Do you floss?

>>76350945 (OP)
I tried a few times but I always feel like bits of thread get stuck in my teeth and I'm comfortable having nylon or teflon or whatever they're made of jammed in my gums

>>76350945 (OP)
no. brush most nights and some mornings and listerine before eating ass, but not after

>>76350945 (OP)
Yeah, but I should do it more. Crazy the bad breath I can feel wafting out between some of my teeth and I‘m sure having that there does a lot to erode my gums too.

>>76351078
>before

>>76350945 (OP)
Yes
I water pik then floss. Did it long enough and experienced
>less saliva but not a dry mouth, just comfortable
>way better gum health
>less plaque
>better breath

Yes, twice a day and I rinse with mouthwash after, then use electric toothbrush. I also avoid sugary drinks religiously.
Unfortunately despite being perfectly consistent with this routine for years I was still diagnosed with a almost dead tooth in need of a root canal recently. Feels fucking devastating.
Over 1000€ is what I will likely have to pay in this globonigging country for this dumb shit even though I'm already (by law forced to) paying hundreds of euros a month insurance.
Stupid fucking faggot country I hate this nation so much. Stalin did not go far enough with this dumb fucking nation full of retards, he should've invaded all of it

>>76351111
Same in Australia, dentistry isn't covered under our public health scheme. We also pay for brown people to get free healthcare and the service is still fucking shit

>>76351069
you have to use the silk floss. Only a moron would use plastic

>>76351111
root canals are a fucking scam
just get the tooth pulled
You will NEVER end the dentist visits once you start letting them butcher your teeth

>>76351120
Take care of your teeth and you won't need a dentist desu. I'm an Ausfag too and I've managed to keep my teeth in good shape by doing what you're supposed to.
The only fuck up I've made was not flossing and that caught up with me after a few years since shit gets stuck way up in your gums and can cause an infection eventually. Since I started flossing, I'm pretty amazed at how much junk comes out of those spots in your gums and between your teeth.

>>76351151
True enough. It just kicks the can down the road from what I've heard from people that have had it.

>>76351161
Yeah I started doing a rigorous dental process because I refuse to go to the dentist to let an Indian touch my mouth
I havent been to the dentist since I was like 10 years old and I'm 29, nothing wrong with my teeth at all

>>76351164
Based. Though it seems like most dentists are white from what I've seen, it's only GPs that seem to be Indian here. My guess is because it costs a premium to see a dentist and people will just choose a white dentist in that case.

But yeah, just doing the right thing means you probably won't ever have to see a dentist again. I also got an electric toothbrush on a dentists advice and it's pretty damn good, apparently it's all about the tiny vibrations helping get that tar shit off which can't really be done with hand brushing.

>>76351151
Why are root canals a problem? I'm only 25. The fact that one tooth has even gotten this bad at this young age is already killing me inside man. If they pull my tooth there's probably gonna be some dumb domino effect to my jaw as I get older.
What's weird is that this tooth doesn't even hurt. I've heard from other people that got a root canal it was worth it because of how much pain they bad before it. But mine somehow doesn't.
I've been told that whether or not my tooth hurts could somehow be important for my insurance and they could possibly cover the costs if it did, which is fucking weird because it's literally close to dying regardless of the pain.
I don't get this shit man. I just want it to be over with

Flossing erodes your gums

>>76351426
>erodes your gums
>erodes
>your gums

>>76350945 (OP)
Yes.
>get a sonic brush
>brush twice per day, in the morning and before sleep
>floss once per day, right before the second brushing
>do scaling and sanding at the dentist every year or so
Congratulations you have solved dental hygene.

t. zero cavities, all wisdom teeth intact

>>76350945 (OP)
Every day before brushing. I had extensive orthodontia as a kid and for some reason have an obsession with keeping my teeth clean.
Guns don't bleed and everything feels great.

>>76351607
>all wisdom teeth intact
Aren't issued with those usually more about how they grow in and affect things rather than poor hygiene?

