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IbnIbrahim:
Even if you think you’re doing everything right, there may be dental mistakes you’re making every day that you’ve never considered. Daily habits that might seem like no big deal add up over the years, setting you up for bad breath, gum recession, and sensitive teeth in the long run—but don’t worry, many of these are reversible or involve a simple change in your oral care routine!

Here are the top five mistakes I see all the time, along with how to fix them so you can be well on your way to better dental health.

1. Using Mouthwash

Despite what a lot of advertising would have you believe, mouthwash actually isn’t all that great for your dental hygiene. It disturbs the natural flora in your mouth and can even be drying, thus promoting the growth of the very bacteria you’re trying to kill! In fact, you want to nourish and promote a healthy balance of bacteria in the mouth for great breath, cavity prevention, and even overall health.

Ever heard of taking probiotics for gut health? The same principle applies for your mouth. If you’ve been using mouthwash for a long time or have taken antibiotics at any point in your life (that’s most of us!) you can help restore this balance by including probiotic-rich foods in your diet like cheese and taking a probiotic supplement.


2. Brushing Too Hard

Harder isn’t better when it comes to brushing. In fact, if you brush your teeth too hard, you could be causing damage to your mouth, specifically, your gums.

When you brush your teeth too hard, your gums will begin to recede up and away from your teeth. This leaves sensitive parts of the tooth exposed, and it can also make you more susceptible to gum infections.

This problem is compounded when you’re brushing too hard with an old toothbrush. When nylon toothbrush bristles are first made, they are rounded into little domes to make them less abrasive to your teeth, but as they wear away with use, they become sharper, like little knives. This can cause damage to tooth structure and enamel, literally wearing your teeth away and making them susceptible to damage and cavities. I recommend replacing your toothbrush every four weeks if you’re brushing twice a day



All of these problems are even further compounded if you’re also brushing too hard. Brushing too hard not only contributes to tooth enamel being stripped away, it also doesn’t clean teeth effectively. When you brush hard, you usually have less control over where your brush is going, meaning you’ll clean the outside of each tooth quickly, but you won’t get into the spaces between teeth.


3. Ignoring Pain

Mouth pain is a sign that something’s wrong in your mouth, and that should never be ignored. While some pain can be easily soothed at home with oil pulling or painkillers, most mouth pain requires a visit to your dentist.

Some pain can be caused by an infection or abscess, which can be quite serious if not treated. Other tooth pain can come from grinding or clenching your teeth, which should prompt your dentist to screen you for sleep apnea or another sleep breathing disorder.

Other pain, such as increased sensitivity to food temperatures, pressure sensitivity, or general dull aches in your teeth and jaw can mean that your teeth themselves have been damaged, and to fix this, you’ll definitely need the help of a dentist.

The reason not to wait and see is simple: once the damage is done to a tooth, it never gets better. Yes, teeth do heal themselves, but the pain is an indicator that you’re past the point of the tooth healing itself and waiting only leads to further damage. The sooner you make an appointment, the smaller the problem will be (and the easier it will be to fix).

4. Brushing at the Wrong Times

You were always told to brush after every meal, right? Well, the truth is a bit more complicated than that.

While certain foods and drinks—especially ones high in refined carbohydrates—spur the growth of bacteria in your mouth in as little as 20 minutes, requiring immediate brushing afterward, if you brush after other foods, especially acidic ones, you might be doing more damage than good.

Brushing your teeth immediately after consuming acidic foods can damage tooth enamel. Acidic foods weaken tooth enamel for about 30 minutes after eating, so brushing up to 30 minutes after meals will actually strip away the enamel in its weakened state, leading to an increased susceptibility to cavities.

This is why I like to say it’s better to brush and floss before breakfast, rather than after!

Instead of brushing after eating acidic foods, swish with water or chew gum to neutralize acid in the mouth. Once 30 minutes have passed, you’re free to brush.

And as for the debate over whether to brush or floss first, it isn’t actually all that important. While there’s a case for both side, what matters is that you’re doing both.

5. Being Afraid of the Dentist!

Have you ever been scolded or felt humiliated at the dentist? Unfortunately, it’s common to not only fear the pain and discomfort of going to the dentist but also the shame—and this is simply unacceptable. Going to the dentist shouldn’t be painful or anxiety-inducing at all…if you’ve chosen the right practitioner, that is.

