Oral Hygiene

[SoL. 0]

Veeeeeery important!!!

Manual toothbrush, but I like the electric ones too. Floss, Bleach sometimes...

[Mary Lou 682]

Without proper oral hygiene you could be in for a host of many health problems.

Manual toothbrush here

Floss

Regular xrays and dental cleanings

[deathbydalbhat 0]

Manual toothbrush, floss, mouthwash morning and evening. In the evening I use a tongue cleaner - anyone else use one? It's amazing how much cleaner your mouth feels afterwards.

[meauxna 15]

Am I the only one who needed to look up "miswak"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miswak

I wonder if I can make my own? I have olive trees...

(and how has the natural foods community missed *this* one?! Empire, here I come!)

[tom&tata 2]

Am I the only one who needed to look up "miswak"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miswak

I wonder if I can make my own? I have olive trees...

(and how has the natural foods community missed *this* one?! Empire, here I come!)

I knew about miswak because my parents brought it when they did pilgrimage.

Although I never knew about the positive side effects. Thanks on the wiki link !

[jordanianprincess 0]

I once had a manger with such bad breath that you could smell on the telephone receiver after he finished using the phone.

[ELW 5]

Manual toothbrush, floss, mouthwash morning and evening. In the evening I use a tongue cleaner - anyone else use one? It's amazing how much cleaner your mouth feels afterwards.

I use a tongue cleaner in the evening too! It is widely used in India (by those who are more modern that the usual neem tree twig used as toothbrush) but I didn't start till my dad brought a new one from USA when he visited me in India once.

[Knobby_Wheezer 0]

My response includes "other":

So

- Rubber pick to clean out the "pockets"

- Interdental brush to clean out between my teeth where the larger gaps are

- Floss to clean between the rest of my teeth and the backs of the last molars

- Manual toothbrush

and

- Electric toothbrush on weekends until my 3 months is up on my last manual toothbrush.

Above routine is done EVERY day right after breakfast (big, chunky muesli bits)

At night time, just brushing with the manual brush is all that is necessary.

Do I think that oral hygiene is important?

Yes.

Edited February 1, 2007 by Knobby_Wheezer

[mawilson 2,133]

What's a donnot?

More importantly, what's a "Miswak"?

[Jasman0717 9]

Ever since I started using an electric tooth brush my plaque problem has disappeared. I also try to floss at least once a day

[Ban Hammer 13,633]

bleh this ain't about the oral hygiene that i thought it meant

[mawilson 2,133]

bleh this ain't about the oral hygiene that i thought it meant

I think you should vote miswak / miss-whack.

[ya falaha! 0]

Toothbrush, whitening toothpaste, floss and occasionally some whitestrips will sneak in there.

[KarenCee 3]

Brush, manually and use mouthwash. Floss too.

[raymaga 25]

Manual toothbrush and flossing.

More illnesses are related to bad mouth/teeth hygeine than you think!!!