Gingivitis

Adamcp898

Just wondering if anyone can offer any advice on how to beat this, I know it's mostly simply down to plenty of brushing and flossing but it seems tough to eradicate from your mouth completely as in things could be looking better but miss a couple of days flossing and things are back as bad as ever. It seems a bit of a catch 32 in order to treat, it thrives in dry mouth conditions but toothpastes and even mouthwashes by their very nature dry out the mouth.

So is there anything in addition that would help like using any oral irrigation/water flossing system? or, and I know this is a long shot because at first I too just put this down to another internet exaggerated results treatment, but has anyone used any treatment like OraMD?

Oral Surgeon

Adamcp898 wrote: »

Just wondering if anyone can offer any advice on how to beat this, I know it's mostly simply down to plenty of brushing and flossing but it seems tough to eradicate from your mouth completely as in things could be looking better but miss a couple of days flossing and things are back as bad as ever. It seems a bit of a catch 32 in order to treat, it thrives in dry mouth conditions but toothpastes and even mouthwashes by their very nature dry out the mouth.

So is there anything in addition that would help like using any oral irrigation/water flossing system? or, and I know this is a long shot because at first I too just put this down to another internet exaggerated results treatment, but has anyone used any treatment like OraMD?

Don't over-analyze or work yourself up googling this.... Just brush and floss properly....

Happy Monday

Adamcp898 wrote: »

Just wondering if anyone can offer any advice on how to beat this, I know it's mostly simply down to plenty of brushing and flossing but it seems tough to eradicate from your mouth completely as in things could be looking better but miss a couple of days flossing and things are back as bad as ever. It seems a bit of a catch 32 in order to treat, it thrives in dry mouth conditions but toothpastes and even mouthwashes by their very nature dry out the mouth.

So is there anything in addition that would help like using any oral irrigation/water flossing system? or, and I know this is a long shot because at first I too just put this down to another internet exaggerated results treatment, but has anyone used any treatment like OraMD?

Water and plenty of it.
Right throughout the day - this will make all the difference.
Also fibres - bran, fruit and wholegrains.

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Happy Monday wrote: »

Water and plenty of it.
Right throughout the day - this will make all the difference.
Also fibres - bran, fruit and wholegrains.

Eh no....we are not dogs our teeth don't clean themselves with fibrous foods, it to do with the shapes and interdental contacts. Water does nothing either. Regular disruption of the bacterial biofilm is all that is required,that's brushing and flossing. Rinsing doesn't do anything to the biofilm unless it's already been broken up.

Dianthus

If you're cleaning ANYthing, whether it be dishes, your car, or your teeth....splashing water or antibacterial agent around has a fairly minimal impact compared with the mechanical action of brushing (&with teeth, flossing!)
If you want to test this, buy plaque disclosing tablets from the chemist& see which technique works better;)

Adamcp898

Thanks for the replies, and is there anything you can do to minimise gum recession?

Oral Surgeon

Adamcp898 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies, and is there anything you can do to minimise gum recession?

Depends on why the gums are receding...

If because of active gum/periodontal disease, brush more..

If because of over- vigorous brushing, brush in a more gentle way