Taking Care of Teeth 2

Starting a new thread as my original was approaching 1000 posts.


I find this daily check in really helpful to see how I'm doing and it lets me know when I need to get back on track.

Flossing is pretty automatic for me now unless I'm exhausted and brushing is becoming more of a regular thing too but I'm still struggling to make it a daily thing.

Flossed yesterday

flossed and brushed two nights ago, and flossed last night.

I had another root canal done. It was faster than the first one and I only need Ibuprofen now. After the last one, in December, I needed opioids and amoxicillin. It does not hurt, possibly thanks to Ibuprofen. I am happy

@Tart Cherry Jam Glad your second root canal went better and that you're not in pain.

flossed and brushed yesterday.

Flossed and brushed yesterday.

flossed yesterday.

Just flossed yesterday.

Brushed but didn't floss yesterday.

Flossed and brushed yesterday.

flossed and brushed yesterday.

Didn't manage to floss or brush yesterday.

flossed and brushed yesterday.

The dentist told me on Thursday to floss, brush, rinse and use Waterpik to my heart's content, now that I can (I could not floss in some areas for months because the temp crows did not have spaces between teeth). She told me the more I did it, the faster gum bleeding would stop. My gums were bleeding like crazy. That was on Thursday.

Two days later and.... no bleeding at all. None. Zero. Naught.

I now floss at least three times a day. I rinsed with warm salty water, used Waterpik once, brushed more than usual, and used Fluoride mouthwash a couple of times (not all of those treatments at once, obviously).

I will see her on Tuesday and I look forward to getting praised for getting from terrible gums to neat gums so fast.

I also added up the spending on dental care, between two dental offices, starting last February. I never spent that much money on dental care. But the results are worth it.

I still am not allowed to eat nuts. More work needs to happen before chewing would be OK'd. I think she wants to put fillings in lower teeth now, to balance them against the upper teeth, which are now so strong.

@Tart Cherry Jam Congratulations on all you're doing to take care of your teeth and gums. It's definitely a good feeling when we see significant progress.

Flossed and brushed yesterday.

Didn't manage to floss or brush yesterday.

Flossed and brushed yesterday.

I just signed up for this website and this is one of the first posts I've seen. I already feel less alone because brushing teeth is such a challenge for me. It's embarrassing and concerning. I'm so terrified of dentists and doctors and my teeth are pretty bad. Unfortunately this makes me not want to brush them cause I try to basically pretend they (my teeth) don't exist. But anyway I did brush this morning so if I do it tonight too that will be a good thing.