What else can I do to improve Gum Health?
I bought a vitality (electric) toothbrush by Oral B (one of the best investments ever) -which I use three time a day….and I use crest pro-health rinse at the end of the day…(it makes everything taste funny for hours)….
What else can I do to help my gums?
They have gotten a lot better – but I still have one deep pocket near my lower canine that food gets caught in all the time….
Any ideas?
Floss and don’t bring the toothbrush to the base of that tooth. Also massage your gum.
February 14th, 2010 at 5:48 pm
Floss and don’t bring the toothbrush to the base of that tooth. Also massage your gum.
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February 14th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Floss and gargle with listerine
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February 14th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
I also like listerine, because you can swish stuff right out, before you go to bed and it doesn’t leave a bad taste for a long time. And for whatever reason something gets stuck there that you can’t feel, then listerin would have helped alot by killing any bacteria that would have grown. I hate toothpicks, but I have gotten these plastic toothpicks from the dentist that I like. They are not going to break and I like to use them for emergencies when something gets stuck and I can swoop right out. If you haven’t gone to the dentist and you doing this on your own, it’s good if you do go and get a periodontal cleaning. This is better that a regular cleaning, cuz they go in between the gums by your teeth to clean all the debris from there. Then you can just go for your regular cleaning every 6 months
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The brand is The Doctors Soft-Touch Brush Picks: Toothpicks.