Interdental brushes are the way! No more gum issues since I started, and one habit I’m proud I developed. I had an xray where they showed how much the bacteria had eaten away at my roots - scared straight.
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Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
They don’t do that if you floss daily, barring gum disease. Once you start it’s going to feel gross to not do it daily.
iguessimlemming@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
doesnt fit in between my teeth at all
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
My teeth are so packed together my current dentist literally told me to just not even bother trying to floss my self. I’m more likely to hurt myself or waste my time.
Just use a water pick.
iguessimlemming@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Mine are pretty damn tight too but with the thinnest brush eventually it worked, and felt less and less disturbing. It’s the gap by the gums you need to reach, not between the teeth themselves. For that I floss. I try to alternate the two, but it’s really more about the gum area.
heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Well, yeah. That’s the nookie for all the plaque to evade the brush.
xylol@leminal.space 1 month ago
But then your teeth end up looking like this instead of nicely packed in with plaque
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Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
I love a Flapjack reference!