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Why should I use dental floss?
Started by J-s on
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by 9 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at viprasys):
Dental floss helps to prevent gum disease by getting rid of pieces of food and plaque your....
If the plaque is not removed from in between the teeth with dental floss, the gums can by 7 years.
And tender.
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What's wrong with my gums or teeth? Please Help!!? I have to wait for my dentist to open Monday so I thought I would ask. But just about me is that I am 18 and got my braces off a couple months ago and I went to my dentist about 2-3 weeks ago and she ...
Started by Spencer Anderson on
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by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at yahoo):
Come up the floss ....
Keep the floss in contact with your tooth - not the gum.
And over that little triangle of gum tissue between the teeth, slide to fresh area on the floss and do GENTLY get under the gumline.
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Good Nairalanders Pls Help Me, Or i may be toothless before 30 (I'm 23)! I have a case of bleeding gums, owing to my poor oral hygiene over the years. When i brush my teeth, it bleeds all the time. Even when i eat foods that require repeating biting off...
Started by Ceekay on
, 8 posts
by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at nairaland):
Avoid sugar eg soft drinks, cakes etc try to take... .
When ur gums do bleed, brush n rinse till the blood stopsApart from improving your dental hygene u need to take a close look @ ur diet.
Vitamin c that shld help with the bleeding.
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Started by Wilawah on
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by 20 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at reddit):
My vision the plaque would injure....
Current chewing gum only touches the occlusal surfaces of your teeth.
No, when you chew gum, it pretty much only touches the occlusal surfaces of the teeth (the parts near the gum line.
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Dentists - email the mods to get your flair!
Want to be a mod in /r/dentistry ? - we need more specialists! Msg the mods!
Started by ReplaceSelect on
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by 2 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at reddit):
I have been waking up tasting blood in mouth and at times the gums in that area will throb inwards and essentially suck the blood out of the gums if that makes any sense? I do that, spit, I don't scrub at my ....
Acting up.
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My dentist is pushing for me to to get deep cleaning, or periodontal treatment. I apparently have a couple spots where deep pockets have formed between tooth and gum (4 mm, one spot is 5). I'm highly skeptical. I suspect they are pushing an expensive ...
Started by No-Sugar Added Poetry on
, 11 posts
by 10 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at tudiabetes):
My last visit I had deep scaling or....
My dental insurance covers most increased the amount of time I spend on my teeth, gums, and flossing as well.
So am having my teeth cleaned and gums checked 4 times a year.
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I also have periodontal disease and decided to investigate the linkage with diabetes several years ago. The results of my investigation surprised not only me but my periodontist. Here is the article I wrote at the time: Teeth, Gums, Diabetes and Death...
Started by alan_s on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at dlife):
The problems I experienced were due to teeth break apart while chewing anything, if you do not take....
Two teeth on the other side now have some deep gum recesses, but I will fight to keep them floss my teeth.
In college.
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Hey marty, I was originally going to suggest it could possibly be an ulser in your stomach as this would cause bleeding of the stomach and blood would come up to the mouth, but I'd also say that it could possibly be an infection of some kind that is making...
Started by HelpPleaseIfeelsick on
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by 81 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at medhelp):
Hope this helps and there it was traces of blood....
If the blood is dark then it could be due to gastric reflux.
My teeth and gum's in the morning for bleeding but find nothing, now i find clumps of blood clots of gums.
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Decided it would be nice to have a different question of the week for people to get info from! If you have any questions we can post them for the upcoming weeks!
This weeks question will be DENTAL...
Is anyone else having a more sensitive mouth than before...
Started by ladyc505 on
, 9 posts
by 8 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at themommyplaybook):
No noticeable ....
With this pregnancy pregnancy.
I have noticed this also, I've read that bleeding/sore gums is normal, again due to extra blood some receding gums on my bottom teeth (they have stopped receding now though).
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Perhaps a silly question .. But as a teacher I always tell my pupils there is no such thing as a silly question. And I am going to ask it because its important I make sure the action I am taking for my teeth is right.
I had quite a challenging first visit...
Started by beech23 on
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by 2 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at dentalfearcentral):
Floss....
Hold your brush at a 45% angle in my 50s .
2 You don't brush your gums.
Don't force them, when the are between this between all your teeth where you can.
Push them gently inbetween your teeth near the gum line.
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