April 7, 201510 yr Dental issues on the mind now as just back from the dentist. I think I've been flossing wrong. I've been doing up and down AND the sawing method. According to this, just up and down is what you need ... and so fast!I'm not sure I can master his technique exactly as I'm rather uncoordinated, but perhaps this will be of interest to others:
April 8, 201510 yr Piksters. Try these also https://www.google.com.au/search?q=piksters&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=zHQlVfKTHKXRmwXN2oDwDw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1396&bih=771
April 8, 201510 yr Author better wrong than not at all? Maybe not always. I've got a case of the "brushing too hard" syndrome and have actually caused damage.
April 9, 201510 yr Yup, i got receding gum line from brushing too hard in the past. I would also be concerned with flossing as hard and fast as he did, in case i cause more damage. He looked like he was on a race. It also surprises me that he used the same inch of floss for his entire mouth, despite pulling off a lot and wrapping it round his fingers. I thought you were supposed to unravel fresh pieces of floss for each tooth.
April 9, 201510 yr Water-pik.........amazing....you can brush , floss, mouthwash.....then when you think everything is clean try a water-pik.......I brush to hard and floss as well have not had a cavity since since childhood, however gums were an issue....got a pik and WOW. bought it on a trip to Pattaya years ago from a dentist. It was about 3k......
April 10, 201510 yr I watched one of these "Myth or truth" things on TV - a bloke thought that tee tree oil in a mouthwash really worked. So they tried it and it did. I think 93% of all the bacteria were gone. The trouble was that when they tried the same thing with tap water it took 88% away. It's the mechanical act of having the water rush about that removes the crap. I've started a violent five minutes of slooshing before brushing and it seems to have made a hell of a difference. I was also told that I had bone loss at the back. I've been having a hard bit session on a piece of folded flannel every night - oo er, missus - and that also seems to have tightened up all the teeth at the back: no more sensitivity. I'm convinced a lot of my problems have been caused by the fact that you never really have to bit anything, so (not surprisingly) things unused start to waste away.
April 10, 201510 yr Just watched that video. People with good gums think that what they do produces the good gums. But of course they might just have good gums: genetics counts. It stands to reason that floss could push bacteria into the pocket below the gum line, so personally I use inter-dental brushes back and forward for the area right next to the gum line and floss for the surfaces below that.
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