I got crooked teeth and to top it off, I have never taken good care of them. I do brush in the morning and at night (not every time at night) but I do not take my tooth brush to work or dental floss. My crooked teeth and my poor hygiene cause me to have gingivitis and bad breath chronically. I was in treatment with my dentist since I developed periodontitis and I am one step from the worst kind of periodontitis. I stopped my treatment cause I lost my insurance due to my divorce. I am back now and they gave me several shots for anesthesia, pretty painful by the way. I have scheduled for this Saturday to get this first part of the treatment completed, which consists of a deep cleaning. I am using my floss now and trying to pay more attention to my teeth. They are crooked but they are pretty white so I am superficial enough to care more for my looks than my health. I am putting and will continue to put effort to improve this. Best luck to those who are also trying to take care of their oral health.
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After my last check up I had no cavities and my gingivitis was all cleared up, so I think I can check this off.
I found a new dentist and wow what a diffrence I havent skipped any appointments!! I ve had two root canals PAINLESSLY and this coming Tuesday I am getting a tooth pulled YIKES!! SO this is where I m going to freak ..but I can do it!! I hope ..
And I am scared ridiculous…I dont know why I know what the Doctor is doing isnt going to hurt and if it DOES it is definitely tolerable BUT still I am a shaky quivering mess upon entering the seat. I literally JUST got home from having ANOTHER root canal yes this makes 4. My teeth LOOK great I get compliments ALL the time..but I have terrible terrible teeth . I am mainly to blame ..I would put myself in the schedule at work and then take my self out for patients in pain…. Also my teeth are bad because of the fact that I had asthma when I was younger and the steroids I was breathing in EVERY DAY were WRECKING my teeth but back in the 80’s they didnt know that.
Alright well anyway I am vowing to KEEP my appointments and finish all the rest of the work in my mouth before I end up with dentures by 30!
I’ve read somewhere that says if we can keep a habit for consecutive 21 days then it’s likely that we’re going to keep it forever.
So, let’s get started today! And first start with my teeth.
I want to floss after meal, brush more frequently, put on retainer before bed.
Let’s see how many days I can go with.
I have been using the Triumph brush for about a month now. It is wonderful. I would recommend getting one. I found mine on e-bay much cheaper than the stores. (Otherwise how could you justify that much money?)
I am sure when I go back to the dentist it will have made a difference.
Rorygilmorewannabe will begin her week positively
I went to the dentist yesterday and he told me that I had 5, thats right, 5 caveties. So I have to start flossing EVERYDAY and brushing more often.
This comes back to my goal of taking better care of myself. I have to take the time to care for my body or else it wont treat me right later on when I need it.
So today, I will go buy some floss and I will start this new regime.
I usually wait until a month or so before I see the dentist to get back into flossing my teeth. I find it embarrasing (so I try to use that to motivate myself) to have gums that bleed when the hygentist cleans my teeth.
I find my trouble is mainly flossing consistently. Taking care of my teeth tends to be the last thing I do at night and so that usually happens when I am very tired and then prone to skip it.
Perhaps that is the way out of this, finding a way to do it much earlier!
I just purchased an Oral-B Triumph power toothbrush on e-bay. That will make it easier too. I had a much cheaper one before and that made brushing much easier.
Well, I guess I have gingivitis, so it’s flossing twice a day for Faith from now on.
