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Blacksword
Prog Reviewer
Joined: June 22 2004
Location: England
Status: Offline
Points: 16130
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Posted: August 06 2016 at 04:44 |
Regular brush twice a day, also mouthwash and floss.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Finnforest
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: February 03 2007
Location: The Heartland
Status: Offline
Points: 16913
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Posted: August 06 2016 at 07:34 |
A new study was just released that said flossing has no real value to cavity prevention or gum disease. I know my dentist is going to call bullsh*t on that one, I can hear him in my head right now. He's a flossing nazi. I will stick with the daily flossing despite the new research because I have to believe its better to get food particles out of your mouth rather than have them sitting in there all night between your teeth.
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Dean
Special Collaborator
Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout
Joined: May 13 2007
Location: Europe
Status: Offline
Points: 37575
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Posted: August 06 2016 at 07:43 |
Flossing is unnecessary when you've lost every other tooth
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What?
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Finnforest
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: February 03 2007
Location: The Heartland
Status: Offline
Points: 16913
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Posted: August 06 2016 at 07:52 |
Good point. I suppose it would be of no benefit then. Still have mine although I have several of those crowns. Amazing technology on those now, they can laser measure and produce the crown in one visit. You walk out in 90 mins with a new tooth, no more mold casts and multiple visits.
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AEProgman
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 11 2012
Location: Toadstool
Status: Offline
Points: 1787
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Posted: August 06 2016 at 14:38 |
Interesting poll, I would have thought more electric choices.
I use the Sonicare Flexcare Plus with UV light sanitizer.....I know, sounds like it has a 4 barrel Hemi in it ....and flossing too.
Use the regular ol brush when I travel.
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Blacksword
Prog Reviewer
Joined: June 22 2004
Location: England
Status: Offline
Points: 16130
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Posted: August 06 2016 at 15:09 |
Finnforest wrote:
A new study was just released that said flossing has no real value to cavity prevention or gum disease. I know my dentist is going to call bullsh*t on that one, I can hear him in my head right now. He's a flossing nazi. I will stick with the daily flossing despite the new research because I have to believe its better to get food particles out of your mouth rather than have them sitting in there all night between your teeth.
| I had heard something about that research and I'm sure my dentsit would agree with yours. Like you, I continue to do it at night to remove food particles. Seems to make sense to me, especially if youve been eating sugary food.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Finnforest
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: February 03 2007
Location: The Heartland
Status: Offline
Points: 16913
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Posted: August 06 2016 at 21:17 |
Tongue scraping is another technique I could have noted.
I remember the first time I saw it as a kid. My best friend at the time was an Indian boy whose entire family had tongue scrapers and they did it a lot throughout the day. This was something I"d never seen before. Now I am seeing articles about it and I think it is more common in the States but not as much as in some countries.
Anyone here a scraper?
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AEProgman
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 11 2012
Location: Toadstool
Status: Offline
Points: 1787
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Posted: August 06 2016 at 21:57 |
I can't do it, freaks me out . I will brush the tongue lightly however.
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Tom Ozric
Prog Reviewer
Joined: September 03 2005
Location: Olympus Mons
Status: Offline
Points: 15926
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Posted: August 06 2016 at 22:12 |
Track 1, Soft Machine 'Fourth'
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