I recently had a friend who was struggling
with gingivitis, to the point that he said his teeth and gums were bleeding
after every brushing session. At first, I only knew the basic pieces of advice
to give him, such as floss more and try to have a gentler toothbrush head.
Well, after his biannual trip to the dentist,
he came back telling me about a water pick and how he ordered one online. I was
curious to hear more about it after his using it, and I wasn’t disappointed to
hear all the great things it did for him.
Basically, he reported that the first few uses
hurt his gums somewhat because the water pick basically cuts into the plaque
residing along the gumline. So, his gums bled more than they usually would,
which sort of scared him at first. And the fact that his mouth was sore for a
few days after was a bit unsettling for him. To be honest though, this is all
something that his dentist told him about and was to be expected. So he went
along with the process compliantly until a few weeks had passed.
That’s when he told me how much better
everything got. He said his gums no longer bled when brushing his teeth, and he
reported that his breath smelled a lot better overall. I couldn’t believe
something online for just 30 or 40 bucks could solve his problem at home so easily and so readily. I
figured that his dentist was just giving a somewhat temporary solution to his
problem, not one that could permanently rid him of his gum disease, bleeding
gums, and chronic bad breath.
So if any of you out there suspect you have
gum disease (and trust me, a lot of Americans have gingivitis or have had it in
the past), don’t hesitate to pick yourself up a water pick. Obviously I’d
advise seeing your dentist before that to get their best advice on what to do,
but if you happen to have just saw them a month ago and
your next appointment isn’t for awhile, do some research on the different water
picks out there and pull the trigger on getting one. You won’t be disappointed
and your overall dental health will improve drastically because of it.
This just goes to show how many different
options are available to you in terms of at-home remedies for things that may
otherwise cost more were you to pay for a procedure at a clinic. Just make sure
that once you’ve healed your gums with the water pick you end up staying on top
of your dental regimen night and day.
