bad dentist. Flossing is the only thing that has stopped my teeth from falling apart. Went from a cavity or root canal every couple years to near perfect checkups time after time. I brushed before, too.
it prevents tartar buildup on the gum lines, otherwise its very difficult to move without dentists appointments. there are toothpaste or tools, but those are not reccommended.
It took me over 10 dentist before I found one that actually flossed my teeth correctly during cleanings. Had one go so hard I ended up having them rip my gums open.
It’s absurdly common for lazy or shitty dentists to be way overly forceful. A lot of dentists are just generally really fucking shit at their job.
It also varies wildly based on where you are. Some places you would be hard-pressed to find a bad dentist while in others it’s basically all you have.
One of my worse dentists actually pushed so hard on one of my teeth with a pick he cracked it and fucked my gums up. Felt like I got punched in the god damn jaw.
starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Ones that don’t whittle on about flossing. In fact, one told me he preferred it if people didn’t because they were just pushing bacteria into their gums.
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 4 months ago
Don’t go back to that dentist… There’s a ton of research that proves flossing works as intended. Bacteria are really small, they don’t need assistance to go into your gums. The point of flossing is that it removes the food that gets stuck between teeth that bacteria feed upon and multiply.
MoffKalast@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It definitely at least stops plaque from forming, which otherwise irritates the gums so they eventually recede. Some people somehow just don’t get plaque for some reason so in that case it’s maybe pointless, but most people do.
It is funny though how dentists still feel closer to some kind of village shaman, each performing their weird rituals, absolutely convinced that they’re correct and all others are clearly wrong. Probably because they’re not actual doctors and have a horrible monetary conflict of interest to let people have terrible teeth.
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 4 months ago
Brushing twice a day, properly (with good toothpaste and a good electric toothbrush) basically eliminates the need for flossing.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Whoa. Citations on this? I rememberJeff Donn did an expose on this released by the AP in 2016 and it turns out that there really wasn’t good quality data in flossing at all. Has this changed since then?
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 4 months ago
Here ya go.
Determining what is and isn’t quality data is kinda open to semantic interpretation. The reason there isn’t a huge study like what you see with cancer or heart disease is because something like flossing is dependent on accurate and honest self reporting from participants. And it’s not exactly something you can really tell if your participants are being diligent or not at a large scale.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 months ago
the other main thing is preventing tartar buildup which exacerbate all those other things.
LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 4 months ago
lol bad dentist. Flossing is the only thing that has stopped my teeth from falling apart. Went from a cavity or root canal every couple years to near perfect checkups time after time. I brushed before, too.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 months ago
it prevents tartar buildup on the gum lines, otherwise its very difficult to move without dentists appointments. there are toothpaste or tools, but those are not reccommended.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 months ago
you are probably flossing it wrong, you arnt suppose to jam it into the gums that will cause erosions and bleeding, and potential infection.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
It took me over 10 dentist before I found one that actually flossed my teeth correctly during cleanings. Had one go so hard I ended up having them rip my gums open.
It’s absurdly common for lazy or shitty dentists to be way overly forceful. A lot of dentists are just generally really fucking shit at their job.
It also varies wildly based on where you are. Some places you would be hard-pressed to find a bad dentist while in others it’s basically all you have.
One of my worse dentists actually pushed so hard on one of my teeth with a pick he cracked it and fucked my gums up. Felt like I got punched in the god damn jaw.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 months ago
thats why i look at thier reviews before contacting them.
Binette@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Naw don’t say that I just started flossing daily ;-;