Love your electric toothbrush? Hate that yucky mouthwash? Can't live without that terrific threader floss? Got a fave canker sore remedy? Here's where you can post your opinions and reviews of specific products relating to dental hygiene and your braces. Tell others what works....and what doesn't!
1. My ortho reccomended a mouthwash with fluoride in it and at my local pharmacy i found Oral B Fluorinse. I was wondering if any of you have tried it before i want to know if it's any good before i use it.
2. I got Crest Multicare toothpaste. what do you guys think about this paste? yay or nay?
I love talking oral health. I'm probably the only one!
I add Oral B Fluorinse to my generic Listerine. My bathroom countertop is a little crowded with my dental do-dads so I transfer Listerine to a smaller bottle along with some Oral B Fluorinse and use it once or twice a day.
As for toothpaste, I use regular winterfresh Colgate with fluoride. I find that when I use the other formulas, (tartar control, whitening, complete, etc...) I am more prone to canker sores and gum irritations.
Last week I had my six month dental cleaning and my hygenist said I was doing a super job cleaning my teeth with braces. I had very little tartar buildup, just a few stains where I had an archwire with closing loops for six months. It's not so much which products you use, it's how good your technique is.