Is there an alternate method that can avoid flossing?
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I'm a dentist.\n\nIn short, no.  There is truly no substite for flossing.\n\nMost people aren't aware of this fact, but the objective of flossing isn't to pick things out from between your teeth.  A toothpick can often do that.  Floss basically serves as a toothbrush for the front and back of your teeth, e.g. the surfaces that your brush cannot reach.  Picking our large particles of food debris is just a fringe-benefit of flossing.\n\nNothing works nearly as well as plain-old waxed floss.  I use Glide myself.
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i had the same problem and i went to the dentist and he recomended "sensitive tooth past" and it works great \n\ngood luck
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yes, flossing gets into the deep reaches where bacteria festers.  Use the water pik to flush all this away :)
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Floss your teeth every day, too.  Once every 24 hours is enough.  Flossing gets the crud a brush can't reach, and that crud supports bacteria that can give you bad breath.
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simply wash your mouth out with hydrogen peroxide. don't swallow and only do this when you have a canker. oh, and try not to tongue at it.
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Try brushing with frozen strawberries (no i am not kidding).  Also use baking soda on your toothbrush, on your regular toothpaste at least once a day and give up coffee, teas and things that stain your teeth or brush immediately after or chew Trident whitening gum after.
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No. Try getting a mouthwash like listerine plus whitening. It works trust me.
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You could try making a paste with bicarbonate-of-soda and a little water, then applying it to the teeth.  It may not taste too good, and it is harmless.  This product cleans almost everything.
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talk to your dental doctor tell him that you need alternatives for operation if he think that he can control the situation without using operation he wont do any operation..But if the problem have increased very much that means you gotta do the operation...
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use a toothpaste with baking/bicarbonate soda in it.\n\nWhen you use it, it feels slightly gritty, and it don't taste too good, but it does work really well if you use it twice a day for a couple weeks (sometimes less)
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Sounds weird!!!\n\nBuy a softer toothbrush,\nor get an electric one that you can hold on your teeth without exerting any pressure.\n\nyou don't want to damage your gums.\n\nvery weird about pushing your teeth out though. That sounds like rubbish!
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tongue brushing helps. as does flossing and regular brushing. also eat healthy and drink plenty of water.
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Avoid peroxide!! IT causes breakdown of enamel and makes them more porous! USe once or twice but not more---slippery elm has been revered for hundreds of years for its tooth whitening abilities. You can brush with powder of slippery elm, but in the old days the old timers merely used a switch of slipppery elm (peel the bark off) and rubbed their teeth clean that way. Works like a charm, will not harm enamel!\n  Also, though I wouldnt recommend, some of these old timers would push chewing tobacco into their gums (bleah!) with these switches and it would indcue what they called "rushing".\n\n   If you use chewing tobacco Id say lose the habit, mouth cancer can be fatal.......
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How often do you floss?
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You dont need to use a flouride rinse unless a dentist specifically tells you to. \n\nYou might want to use Listerine which kills bacteria.
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Brush your teeth and floss. Duh...
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Sure.  Just stay away from sticky, chewy or real hard stuff.  Avoid biting into things like apples, french bread etc.  If you use your teeth to tear your food you could pull the brackets off.  The best way to clean your braces is to loosen the food with a proxy brush, then brush them.  You should also floss your teeth using a floss threader to help you get the floss under the wire and in between the teeth.  I worked in Orthodontics for years and saw more loose brackets and bands because of people eating the wrong foods or eating them the wrong way.  Always cut your food into small pieces and use your back teeth to chew.  You'll have a million dollar smile when your done.