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kaleidescopeghost · 1 year

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You know, I was never a fan of using fear as a tool to teach important life lessons

But maybe we could've used a little more of that when teaching people to brush their teeth-- like I do not care about having unobtainably white teeth at all. And all the reasons people give seem either Superficial/Cosmetic or Very Far Away

Tell me I will be in pain NOW if I don't brush my teeth-- saying it'll happen in the long term is the understatement of the century, by the time I was 14 I had 15 cavities. They were so Intensely painful anytime I ate something Cold or Sweet, and even brushing my tongue over them hurt if I had leftover sugar in my saliva. It impacted my life, which, judging by my inability to maintain my dental hygiene, you can probably infer was already Pretty Bad at the time.

Tldr

You will suffer the effects of poor dental hygiene way sooner than you think

#bad #like when i was younger i wasn't planning on living very long and so the idea of Not Having Teeth or having teeth when i was older #just Wasn't Applicable to me!#but things have changed now and i have maNy fillings and a cap and a root canal #my dentists are friendly but they're pretty concerned with the rate at which my mouth is just being Eaten Up #literally anything is better than nothing btw ask any dentist they will tell you that #brush with water. don't floss if you can't. fuck it swish water in your mouth and eat an apple Literally Anything to help get the bad shit #off your teeth #and stop letting sugar sit in your mouth. drink soda through a straw and stay hydrated #saliva plays a big part in keeping your mouth clean and your body has a hard time producing that if there's no water in you

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