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Dentists recommend switching a toothbrush every 2 weeks.
How old is yours?

>> No.16266593

it turned 18 last week i swear

>> No.16266594
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>>16266586
no they don't

>> No.16266601

>>16266586
Lies...also
>(((dentists)))

>> No.16266634

>>16266586
I change it every 3 months

>> No.16266635

>>16266586
Post toothbrush recipes

>> No.16266651
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>>16266586
I change it about once a month, but in my defense I don't use it every day.

>> No.16266654

>>16266586
>Dentists recommend switching a toothbrush every 2 weeks.
No,they recommend when you can notice wear on the ends of bristles.

>> No.16266657
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>>16266635
To be fair, ever since they removed the Health part from /fit/'s title "Health and Fitness", general self-care questions seem to be without a proper board. At the very least, this is the food board and dental hygiene is related to eating.

That said, I drink lots of vodka. That cleans out my system, and even cleans my teeth (I haven’t brushed in years, and haven’t had a cavity since).

>> No.16266662
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My American dentist says i have horrible gum disease and need a 1500 dollar deep cleaning but my mexican dentist does not even know what that means and says my teeth are fine.
What is deep cleaning?

>> No.16266666

>>16266657
then post them here

>> No.16266683

>>16266657
why do you post with a rugrats avatar and mention vodka each time?

>> No.16266688

>>16266683
Did you just start browsing /ck/?

>> No.16266700

>>16266662
It means an oral surgeon should be doing your cleaning, ie more money because they're specialists about the dangers of the arteries that go directly to your heart, and can manage the aftercare. Oh and since he's an MD type of specialist that does anesthesia too, I betcha you can finagle your regular health insurance to cover it.

As far as I know, needing deep cleaning is 1 of 2 issues, 1 meaning you need more time to do a thorough job, so more than the 20 minutes a hygeniest would need to scrape an ordinary persons enamel, but more like double or triple the time, or 2 it means you have impacted plaque so far under the gumline, that it is like cement and a wedge pushing into the dentin, and since, and it harbors decay and further hurts the gums, they need to lift it up along all the gumline surfaces, ie surgery, to get the far reaches of it. For a while you will stay on antibiotics to protect your heart and keep bacteria down as the gums heal and hopefully readhere to the dentin.
It carries risk that one or two teeth will need further work because exposing the dentin may allow bacteria into the bone of your face, so you'll be doing washes and being really safe with your mouth for several weeks, but get your credt card out, because you will likely be spending a couple more thousand at your dentist in the months to come.
Should you skip the cleaning? No, but you need to know that money is the least of your concerns. It's a temporary window of danger you enter post-surgery, so pick the doctors really well based on their skill. I would ask your dentist specifically for his long term predictions of other work you may need to get done, and if he recommends an oral surgeon. if he hesitates, state you will be getting a second opinion, of course, but in a nice way. Get a copy of your xrays, so bring a burrnable CD or usb.

>> No.16266702

>>16266586
>2 weeks
wut it's like 30 days. And I use electric.

>> No.16266703
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>>16266586
I’ve been using mine for about 20 years, it still works pretty well.

>> No.16266733

>>16266666
Nice get, super Satan.

>> No.16266759

>>16266700
damn, that was a really thorough explanation
thanks anon!
are you a dentist?

>> No.16266780

>>16266703
ya win today mate cheers

>> No.16266789

>>16266759
No, just educated and experienced. Good luck anon.

>> No.16266829

>>16266586
I thought it was every 3 months

>> No.16266869

>>16266586
Exactly what you would expect a toothbrush merchant to say

>> No.16266921

>>16266586
Mine never look fucked like that and ive been using the same one for years, am i brushing wrong?

>> No.16266950

>>16266921
You're literally rubbing your mouth with a bacterial infectation. It would be better not to put that putrid pile of mold anywhere near your mouth and just take a shot of vodka like the other anon said.

>> No.16266969

>>16266657
You won't get cavities if you haven't been infected with caries bacteria as a kid.
>mom licks your pacifier with her caries ridden mouth and shoves it in your face
>suffer from dental problems for the rest of your life

>> No.16267060

>>16266969
Is there anyone on planet earth without caries aside from some natives in the rain forest?

>> No.16267137
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>not throwing your toothbrush into the wash with your clothes once a month
haven't needed a new one in years lads

>> No.16267143

>>16266969
>>16267060
Caries is mostly caused by strep bacteria. There is absolutely zero chance we don't all have them.

>> No.16267147

>>16267137
That's retarded. Use the dishwasher like a normal person, this way any toothpaste particles will be sanitized off your clothes

>> No.16267180

>>16267137
I just take some hand sanitizer, dilute it a bit with water, put it in a small cup and let the toothbrush sit in it for a bit. Im sure you can just bathe your toothbrush in vodka and get the same result

>> No.16267223

>>16266969
a lot of whether you get cavities or not is due to what type of saliva you make. some people make a gummier saliva and have more teeth problems than those who don't. these people can do all the right things like brushing and flossing but still have more cavities than someone who does nothing

>> No.16267569

>>16266586
Let me guess - you have braces?

>> No.16267597

>>16266586
3 months

>> No.16267805

>>16266586
I am a lazy fuck that only brush my teeth once a day.

I still buy a new toothbrush every other month though.

>> No.16267960

>>16266594
Have you ever met a male dental hygienist?

>> No.16267973

>>16266969
Strep mutans is a common resident of the human mouth. It establishes itself not long after birth from breastfeeding, exposure to solid food and breathing.

>> No.16267974

>>16267960
Funny, now that I think about, not once. Even the one time where the dentist was the one cleaning my teeth, it was a woman. Go figure...

>> No.16268120

I just take that as a recommendation to switch every 28 bushings.