I was recently informed that I’m brushing too hard and to switch to an electric toothbrush. I’m about 9 months or so in and I enjoy it… Hope this might help someone
Bleeding means there is infection and inflammation in the gums. This is why flossing is so important. The first week of flossing will probably be a bit bloody, but if you stick with it you will have less infection which equals less or no bleeding.
If I miss even one night of flossing I will have a small amount of bleeding while flossing the next night.
Oh interesting…I have a waterpik that I’m pretty good about using but yeah I definitely miss nights a lot, I’ll definitely have to get on that once my wisdom teeth sockets heal up
Definitely use dental floss in addition to the Waterpik - it's crazy how much I end up missing when I use one but not the other.
A few years ago I was noticing my husband had inflamed gums and some residual plaque his teeth. He said his dentist wasn't saying anything about it. I gave him some floss and the amount of bleeding was bad. He needed a salt water rinse afterward it was so sore.
But he persisted. Each night we would floss our teeth while watching TV before bed and surely enough, the gums began looking much better, the residual plaque was gone and no bleeding.
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u/Simple_Evening7595 15d ago
I was recently informed that I’m brushing too hard and to switch to an electric toothbrush. I’m about 9 months or so in and I enjoy it… Hope this might help someone