Larry Gude
Strung Out
http://www.wnbc.com/health/4061852/detail.html
Flossing has become near and dear to my heart in the last year.
Flossing has become near and dear to my heart in the last year.
Larry Gude said:http://www.wnbc.com/health/4061852/detail.html
Flossing has become near and dear to my heart in the last year.
sleuth said:I've tried every floss in the grocery store, of all makes and thicknesses. My teeth are too tightly packed to floss without cutting my gums up to shreds. I even tried one of those Oral B Hummingbirds, and it still cut me up between the molars.
I can't help but wonder if the continuous damage to my gums from flossing is worse than not flossing at all.
Well, that's to be expected.turtlebanana said:Neither company is worried about us, just their profit margins.
turtlebanana said:My problem is that McNeil-PPC Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, did not file a suit to protect consumers from any damage caused by not flossing and rinsing instead. Their suit was for unfair advertising causeing damage to their future sales. Neither company is worried about us, just their profit margins.
a full 30 seconds before you gargle and spit.
In fact, the 60 minute rinse was a revision to my post that I tried to make (but you were too quick).Larry Gude said:...our dentist says to try for a minute!
Rinse with warm water for a true manly test!
My problem is that McNeil-PPC Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, did not file a suit to protect consumers from any damage caused by not flossing and rinsing instead. Their suit was for unfair advertising causeing damage to their future sales. Neither company is worried about us, just their profit margins.
I've tried every floss in the grocery store, of all makes and thicknesses. My teeth are too tightly packed to floss without cutting my gums up to shreds. I even tried one of those Oral B Hummingbirds, and it still cut me up between the molars.
I can't help but wonder if the continuous damage to my gums from flossing is worse than not flossing at all.
Yep, sounds like maybe the floss people didn't pay enough protection money.......
and in case sleuth is still working this issue, I use "Super Floss", that's really the name. Have since I got my first bridge. It's whats called threader floss. One end is stiffened to allow you to guide it under a bridge. Also lets you push it between teeth at the base. That particular brand is pretty tough, like a ship hawser, my gums have calluses from it, I think. There is another brand, a bit soft for my taste, but if the Super Floss is too rough, this other stuff is milder.
Ah, the other stuff is called "Glide" And it does. whereas the Super floss is more like a rasp
I do not care what dentists or floss haters or anyone else says - I am flossing my teeth. Every single night, and sometimes during the day. I hate having crap stuck in my teeth.