Bad Habits Can Die
3 months ago
Sparkling pearls are a result of work, and flossing’s part of that. This month, I’ll be working on flossing every night. It’ll be a habit soon. (But first I gotta go buy some floss!)
How to floss every night
It made me
smile bigger 
"It's easier to floss now than deal with dentures later."
How I did it: I'd tried loose floss on that spool thing. That didn't work, too difficult, too awkward. If I was going to do this on a nightly basis, it was going to have to be easier. So I got those floss picks. They have a string of floss tied between two points, with a sharp pick on the end. Makes it pretty easy to floss that way. At first, my gums bled quite a bit, it hurt and was really uncomfortable, and things seemed to get worse before they got better. After two weeks, my gums became a light pink, the gum line grew tight to my teeth and I swear my mouth just looks cleaner. And I don't get those painful infections and swellings along the gum line anymore from some piece of rotting food against my flesh.
Lessons & tips: The more plaque and bacteria in your mouth, the more plaque and bacteria in your blood stream. This makes you more prone to heart attacks. That's a bit spooky. And, I want to keep my teeth! I don't want dentures or bridges or whatever else you get when your teeth rot out! I remember seeing my grampa's teeth in the glass by the bed, and I just cannot imagine what that must be like, nor do I want to find out. I also remember on occasion they would come loose and fly out of his mouth when he was mad. Who wants that?!
Resources: floss picks, ftw
EDIT: Oral-B Floss Picks with Texture Slide, blue package. I've tried several brands and these are the best!
about the increased risk of heart attack
http://www.perio.org/consumer/plaque-risk.htm
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