DENTAL HEALTH THREAD

Fuck mom science.

youtube.com/watch?v=0Rnq1NpHdmw

Watch that, yes, I know, it's John Oliver, but he makes a good point.

Also, it's good as fuck.

I floss, brush, and mouth wash. In that order.

Sometimes I even mouthwash with hydrogen peroxide. If there are any nicks or cuts in your mouth, hydrogen peroxide will nuke the site from orbit.

Simply ebin

Shouldn't you FLOSS, MOUTH WASH, and then BRUSH last?

>tfw shitty yellow teeth

No, flossing isn't to "remove" food or bad bacteria per se. Yes, it will remove food particles, but the main benefit is that the rubbing action, alone destroys the bacteria buildup.... like rubbing your hand over moss on a tree trunk - it retards the progression of the moss/ bacteria.

If you mouthwash before you brush, there could still be a film of bacteria on your teeth surfaces.

When you brush first, you remove the bacterial film and the mouthwash kills the small bits that are left.

>there are people on Veeky Forums who rinse as soon as they finish brushing
>they use antibacterial mouthwashes instead of letting the teeth have maximum exposure to the fluoride

niggas what are you doing

My sister was a dental assistant for 7 years. She saids mouth wash isn't necessary, however she strongly recommends a soft bristle brush. They would have people that would go in and clean their mouths hard like a fucking toilet bowl wrecking their mouth.

What dental school are you going to?

>If USC wanna fuck?
>If UCLA wanna fight?

>mfw graduating dental school in 6 weeks

Momscience basically. Of course you will have problems if you use something like 20 times per day, don't dissolve it with water or hold it in for 2 hours.
Follow the instruction and stay safe.

What do you think of the future of dentistry? Is specializing a must? In my state dental salaries went down but specialist salaries went up. Also Sanders gonna nd fuck shit up

dentistry has the highest suicide rates out of any profession

and you use Veeky Forums...

not a good combination bro.

Nope physicians do. Nice meme though

The future is bright overall, depending on how you look at it. I'm really interested in modern dental technologies (CAD/CAM scanning/printing, 3D scanning, treatment planning etc.).
Since i'm from Yurup, i can't say anything about the U.S.
I myself am interested in implants, prosthethics and implant-based prosthethics. As far as i know you don't really need to specialize if you know your shit. For implants you just take a 3 month course and you can start popping them in.

I'm also 4 months in on IF on 1500kcals without any cheat meals, i'd say i'm pretty much immune to any suicidal thoughts

dude can you explain to me why the basic tool of a dentist is a fucking hook? Like you've got all these micro-saws and electric thingamabobs, but somehow the first thing you reach for when you go into my mouth is a hook?

It's a sharp hook which is used to examine the surface of the tooth.
If we see a black spot, we suspect it can be a cavity - we take the sharp hook and probe the hole. If the hook falls into it then that's pretty much that.
You can also use it to scratch the surface of the tooth. Normally the surface should be smooth, like glass. If for some reason the surface is rougher, cavities may start to form.

>tl;dr tooth surface examination tool

This is so fucking annoying though

> Brush teeth, wait twenty minutes to rinse
> Floss
> Rinse with mouthwash, wait twenty minutes to drink anything else

Nah, I think the fluoride content in mouthwash isn't substantial enough to do any real damage to you.

But for optimal teeth cleaning the split should be:
floss>brush with an electric brush>do NOT rinse with water>mouth wash

Enjoy ur 530,000 debt at USC LOL

Why do white people have such yellow teeth?

Coffee, tea etc.

Also, teeth are naturally slightly yellow.
For some reason Americans like to bleach theirs.

because contrast

White person here.

My teeth look really white when I wear a t-shirt that is lighter than my skin colour.

Isn't the pay in Europe a lot worse? Also in America if u are a super dentist w.o specializing u can still make a fuckton. But ull just have to work a lot harder BC u won't be as fast and will likely still need to do bread and butter dentistry

Leave the mouth wash until later, the mouthwash could wash off the toothpaste that is supposed to be left behind on teeth after brushing.

My split is floss and brush when I first get up, shower and all that so by the time I am eating the toothpaste taste is gone from my mouth, then mouthwash before I head out the door.

Tho if you want to brush after breakfast and not hang around I guess you could mothwash in the afternoon. But don't do it right after brushing. Give it half an hour at least.