>>76351613
>before brushing
You're supposed to do it after brushing since the brushing loosens shit, whereas flossing before can just force more shit up there since nothing has been removed yet.

>flossing before brushing
NGMI

>>76351151
> Be me
> Cracked tooth as a senior in college from doing HIIT
> Need root canal
> Go to an endodontist in small town up state new York.
> Guy is a fucking miracle worker
> Whole procedure is a cake walk
> Get tooth patched up and closed
> That was 15 years ago
Haven't had to go back since because unlike you I take care of my dental health you fucking slob.

>>76351613
>floss before brushing

>>76351345
Don't listen to the schizo nigger. A good root canal and crown lasts a lifetime. I forget I sometimes have a crown in my mouth .

>>76351614
Poor dental hygene increases likelihood of complications which often leads to extraction. Erupting wisdom teeth naturally cause minor trauma and inflammation, unchecked bacteria growth isn't a good combo. That said you can just get fucked by genetics, but that's always the case with everything.

>>76351622
>>76351634
The consenus is that you should be flossing before brushing to loosen debris/plaque which allows fluoride to be applied between teeth.

>>76351651
>The consenus
Being who? I've only ever heard dentists advise flossing AFTER brushing. Are you sure you're not confusing it with mouth wash? Because that's what comes after brushing and flossing.

I was sick of the dentist bitching at me so I tried this and i actually don't mind it. I've always hated flossing cause my teeth are so tight together and I have all my wisdom teeth. This allows you to get in all your teeth without it getting stuck and having your hands shoved into your mouth full of spit

>>76351345
because its a dead infected tooth sitting there rotting in your mouth for life
constant 24/7 stress on your body

>>76351665
listen buddy i think i know what im talking about
im a menace, a dentist, an oral hygienist
open your mouth for about four or five minutes
take a little bit of this fluoride rinse
Swish, but dont spit it; swallow it and now finish, yeah

I recommend getting a stainless steel plaque remover kit. Even with regular brushing/flossing, plaque and tartar can still accumulate, especially in the lower incisors. They're dirt cheap.

>>76351674
Never seen one of these before, I'd just been using disposable piksters. Doesn't reusing the same floss potentially cause more bacterial issues?

>>76351687
The heads are disposable. I use the same one for a few days and rinse it good then switch

>>76351692
Well shit, I'll check it out. Anything that means I don't have to stretch my cheeks to fit my hands in my face is preferable and the heads are dirt cheap.

>>76351665
> I've only ever heard dentists advise flossing AFTER brushing.
How many dentists have you asked, or how much literature/studies have you reviewed?
>https://www.perio.org/press-release/new-study-suggests-the-ideal-sequence-for-removing-plaque/
>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25197738/
>https://www.sensodyne.com/en-us/oral-health-tips/gum-health/brush-or-floss-first

>>76351685
Just go to a dentist for scaling/sanding every year, it's like $100 tops and way more thorough that what you can do with picks yourself.

>>76350945 (OP)
Only when I am driving through the center with my subwoofer turned up

>haven't been to the dentist in seven years
>teeth feel fine
>teeth still white
>just floss, mouth wash then brush

>>76351776
i was the same. went and i had to get an extensive deep gum cleaning because of all the plaque that had built up over the years. just because your teeth "feel fine" and arent yellow stained chiclets doesnt mean theyre perfect. but really, what is with people here not going to the dentist 1-2 times a year for a general cleaning? too poor to even have dental insurance? or is it going to be your "dentists are lying jooz, dey just want my money" spiel that you also use to excuse not wearing deodorant or using shampoo?

>>76350945 (OP)
Only at the strip club

>>76350945 (OP)
I floss more than I brush.

>>76351784
I've got dental insurance through my job. I just don't feel like going. I've been saying I'll make an appointment for a while but just haven't. Also how can you have such embedded plaque if you're doing all of that twice a day? Are you a dentist upset people aren't coming in any more?

