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Ugh. No. Scientists need to stop bitching about climate denialism and anti-vaxx until they clean house. Blah, blah, it's the institution and not the researcher that writes this crap.. Well someone has to take responsibility.
P. gingivalis has been shown that it can migrate from the mouth to the brain. It is also found in the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers. But we don't know yet if it is THE cause of Alzheimer's. Which is to say "more research is needed to prove a cause and effect link." This is still fresh science, the ink is still wet. It might ultimately prove that the cause of Alzheimer's is P. gingivalis (which is Nobel Prize levels…
There's always a downside: the time lost. Over a year we loose 10+ hours on that.
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Twice a day of brush, floss, and rinse is the bare minimum to keep healthy teeth and gums I bought a nice electric toothbrush and water flosser, so I feel like I get a better job done faster (Sonicare and Waterpik)
You should not rinse directly after brushing. Toothpaste has a higher concentration of fluoride than any mouthwash, if you're going to use a rinse the recommendation is to wait 30 mins after brushing, and you should never rinse with water
This is going to be a stupid question. What do you rinse with?
This is going to sound like a shill but I have to recommend the new Gum Detoxify toothpaste from Crest and thought I'd share it with other Hacker News readers. It has stannous fluoride and that is supposed to work better and actually kill bacteria around your gums. The reviews for it seemed crazy positive so I thought I would try it and it has been a product that actually does what it says. I have to say, I wake up w…
related concept Probiotics for your mouth https://probiorahealth.com/?msclkid=3bfa04734b5c1067a58a5885...
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There's always a downside: the time lost. Over a year we loose 10+ hours on that.
You would spend much more than 10 hours on dentists appointments if you don't do this. Brushing and flossing properly cannot be stated as a loss of anything - time, money, health, whatever, no matter how you try to frame it. Don't delude yourself and others.
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You should not rinse directly after brushing. Toothpaste has a higher concentration of fluoride than any mouthwash, if you're going to use a rinse the recommendation is to wait 30 mins after brushing, and you should never rinse with water
> you should never rinse with water This is going to be a stupid question. What do you rinse with?
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You should not rinse directly after brushing. Toothpaste has a higher concentration of fluoride than any mouthwash, if you're going to use a rinse the recommendation is to wait 30 mins after brushing, and you should never rinse with water
> you should never rinse with water This is going to be a stupid question. What do you rinse with?
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But then again brushing with fluoridated toothpaste is one of the few dental interventions with good evidence supporting it's effectiveness (unlike flossing for instance).
I find it hard to believe this sudden flurry of doubt about flossing, just based on my own experience. I have quite packed together teeth and find flossing very fiddly, so am very inconsistent with it. When I don't floss, after 3 or 4 months, my gums start to puff up and bleed when brushed. When I do floss at least once a week, they don't. It was especially obvious when I smoked, a few months after visiting the denti…
I've always wondered what is the order of importance when it comes to oral hygiene. Brush, paste, duration, technique. Further which is more important, brushing, flossing or a good mouthwash? Is there anything that survives a chlorhexidine rinse?