So is there no benefit to the Listerine incorporate into my routine at all? Even for the purpose of the fluoride in the Listerine touching between my teeth?
Or would you say fluoride toothpaste daily plus municipal water is good enough?
Currently, my routine consists of: Morning:
1) Brushing with baking soda, getting between gums
2) Flossing gently
3) Bleach mouth rinse for 60 seconds
Night:
1) Brush with fluoride toothpaste.
2) Warm saltwater rinse
Sorry for all the questions. I am becoming very intrigued in improving my oral health since reading your threads. I have never had very good oral health and nobody ever taught me this growing up. I mean, I knew you were supposed to brush daily, but never really followed it much growing up. It was unfortunately a habit I didn’t develop young and I didn’t do much better as I became an adult.
To be perfectly honest I did not know flossing daily was important for gums and oral health in general. If embarrasses me to say but my parents did not floss daily and I thought flossing was merely a process of removing food that you can feel stuck in your teeth.
Your input is very valuable to me - it’s nice to get advice from somebody genuinely offering their help, and not just trying to sell a product. Much appreciated.
PS: Squirt bottle is working fantastically for the bleach. Would recommend you try it as well, if only to avoid juggle a large bottle of bleach more than you have to.
No problem with the questions.
I see nothing wrong, per se, except I do think that a daily bleach rinse is a bit over kill. twice a week is more than enough to keep the spirochetes at bar, even once a week is pretty good. Otherwise, keep up what you are doing.
Fluoride in municipal water and toothpaste is more than enough without adding any more.
Thanks for the squirt bottle idea. It IS working.