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Dry Brushing Teeth!
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lipidicman wrote:I find that the electric cleans your teeth but doesnt give that whole mouth fresh feeling you get with a manual, perhaps because the electric seems to make the toothpaste come pouring out of your mouth as you do the bottom teeth - i just cant move it around with my mouth closed!
Use less toothpaste
There - a moneysaving tip at last!
lipidicman wrote:So I like to alternate - mornings manual and nightime with the electric.
Good routine. Make sure you always brush at least to the 2 min timer as well!How to find a dentist.
1. Get recommendations from friends/family/neighbours/etc.
2. Once you have a short-list, VISIT the practices - dont just phone. Go on the pretext of getting a Practice Leaflet.
3. Assess the helpfulness of the staff and the level of the facilities.
4. Only book initial appointment when you find a place you are happy with.0 -
Ticklemouse wrote:A few years ago I started using a fluoride-free toothpaste
Why?
It is probably the single biggest reason for the nation's improved dental health over the past 30 years.How to find a dentist.
1. Get recommendations from friends/family/neighbours/etc.
2. Once you have a short-list, VISIT the practices - dont just phone. Go on the pretext of getting a Practice Leaflet.
3. Assess the helpfulness of the staff and the level of the facilities.
4. Only book initial appointment when you find a place you are happy with.0 -
Toothsmith wrote:Use less toothpaste
There - a moneysaving tip at last!
With the electric, I think the problem is saliva (sorry to start going on about bodily fluids!) generation by the pulsating of the brush and the fact that you need your mouth open to move it around and direct it at each tooth - you dont 'brush' like you do with a manual, you point and hold on each tooth surface - at least I do, using it like a manual doesnt seem to yield good results
On the subject of fluoride, there is controversy, at least on the addition into water. I might go do some research0 -
Fluoride - more poisonous than lead, slightly less poisonous than arsenic.
This is what I was told, but I'll gladly be corrected by any chemists out there 0 -
Do you avoid every single chemical element that has toxic effects at high concentration? Or just the ones nutters latch onto?
How to find a dentist.
1. Get recommendations from friends/family/neighbours/etc.
2. Once you have a short-list, VISIT the practices - dont just phone. Go on the pretext of getting a Practice Leaflet.
3. Assess the helpfulness of the staff and the level of the facilities.
4. Only book initial appointment when you find a place you are happy with.0 -
I have a PhD in chemistry, but I'm not a toxicologist so I will stay out of this one!0
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