It really depends on the country, if its a private clinic or not, your experience and the type of work you do.
In the U.K you can earn up to 11000USD monthly as a fairly young dentist if you work a lot and hard.
I'm going to work for a dentist who has her own clinic. She just rents chairs to doctors and collects the dosh. She doesn't work a lot, picks her cases and basically is living the life making around 15000USD monthly.

it's just contrast, once I painted my face green and everyone started telling me my teeth were super white

That's actually pretty good. Similar starting as folks here and I assume much less debt. Our ceilings are definitely much higher but European dentistry sounds like a pretty good gig as well.

Is there a good reason to actually keep a tooth through a root canal rather than getting a dental implant?

The only difference seems to be related to cost but I keep hearing that people prefer a root canal for some mysterious reason I don't understand

>>they use antibacterial mouthwashes instead of letting the teeth have maximum exposure to the fluoride
Or you could just use a fluoride fortified mouthwash instead of pussy ass generic Listerine?

Just don't swallow it like you do everything else faggot

Listerine can have fluoride too u ass

No but it doesn't replace flossing or brushing

>Having my wisdom teeth removed in three weeks
How do I avoid losing my gains, Veeky Forums?

I'm also white and I have super yellow teeth
I want to bleach my teeth 2bh, but I don't have the money

Currently in dentistry we try to take the conservative approach. If the root is healthy, is it better to keep it and make a crown, since implants also may have complications (bone resorption for example).
We try to use a more conservative method every time, but if the patient wishes to have an implant done we won't stop them.

>tfw 7 years go by so the gum and mouthwash can finally leave your system

I lol'd so hard at pic related its me laughing at you're pic

>If the root is healthy

This is what I don't understand. I've had the nerve pulp extracted, and my dentist said to me "There's no blood being pushed into the tooth, it's like a husk or a corpse". But I thought that dead teeth went black.

Is there a "root" still there, preventing it from turning black?

Depends how many. I got all 4 removed and my gains were removed in the process.

Is that an image of you staring at your student debt payments each week?

I'm from Europe, got my education for free, they even payed me to study because of my grades.

If the pulp has been extracted then the space has been filled with a sealing material, that's why "there is not blood pushing into the tooth". Roots can go black since they can also decay. Not sure what you mean by "Is there a "root" still there, preventing it from turning black?"

Justdrop every fucking product containing flouride (mouth wash has enough in it - muh healty teeths)

Use xylit as mouthwash it is even cheaper as.
1kg xylit ~9-10€ (~5-10g per usage)
1 bottle mouthwash ~3€

Xylit fights the cause and not the sympton like mouth wash.

Do your research before calling me a retard and tin foul hat faggot.
Your dentist WILL hate you if you use something effectly against carie.

>10 feet 20 heels
>2 heals touching the floor
>never seen this pic before
gud post

As a dude whose parents will be paying dental education but will still get that cush 150k++ salary I feel pretty good

also buy a steel tongue scraper.
It is horrible disgusting what you can scrap of your tounge.
Anyone here using one and can confirm?

I have been using tongue scrapers for a while and i can say that pic related is the best one, since you can apply more pressure and clean more effectively.
If you're a poorfag or cant find one, get a plastic bottle and cut out an oval shape and use it to scrape your tongue.

QUESTION: Is mouth rinse a meme??? My dentist always tells me to use it after brushing.

It's not, use it for better oral health

I'm liking the strats man. But if I'm brushing every single day I'm going to try and keep my regimen as simple as possible.

that one on the top right is really effective

>cut up a plastic bottle

You're retarded baka

>mfw biotene

what chiwanese market are you going to where the toiler cleaner is a shelf above the non-name mouthwash???

I tried a small spoon before I bought one.
A plastic bottle is straight up retarded, sorry.

a few dollar for a lifetime usage of a steel tonuge scrapper should be worth it.

And fuck mouth wash.Of course your dentist tells you to $$$ every dental pruduct out there.

I'll keep saying this: use Xylith instead.
It effectively kills the caries bakteria in the mouth.

Listerine invented "Halitosis" said only other people can tell if you have bad breath and thats why nobody likes you

youtube.com/watch?v=56tsVh7hMCA

Using it causes bad breath, just like shampoo removes natural oils and forces you to keep using shampoo to countaract oil over-production.

well they are ....

Look at peoples teeth from countries where they don't put fluoride in the water or look at generations of people where there wasn't fluoride put into the water.......all their teeth are FUCKED.

which leads to dental diseases and heart problems.

imagine if America had another excuse to have heart problems other than obesity

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This is from the discount aisle of my local supermarket, everything in it is super duper generic.