![Gum disease? I brush and floss regularly, I am unable to see a dentist until my insurance kicks in in 2.5 months. I am in so much pain and desperate for advice : Gum disease? I brush and floss regularly, I am unable to see a dentist until my insurance kicks in in 2.5 months. I am in so much pain and desperate for advice :](https://preview.redd.it/gum-disease-i-brush-and-floss-regularly-i-am-unable-to-see-v0-lj85yzgpmlz91.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=39c43d1a26a198ad48512135d37cebfd335a54bc)
Gum disease? I brush and floss regularly, I am unable to see a dentist until my insurance kicks in in 2.5 months. I am in so much pain and desperate for advice :
![Dentist told me off for not flossing. I hate flossing but I bought some anyway and lost a chunk of a tooth in my first floss. : r/Wellthatsucks Dentist told me off for not flossing. I hate flossing but I bought some anyway and lost a chunk of a tooth in my first floss. : r/Wellthatsucks](https://i.redd.it/704bym66vecc1.jpeg)
Dentist told me off for not flossing. I hate flossing but I bought some anyway and lost a chunk of a tooth in my first floss. : r/Wellthatsucks
![Changes are subtle. I can certainly feel them because flossing doesnt take the strength of 10 men anymore. Hard to see any real changes as some of the gaps only appear filled - Changes are subtle. I can certainly feel them because flossing doesnt take the strength of 10 men anymore. Hard to see any real changes as some of the gaps only appear filled -](https://i.redd.it/g2cjqp0h2qt31.jpg)
Changes are subtle. I can certainly feel them because flossing doesnt take the strength of 10 men anymore. Hard to see any real changes as some of the gaps only appear filled -
![When flossing the top row of teeth, thread your floss down, not up. Prevents you from poking your lip and makes it so much easier! (I've had my braces for a full When flossing the top row of teeth, thread your floss down, not up. Prevents you from poking your lip and makes it so much easier! (I've had my braces for a full](https://i.redd.it/xae9va4d27801.jpg)
When flossing the top row of teeth, thread your floss down, not up. Prevents you from poking your lip and makes it so much easier! (I've had my braces for a full
![Is this gum disease. I've been flossing every night for over a year now but it's really red towards the top. : r/askdentists Is this gum disease. I've been flossing every night for over a year now but it's really red towards the top. : r/askdentists](https://preview.redd.it/is-this-gum-disease-ive-been-flossing-every-night-for-over-v0-966dqzta3psb1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=476775a2f3fdd6238d79cfe902825230ee6d6d40)
Is this gum disease. I've been flossing every night for over a year now but it's really red towards the top. : r/askdentists
![I brush, floss and use mouthwash twice a day and can't seem to stop the calculus/tartar build up (I got it removed two weeks ago) any help please : r/DentalHygiene I brush, floss and use mouthwash twice a day and can't seem to stop the calculus/tartar build up (I got it removed two weeks ago) any help please : r/DentalHygiene](https://i.redd.it/ycl6h8nsrxa91.jpg)
I brush, floss and use mouthwash twice a day and can't seem to stop the calculus/tartar build up (I got it removed two weeks ago) any help please : r/DentalHygiene
![Haven't flossed lately? Don't feel too bad: Evidence for the benefits of flossing is 'weak, very unreliable' : r/Health Haven't flossed lately? Don't feel too bad: Evidence for the benefits of flossing is 'weak, very unreliable' : r/Health](https://external-preview.redd.it/_hYrD2gFvyJXYDjceoiinrwpfXiChbb6WyOq5BThr1s.jpg?auto=webp&s=29dd6d95e8e2a4fc8c46a826fb17f17c862a686e)
Haven't flossed lately? Don't feel too bad: Evidence for the benefits of flossing is 'weak, very unreliable' : r/Health
![All the floss sticks in this package break before I can even get it between my teeth. : r/mildlyinfuriating All the floss sticks in this package break before I can even get it between my teeth. : r/mildlyinfuriating](https://preview.redd.it/all-the-floss-sticks-in-this-package-break-before-i-can-v0-deutc6b7wvib1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3983289d44ccea5ffb130a310ac6db5a6ba7b8c7)
All the floss sticks in this package break before I can even get it between my teeth. : r/mildlyinfuriating
![TIL A 2008 review of 11 studies found flossing was no more effective than brushing alone in reducing plaque or gingivitis. A 2011 review found "some evidence" from 12 studies, and "weak, TIL A 2008 review of 11 studies found flossing was no more effective than brushing alone in reducing plaque or gingivitis. A 2011 review found "some evidence" from 12 studies, and "weak,](https://external-preview.redd.it/m4LpyVtNjLr8dJwRHZgWoELOUylHuGBojom3AAWWtMM.jpg?auto=webp&s=bcb1f7d2574dd073708538fbcc556cc4eb15ae88)
TIL A 2008 review of 11 studies found flossing was no more effective than brushing alone in reducing plaque or gingivitis. A 2011 review found "some evidence" from 12 studies, and "weak,
![Having really bad pain from gums. Been using a water pik with hydrogen peroxide. Helps a bit. What's wrong?? : r/Dentistry Having really bad pain from gums. Been using a water pik with hydrogen peroxide. Helps a bit. What's wrong?? : r/Dentistry](https://i.redd.it/2pab8pc819q41.jpg)
Having really bad pain from gums. Been using a water pik with hydrogen peroxide. Helps a bit. What's wrong?? : r/Dentistry
![The flossing stick perfectly summarizes wasteful western ideology under capitalism: take a perfectly fine solution (floss) and generate a new solution to improve efficiency while creating mountains of plastic garbage in the The flossing stick perfectly summarizes wasteful western ideology under capitalism: take a perfectly fine solution (floss) and generate a new solution to improve efficiency while creating mountains of plastic garbage in the](https://preview.redd.it/the-flossing-stick-perfectly-summarizes-wasteful-western-v0-4e85y97h72ba1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=9cacca6bbe1e663c1604595cb6b2d312a63fe240)