Healthy gums don’t bleed, and are not painful to floss at all.

I’m in my 30s and only recently learned flossing technique and got my gums healthy. Flossing used to take so long and always involved a lot of bleeding no matter how delicate I was.

These days I’m absolute savage with floss and interdental brushes and never have any blood or pain.

Once you get your gums healthy you’ll be disgusted at yourself for ever not flossing. The amount of disgusting I can floss out on an almost daily basis is insane.

Plus you’re breath will not smell gross anymore.

It’s worth committing to the habit of flossing. Trust me.

  • _number8_@lemmy.worldEnglish
    516·
    1 year ago

    ok fine i have unhealthy gums. who gives a shit. trillions have lived and died with unhealthy gums. men rose to great power, built empires, changed the world with unhealthy gums

    • JJohns87@kbin.social
      91·
      1 year ago

      You should give a shit if you want to keep your teeth. You know your jaw itself can erode from gum disease? Been there, done that, and now my dentist has been nagging me for years to let them yank out 4 teeth and put in a bridge because they’re so unstable - and I routinely have dreams about all of my teeth falling out.

    • Gatsby@lemm.eeEnglish
      71·
      1 year ago

      And died from unhealthy gums.

      All of your examples are from before sugar was in everything edible

    • Adlach@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      71·
      1 year ago

      Okay but you’re not gonna do those things things so maybe you should floss

    • ShadowPouncer@kbin.social
      41·
      1 year ago

      When I was a teenager, well, there’s a whole lot involved, but I basically didn’t have any dental hygiene to speak of.

      Who cared?

      Well, I had more than one root canal by the time I was 20.

      I’m a bit obsessive about it these days, but I have not needed any more root canals.

      Take care of the teeth that you want to keep. Don’t worry, if you don’t, they’ll go away.