If at all
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I will post my answer later in thread
If not daily...Then how many times weekly?
monthly?
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I will post my answer later in thread
If not daily...Then how many times weekly?
monthly?
General How many times do you Floss/Toothpick daily?
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I floss 2 to 4 times daily...if anything gets between my teeth I break out the floss, and I eat jerky every day so always after lunch or snacks...plus I eat a lot of red meat so that triggers a flossing also
Toothpick once daily
I spent a few years doing poor dental hygiene when I used to run crews on the road and stay in a hotel 250 nights a year.
Finally went back to the dentist and it wasn't pretty LOL....many dentists in the immediate family so the shame of having a couple Huge fillings shaped me up real quick
I have a water pick but haven't fired it up
Toothpick once daily
I spent a few years doing poor dental hygiene when I used to run crews on the road and stay in a hotel 250 nights a year.
Finally went back to the dentist and it wasn't pretty LOL....many dentists in the immediate family so the shame of having a couple Huge fillings shaped me up real quick
I have a water pick but haven't fired it up
Once a day usually, haven't been to the dentist in 2 years though, have no fillings, worried I might need my first 1.
Haven't got a water pick, might get one.
Haven't got a water pick, might get one.
I floss multiple times per day. I have big gaps in my rear teeth and that forces me to floss every time I eat, even small snacks. Anything at all.
I brush my teeth in the morning. Haven’t been to the dentist in 18 years. Never had a cavity as far as I know. I’m like Mao.
I just learned something:
Mao didn’t believe in dental hygiene. He steadfastly refused to brush his teeth. Instead, he would swish a cup of tea around his mouth every morning and hope for the best.
“I clean my teeth with tea,” Mao told a dentist. “I never brush them. A tiger never brushes his teeth. Why are a tiger’s teeth so sharp?”
The result was pretty disgusting. Mao’s teeth were so covered in plaque that one person described them as looking like they had been “painted with green paint.” His gums were infected. “When I touched the gums,” his doctor wrote, “pus oozed out.”
Worried about Mao’s health, his team insisted that he start brushing. But, at best, they’d get him to do it for a day. Then Mao would go right back to swishing with tea.
Mao didn’t believe in dental hygiene. He steadfastly refused to brush his teeth. Instead, he would swish a cup of tea around his mouth every morning and hope for the best.
“I clean my teeth with tea,” Mao told a dentist. “I never brush them. A tiger never brushes his teeth. Why are a tiger’s teeth so sharp?”
The result was pretty disgusting. Mao’s teeth were so covered in plaque that one person described them as looking like they had been “painted with green paint.” His gums were infected. “When I touched the gums,” his doctor wrote, “pus oozed out.”
Worried about Mao’s health, his team insisted that he start brushing. But, at best, they’d get him to do it for a day. Then Mao would go right back to swishing with tea.
Daily and use these cuz they're alot easier to use than wrapping your fingers and sticking them in your mouth lol
Tigers eat bones and very dense meat and cartilage
I think that cleans their teeth
Daily and use these cuz they're alot easier to use than wrapping your fingers and sticking them in your mouth lol
They are not as good as floss
Sonicare brush in the AM. Use a whitening alcohol free mouth wash.
Plucker thing during the day if I feel the need.
Floss every night.
Sonicare brush in the PM. Use a flouride mouth wash.
Wear a night guard because I'm a stressed out idiot that was grinding my teeth flat. Even chewed through my first night guard.
I take dental hygiene pretty seriously after being a dumbass teen. I've got good teeth shape and was too stupid to really take care of them. Lost some gum depth in some areas but not bad. Now preserving what I can left, but time gets all teeth to some extent.
Plucker thing during the day if I feel the need.
Floss every night.
Sonicare brush in the PM. Use a flouride mouth wash.
Wear a night guard because I'm a stressed out idiot that was grinding my teeth flat. Even chewed through my first night guard.
I take dental hygiene pretty seriously after being a dumbass teen. I've got good teeth shape and was too stupid to really take care of them. Lost some gum depth in some areas but not bad. Now preserving what I can left, but time gets all teeth to some extent.
only brush the ones you wanna keep... -famous dentist quote
also lost some gum depth during my lapse during my 20s
My front is end to end so I have a a groove...mouthguard is a good idea...hope you have the super thin one(I use it also for kickboxing heavy bag intensely)...I usually don't sleep with it, but as you say teeth only have so much material to wear/chip away
Sonicare is great...I use those also.
I don't use standard floss as often as I probably should but I have these things everywhere.Daily and use these cuz they're alot easier to use than wrapping your fingers and sticking them in your mouth lol
I keep a pack in the car and use them all the time while I'm driving.
Floss Once. After dinner. if I eat meat or feel something stuck during the day I'll floss it too. No need to do it more than that.
You have any thoughts about the microbiota in your mouth? That’s a lot of mouthwash.
