Tooth care during the day, after food?
Discussion
I neglected my teeth quite a lot when I was younger and touch wood they've not given me any issues. As I'm getting older I'm more paranoid that they may start to!
What's best for me to do during the day after I've eaten and have no access to a tooth brush? Sugar free gum? Any particular one?
What's the best tooth paste to be using in the morning/evening? I look to have some very slight cavities developing? Are these repairable or am I able to stop them getting any worse with a quality tooth paste?
Thanks for any help :-)
What's best for me to do during the day after I've eaten and have no access to a tooth brush? Sugar free gum? Any particular one?
What's the best tooth paste to be using in the morning/evening? I look to have some very slight cavities developing? Are these repairable or am I able to stop them getting any worse with a quality tooth paste?
Thanks for any help :-)
I brushed my teeth with bottled water on a trek around remote southern Morocco.
However a tip I learned from a fellow trekker is that you can brush your teeth just with Listerine (thereby avoiding the need to carry toothpaste).
Wet the brush in the Listerine, brush your teeth, then take a swig of Listerine to rinse.
However a tip I learned from a fellow trekker is that you can brush your teeth just with Listerine (thereby avoiding the need to carry toothpaste).
Wet the brush in the Listerine, brush your teeth, then take a swig of Listerine to rinse.
I'm sure a dentist type will be along to confirm / deny this soon, but I was told by my dentist that one of the WORST things you can do for your teeth is brush them immediately after eating. His explanation was that lots of foods (particularly fruit and sweets) have content that softens the enamel slightly. It takes about an hour for the enamel to recover full hardness, brushing before this means you're potentially brushing away your own enamel.
Mobile Chicane said:
I brushed my teeth with bottled water on a trek around remote southern Morocco.
However a tip I learned from a fellow trekker is that you can brush your teeth just with Listerine (thereby avoiding the need to carry toothpaste).
Wet the brush in the Listerine, brush your teeth, then take a swig of Listerine to rinse.
Listerine is sHowever a tip I learned from a fellow trekker is that you can brush your teeth just with Listerine (thereby avoiding the need to carry toothpaste).
Wet the brush in the Listerine, brush your teeth, then take a swig of Listerine to rinse.
t as it doesn't contain any fluoride.Davi said:
listed on the ingredients on the back of my bottle 
Is that the purple expensive one? I was told by my dentist that most listerine didn't have it except the most expensive stuff.Should have qualified that. Also should probably check the facts before sppouting someone elses opionion!
944fan said:
Is that the purple expensive one? I was told by my dentist that most listerine didn't have it except the most expensive stuff.
Should have qualified that. Also should probably check the facts before sppouting someone elses opionion!
It's blue, I honestly have no idea if it's an expensive one, I said to the wife 'can you get me some Mouthwash when you're shopping' and this is what appears Should have qualified that. Also should probably check the facts before sppouting someone elses opionion!
I would never recommend Listerine to my patients, I also find most people use mouthwash as an alternative rather than an adjunct! Which Listerine happily admit and are trying to address!
The only Listerine I would give the OK to is, the zero alcohol, total care. Which has a high level of fluoride, but makes your mouth feel really weird after using.
HOWEVER! My usual advice is save your £4, brush well, interdental clean and don't rinse after brushing with anything! All you need is in your toothpaste and you physically need to remove the plaque bacteria.
During the day, sugar free chewing gum with xylitol would be best, maybe a fluoride containing mouthwash after lunch if you like the sensation. Drink plenty of water, no sugar in t/coffee, don't snack on stuff with sugar in.
See your lovely, helpful, friendly dental hygienist regularly
The only Listerine I would give the OK to is, the zero alcohol, total care. Which has a high level of fluoride, but makes your mouth feel really weird after using.
HOWEVER! My usual advice is save your £4, brush well, interdental clean and don't rinse after brushing with anything! All you need is in your toothpaste and you physically need to remove the plaque bacteria.
During the day, sugar free chewing gum with xylitol would be best, maybe a fluoride containing mouthwash after lunch if you like the sensation. Drink plenty of water, no sugar in t/coffee, don't snack on stuff with sugar in.
See your lovely, helpful, friendly dental hygienist regularly
Rach* said:
I would never recommend Listerine to my patients, I also find most people use mouthwash as an alternative rather than an adjunct! Which Listerine happily admit and are trying to address!
The only Listerine I would give the OK to is, the zero alcohol, total care. Which has a high level of fluoride, but makes your mouth feel really weird after using.
HOWEVER! My usual advice is save your £4, brush well, interdental clean and don't rinse after brushing with anything! All you need is in your toothpaste and you physically need to remove the plaque bacteria.
During the day, sugar free chewing gum with xylitol would be best, maybe a fluoride containing mouthwash after lunch if you like the sensation. Drink plenty of water, no sugar in t/coffee, don't snack on stuff with sugar in.
See your lovely, helpful, friendly dental hygienist regularly
Just checked, that is exactly the one I have
you know that funny feeling you mentioned? Doesn't happen with the blue one, only the purple one which is the first one I tried and didn't like (because of that!)
I use it because I've had a bleeding gum from between two back teeth for 3 years, and no dentist / hygenist has been able to stop it. I brush, interdental, water jet and mouthwash twice a day, no change. At all.
