Flossing, Is It Real?
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I’d say it’s relevant to oral health which has to do with pipe smoking.
If you have such a hard on for politics or news there are plenty of other outlets for that.
bye now! ?
Sorry for any inconvenience this thread might have caused. You can see it is under the "general discussion" section, not to be confused with the "general pipe smoking discussion" section.
The idea came from the other thread "post smoking mouth care". There will always be some general discussions. I figured this one probably wouldn't turn corona. Like kevin said, all that gets a bit old.
Again, sorry for the inconvenience. I do realize some people are sensitive when it comes to oral care. @Renaldo a former member had similar concerns.
I prefer a Water Pic. I put a capful of mouthwash in the tack. Following that, I "gargle" with Hydrogen Peroxide for about 10 minutes. I use an electric toothbrush after that. Otherwise, I use a manual toothbrush after meals.
Mike S.
Mike S.
A waterpik and these make it very easy to clean between your teeth:
My best friend from HS is a dentist and he told me horror stories of people who chose not to floss. The evidence is real and the benefits are worth the effort. So, as much as I see it as a PITA, I floss 1-3 times daily. He did say those that choose not to floss typically are not very conscientious of their oral health, and that confounds benefit studies.
LOL WUT?
Yep, almost every day, if not every day. I used to almost never floss, and a little over a decade ago (in my late 20s) a dentist told me that I was on my way to gum disease if I didn't start, and that was all the motivation I needed.
Thanks for the topic, as it reminds me to do so more often. Now it's a few times a week, often motivated by meat or corn stuck in the interstices.*
* OMG! That's the word of the week 50 years ago, and I think this is the first time I've used it.
* OMG! That's the word of the week 50 years ago, and I think this is the first time I've used it.
You know, based on some of these replies I think I'll start flossing more often. Good topic, you may have just saved me from gun disease! I'm 31 and still have nice teeth, but I guess you don't know what lurking in between those little buggers.
Yeah. I've been doing this for about 6 months. Great germ killer AND, whitens your teeth.
Before and industrial accident destroyed my teeth, i did the same thing.
Floss every night before bed. Had to get gum disease in my 30's to make me start.
Not much gum disease yet for me but took it up nightly a few years ago as we older guys can't take anything for granted and can't afford much dental care now.
I’m with Shanez—the Reach Flosser does a fine job, and then I finish it off with the Waterpik. My hygienist tells me I have the cleanest teeth of any of her patients. My visits usually consist of a pick here and there, to get at a bit of calculus that I somehow missed, but I’m in and out of there in a jiffy. Other things I do: I keep flossers in the center console in my car, and I use the soft-picks, both at home and in my car. Oh— and then I brush with a Sonicare toothbrush. It’s just a tad more effective than the Oral B, according to an NIH study. I use Listerine and peroxide.
Well, I'll be a monkeys uncle. People apparently do actually floss. Mrs. Funkhouse was right. She adds that flossing regularly can lessen your chances for a heart attack.
I'll go out and buy some floss right after I finish this pound of bacon..
I'll go out and buy some floss right after I finish this pound of bacon..
Infections in the mouth have a freeway direct to the heart. And, consider the water flosser over the thread. It will stimulate your gums, firm them up with less chance of damaging the gum tissue. I've got an old school dentist. He believes in salvaging a tooth over a quick extraction, a screw and an implant. Quicker and oft time cheaper but, more hygenic than sticking man-made objects into bone. Hell, my pacemaker is almost as great an infecton threat as it is the savior of my wayward pump.
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