anyone else experience more of a plaque buildup with braces?

[oimysizex]

ever since ive gotten braces I always seem to have plaque especially around the brackets and the gum line, never really used to floss when i didnt have braces mouth wash and just brushing used to get rid of the plaque and clean my teeth but now it takes me about 10 minutes just to clean them haha!

[luckyteeth]

Haven't really had plaque buildup up. I stay up on the brushing. Flossing has only begun to get easier recently but I'm only doing it once a day (at night) at the moment. Eventually I would like to work myself up to flossing twice a day.

[oimysizex]

Its not as if i don't brush my teeth i just notice more plaque since i have had braces

[dc04321]

Maybe try a Waterpik, I will be getting my braces on Monday and that is what I got because I knew I wouldn't floss correctly so I figured a Waterpik would do the trick.

[kreyFL]

Ugh I had this SO bad! It was so frustrating. I brushed, flossed and Waterpiked all the damn time and I would STILL have it daily. My ortho said something about excessive calcium deposit or something and some people just produce more in braces than others and it's actually not a bad thing...I dunno.

I did find that there are two types of floss for people with braces that are most popular at the stores...I think the two are Glide Threader Foss and Oral B Super Floss. Well the Oral B Super Floss is the best for cleaning that off your teeth around the brackets. Its a diff type of floss material and it really is like a little brillo pad. It really is the greatest! Keep your water intake high and regular rinsing with ACT helped too!

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[oimysizex]

I have a waterpik, its good but it still doesn't remove all of the plaque, i tend to use tooth picks to get rid of the plaque around the brackets, I bought an electric toothbrush today, an oral b trizone 600 one. I haven't used it yet because it has a 2 pin adapter so i had to go out and buy a uk visitor adapter!!

kreyFL, thanks for your input, never in my life have i ever had plaque in the gum line,(well i probably have but brushing alone got rid of it)
It is very frustrating I agree, always makes me feel im not brushing properly hah
xx

[Bernadette007]

Try vitamin k2. I take between 5-10 mg per day. It helps your body lay down calcium in the right places (bones and teeth instead of arterial plaque) and lots of people notice a significant reduction in oral plaque too.

[zdenka]

I must have my teeth cleaned every 3 months now. I thought the braces were expensive but now I get to spend another $180 four times a year. wowza...

[oimysizex]

Bernadette007, thanks, i will give it a try!!
thanks every one else for your responses!