>>76351795
>telling someone they should see a dentist once in 7 years is akshually just a psyop of a dentist wanting me to waste my money, when my dential insurance likely covers it in full and i wont have to pay a cent
ok bro. keep your arrogant "lol my teeth feel good and arent yellow so clearly i am so good at maintnenance that i dont need the professionals" beliefs then, thats all

>>76351818
Never said it was a psyop, just why are you so personally concerned?

>>76351823
just keep not going man, its fine

>>76350945 (OP)
I usually use the picks. I think it is a stupid waste of money but it is also so much easier.
I have spool that I will use at night.

>>76351829
I'll go later this month, just for you. I'll go next Monday.

>>76350945 (OP)
Only floss the teeth you want to keep.

>>76351835
hit the gym beforehand
show up with a pump

>>76351834
>so much easier
it absolutely astounds me how this is /fit/ but people can be so lazy that wrapping an arm length piece of floss around your fingers and moving it up and down is "too much work"

>>76350945 (OP)
dentistry is a scam. all you need for healthy teeth is daily brushing, good diet, and plenty of vitamins and minerals. even cavities will calcify and smooth out if you stop eating sugar.

it's not good to scrape your soft teeth with steel and rapidly twirling hard brushed tools. there's no reason to drill into teeth and install metal and plastic in your mouth. you should also keep your wisdom teeth.

>>76351838
>sir you have gum disease and a ton of plaque build up
>mfw

>>76351842
You ever tried to use actual floss in a factory bathroom during your lunch break?

I had braces as a kid so I just use these dental toothpicks.

>>76350945 (OP)
I used to never floss cause it was a pain in the ass until one day I went to the dentist and she told me I had to get my shit together and gave me one of these bad boys. These things are the bees knees, much easier to use than floss. My teeth have never been cleaner.

>>76350945 (OP)
brush and floss once a day

never had a cavity

>floss before brushing with sonic brush
>brush with a constant flow of water into mouth
>don't use toothpaste but use mouthwash after
>stopped getting cavities ever since I did this swap
>had a cavity but it hasn't become worse and I can't feel it any longer after 8+years

Anyone else gag hard as fuck from 99% of toothpastes?
It was getting so bad for me at one point to where I strained my backmuscles several times while gagging and coughing.

No, and i know thats bad. It is literally just because im a lazy faggot

>>76352932
I don't really gag from toothpaste but I had a time where I was gagging heavily from just brushing my teeth.

Unironically check for tonsillitis and gingivitis

Yeah actually, and my teeth are great. I take care of my teeth because they are easy to fuck up permanently if you're not careful. I floss every night before going to sleep as part of the routine.
I also wash the teeth and don't rise as I shower. Basically leave the foam there for a good 10, 15 minutes.
Oh and also don't eat a good 3 to 4 hours before going to sleep. But also don't wash teeth immediately after eating. Best to wash is 1h or more after eating.

>>76352944
Typo, I meant I was gagging from brushing my tongue.
Had to use mouthwash first to make it barable

>>76351111
I would just get the dead tooth removed dude

>>76352955
Use a scraper. I don't get any buildup on my tongue any longer, had it as a teen with bad diet. I got used to the scraping.

>>76352977
I did use a scraper, but it was a shitty one that eventually made my tongue bleed. Main issue was that I had a mild case of tonsillitis, been able to clean my tongue with my brush without gagging since then

>>76351345
This >>76351680 nigger mixes things up. You get the root canal treatment to get rid of the rot. However, a complication is that bacteria or sometimes candida doesn't get removed and you will get inflamed despite the tooth being treated and the root removed

>>76350945 (OP)
>>76351161
I bought a waterpik years ago and it was one of the best investments I've made. Even after regular flossing it always manages to blast out some extra crud. You actually get addicted to using it because it makes your gumline feel so clean

>>76350945 (OP)
flossing is the silliest meme ever

>>76353762
it only seems like a silly little meme if you don't have any dental issues. As soon as you get something very serious, especially if chronic pain is involved, its almost like all the research and study surrounding dental hygiene was done for a reason

>>76353018
Yea, whatever was deep inside the gums your floss couldn't reach is being hit. I think sonic tooth brush is supposed to also do similar thing but with use of high freq vibrations instead

I started recently because I noticed there was some shit in between my teeth that wouldn't go away and also bad breath.
It does help yeah. I do it every night now.

