Haha. I've been flossing every day for several years now. A dental hygienist pointed out several studies a while back that showed a correlation between gum health and (absence of) heart disease, so after decades of resistance I was like, fuck it, I'm in.
I'm just a notorious procrastinator. Not to mention lazy. The good news is I got an A+ from the doc today, and haven't had any tooth problems in years.
Like you said, it's the gums and underlying bone I need to be worried about over the teeth anyway.
Once again, I'm resolving to do better, we'll see if it happens.
I used to be a flossing nazi. Now I floss when I remember. Also, if I chewed tobacco I floss because I have convinced myself that using floss to flick the tobacco bits out from between my teeth will prevent me from getting mouth cancer.
Haha. I've been flossing every day for several years now. A dental hygienist pointed out several studies a while back that showed a correlation between gum health and (absence of) heart disease, so after decades of resistance I was like, fuck it, I'm in.
ReplyDeleteI'm just a notorious procrastinator. Not to mention lazy. The good news is I got an A+ from the doc today, and haven't had any tooth problems in years.
ReplyDeleteLike you said, it's the gums and underlying bone I need to be worried about over the teeth anyway.
Once again, I'm resolving to do better, we'll see if it happens.
I would like to see a study of the number of people who floss daily. My dentist acts as if I am the only person who doesn't.
ReplyDeleteI am betting it is less than 1% of the population.
I used to be a flossing nazi. Now I floss when I remember. Also, if I chewed tobacco I floss because I have convinced myself that using floss to flick the tobacco bits out from between my teeth will prevent me from getting mouth cancer.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't I just stop dipping??
"Once again, I'm resolving to do better, we'll see if it happens."
ReplyDeleteYeah... that's not going to happen.