Clean your Teeth it’s “Flossin’ Season”

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When Juvenile (the rapper) makes a reference to flossing, we all know it is not even remotely innocent. There’s got to be a rapper mentality to it. But, anyways, Let’s take it with a dental reference as opposed to a metaphor that I will reveal at the end of all this. Many people hear “oral hygiene” and “teeth” and immediately think dentist!  Your teeth can be just as well maintained at home with the occasional dental checkup/cleaning.

I take oral hygiene very seriously and I have kept various products (on the regular) to help me with this maintenance.  It’s really an easy process. The two top things you want, when it comes to oral care, are:

1. Fresh breath

2. Healthy, often white, teeth.

Your Tongue:

Your tongue is a soft little mattress for all the bacteria to get cozy and go to sleep; sometimes these stubborn things even have a slumber party with pillow fights while popping a champagne called Halitosis! Try a tongue brush.  What a tongue brush does is it scrub up, and loosens, the tiny residue particles (aka the white nasty stuff).  Then follow up with a tongue scraper.  Bad breath breeds from a tongue that has been infested by bacteria.  So, allow me to share what has worked for my regime in keeping a fresh mouth.

1. Visit  your dentist often for added benefits and a cavity checkup.  What are the added benefits?  Well they scrape your plaque build-up (tartar) that your regular tooth-brush can’t handle.  The less plaque, the more smooth your teeth are. Plus, the dentist puts fluoride that hardens your teeth and whitens. Bonus!  Oh and cavities are fixed before they become gaping root canals!

2. Invest in an mechanical tooth-brush.  A mechanical toothbrush achieves way more strokes than your little ol’ manual tooth brush.  I am not talking about the $3 dollar mechanical ones you get at the store. Those ones vibrate at crazy speed cycle and are not properly built to brush in a pattern that is effective to remove plaque.  You also need a gently engineered brush that won’t make your gums recede overtime. I use a mechanical tooth brush and my teeth feel so smooth after wards plus, when I visit my dentist he says that my plaque build-up is barely existent.  Mind you I floss a lot too in addition to the brushing. I personally prefer the Oral-B Professional. I tried the SonicCare and it was just too hard, and fast, of vibrations for me. It was literally bone-chilling! But some other people swear by it.  Anyways, Oral-B is gentle, and has a timer for recommended brush time. Bonus!

3. On alternating days I use hydrogen peroxide (less than 3% concentration) to rinse my mouth. What you need to do is take a swig of it and gargle for 2 minutes. Then follow up with a rinse of water. This is important. If you just use hydrogen peroxide, your teeth and mouth get dry and a dry mouth equals bad breath! So the water brings the needed moisture back and the hydrogen peroxide kills the bacteria.

4. Use this sequence when cleaning your mouth: Floss your teeth to loosen plaque then brush your teeth to sweep that plaque away.  Then brush your tongue and follow up with a tongue scraper.

5. Keep your mouth moisture-full. How do you do that? Drink lots of water and forget the sugary drinks. Also remember that alcohol drys your mouth so a dry mouth makes you have bad breath. So if you have to drink, keep a glass of water nearby.

6. Don’t buy  mouth-wash unless it contains no alcohol. Mouthwash containing alcohol (which is a majority) actually ends up drying your mouth and your teeth. All this dryness= bad breath!

NASAL AREA:  I really REALLY recommend a Neti Pot.  A Neti Pot is used to clean your nasal passage. A lot of people don’t know but sinuses can cause bad breath.  I would say use it on days when your nasal passage is clear as opposed to being stuffed up. A simple ingredient: baking soda, salt and warm water should do the job.

*Disclaimer* A few seconds into hearing Juvenile rapping it all about “Flossin’ Season” it downed on me that he is not even remotely talking about dental work but rather all the expensive Sh$&t he needs to floss out and show you before he gets even more Sh&%T.  But doesn’t matter you still need to FLOSS your teeth and take a hygiene routine

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