also people nowawadays are obsessed with going flouride free for debunked science.
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MJKee9@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Too many folks ITT with bad oral hygiene. Brush your teeth twice a day and floss at least once a day. I grew up in a very poor area and seeing sick folks who also had rotten and missing teeth made me realize how much dental health is connected with someone’s overall health.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 days ago
JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
Fuck it I’m not flossing daily. It’s annoying enough to occasionally clean my braces.
I actually get nauseous while touching the inside of my mouth with a toothbrush (or when standing for too long, so that problem might be exclusive to me).
I’d rather just kill myself than have to brush more than two times a day and floss regularly.
hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
If you have braces you really should have a water flosser. I’m kind of surprised your ortho didn’t recommend one, as mine made it a requirement
Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
im so upset mine broke recently, my god it feels good, and quick and easy!
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 days ago
also electric toothbrush is useful too, sonic and rotating.
JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 4 days ago
Well, they just recommended two different toothbrushes and a specialized toothpick. It takes ~40 mins to clean it all with a toothpick. So I just do it before my appointment. But at least I brush them semi regularly.
And yes, I do have tartar in some places, I just can’t clean and would probably also have it if I regularly took care of my teeth.
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 5 days ago
You can look forward to losing all your teeth later in life then.
JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 4 days ago
Yay. I’ll probably die at 50 anyway.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 days ago
there are interdental floss, which are designed for braces. water flosser helps,dislodge food, but you need an actual floss to prevent tartar.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
The majority of people can’t fit those between their teeth, and a not small number can’t even get floss between the majority or all of their teeth.
Water picks are the way.