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Great product, excellent for really getting clean between the teeth and stimulating the gums. I was at a BBQ a few weeks back, and they were just what I needed after I knocked off a bunch of roast pork.

http://www.brushpicks.com/

I am a big fan of these; I've also started water-picking after reading lopa's advice. My parent's generation, the WWII generation, invariably had dentures by the time they reached my age, 53. Flouride-- and obviously dental insurance--has made a huge difference.

I talked to a colleague whose brother was a Navy dentist at Camp Lejeune. He said that mid west farm kids who had good hygiene habits but non-flouridated water were usually a lot worse of than hood rats with bad habits but city water. Government mind control is a small price to pay for good teeth. As Frank Zappa said, "Good deental hygiene is good mental hygiene."


I'm missing 1 tooth and have had about half dozen cavities, I plan to take good care of my gums and keep it that way. Dental decrepatation scares me more than senile demtia. But maybe that's just the flouride talking.

No cavities. Rarely floss and brush once a day. Every five years or so, I see a dentist and they think I got a cleaning six months prior. A dentist once reduced my charge due to the little cleaning I had to have done.

pH is your friend. I like toothpicks, especially the flavored cinnamon ones. Helped a tons when I quit my three pack a day smoking habit.

Might look into a water pick, sounds like fun.

Fluoride is BS. I work for the largest manufacturer of tooth paste. Our in house studies show that fluoride and even tooth paste have little to do with dental health. Toothpaste was created to perfume and increase the mouth feel of brushing.

We market none of these findings of course.

Brushing and flossing have their primary effect via introducing oxygen into environments where anaerobic bacteria thrive. These bacteria are primarily the cause of tooth decay. Aerobic bacteria have some effect, but very little.

Flossing and brushing are good ideas, especially if your diet sucks, you don't drink enough water and your pH is off.

Green tea, tea tree oil, etc have anti-cavity effects due to their anti-bacterial properties.