Taking care of teeth.

I had a first tonight. I forgot that i had brushed my teeth when i sat down to do my nightly meds. So its like i took it for granted (and i had!).

Nice that your brushing has become automatic - that's great.

Got back on track last night and flossed.

Did my second brushing today. Plan to do stimudent before bedtime. Tomorrow, a dental cleaning appt!

Good luck with your dental cleaning appointment. I hope it goes well.

Flossed yesterday.

The appointment well well. The dentist said she liked my gums, especially the areas around my two implants.

Between plastic GUM picks and stimudent, she said that given my receding gums (from too much dental work in the past), she would go with plastic tools. Between waterpik and floss, either way. But basically she said that the routines I am doing at home are working and I should continue with them and that it is thanks to them that the mouth is in such a good state.

Yay for good checkups! I'm really glad that your work is paying off and you're seeing benefits.

Flossed yesterday.

I had some gum inflammation - i dont know what set it off, but geez it felt like abscesses and teeth too big for my mouth and my whole upper left jaw ached. So i flossed the life out of it and even brushed twice! and took ibuprophen for a few days and i think its better now. I hope ive learned my lesson.

Don't forget to eat or at least drink milk contemporaneously with taking Ibuprofen. Long term use of Ibuprofen without coating it with good can give you gastritis. Yikes!

Flossed but didn't brush yesterday.

Rough night last night, didn't floss or brush.

Yeah i think i overused ibuprophen last year. I am being more cautious this year. I dont really do dairy anymore. I tend to binge on it. I mean even plain greek yogurt or nonfat cottage cheese. Milk tastes funny to me now, like on cereal? Like gamey. Whereas soymilk tastes grassy to me. There used to be huuuuuge soybean fields about a mile from where i grew up (Ford's!) and that was all you could smell in the summer. Its all built up now, stores, offices, homes.

Another rough night, didn't floss or brush.

Yesterday was a better day, I managed to floss.

yesterday was a good day. I flossed and brushed. I'm going to try really hard to keep the brushing going along with the flossing which seems to be a habit now.

very happy to hear that!

Thanks @Tart Cherry Jam,

Flossed and brushed yesterday. Now that flossing is pretty much a habit, I'm really going to focus on brushing every day as well. I do like how my teeth feel after I brush.

I'm also going to try using mouthwash daily and see if that helps with the residual itchiness I have in a couple of spots on my gums.

After a several day long break, I did a second brushing today.

Way to go.

Flossed and brushed yesterday.

Flossed but didn't brush yesterday.

Brushed twice yesterday. The second brushing is becoming a habit, O think.

That's great.


Flossed but didn't brush yesterday.

Flossed yesterday.

Was too hungry after work to do the second brushing. Skipped it.

Brushed for the second time today. Used the magnificent Orange Cream toothpaste. Yum!

Flossed and brushed yesterday.