The only Listerine I would give the OK to is, the zero alcohol, total care. Which has a high level of fluoride, but makes your mouth feel really weird after using.
HOWEVER! My usual advice is save your £4, brush well, interdental clean and don't rinse after brushing with anything! All you need is in your toothpaste and you physically need to remove the plaque bacteria.
During the day, sugar free chewing gum with xylitol would be best, maybe a fluoride containing mouthwash after lunch if you like the sensation. Drink plenty of water, no sugar in t/coffee, don't snack on stuff with sugar in.
See your lovely, helpful, friendly dental hygienist regularly
Just checked, that is exactly the one I have
you know that funny feeling you mentioned? Doesn't happen with the blue one, only the purple one which is the first one I tried and didn't like (because of that!)I use it because I've had a bleeding gum from between two back teeth for 3 years, and no dentist / hygenist has been able to stop it. I brush, interdental, water jet and mouthwash twice a day, no change. At all.
Davi said:
Rach* said:
I would never recommend Listerine to my patients, I also find most people use mouthwash as an alternative rather than an adjunct! Which Listerine happily admit and are trying to address!
The only Listerine I would give the OK to is, the zero alcohol, total care. Which has a high level of fluoride, but makes your mouth feel really weird after using.
HOWEVER! My usual advice is save your £4, brush well, interdental clean and don't rinse after brushing with anything! All you need is in your toothpaste and you physically need to remove the plaque bacteria.
During the day, sugar free chewing gum with xylitol would be best, maybe a fluoride containing mouthwash after lunch if you like the sensation. Drink plenty of water, no sugar in t/coffee, don't snack on stuff with sugar in.
See your lovely, helpful, friendly dental hygienist regularly
Just checked, that is exactly the one I have you know that funny feeling you mentioned? Doesn't happen with the blue one, only the purple one which is the first one I tried and didn't like (because of that!)
I use it because I've had a bleeding gum from between two back teeth for 3 years, and no dentist / hygenist has been able to stop it. I brush, interdental, water jet and mouthwash twice a day, no change. At all.
The only Listerine I would give the OK to is, the zero alcohol, total care. Which has a high level of fluoride, but makes your mouth feel really weird after using.
HOWEVER! My usual advice is save your £4, brush well, interdental clean and don't rinse after brushing with anything! All you need is in your toothpaste and you physically need to remove the plaque bacteria.
During the day, sugar free chewing gum with xylitol would be best, maybe a fluoride containing mouthwash after lunch if you like the sensation. Drink plenty of water, no sugar in t/coffee, don't snack on stuff with sugar in.
See your lovely, helpful, friendly dental hygienist regularly
Just checked, that is exactly the one I have
you know that funny feeling you mentioned? Doesn't happen with the blue one, only the purple one which is the first one I tried and didn't like (because of that!)I use it because I've had a bleeding gum from between two back teeth for 3 years, and no dentist / hygenist has been able to stop it. I brush, interdental, water jet and mouthwash twice a day, no change. At all.
Tell your hyg to have a good dig, stick some local in first
Rach* said:
You should come and see me, I bet there's a little teeny bit of sub-calculus in there or you're just missing a bit of plaque either lingually/palatally, gums bleed as a sign of needing some help.
Tell your hyg to have a good dig, stick some local in first
she did say at the very beginning I had a very deep pocket there, which closed up with visits n stuff. Unfortunately I can't go back any more, I don't have £50 to pay for the pleasure Tell your hyg to have a good dig, stick some local in first
I'll have a dig around myself Rach* said:
Argh! Noooooo! Lol! Use your tepes from both sides and can even use some corsodyl gel on your ID brush as a short term measure. ( but not at the same time as toothpaste)
Bleeding = bad
Periodontal disease doesn't have a cure, so you need regular maintenance
that's the other thing I forgot to mention - corsodyl gel, use that on it before bed LOLBleeding = bad
Periodontal disease doesn't have a cure, so you need regular maintenance
unfortunately at the moment there is no cure for the lack of cash in my wallet either, and hygenists don't take promises and IOUs
I know things are hard financially for lots of people, I was only discussing it with the listerine rep today
Do your best, get in when you can, see if your practice has a payment plan maybe?
Makes me really sad, after leaving the RAF when I could give my time to anyone for however long and treat them fully, to the contrast we have today. I really struggle to cope
Do your best, get in when you can, see if your practice has a payment plan maybe?
Makes me really sad, after leaving the RAF when I could give my time to anyone for however long and treat them fully, to the contrast we have today. I really struggle to cope
It could be a biological width invasion from a deep restoration.
In normal speak, a deep filling/crown etctec that sits deep into the gum crevice in certain people will cause irreversible inflammation. No fix out side of the bone height reducing away from the said irritant, and thus the gum crevice receding to safe distance.
In normal speak, a deep filling/crown etctec that sits deep into the gum crevice in certain people will cause irreversible inflammation. No fix out side of the bone height reducing away from the said irritant, and thus the gum crevice receding to safe distance.
944fan said:
Davi said:
listed on the ingredients on the back of my bottle
Is that the purple expensive one? I was told by my dentist that most listerine didn't have it except the most expensive stuff.Should have qualified that. Also should probably check the facts before sppouting someone elses opionion!
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