Healthy gums don’t bleed, and are not painful to floss at all.

I’m in my 30s and only recently learned flossing technique and got my gums healthy. Flossing used to take so long and always involved a lot of bleeding no matter how delicate I was.

These days I’m absolute savage with floss and interdental brushes and never have any blood or pain.

Once you get your gums healthy you’ll be disgusted at yourself for ever not flossing. The amount of disgusting I can floss out on an almost daily basis is insane.

Plus you’re breath will not smell gross anymore.

It’s worth committing to the habit of flossing. Trust me.

  • xpinchx@lemmy.world
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    Best motivation to floss? Do it once and smell the floss string after, our mouths are truly vile.

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    From many dental visits, pared down:

    Brush light, floss hard. Some minor bleeding from flossing, weirdly, is actually ok. Just go easy on that spot until it’s not sore anymore, then ease into going hard again. These two things are mostly what will make getting poked with all that metal shit not bother you so much.

    You only need to floss at night. You aren’t putting food in your mouth while you sleep.

    Electric toothbrushes are legit improvements, not gimmicks. Get one if you can.

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    My teeth are just really tightly togheter… I have absolutely no idea where an interdental brush would even go, it just bends and breaks if I try to push it between my teeth. Even getting the floss in there is already hard.

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      I also have tightly packed teeth and can barely use interdental brushes on just some of them. What works well however are dental floss sticks, you can get them with pretty thin floss(es?) and they’re way easier to use than plain floss.

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    I have never flossed regularly in my life because I can’t stand sticking my hands in my mouth.

    My dental hygienist says I do an amazing job at flossing.

    I use a water pik.

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    What is flossing? Seriously, though. I floss once every 6 months when I go to the dentist. Never any other time and I’ve NEVER had a cavity. Needing to floss is a conspiracy based on the anecdotal evidence of one 33 yr old male (me) by big dental hygiene to scare you into buy more tooth picking string.

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      Many body parts are still healthy with mid 30. Time will show you how the body breaks down.

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        Good point but my dad…same thing. I hit the genetic lottery in many ways, teeth is one of those ways. Everything seems to be in solid, working order with the exception of my ass. Ever had a torn asshole despite being hydrated, and eating healthy including fiber? Fkn want to cry every time I poop.

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      What are seatbelts? Seriously, though. I wear my seatbelt once every 6 months when I drive to the mechanic. Never any other time and I’ve NEVER been launched out of my windshield during a catastrophic 16 car pileup. Needing to wear a seatbelt is a conspiracy based on anecdotal evidence of one 32 yr old male (me) by big automobile to scare you into looking like a pussy.

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        Yours isn’t funny. Mine kind of was, but like…not really…but yours truly isn’t funny and comes off as try hard ish. Just giving constructive feedback, kiddo.

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          Lol downvote and move on.

          P.S. if you call other people kids, the default assumption people make is that you’re actually a kid. Just giving some constructive feedback, buddy.

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            You’re probably the most annoying person I’ve ever encountered and I’ve only read 2 comments. Yowza, get some help or friends or some type of hole to shove your stinky lil pp into.

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      Flossing is not done to prevent cavaties, but is done to remove plague. If you never floss, plague will build, your gums will become inflamed, your gums will pull away from your teeth and your jaw bone will deteriorate and at some point your teeth will become loose, painful and ugly. So if you want good teeth until old age you need to floss. Brushing only takes away 80% of the plague. Flossing removes the other 20%.

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        I have a friend who never flosses, but he gets his teeth cleaned at the dentist every 3 months. He never flosses, but still has great dental health. There are some things money can buy.