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Lukymom Donating Member (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:13 PM
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Be honest - do you floss daily?
Because I do - I'm that kind of a person that feels bad if I go to bed without flossing. And I'm not even a dentist or anything, I just like the feeling of it.

Anyway, I just bought the best floss I ever had - Oral B Ultra Floss. It feels sooooo good. If you are a fan of flossing, you should definitely try it...
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Dudley_DUright Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:16 PM
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1. No mom
:blush: But I do use a Sonicare toothbrush.
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:17 PM
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3. may I ask how much those things cost?
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Lukymom Donating Member (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:28 PM
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11. I got mine for 50 bucks...
At BB&Beyond. Actually, my husband got it for me. It's so well worth the investment...

Oh, but if you mean the floss I was talking about, something around $3. :-)
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Lukymom Donating Member (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:20 PM
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5. Better than nothing! :-)
I finally got from Santa my electric toothbrush last Christmas. It's not a Sonicare, but it does the job better than my manual for sure! Is really the Sonicare everything they talk about it?

PS.: You should floss, or no more dessert for you! ;-)
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Dudley_DUright Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:32 PM
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13. I use to have an OralB electric toothbrush, but I like the Sonicare
much better. PS I don't like desert that much anyway. :P
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Lukymom Donating Member (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:35 PM
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16. Oh man...
Edited on Sun Sep-12-04 09:35 PM by Lukymom
So NO MORE VIDEO GAMES FOR YOU! :P (come on, I have to give you some punishment for not flossing, or I won't be a good mom! ;-) )
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:16 PM
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2. if you listen to dentists, you're supposed to floss after
every time you eat. I do once or twice a day, which means I am not doin it as often as they recommend.
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partygirl Donating Member (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:18 PM
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4. no. I am
ashamed to say that sometimes I neglect this. I need to have better habits.
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Lukymom Donating Member (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:24 PM
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8. Once you start, you get addicted...
I was lazy in the past, I have to admit. But then I got pregnant and I was afraid of having gum problems. I had a cleaning at the very beginning of the pregnancy and from there to today I have been flossing everyday. It just feels good! ;-)
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:36 PM
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17. Too true - listerine will never be as effective
despite what the commercials try to tell you.
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PittPoliSci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:21 PM
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6. shit no.
i hate flossing, so i listerine.
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Lady Effingbroke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:21 PM
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7. Yes!
I floss at least once a day, since I have no dental insurance (or any insurance, for that matter), and a good brush'n'floss routine is far cheaper that a visit to the dentist.

I buy Glide floss in the giant spool - there's over 100 yards of the stuff on a spool, and it's kinda pricey, but it's worth it!

And, yes, I do feel guilty if I don't floss every day! :silly:
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Township75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:24 PM
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9. Never in my life...
and I have yet to have a cavity, or any type of dental work. I brush regularly, and that appears to be enough.
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Lukymom Donating Member (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:42 PM
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18. See, that's so unfair...
:-) I floss (well, even when I wasn't a daily "flosser", I'd floss at least 4 days a week), I brush at least three times a day and everything, but I have more cavities than teeth in my mouth... :-) Probably nobody would buy me if I were a horse!
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YellowRubberDuckie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:25 PM
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10. No.
But I do rinse my mouth out really well and squish it between my teeth with Listerine, which is said to have the same advantages.
Duckie
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Mrs_Beastman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:31 PM
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12. I floss on my morning commute to work
I do get a lot of looks from other drivers
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soothsayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:34 PM
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15. me, too! but with those plastic doo-dahs with the floss built in them
so I can do it one handed.

When those things are handy (like there's a bag of 'em on the car seat) I'll floss as often as I'm in the car. If they're not handy, then I'm lazy and just do the sonicare brushing.
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elfin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:33 PM
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14. Twice a day
With dental tape, not floss. didn't start until had some gum problems - they are cured and no more cavities. Now my mouth doesn't feel "right" until I've flossed.

Cheapest way to avoid higher dent bills there is.
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Kathleen04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:47 PM
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19. I need to start back up again
I've gotten lazy..I have an electric flosser though, it's cool.
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VOX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 09:49 PM
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20. Twice daily -- once after lunch, and once before bedtime.
:kick:
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 10:07 PM
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21. Nope, shame on me
I really should know better, since I've had a lot of teeth work done. It's a habit I really need to get better about...
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