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Brushing Teeth? Anonymous
Hey, /fit/

I'm recently 17 and have had massive amounts of dental work done, 2 years of braces and a year of a retainer prior to that, and currently have an invisoline retainer for upper teeths and strange wire for lower teeth, aswell as bite tabs..

My question to you is how can I motivate/get in the habbit of brushing my teeth? I brush my teeth usually maybe 1-4 times per week right now. I've always been really bad about brushing my teeth and I now really want to get better about it, I know I have several cavities due to feelings cold foods when eating. Also I almost never floss..
>> Anonymous
Just do it, faggot. Two minutes in the morning, two at night.

Honestly, if you can go about your day or go to bed without brushing, you're fucking disgusting and I hope you die/need a root canal.
>> Anonymous
fuck it. let them fall out and you don't have to worry anymore.
>> Anonymous
>>447225
If you think we're going to be able to wave a magic wand over you and make you motivated you're crazy.

If you think we're going to give you some sort of TOOTHZ brushing routine, you're a dumb fuck.

Also under-age/reported.
>> Anonymous
You're supposed to give me pro tips, /fit/! Don't fail me.
>> Anonymous
Look at celebrities.
Look at how fucking perfect and white their teeth are.
GET PERFECT TEETH. IT'S NOT HARD TO BRUSH TWICE A DAY, FAGGOT.
>> Anonymous
I used to be the same, and was dating a girl that was the same. Every time I kissed her it tasted like I was sucking ass.
If you don't want your mouth to taste like ass, brush your teeth.
>> Anonymous
Tell your parents to give you the dental bills.
>> Anonymous
Print out a picture of rotting teeth. Tape it on your fridge and in your bathroom.

Motherfucker.
>> Anonymous
OP here.. So basically just man up and fucking brush my teeth? Do you know of any ways to get into a rutine or anything?
>> Anonymous
>>447315
Do it before you leave the house. Do it before you sleep. If necessary, meditate on how disgusting you are otherwise.
>> Anonymous
Not OP, but I don't hear much about flossing. My dentist won't shut up about it. I brush my teeth at least once a day, usually twice, how much damage am I doing by not flossing?

Blah blah just do it etc, but my gums bleed when I do, and even during a time a few years back when I did it every day they never stopped bleeding. My old dentist admitted that my teeth are too close and they are never going to stop bleeding when I floss, my new dentist won't admit this. I think it's some kind of dental conspiracy.
>> Anonymous
OP <-- On a side note, (this is something I don't plan on doing) I heard that washing your mouth with coconut/peanut oils "removed the toxins" in your face region, if you do it before you drink anything/brush your teeth in the morning. And by wash I mean keep the liquid in your mouth for a few minutes.
>> Anonymous
>>447329
You could try a different brand of floss. Crest Glide is like some kind of superfloss. You could also try being a little more direct on the way in. Rather than "sawing" the floss in between your teeth, if you can get it to slip in there, you can do any floss manipulation on the way out when you're less likely to whack your gums. Lastly, with daily flossing you'll probably make yourself bleed less.
>> Anonymous
Read the rules. Now GTFO
>> Anonymous
Right. YOU ARE AN IDIOT. Holy shit. I have a constant battle with my wife to get her to brush her teeth. She doesn't understand that at 23 you are not supposed to have about 6 crowns.

In the next two months we'll have to start paying for our dental treatment ourselves and she doesn't seem to comprehend that she'll be looking at around $2,000 a year if she keeps this up.

Brush twice a day. Floss once a day. Use an inter dental brush on those gaps which are too small to floss twice a day. Mouthwash twice a day. Tube of toothpaste and a bottle of mouthwash once a month, a new toothbrush every 3 months. A new packet of inter dental brushes every 3 months. $3-5 a month?

The alternative? Smell like death. Pay out your ass. Live in constant pain. Be less attractive to the opposite sex. Suffer more infections. Have trouble eating certain foods.

Have you ever had to talk to someone with noticeable bad breath? Lean in to kiss them? Fuck some of my co-workers literally stink up the room by breathing the same air as me. I can smell it on them at 12'.
>> Anonymous
>>447362
Are you stupid? FUUUUCK.

I was brushing and flossing and mouthwashing and I went in to the dentist to basically say "I have one tooth which I'm convinced is rotting in some way. It always smells. It always bleeds."

They took an xray and confirmed that it was fine, it was just where I'd had previous work done food was getting trapped there, rotting and giving me inflamed gums leading to bleeding. I was given an inter dental brush and after one sweep through I was surprised I had any teeth left the crap that came out. Holy shit it was disgusting. Highly recommend inter dental cleaning.

And my wife? Kissing her is a drag. She stinks in the evening and the morning. Often can't be bothered to brush before bed or before leaving for work. Lies about it and say she'll do it at work. Lies about it and says she already brushed but then is 'too embarrassed' to kiss me. Tries to kiss me and stinks. Tries to get close and stinks. Won't accept responsibility. Tells me that I am harming her self confidence.

Yeah no shit. Take that high horse of yours, the one that is made of rotting teeth on a trip to the dentist and get that sorted while it is free, then start looking after them. Idiot.
>> Anonymous
I brush whenever i piss. makes sense, dirty up the teeth by eating, eating makes you go to the bathroom. you're there anyways. brush your teeth.
>> Anonymous
>>447365
>>447366
Fuuuck, I am now moving dental hygeine way up my list of things to look for in a potential mate.
>> Anonymous
This topic reminds me that I have an overbite I want to be corrected, has anyone on /fit/ experiences with treatment in grown up state? I'm 26.
>> Anonymous
>>447366
If all else fails tell her you want to brush together. I don't know how your wife works but I'd sort of treat her like I'm trying to get my daughter to brush.

After that you can reward her by complimenting her and kissing her. No I don't mean it like that, I don't kiss my daughter. I don't even have a daughter! SHUT UP I DON'T NEED TO JUSTIFY MYSELF WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY?!
>> Anonymous
>>447471
PS: When has she seen a dentist, maybe brushing hurts her teeth and this is why she doesn't do it, get her a (extra) soft toothbrush. Have her go to a dentist that can motivate her.
>> Anonymous
It came to me in a dream, I had the fabled "tooth dream" where your teeth a rotting and breaking and all that shit.

It means you have insecurities including physical.
I wanted more exercise and had had work done on my teeth. Realised I considered it important.

Let your teeth rot, you'll have the dream.
You'll start brushing after.
>> Anonymous
sage
>> Anonymous
>>447482
Your post is pointless, and you obviously don't understand how sage works.