tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post113542394351338770..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: Happy teethjaninsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-91884036598840159602016-08-05T22:42:53.173-07:002016-08-05T22:42:53.173-07:00Do you have a water pic? I have a very good portab...Do you have a water pic? I have a very good portable water pic with the unfortunate brand name of Toilet Tree.You can order it online. I highly recommend it. Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-85195449988857916222016-08-05T18:58:31.877-07:002016-08-05T18:58:31.877-07:00It seems that there is a whole new generation of d...It seems that there is a whole new generation of dental appliances of which my dentist never made me aware. I didn't even know there were such things as "brush picks." No wonder I'm out-living my teeth! You'd think my dentist or hygienist would want me to recognize and purchase all the new stuff, but nary a word from either of them. Perhaps they think that I'm too old to be able to adapt to the new technology. Or perhaps they want my teeth to all rot so that I'd have to resort to bridges or dentures... I had braces in my teen years and they were so uncommon back then that kids made fun of me, called me the "happy motorcycle rider" with bug-guards on my teeth. I was so embarrassed that I rarely smiled -- and still don't. Nowadays kids are ostracized for not having braces according to my grandsons. Anyway the braces pulled my teeth so close together that I have the same problem you do -- it's nearly impossible to get floss between most of my teeth. So your parents saved a lot of money by skipping the braces and you and I still have the same dilemma... Ain't life funny!?Classof65https://www.blogger.com/profile/15620524862669295761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-29399814834834635102016-08-03T12:45:23.703-07:002016-08-03T12:45:23.703-07:00My interpretation of the New York Times article wa...My interpretation of the New York Times article was that the science on this was so bad that the effectiveness of flossing was neither proven or disproven. On the face of it, it seems to make sense to me that basically trying to brush between ones teeth with floss is a good idea, not only for teeth, but also for gums. But you have my sympathy with shredding floss, etc. Terry Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341210702715221114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-65874712533737529182016-08-03T10:43:01.571-07:002016-08-03T10:43:01.571-07:00Toothpicks, brush picks, or floss: whatever helps ...Toothpicks, brush picks, or floss: whatever helps one get spinach bits out from among one's teeth.Brandonnoreply@blogger.com