Finding a shame-free dentist is one of the best investments you can make not just in your dental health, but your overall health as well since dental health impacts virtually every other system in the body. The right dentist will take the time to explain every procedure, put you in the driver’s seat, and will put you at ease. There should be zero tolerance for dentists who make insensitive remarks or shame their patients. The right dentist should make you feel good, not ashamed!

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Doc ?tion... Do you recommend using bicarbonate or baking soda for use if trying to whiten teeth and also can aloe vera tooth gel be used to heal pain caused by damage done to the teeth leading to rotting etc. Cheers

the actual outfit is hideous. how can u wear that and to a Chinese restaurant of all places?

Mehn that Wisdom Brush can last me for at least month...but I have used 1 for more and its strange that its the onli real hard brush out there
most of dese brushes r bullshit, better to just stick to good old paco

Deplorable is an understatement. I've been there and what pissed me off is all those agbero touts running d place. Some of the ruddest ppl on d planet. They r even the 1s running the place into the ground. Good for nothing hungry yoruba boys that don't have manners and know how to talk to ppl properly. Bleep protest they need to burn that motherfucker to d ground!

Donkay82:
Op which of the tip are you talking about,me never spoil like that

U neva spoil abi? Ehn use ur imigination na.

Its such and awkward thing. Or mayb its just me. I don't like certain things during sex. For instance the last lady I was in a relationship wouldn't allow me to finger her. I thought initially it was becos I keep nails fairly long nd I know some ppl can't deal with that. But then I found out it was the way she'd been fingered in her past relationships but this was onli afta discussin it. I just wonder becos I have a lady I've been with a few times altho we r nt in a committed relationship I like her. But this tip biting thing is a problem and I just don't know how to break it down to her.

For the guys mostly, (that is if u've ever had this experience) what goes through ur mind when ur engaging in a moment of intimacy- either during pre-intimacy or actual intercourse or whilst just kissing and ur lady either plays with ur nipples, sucks on them or whatever else attempting to turn u on. Personally I've only exprienced this with nigerian ladies and I just wonder whether they feel it turns guys on because for me it does absolutely nothing at all but I've entertained the thought that there are some women that seemingly believe that the way female breasts are stimulated by sucking, rubbing and touching or whatever else in same applies to men. Now I'm just curious guys is it just me or does it really turn u on? Do men really get aroused by biting, pinching or any thing of the sort?

U can never know how dirty these girls r until u catch something. Guy u betta stand of this chik. Go get one of those togo girlsm togolese r so clean it is unreal. Not like Nigerians smh

HAHA HA- Look at the womn standing next to him- her face is priceles. I say even if u don't celebrate or understand halloween u have got to see the humour in this. If nothing else at least his costume is a rape deterrent if nothing else. Who wants to go near a used pad *UGH*

Some ppl r so stupid. Off course white women vagina will smell. White people like black and the rest have body and mouth odour aswell. Even animals smell. What's the big deal. U have a bath and another and another (with soap) the same way u eat, drink or smoke and brush ur teeth .If someone telss u u smelll y get sensitve. I'm sure every1 smells at one point or another during the day. If u didn't smell what would b the point of packaging and who doesn't luv 2 package if not especially Nigerians? Fucking hypocrites!

Great Write Up OP! I think u should find a way to make this info available to schools and other institutions that are able to aid in the development of childrenm Futheremore I feel that this is not just relevant to girls but boys aswell and as such is the case mothers and fathers & those yet to be need to proactively reaach out to the little kids growing up & letnot discriminate, Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa even Indian & Chinese all can relate to this issue of child molestation

Nawa wid all dis beards this guy is 27.

Wow she's gone thin... That is all

"Saints please stay off this post" HAHA This guy killed it

So advertising unhealthy living is lit? Absolute HorseShit!

Martinez19:
*clears throat *, I don't get it why we men are attracted to big boobs and big butt. We should learn to take things as they are. Women are not sex figures/objects. What you see and call sexy laps are group of muscles for there own movements cover with skin. It is big at times due to the accumulation of fat and the amount of fat varies from woman to woman nothing more nothing less. Laps should not stimulate a man sexually.

Boobs are for the nourishment of infants only. The difference in size is simply due to variation in nature, the same variations can be seen in height and size. The fact that a breast is big those not mean that it is some intimacy gadget. Take things as they are a leave breasts for little ones.

