Yourbigpalal83
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hey guys. Been a while, did ya miss me?
Lately ive been doing real good. Not as worried about my teeth as i used to be (meaning im not as paranoid as i was) and of course, im constantly brushing and flossing daily and avoiding anything high in sugar or that could be acidic.
Ive been reading a bit on cavaties and what causes them and prevention, and i think i finally get the jist of it, but i want to be sure.
So here i go: From my understanding, its not how much sugar u eat, its how OFTEN you eat it. So, ok, lets say, i have a cookie (which i havent had in 2 years) and say the cookie has about 30 grams of sugar in it. (im not sure of the exact number of grams of sugar are in a cookie, but im just guessing)
So, if i dont brush right after i eat the cookie... (with or without toothpaste, from my understanding the toothpaste just gives u floride, you can brush without it and still get your teeth clean, am i right on that? its just the floride gives u extra strength for your teeth)
...The sugar on my teeth from the cookie will remain for only 2 hours?
Ok, lets say i dont eat sugary snacks every 5 minunts, and i brush and floss, the ocasional cookie, or what ever, wont hurt me, as long as i brush twice daily, and floss once a day?
Not that i plan on eating cookies again, its just i want to be sure of this. Because my previous understanding was, the sugar remains on your teeth for days, weeks, etc, slowly eating away your teeth, intill u brush. This is why i was so paranoid over my teeth because i never brushed daily, let alone flossed. (suprisingly i only got one filling in between teeth, the two molars on the back left side)
Also, with enamel erosion. My rule of thumb is, never drink anything other then water (prehapse thats too extreme, but im happy with it so far for the past 2 years) dont eat any citrius fruits (oranges, lemons, tomatoes, peppers, etc) and if i suspect somthing has acid in it that can cause erosion, i always swoosh around pure cold water in my mouth for 30 seconts, and wait an hour before brushing. Am Im doing this right?
another question. Some nights, say maby once a week, i go out to my friends house and hang out. On the way, sometimes, i get a cheeseburger and fries. Just the meat and cheese on the buger, nothing on the fries, and a bottle of water. Now, obverousley i dont brush right after i eat the burger because i dont want to carry around a toothbrush and floss with me everywhere (people think im strange enough as is), and i swish out my mouth as best i can with water. Now i know some bread has small amounts of sugar in it. Is that tiny amount of sugar on my teeth (if it even remains on my teeth after i swoosh around the water in my mouth) going to do any damage for the few hours i cant brush and floss? Usualy ill try to brush right after every meal inless i think it will cause enamel erosion (which i cant see any sings of, nor was i told i had) For example. I sometimes get chinese food, the same meal all the time, steemed dumplings with roast pork fried rice. Now, im not sure, but i suspect the rice with the small bits of unions in it, might be acidic, so i dont brush for an hour. Is me not brushing for a few hours but rinsing out my mouth with water after eating the burgers bun going to do me any harm in the long run?
Im just a bit confused sometimes. From my previous understanding, teeth were like rocks, they just graduly wear away with nothing to restore them. But now i read seliva actuley rebuilds them to an extent.
So, worse case, i eat the cheeseburger bun, and it has small amounts of sugar, and i cant brush. The sugar turns to acid, but only eats at the tooth for 2 hours and then disapears or what have you, and not constantly attack the tooth past those 2 hours? Then when i brush, the floride, and the natural minerals in my saliva repair the damage done by the sugar? and this goes on for my entire life?
And one stupid question, but, here i go..i use crest pro health toothpaste. Now i prefere the mint flavor, but my mom bought me by mistake the cinimon flavor. Now, theres no sugar in that right, and its not real cinimon? So the cinimon flavor is nothing to worry about and im not going to get a cavity from my toothpaste, right? Just had to ask. I mean i doubt it, but im not 100% sure.
i just want to be clear on that so i eliminate any worry what so ever.
Sry for the long post
Lately ive been doing real good. Not as worried about my teeth as i used to be (meaning im not as paranoid as i was) and of course, im constantly brushing and flossing daily and avoiding anything high in sugar or that could be acidic.
Ive been reading a bit on cavaties and what causes them and prevention, and i think i finally get the jist of it, but i want to be sure.
So here i go: From my understanding, its not how much sugar u eat, its how OFTEN you eat it. So, ok, lets say, i have a cookie (which i havent had in 2 years) and say the cookie has about 30 grams of sugar in it. (im not sure of the exact number of grams of sugar are in a cookie, but im just guessing)
So, if i dont brush right after i eat the cookie... (with or without toothpaste, from my understanding the toothpaste just gives u floride, you can brush without it and still get your teeth clean, am i right on that? its just the floride gives u extra strength for your teeth)
...The sugar on my teeth from the cookie will remain for only 2 hours?
Ok, lets say i dont eat sugary snacks every 5 minunts, and i brush and floss, the ocasional cookie, or what ever, wont hurt me, as long as i brush twice daily, and floss once a day?
Not that i plan on eating cookies again, its just i want to be sure of this. Because my previous understanding was, the sugar remains on your teeth for days, weeks, etc, slowly eating away your teeth, intill u brush. This is why i was so paranoid over my teeth because i never brushed daily, let alone flossed. (suprisingly i only got one filling in between teeth, the two molars on the back left side)
Also, with enamel erosion. My rule of thumb is, never drink anything other then water (prehapse thats too extreme, but im happy with it so far for the past 2 years) dont eat any citrius fruits (oranges, lemons, tomatoes, peppers, etc) and if i suspect somthing has acid in it that can cause erosion, i always swoosh around pure cold water in my mouth for 30 seconts, and wait an hour before brushing. Am Im doing this right?
another question. Some nights, say maby once a week, i go out to my friends house and hang out. On the way, sometimes, i get a cheeseburger and fries. Just the meat and cheese on the buger, nothing on the fries, and a bottle of water. Now, obverousley i dont brush right after i eat the burger because i dont want to carry around a toothbrush and floss with me everywhere (people think im strange enough as is), and i swish out my mouth as best i can with water. Now i know some bread has small amounts of sugar in it. Is that tiny amount of sugar on my teeth (if it even remains on my teeth after i swoosh around the water in my mouth) going to do any damage for the few hours i cant brush and floss? Usualy ill try to brush right after every meal inless i think it will cause enamel erosion (which i cant see any sings of, nor was i told i had) For example. I sometimes get chinese food, the same meal all the time, steemed dumplings with roast pork fried rice. Now, im not sure, but i suspect the rice with the small bits of unions in it, might be acidic, so i dont brush for an hour. Is me not brushing for a few hours but rinsing out my mouth with water after eating the burgers bun going to do me any harm in the long run?
Im just a bit confused sometimes. From my previous understanding, teeth were like rocks, they just graduly wear away with nothing to restore them. But now i read seliva actuley rebuilds them to an extent.
So, worse case, i eat the cheeseburger bun, and it has small amounts of sugar, and i cant brush. The sugar turns to acid, but only eats at the tooth for 2 hours and then disapears or what have you, and not constantly attack the tooth past those 2 hours? Then when i brush, the floride, and the natural minerals in my saliva repair the damage done by the sugar? and this goes on for my entire life?
And one stupid question, but, here i go..i use crest pro health toothpaste. Now i prefere the mint flavor, but my mom bought me by mistake the cinimon flavor. Now, theres no sugar in that right, and its not real cinimon? So the cinimon flavor is nothing to worry about and im not going to get a cavity from my toothpaste, right? Just had to ask. I mean i doubt it, but im not 100% sure.
i just want to be clear on that so i eliminate any worry what so ever.
Sry for the long post
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