Do you floss?

[supermonk]

wait til you discover tonsil stones.

[Ravager]

Originally Posted by Baler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There is a hole in your theory about my gums,..
I said they bleed when I floss not when I brush. Clearly my flossing skill isn't very good and I end up cutting my gums.
*slow clap*

Clearly you only read what you wanted to read and stopped at the word "brushing" and didn't continue on to the rest of the phrase where it included "flossing or eating hard food". Bleeding from any one of those three activities is indicative of gum disease. If you bleed when you floss, you have Gingivitis, the first stage of something worse.

You can ignore facts all you want, but it won't make the truth go away. Don't say you weren't warned when you're being fitted for your very expensive new teeth in your 50's and 60's.

[Swish]

i get all my health advice from rnf

[Xaanka]

bitch im flossin

[Baler]

Originally Posted by Ravager [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Clearly you only read what you wanted to read and stopped at the word "brushing" and didn't continue on to the rest of the phrase where it included "flossing or eating hard food". Bleeding from any one of those three activities is indicative of gum disease. If you bleed when you floss, you have Gingivitis, the first stage of something worse.

You can ignore facts all you want, but it won't make the truth go away. Don't say you weren't warned when you're being fitted for your very expensive new teeth in your 50's and 60's.

But do those dential floss pick things count?

[Ravager]

Originally Posted by Baler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

But do those dential floss pick things count?

If you're still bleeding, you need a cleric to cast Cure Disease on you..

[Baler]

Originally Posted by Ravager [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you're still bleeding, you need a cleric to cast Cure Disease on you..

Nah I don't cut my gums with the floss picks. I keep them in the car even. Life saver especially when I go out for chicken wings.

But technically Floss picks are not Floss. I cut my gums with floss. I get aggressive like an Italian stereotype with piano wire. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by Baler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Nah I don't cut my gums with the floss picks. I keep them in the car even. Life saver especially when I go out for chicken wings.

But technically Floss picks are not Floss. I cut my gums with floss. I get aggressive like an Italian stereotype with piano wire. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The floss harps do prey well, but you can't really wrap the tooth like you can with floss. I'd say bees. Brushing and floss harps you no missing much, but if you ant to give traditional flossing another go without tearing up you gums, try woven floss. Of course, if you are too aggressive, you can still hurt yourself with it.

[Lhancelot]

I use these kevlar coated Plackers, they are great. My teeth are really close together, so conventional floss tends to rip and break.

These Plackers never break. They are plastic handles housed with the flossing string with a pointy pick on the end that can be used as a tooth pick. Quite a nice little item.

I keep one on my desk, one in my car, in my pockets, I floss frequently thanks to having them everywhere.

If your gums bleed from flossing, you just need to keep flossing, eventually your gums "toughen" up and stop bleeding and your gums will become healthier as you knock the residue and plaque out from between your teeth.

Flossing is a good thing.

[AgentEpilot]

Originally Posted by eadric [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If I don't floss, brush, then rinse with listerine (has to be in that order) after every meal, the dirty mouth feeling drives me to distraction.

Me too man, and you can always tell when some shit breath asshole doesn't floss, its so disgusting.