The goal of 2021 for my family is to get healthy and stay that way. We are finding that having great habits is the best way to do this. When it comes to teeth I am working on getting more healthy. It is one area that I know I need to work harder at. The general thought about going to the dentist scares most people and for me, I don’t relish spending money on cavities, fillings, and surgery. Being better without teeth is a good thing and what we want to do. with all the covid talk and madness still going on, we want to be careful. , I knew this was the time to work on our dental health so let me go over what we have done to be more healthy.
So we decided to step up our brushing routine itself. With the pandemic in full swing it on the second year is hard to get a dentist appointment unless it is an emergency and with all the scare going on it is simply one thing I do not want to do. So we thought that the best way to keep out of the dentist’s office was simply to brush our teeth more. Normally our family brushes at a minimum of once a day. That is honestly an average day. We try to get a morning and an evening brush in and three times during the week we succeed at this. I decided to add in a third brushing and that seemed to really help me.
Getting into the right routine was not easy. This was a hard habit to start, but I feel it was a wise choice not only for me but my family. It was a worthwhile choice in my mind because we have not had dental issues currently. So this was probably part of the reason we have not had to go to the dentist.
Adding in variety is a good thing too. It is a great way to stay happy and on track. The next thing we did was to change up one of our brushings. On our nightly brushing, we changed out our toothpaste to charcoal toothpaste. Not only did we want to be more healthy, but we wanted our teeth to look good. This was a good alternative for us to using some kind of white strip. We have used those in the past and they worked really well. The issue with the non-natural whitener was that it caused lots of sensitivity and pain. I do not like using those extra items that are not healthy.
Our habits seemed to pay off and with the new nightly toothbrush, we ended up with some crazy black teeth while brushing. Charcoal certainly does have some wild looks while brushing. It also leaves a bit of a mess so be ready to clean up black spots on the sink. As long as you do it quickly they don’t stain though. But do not throw any toilet paper with charcoal in the toilet and not flush it. Yes, it does stain the toilet until you bleach it. It looked scary and made us all a little wiery till we found out what it was. Less learned on our behalf. Work on your habits and I hope it helps you out.
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