Cotton Mouth Mints and Other Oral Solutions

“It’s strange,” I think to myself, as I smell burning teeth and the sound of a tiny, yet high powered drill boring a hole into my mouth, “I know I’m numb and I don’t actually feel anything, but somehow, this hurts anyway and I can’t stop squeezing the arm rest.”

Thoughts like that and “I can’t believe that I’m paying for this,” went through my head yesterday and so I decided to look into what tooth related gadgets and doodads might be out there to keep you, the average so and so, in perfect oral harmony… that phrase would probably be a lot cooler if I wasn’t talking about dentistry. Anyways, without further ado, we at New Gold Tooth bring you:

Five Useful, Tooth Related Products

Mouth Guards

A mouth guard can help to delay or prevent further dental work

The reason that this list starts with something as unexpected as a mouth guard is that most dental work has to do with replacing old fillings and crowns. To put it simply, I have not had any new decay in my teeth since 2003, yet I have been drilled into several times since then. Strange as it may seem, the ham sandwich I ate three weeks ago was not the thing that cracked my filling, it was the midnight grinding, that weakened the spot, that bit the sandwich, that cracked the filling… but I don’t know why I swallowed the fly (bad joke?). The point being, I now have a mouth guard to protect my teeth from myself and to save me thousands in dental work.

Cotton Mouth Mints

Ever struggle with dry mouth? Do you ever wish that your mouth could just be a little bit more wet? Do you smoke too much pot? (Too obvious?) But seriously, if you have issues with dry mouth for any reason these mints are amazing.

Xylitol Gum

Chewing gum is a funny thing. It can be helpful for oral hygiene because it can bond to, loosen and remove bits of food from your teeth, which helps greatly in the fight against tooth decay, but most gum is loaded with sweeteners that can cause tooth decay. The popular answer to this riddle is Xylitol Gum. The idea being that you get all of the benefits of gum without the negative effects of most sweeteners or sugars.

Oral Irrigation Kit

An oral irrigator can help to flush out what you've been flossing

When I was a kid, my favorite thing about oral irrigation was the little different colored end bits on the water tubes. Of course, that probably isn’t important or even that interesting, but it’s my blog so I’ll share that piece of unnecessary information. Also, as it turns out, these things can be quite orally satisfying. These systems work really well with floss because the loose food particles that floss can pull out often need to be brushed away. With an oral irrigation kit, you can loosen and flush out the particles and bacteria that cause cavities, gum disease and general oral sadness.

Teeth Whiteners

Anyone who has a female over 25 living in their home knows that there are possibly hundreds of different ways to whiten your teeth, from trays filled with whitening gel to custom made tooth tray setups, to crest white strips, to toothpaste made of CoQ10 and even laser whitening,  the possibilities may be endless. Thanks to my lovely wife, who wanted someone to try these things with her, I have whitened my teeth with just about everything in existence. In my experience, most of the systems worked well, but some hurt and others were just annoying. In my experience, the best option is to go to your dentist and get laser whitening, then follow that up by brushing with a mild and less chemically enhanced toothpaste. But if lasers are not for you and you really want to go with a tray system than I’d recommend the custom trays, they fit better than standard trays and so they’re less annoying and they don’t slide around like the Crest white strips do.

I sincerely hope that this blog was at least partially helpful in your quest for tooth happiness. If it was not, then I am truly impressed that you read all the way to this line despite that.

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