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If you see this, brush your teeth (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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And floss too. If it's the evening, that's a perfect time to do it. If it's the morning, great time as well. Middle of the day? You've probably had food, brush them teeth. If you've recently (but not immediately after, wait a bit, drink some water) eaten, that's a perfect time to brush. Especially if you've recently had something sugary (avoid sugary stuff, also like I said not too recently).

And if you can, and haven't recently, see a dentist.

Your teeth are precious, and hard to replace. Lack of proper dental care can in many ways amount to a tax on the poor, where a lack of proper preventative care can turn mouths into an unaffordably fixable mess. Get people in your community to take care of their teeth too.

There's really only a few situations where you shouldn't be brushing your teeth right now: you vomited recently (brushing after vomiting can degrade the protective coating on your teeth), or you brushed recently.

Not having the equipment for it on you is only an excuse this once, carrying that stuff with you is a good idea. You eat and drink throughout the day, so you should brush and floss throughout the day. And who knows when you'll need to be presentable? You don't want to barrage your comrades, friends, partners, or "path to promotion" (your bosses) with bad breath.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

i would go to the dentist if i could afford amerikkkan healthcare, even dental schools still cost big bux i dont got. but my teeth on the top row are pretty much destroyed, i never smile. its embarrassing. :(

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Death to Amerikkka

The financial aspect is definitely a big deal. Dentistry is expensive, orthodontics even more so (I've seen people pay car prices, even with insurance. It's obscene, but orthodontics is often long, slow, and, unfortunately, necessary).

I relate to the not smiling, I still struggle to do more than a closed mouth smile. Basically ingrained in me, from my baby tooth years.

I've seen some employers basically use people's smiles to judge their "worth", to get a gauge on their background and current financial status. "Meth mouth" has occasionally been mentioned by name, the lack of dental care is often associated with lower class drug use. Dental status and financial status aren't protected categories (federally at least, maybe some locality has a different law?), so employers can discriminate on that basis all they want.