Oral microbiota: A new view of body health - ScienceDirect
Mouthwash may kill beneficial bacteria in mouth and trigger diabetes, Harvard study suggests
Over-the-counter mouthwash use and risk of pre-diabetes/diabetes - ScienceDirect
Over-the-counter mouthwash use and risk of pre-diabetes/diabetes
Author links open overlay panelKaumudi J.Joshipuraab1Francisco J.Muñoz-TorresaEvangeliaMorou-BermudezcRakesh P.Pateld
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Highlights
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Most commonly used over the counter mouthwash have antiseptic properties.
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Mouthwash use (≥twice/day) increases pre-diabetes/diabetes risk over 3 years.
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The association is independent of major diabetes risk factors.
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This may likely be mediated by impaired oral bacterial nitrate reduction.
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Further studies are needed to delineate the mechanisms involved.
Abstract
Aims
Over-the-counter mouthwash comprises part of routine oral care for many; however, potential adverse effects of the long-term daily use have not been evaluated. Most mouthwash contain antibacterial ingredients, which could impact oral microbes critical for nitric oxideformation, and in turn predispose to metabolic disordersincluding diabetes. Our aim was to evaluate longitudinally the association between baseline over-the-counter mouthwash use and development of pre-diabetes/diabetes over a 3-year follow-up.
Materials and methods
The San Juan Overweight Adults Longitudinal Study (SOALS) recruited 1206 overweight/obese individuals, aged 40–65, and free of diabetes and major cardiovascular diseases; 945 with complete follow-up data were included in the analyses. We used Poisson regression models adjusting for baseline age, sex, smoking, physical activity, waist circumference, alcohol consumption, pre-hypertension/hypertension status; time between visits was included in the models as an offset.
Results
Many participants (43%) used mouthwash at least once daily and 22% at least twice daily. Participants using mouthwash ≥ twice daily at baseline, had a significantly elevated risk of pre-diabetes/diabetes compared to less frequent users (multivariate IRR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.21–1.99), or non-users of mouthwash (multivariate IRR = 1.49; 95% CI: 1.13–1.95). The effect estimates were similar after adding income, education, oral hygiene, oral conditions, sleep breathing disorders, diet (processed meat, fruit, and vegetable intake), medications, HOMA-IR, fasting glucose, 2hr post load glucose or CRP to the multivariate models. Both associations were also significant among never-smokers and obese individuals. Mouthwash use lower than twice daily showed no association, suggesting a threshold effect at twice or more daily.
Conclusions
Frequent regular use of over-the-counter mouthwash was associated with increased risk of developing pre-diabetes/diabetes in this population.
Over-the-counter mouthwash use and risk of pre-diabetes/diabetes
Author links open overlay panelKaumudi J.Joshipuraab1Francisco J.Muñoz-TorresaEvangeliaMorou-BermudezcRakesh P.Pateld
RedirectingGet rights and content
Highlights
•
Most commonly used over the counter mouthwash have antiseptic properties.
•
Mouthwash use (≥twice/day) increases pre-diabetes/diabetes risk over 3 years.
•
The association is independent of major diabetes risk factors.
•
This may likely be mediated by impaired oral bacterial nitrate reduction.
•
Further studies are needed to delineate the mechanisms involved.
Abstract
Aims
Over-the-counter mouthwash comprises part of routine oral care for many; however, potential adverse effects of the long-term daily use have not been evaluated. Most mouthwash contain antibacterial ingredients, which could impact oral microbes critical for nitric oxideformation, and in turn predispose to metabolic disordersincluding diabetes. Our aim was to evaluate longitudinally the association between baseline over-the-counter mouthwash use and development of pre-diabetes/diabetes over a 3-year follow-up.
Materials and methods
The San Juan Overweight Adults Longitudinal Study (SOALS) recruited 1206 overweight/obese individuals, aged 40–65, and free of diabetes and major cardiovascular diseases; 945 with complete follow-up data were included in the analyses. We used Poisson regression models adjusting for baseline age, sex, smoking, physical activity, waist circumference, alcohol consumption, pre-hypertension/hypertension status; time between visits was included in the models as an offset.
Results
Many participants (43%) used mouthwash at least once daily and 22% at least twice daily. Participants using mouthwash ≥ twice daily at baseline, had a significantly elevated risk of pre-diabetes/diabetes compared to less frequent users (multivariate IRR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.21–1.99), or non-users of mouthwash (multivariate IRR = 1.49; 95% CI: 1.13–1.95). The effect estimates were similar after adding income, education, oral hygiene, oral conditions, sleep breathing disorders, diet (processed meat, fruit, and vegetable intake), medications, HOMA-IR, fasting glucose, 2hr post load glucose or CRP to the multivariate models. Both associations were also significant among never-smokers and obese individuals. Mouthwash use lower than twice daily showed no association, suggesting a threshold effect at twice or more daily.
Conclusions
Frequent regular use of over-the-counter mouthwash was associated with increased risk of developing pre-diabetes/diabetes in this population.
