Twice a day, might be thrice if I have an event. I’ve hit once a day every now and then if I sleep off early. Flossing I’m intermittent on but I keep the floss pics at my desk at work for after lunch. Sometimes I randomly just floss during the day with floss pic. It’s actually quite therapeutic.
No mouthwash for me really. I’ll just chew gum or get some curiously strong mints
But a lot of brehs in here said it. You gotta scrape the tongue, get a toothbrush that has the tongue scraper on the back.
It was about 8k in total. I'm paying monthly, it's considered cosmetic so majority of insurances won't cover it. That 8k also covers appointments, dental cleanings, x rays etc. It's a lot but I feel like it's worth it.
It's crazy how well it fixes Any overbite/underbite issues, any gaps, it even makes your teeth bigger somehow the way it twist/turns/pulls your teeth over time. It's just annoying as fukk, be prepared to travel with toothbrush and toothpaste
This is probably the biggest mistake I made in lockdown stage of the pandemic, not getting full braces. I braces when I was a teen but removed em early because I moved outta country and foolishly thought I wouldn’t be able to get the servicing I needed.
Anyway, was prob about 85% of the way there when I took em off. I still got a lil underbite to fix, and two small gaps on my lower canines that could be pulled in, but my teeth are well aligned. I also haven’t worn my retainer in like 8 yrs.
Braces would have been $2-3K and I’d have only needed to wear them for like 4-6 months since most of the heavy lifting I did as a teen. And since we were on lockdown, it wasn’t like I was going anywhere with a mouthful of metal so the “social penalty” wasn’t there. Would have just nipped this in the bud.
I’ll go for an Invisalign consultation and see what my options are. I’ve heard invisalign can take a much longer than traditional braces. I may just bite the bullet and get the regular braces with clear brackets from July till the end of the year
What they don’t tell a lot of nikkas with bad breath is that brushing your tounge is also important. Get a tounge scraper
Facts.
Also, a lot of mouth odor comes from the stomach. Knee this one dude that would muffle his burp in public company, but once he talked after that burp, his breath was hot af.