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Re: "Flossing Teeth Considered Harmful?"
since early childhood i was not able to tolerate if something was stuck in between my teeth. in ussr there were only toothbrushes, no flossing, that was too cool of a technology. we haven't even heard of flossing. or about tooth braces.
so back to my story, i was refusing to eat many things because peaces would stuck in my mouth and i wouldn't be able to remove them.
that was very frustrating to my relatives and parents. it wasn't every day they would be able to afford let's say chicken. maybe oncemoc twice a month, but i would not be happy to eat it.
so since i discovered flossing, in late 2000s it reached us, i was very happy, and i always carry one with me.
Feb 03 · 7 weeks ago
that was about my feelings, not how healthy it is.
now on health: i don't know why, but if i damage the gums or the cheek even accidentally while eating or cleaning, it is almost certain that i will have infection and i will suffer from it for a week.
so again i was avoiding the food that wouldn't be easily cleaned by just brush.
if i got the infection, i could buy antibiotic salve in apotheke (it is allowed here and was suggested to me buy the drugstore worker) and it would half my suffering. but i didn't want to use antibiotics.
one day accidentally i found a solution. i damaged the gums and got the infection and suffering started. i drunk kefir and it went awayvery fast.
so next time i damaged something in my mouth i would drink kefir. and suddenly it happened that i discovered the salvation. apparently microorganisms in kefir have very good antiseptic properties.
so today if i know if i ate chicken or even kimchi and i will have to floss, since i won't be able to live with something in my teeth, and the probability of getting an infection by damaging gums or cheek while flossing is very high in my case, i know i hovu to make sure i have kefir in the refrigerator. i will drink kefir immediately after cleaning teeth and nothing bad will happen.
kefir is very amazing food.
🚀 stack [OP] · Feb 03 at 02:50:
@norayr -- yes, great for getting junk out. I used to make toothpicks out of matches in the old country.
🚀 skyjake [...] · Feb 03 at 07:41:
The important thing is to keep your teeth clean, including the parts unreachable by brushing: all the gaps between teeth and under the gums. You can achieve this is various ways, like with a waterpick — each method has their own pros and cons — but I believe flossing is the best overall compromise given factors like cost, availability, effectiveness, and technical difficulty.
One of the downsides of flossing certainly is that if you floss with too much force or fine motor control, the gums may get at least irritated. Given the right technique, the amount of damage is well within a healthy mouth's ability to recover from, so it comes out as a net positive.
Source: my father was a dentist (now retired), and common sense. 🙂
I hope dental floss stays in production because its a great tool for removing stuck rings. I try floss before cutting them off with a silicon carbide grinding disk.
The whole bit about spreading stuff around is why I use a fresh section of floss for each tooth. I use a length from the palm of my outstretched hand to the opposite shoulder.
🌻 softwarepagan · Feb 05 at 05:40:
Even if this is a fluke, my dental health has improved tremendously since I started flossing daily. I had an abcess every year from like 24-27, then I started taking flossing seriously and now I don't have the same problem.
🌻 softwarepagan · Feb 05 at 05:41:
Re: passing the infection around: the correct order is floss, then mouthwash, then brush (and ideally you don't rinse the toothpaste off)
Flossing Teeth Considered Harmful? — I am not 100% convinced yet, but I think flossing teeth can cause more damage than good. While every dental heath professional will tell you to floss, if you think about it, there are problems. Getting rid of remaining food and bacterial accumulations forming on sugary residues on your teeth is a good thing. However, driving it around with a piece of string can just as easily shove it deeper under the gum and make matters worse. If you have an infected...