Venting Do you brush your teeth? If not, why?

[Alex Fermentopathy]

I personally don't, because it ocassionally gives me intoxication. A very small amount of some unknown chemical triggers my fermentopathy, so I feel toxins buildup in my brain and it urges me to hit my head with knukles. My brain don't have enough of some ferment which splits this toxin in healthy people. There are other triggers: many foods (I guess more often those in plastic container, or if not clean enough production process), sometimes a pipe water (even after reverse osmosis filter), probably a hand cream.

And doctors usually don't even believe me I have this unknown condition, not to mention that no one wants to research it, even for the sake of science. I have a center of rare disease in my city, but they are not interested in adult cases, and even money will not help to get here that comprehensive medical service they provide for children. It is called agism, I guess.

Nevertheless, my teeth is in better condition than in times when I was brushing them. I used to go to dentist often, but now I don't have to. And also I don't have a bad breath. That's because I am almost constatly holding alkaline mineral water in my mouth ("Ессентуки № 4"). I used a chamomile decoction instead, but pH was not friendly enough for a tooth enamel, especially with vitamins I mix in this solution to absorb them sublingually (they help with fermentopathy a lot, otherwise I would get brain intoxication or metabolic deficiency even without a trigger).

PS: I chose the Suicide category because I guess anyone who does not brush his teeth is close enough to suicide.

 

[WoNkEy_DoNkEy]

ALWAYS

 

[FuneralCry]

Yes, it's just another repetitive task that is done to avoid further suffering, I'm tired of being a slave to this decaying flesh prison, I never would have chose any of this if it's up to me, human existence truly is the most futile and dreadful burden.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I often forget but I've recently been trying to do better at increasing the rate at which I do so. I've gone literal years without so much as a swig of mouthwash and have still never had any cavities or any similar damage to my teeth. Apparently my breath isn't even bad either. I feel ashamed at how much I've squandered the gifts genetics have given me. I guess I'm just lucky like that but I realize I still need to do it because my gums still bleed every time I try.

 

[crystal_meth97]

Yes, daily. I don't want to cause myself physical suffering by neglecting my health, I want to avoid unnecessary suffering.

 

[willitpass]

I try my best. When I was little my mother was neglectful and didn't keep up on checking that we did our hygiene, so I would go weeks to months without brushing. As I've gotten older it's been hard to learn, especially while battling depression. I do my best to brush once a day. Twice a day if I'm feeling really well. It's not easy for me but I at the very least brush before I leave the house. I never go anywhere with unbrushed teeth.

 

[AlexYaBoy]

Leave that flouride on, at night. Don't use mouthwash or water. Spit it out, and leave it. Strengthens enamel. Get 'em nice and bright.

 

[1MiserableGuy]

Avoid flouride like AIDS. It should be illegal to pump that toxic shit into people's bodies. Perfectly fine flouride free alternative toothpastes.

 

[anhedonya]

It cost me nearly a thousand dollars (with a huge discount already added) to get cavities filled in from years of neglect in that area thanks to a multitude of reasons. So I kind of have to brush my teeth twice a day and floss unless I'd like to end up paying full price for a cavity filling haha. I motivate myself by remembering the sinking, acid feeling in my stomach when they handed me the paper with a fat 900 ish dollar estimate on it and smiled while telling me "so you can go pay at the front with cash or card when we start!" as if they'd just given me happy news. That always scares me into picking up the toothbrush