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is flossing necessary?

I've had a few cavaties but I don't think they've ever been between my teeth. I don't floss.
 
probably depends on how straight your teeth are and how much junk gets caught in between. I'm sure the dentist will appreciate less stuff to pick out when (s)he cleans your teeth.
 
Watch the Ren & Stimpy "Nerve Ending Fairy" episode before you decide.

The most important thing is to go to the dentist for a cleaning and checkup at least once a year, even when you're a broke college student and it means giving up a couple of cases of b33r.

I took lousy care of my teeth when I was young and got a bunch of fillings, now I get to go in for a new crown every year or two as the old fillings crumble.
 
I floss everyday and use good toothpaste, that works well enough to keep the dentist from lecturing me on health...and how if you don't floss the extra plaque builds up inside your body, creating a higher chance of heart attacks.
 
Originally posted by: Sentinel
I floss everyday and use good toothpaste, that works well enough to keep the dentist from lecturing me on health...and how if you don't floss the extra plaque builds up inside your body, creating a higher chance of heart attacks.
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is that second part really true?
 
Xylitol gum == 0 cavities
Xylitol gum + never brushing + never flossing + never seeing a dentist still == 0 cavities

Behold the power of five-carbon sugar alcohols upon Streptococcus mutans! Though I still wouldn't reccomend #2. No cavities + yellow teeth still == gross.
 
Originally posted by: kstu
Originally posted by: Sentinel
I floss everyday and use good toothpaste, that works well enough to keep the dentist from lecturing me on health...and how if you don't floss the extra plaque builds up inside your body, creating a higher chance of heart attacks.
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is that second part really true?
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My dentist told me it, I haven't ever looked it up.

- From Men's Fitness Aug. 2002
BRUSH YOUR TEETH, save your heart? Apparently, according to research conducted over the past few years indicating periodontal disease may increase the risk for heart disease and stroke, although no direct link has been established. "I can't tell you one begets the other," says Richard Price, D.M.D., consumer advisor for the American Dental Association and a staff member at Boston University Medical School. "But [the research] is leaning in that direction."

Bacteria can enter the bloodstream through microscopic ulcerations, explains Price, and cause health-jeopardizing blood clotting. "Gum is skin," he says. "Any opening allows bacteria to get in." Other dental infections, such as cavities and abscessed teeth, may also increase the chances of cardiovascular-related death.

The early stage of gum disease is revealed by gums that are red, puffy and bleeding. To reduce your risk for this and other dental problems, practice good oral hygiene, advises Price. In other words, do the following:

* Brush in the morning and evening, and floss, preferably after every meal.

* Quit smoking. "Smoking is brutal on teeth and gums," Price warns.

* Visit your dentist regularly.

* If you suffer from chronic bleeding while brushing, see a dentist--now. "It may not only save your teeth, it may save your life," says Price.

 
Originally posted by: kstu
Originally posted by: Sentinel
I floss everyday and use good toothpaste, that works well enough to keep the dentist from lecturing me on health...and how if you don't floss the extra plaque builds up inside your body, creating a higher chance of heart attacks.
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is that second part really true?
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Interesting to think about. I know that dentists aren't suppose to do some cleaning procedures on patients with heart problems because it puts bacteria into the bloodstream. (the patient has to take an antibiotic first.. then it is ok)

But plaque isn't going to 'build up in the body'. Plaque pretty much is just hardened saliva on your teeth and gums that bacteria grows in. Unless the gums get inflammed really bad because of the plaque and start bleeding then allows the bacteria from the plaque to get into the blood...

I'm going to have to ask my teacher about this on Monday because I'm curious now.

 
Of course it's necessary. What are you, 13?

Here's a hint. Flossing has a little more to do with hygeine than tooth decay, although that's certainly a concern.

I dare you to go grab some floss and hit a few of your back teeth. Remove the floss from between your teeth carefully, and smell anything that you come up with.

Do it. I guarentee you will floss everyday after you do.
 
Originally posted by: ribbon13
Xylitol gum == 0 cavities
Xylitol gum + never brushing + never flossing + never seeing a dentist still == 0 cavities

Behold the power of five-carbon sugar alcohols upon Streptococcus mutans! Though I still wouldn't reccomend #2. No cavities + yellow teeth still == gross.
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:thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: kstu
no

no cavities, flosses ~1-2 times per year.

edit: listerine + brushing for me
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you'll lose your cavity-less teeth to gum disease when you get older thanks to not flossing.

 
I floss several times a day, and always use mouthwash as well after flossing. Then I brush like a son of a bitch.
 
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