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Do You Brush Your Teeth?

R0ot

Strange little question, but it just dawned on me. I've had braces when I was younger and got a load of stick from the orthadontist because I wasn't brushing my teeth well enough. Do we worry alot about our teeth? With smoking, drinking, sports drinks (the worst for teeth) damaging our teeth shouldn't we pay more interest too it?

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InFront

Twice a day unless Im over at a friends and I forget my toothbrush. Although I have a friend whos toothbrush I have used on more than a few occasions. Some people dont like that... but we've both got pretty good teeth so theres no problem.

My Dad is a dentist and tends to freak out over toothaches and cavities. I happen to be of the opinion that dentists' kids are the most deprived children in the history of the world.

Fcuking ice cream trucks.....

fightin irish

Twice a day and then they maybe i'd treat them to some dental floss twice a month....My wife is a dental nurse so i'd get a slap in the ear if i didn't take care of them:D

Cake Fiend

Nick_oliveri wrote:

I find chewing gum often does the trick.

Does what trick? Cleans your teeth?? I don't think so.

IMO anyone who can't spare 30 seconds to brush their teeth is a filthy knacker. It's one thing not to give a crap about your own teeth, but to subject other people to a blast of corpse-breath because you can't be arsed removing the festering bacteria from your mouth is inconsiderate at best.

Archeron

Sico wrote:

Does what trick? Cleans your teeth?? I don't think so.

IMO anyone who can't spare 30 seconds to brush their teeth is a filthy knacker. It's one thing not to give a crap about your own teeth, but to subject other people to a blast of corpse-breath because you can't be arsed removing the festering bacteria from your mouth is inconsiderate at best.

Its the baby who smells,
Smells like death.
Run for your life,
Its baby stink breath.

Caco

Twice a day for me, unless I'm drunk and half unconscious!
I had braces for a few years and had awfully protrudent teeth before that, I wouldnt risk anything happening to my winning smile i've worked so hard for!! HA!

Also some of these stories about teeth sound bloody awful (excuse the pun!) http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054963963

#Smokey#

twice a day man. dont want to have false teeth at 30

dabbler2004

I brush at least 3 times a day; morning, after lunch and nighttime.
...got fed up of hearing the dentist say 'decay' over and over each time I visited'...

Dudess

Clean the ****e out of my teeth as many times a day as is needed. I've a fear of having a big, gap-toothed smile when I'm older. It ain't going to happen. Also floss and use mouthwash. It's a pain in the arse but so worth it.

Kernel32

Twice a day. Floss once a day and mouthwash once a day. I have always brushed at least twice a day and I still had problems. About 5 years back I ended up at the dentist with a toothache. I hadn't been for many years. I ended up spending several thousand on my teeth. Extraction, crowns, fillings. Now all is well and I get them cleaned twice a year, pay out of my own pocket and I am happy to do so. Flossing is the key to it all as far as I can tell and anyone who doesn't floss will end up with gum disease and eventually lose their teeth prematurely.

The Freeman

once a day for me and chew gum after every meal for fresh breath which doesn't make a differance-i'm on a diet that i can't eat any shiat so my teeth are grand:eek: ,i've never had a prob(i'm 22) with my teeth since i've been bout 14 when i had to get fillings from all those black jacks and apple sours...............mmm youst to like those flying saucors too,remember those anybody?

Degsy

Kernel32 wrote:

Twice a day. Floss once a day and mouthwash once a day. I have always brushed at least twice a day and I still had problems. About 5 years back I ended up at the dentist with a toothache. I hadn't been for many years. I ended up spending several thousand on my teeth. Extraction, crowns, fillings. Now all is well and I get them cleaned twice a year, pay out of my own pocket and I am happy to do so. Flossing is the key to it all as far as I can tell and anyone who doesn't floss will end up with gum disease and eventually lose their teeth prematurely.

And that'll learn them!

Nightwish

I try brush after every meal (a habit I picked up from having braces for 4years) however thats not always feasible. I always brush a minimum of twice a day though.

emeraldstar

Twice a day without fail, even if i've just come in falling down drunk i wouldnt miss it (can you imagine the taste and feel the next morning????) I've never had any dental problems, no fillings or anything and on one occasion the dentist called me his 'favourite patient' lol!! Although I don't really know why - healthy teeth equals less money for him

i can't believe anyone would brush their teeth less than that - and as for once a week, eeeeew!!! :eek:

Apparently you're not supposed to floss your teeth any less frequently than every 3 days because that's how long it takes for tartar to form.

Ickle Magoo

After brekkie & before bed....floss at night too

Doomspell

Three times a day. Seeing as I had to do it when I had braces it's like my routine now. Floss, brush, floss, mouthwash. It only takes about 3 minutes so I don't see what the big deal is. And gum does NOT do the trick all it does is get half rid of the smell. Like Takola I've dumped people over their teeth, smokers teeth are the worst!

cournioni

Yup, twice a day. Morning and night. Sometimes three times a day if I feel like it...

carbonkid

I thought it would be least 90% brush twice a day...except of course if your pissed and then you just pass out as soon as you get in the door. I feel mank if i dont clean my teeth in the morning!

iFight

Twice a day normally, I skip it at night sometimes if Im really tired though

Jambo

Always before work , after lunch and dinner , and when they just dont feel right and of course when im going out .. used to live with a guy who never ever did it .. his plaque was green .. f'n minging

Terry

chewing gum is good in so far as it produces saliva, which helps kill off some of the bacteria. it doesn't beat brushing, but it's good to have some if you're eating out.

Flex

Always in the morning and before bed and usually in the evening too either before or after dinner

Aard

iFight wrote:

Twice a day normally, I skip it at night sometimes if Im really tired though

Ditto.

I should floss more too ... although I'm not exactly sure how to do it, and I think a lot of people are the same.

Ruu_Old

Flossing is a pain in the backside, stupid floss getting stuck in my teeth. I always get the packet of floss instead of the stick kind which is much easier like these.

Aard

Ruu wrote:

these

I can't use these as I have braces. Another reason that makes flossing so hard.

Ruu_Old

Aard wrote:

I can't use these as I have braces. Another reason that makes flossing so hard.

Ones that you can remove yourself? I used to have them in secondary school.

Aard

Ruu wrote:

Ones that you can remove yourself? I used to have them in secondary school.

Remove myself!? No no, I have to weave the floss in underneath, then repeat for each tooth. Extremely tedious.

Ruu_Old

Ah ok, I had the ones that I could remove when I needed to brush and clean out the crap between them.