Just like laps, women, naturally, store fat too in the butt that's why you see women with big ass. Ass is for sitting down o, nothing more nothing less. A woman can make her ass big by exercising(eg. Squatting) just like I can make by biceps big by lifting weight, still it changes nothing. Ass is for sitting down, nothing more nothing less.

Why do women have wider hips? It's because as they grow up, their hormones facilitate the the widening of the pelvic bone for the sake of child bearing. So now, don't see wide hips as sexy.

Sexual intercourse is one of the most overrated thing these days. Sex is not food, it is not a great ingredient of a good marriage( it's just in your mind) and it doesn't encourage intimacy( that's one is also in your mind). Sex for reproduction only and nothing more nothing less.

So please let guys stop seeing women, especially those with big boobs and big butt as sexual symbols/figures /objects no matter the variation in the shape,size, and colour of their body parts- - - - it is too primitive. Girls should stop trying to look sexy because someone that likes you likes you and someone that would cheat would cheat.

What's anal and MouthAction? To me, they are unnatural produce no tangible results. The anus and mouth have their functions and I don't think sucking dicks, licking pussy, tearing nyash are included.

YOLO

Hmn but this guy is old sha! He nid to barb those plaits more dan he nid d exercise. D pic lux lyk 2 lesbians experimenting

Caption: PUSSYWHIPPED!!!

Shadow of the colossus is unreal. I think its one of the only games I've ever used a walkthrough to play and I only got half way through. I alwys wanted to finish it. I threw away my playstation after not finishing it and I finished ico. 1 of the best games I've ever played

So to regulate u must tax them. How do u promote activity if u render productivity. This country is bleeped! Hypocrisy & corruption hinder development & progression. Its this kind of oppresive action that can drive people to commit crime, get involved adversley in cultism/kidnapping/tafficking or dare I say resort to fighting back the government with insurgency if not even engaging with/in the peverse operation of the boko haram group

typical Nigerian lady.... she don't understand that more is less

If the bitch is so desperate. Y does the man nid to hv 2 legs and 2 hands. It shouldn't matter if he is anatomically incomplete, aslong as he's not impotent so that another unfortunate being may be reproduced

Not going for cds. God they need to scrap this useless scheme

Number 1 & 5 r d onli possible 1s dt cld b based on luv d rest r pure hidden agenda. Well not even hidden at that

Nukualofa:
Shut up and stop advertising your stupidity. You paid to get the best service and if the company defaults then it's liable. Such a gullible fellow

wow u sound more like a lawyer than a bystander. So prof tells us what's the company's position when in terms of liability when a third party causes u the victim to suffer some injury owing to their negligence. Pls enlighten I'm so stupid so its understanddable that I'm dyin to know

Nukualofa:
shut up your mouth. You are a Big Fool for this comment. Why should i pay 8500 and i can't get to my destination because a company refused to maintain their bus.

Hey Shush U Gutter & Stop cryin, obviously u didnet my point. Ppl pay much more than 8500 and go through worse! I've been on a journey from where to where I won't say because it makes no diff/ if we r honest they r all the same and its either I got to my destination late, I.e. Morning journey turned into overnight journey, there was delay, the bus broke down at one remote place or the other- I am grateful to God inspite all of this that my life has never been compromised despite the money I've prted with. If u can't get what I'm saying I don't mind being a big fool- u r a no hoper as ur failure to reason means that u can never learn from such a bad exp and instead of going forward will forever continue to go back mtchew

The OP says that she is writing this with anger.... I hope u don't believe that ur the onli one who has had this experience... Thank God at least that u can even be what of those that were ambushed, kidnapped or killed if not apprehend by ritualists armed robber etc. And they probably didn't even pay up to 8500 to enter night bus Kmt

U need to regulate ur sex drive and mange ur hormones- I'd say u join a gym, start working out or try some form of exercise. I mean u will still masturbate but the distraction will help

As most guys do I love phat ass! Take it anyday over titties. Phat ass nyc titties all day err day but I'm tellin' from experience when this kind of lady farts, that the fantasy thrown staight out d window. I mean totally KO'D! Dead!!

enomakos:
nta? That can't even show nig vs Cameroun match away

LOL its just too bad. But at least nig vs cameroun is football so u know u can find where to watch na.

Will this b showing on NTA or does one have to have supersport to watch the match?