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dental hygiene is important to maintaining health i have heard an electric tooth brush works better than a manual one at cleaning teeth.

the textbook i skimmed and comments i read suggested soft toothbrushes to avoid gum reccession (while applying a low amount of pressure on teeth with the bristles [pressure on par with the amount you apply to shining shoes])

they also said that at some point when you hand dexterity is more developed in your youth, you should adopt the usage of the modified bass technique.

also if you hate tying floss across your finger, you can tye the floss into a loop. i cut the floss at a lenght of 37 cm and tye it into a loop

edit additional rinsing your mouth after a meal/ beverage

having your coffee/drink all in sitting go instead of sipping throughout the day, as the acidic level in the drink can weaken teeth

there is also different types of abrasive levels for each toothpaste (if you are worried about brushing away your enamel on your teeth, which causes extreme sensitivity)

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[-] glimmer_twin@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago

Yep, love how tied oral health is to general health, when a dentist visit costs 1/5 of a week’s wages just to walk in the door! God forbid they actually need to do something! Guess I won’t pay rent this week 🦷

[-] Clippy@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago

i went to a union dentist, and he was talking about how dentists were upselling me fillings when it was just a teeth stain - its kind of concerning

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