Poll: Dental Hygiene

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#16 Post by **nimo** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:40 pm

How old are you? (If you care to share)
25
How many times a year did you visit the dentist before braces?
I didn't go until I was 17. I went nine times that year. Then I went again when I was 19 and had lost the crown (or whatever it's called) off my front tooth (The dentist was like, "You should have gone to the orthodontist years ago." I told my mom, and she was like, "Yeah, we already knew that," and that was the end of that.). And then I went after I finally had insurance of my own when I was 23. And now I'll start going like a normal human being.
How many times a year do you visit the dentist now?
I'll be going every six months.
How much did you floss before braces? Now?
Never before. Well, no, I started to do it every night a few months ago, but only between the teeth that I could actually get between. Now I do it every night between all teeth, except for two that I just CAN NOT get between.
Do you think your habits will change again when you get your braces off?
I won't be brushing seven hundred times a day, but I'll keep brushing and flossing.

#17 Post by **Lyn** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:23 am

How old are you? 41

How many times a year did you visit the dentist before braces? once

How many times a year do you visit the dentist now? every 6 months

How much did you floss before braces? once a month (teeth too tight & crowded, too painful, lots of bleeding)

Now? once a week [water pik 4x a day]

Do you think your habits will change again when you get your braces off? YES, prob. will floss every day, still brush 3x day

#18 Post by **vanilla** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:56 am

How old are you? 28
How many times a year did you visit the dentist before braces? My adult teeth never saw a dentist until 3 months before my wisdoms were taken out which was just 3 months before getting braced.
How many times a year do you visit the dentist now? 2x a year
How much did you floss before braces? Almost never.
Now? I go through almost-every-day bouts after a few weeks of being lazy and floss-free.
Do you think your habits will change again when you get your braces off? Pre-brace habits or current? From pre-brace, you're damn straight they will or that's 5 grand down the toilet

#19 Post by **somethingvague** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:37 am

How old are you? fifteen
How many times a year did you visit the dentist before braces? twice
How many times a year do you visit the dentist now? twice
How much did you floss before braces? the same...
Do you think your habits will change again when you get your braces off? I'm a bit obsessed about brushing/flossing right now. um i dont think it will change.....