"People who smoke cigarettes, they say:
“You don’t know how hard it is to quit smoking.”
Yes, I do. It’s as hard as it is to start flossing." - Mitch Hedberg
Not my joke, but a good one:
Dentist: When was the last time these teeth have been flossed?
Patient: You should know, doc. You did it.
Because flossing sucks…
That doesn’t say flossing sucks, just that mouth wash is at least as good, but at least one is needed for good dental hygiene.
It’s the third panel that really makes it lol
What’s going on in the second one for the strands to diverge like that, though?
Pulley mechanism for more force
This, of course, is after the hygenist is done raking your gums with a prison shiv.
… if your mouth is healthy, neither of these things hurt or bleed. The “shiv” is used to measure the pull away happening between your gums and teeth. If you brush/floss regularly, that gap will be small and not inflamed so it won’t hurt or bleed. Likewise with flossing, your mouth is bleeding because it’s fighting off an active infection in the gum tissue. If you flossed enough, there wouldn’t be an infection there to fight and no bleeding would occur.
That may be true in many cases, but some people have more sensitive gums, so it depends how skilled the hygienist is. When I last switched dentists, it was the first time I’d never bled during a visit. Prior dentists told me my oral health was good, but my gums were just very sensitive.
After a couple of good cleanings and a few months of using a good toothbrush and flossing, I can say that my gums don’t bleed easy anymore, not even at the dentist.
The reason they bleed so easily when the dentist jabs at them, is cause they’re irritated from all the plaque buildup and improper cleaning.
For those that are curious about OP’s quote
Is it a bad sign when your hygienist doesn’t even bring it up anymore? 😅
“How’re your teeth?” “Well…I’ve been trying to-“ “Right…have a seat.”
I found a weird fork thing to hold my Floss. It made flossing a lot more bearable.
I always found itbhardto manuver the Floss around in my mouth with my hands. And I didn’t like the disposable flossed.
Anyway. I can find a link for it if anyone cares.
I’m gonna need that link bro. I’m the same. I have a tiny ass mouth and big ass hands. I also hate using the disposible ones because it just seems like so much waste.
it’s like this. not vouching for any brand this is just the first search result. I actually got one at the dentist today and look forward to using it because floss picks totally changed my flossing habits but I also don’t like the extra waste
I’ve heard them called plackers.
Sorry! Just saw this. I got mine on amazon, with a longer handle and a floss dispenser below.
Eco-Friendly Lessmore Dental Floss Set for Teeth Floss Holder with Dispenser/Stand + Refill Floss Roll Total 100m for 2 Years Supply & Made from Food Grade Material & 3 Colors (one Pack, Blue) https://a.co/d/hzgaa16
Try Waterpik. A game changer. I could never floss but waterpik is fast and easy.
I will second this, I could never bother with the effort that is required to do wire floss correctly but I got a waterpik and I was able to do it regularly. I’m now to the point that I can use the highest pressure level without causing any gum bleeding so it’s still strengthens your gums because 10 is nasty (on the countertop model)
I use the 10 setting to clean limescale off my sink. I’m pretty sure it could strip latex paint if you tried.
Here’s a joke my mom came up with,
“How often do you brush your teeth?”
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