>>76350945 (OP)

>>76353762
>flossing is the silliest meme ever
You have gingivitis

>>76351091
Brush with baking soda you stupid retard

Tooth brushing is mostly a scam. It's all about diet.

>>76350945 (OP)
>have fixed retainers so flossing there is nearly impossible.
>try to get some gunk out with a toothpick
>splinter stuck in retainer and it's driving me nuts.

>gums start hurting
>smash it with floss a bunch with no real technique or method to it
>it gets better
????

>>76354638
Get a water flosser, anon. They're not that expensive

I have never flossed in my entire life because as a child I didn't know it was a thing and didn't even brush my teeth that often. I just brush but I still forget sometimes. No cavities when I last visited a dentist 11 years ago.

>>76353018
I still have doubts about this being able to work correctly, the jet of water would have to be pretty extreme to get out stuck pieces of steak and whatever.

>>76354124
Redpill me on bakingsoda, anon.

>>76350945 (OP)
No fuck flossing forever. It's 2025. I use this:
https://www.kohls.com/product/prd-3448751/waterpik-ultra-water-flosser.jsp?skuid=91601998&CID=shopping30&CID=shopping30&gad_campaignid=20155431827

>>76355697
It's a low-key really awesome cleaner (strong base). I asked the senior auto parts guy what's best to clean my wheels. He said "fuck everything on the shelf. go get some baking soda." I did, and it works really well. Couldn't be any cheaper. I haven't tried to whiten my teeth with it yet lol. It's a little abrasive.

>>76355356
You can crank up the pressure and make your gums bleed. No problems dislodging big shit.

Floss is like the mouth version of receipt paper. It contains exogenous estrogen and will crash test levels.

Never floss.

>>76355225
I'm convinced cavities either aren't a big deal, or the dentist just lies and starts drilling. I haven't been to the dentist since I was a teen (32 now). I brush & waterpik, and I have no pain or problems. Fucking dentists, yanking wisdom teeth and jack-hammering into healthy teeth for profit. Bunch of fucking juden.

>>76355356
you're right, the battery ones are kind of weak but the unit you plug into an outlet is like a pressure washer. I had a repeat problem with food getting stuck in a specific spot between two teeth where one had shifted. Went to 3 dentists about it. (The last one actually fixed it.) but up until that point the waterpik was the only thing that could clean out the lodged food causing the pain. They really are worth it.

>>76356654
I suppose I'll consider one, I have one area in my teeth where chicken and steak will always get stuck until I floss it out.

>>76356657
https://www.amazon.com/Waterpik-Aquarius-Professional-WP-662-Packaging/dp/B01LXY19XD
This is what I have. It's the best one - you won't regret it. You'll be amazed and all the little bits it blasts out

>>76350945 (OP)
Yes, but not nearly as often as I should.

>>76351103
>>76353018
I got one of these from Costco and used it like twice but couldn't figure out how to avoid making a mess (specifically spraying water all over my mirror).

>>76357061
You gotta stand over the sink and look straight down. Turn it on once it's inside your mouth and keep your mouth slightly open so it pours out

r8 my routine
>soflty brush (no toothpaste, just water)
>floss
>waterpik
>actual brushing
>spitting, not rinsing

>>76357131
>no toothpaste
>no mouth wash

>>76357182
the
>actual brushing
is done with toothpaste
no mouth wash needed if you dont rinse, dumbass

cut out sugar it will help

>>76350945 (OP)
haven't flossed in the 30 years i'm alive
teeth are fine from regular brushing and washing
guess only people heavily consuming goyslop should be worried