America@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoToothbrush softness is not an objective metric, which allows hard, damaging toothbrushes to be labeled "soft"message-squaremessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down12
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareToothbrush softness is not an objective metric, which allows hard, damaging toothbrushes to be labeled "soft"America@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squaredingus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·12 days agoHow is your toothbrush damaging? You don’t need to press as hard as you can!!
minus-squareAmerica@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·12 days agoAsk your dentist why they recommend soft toothbrushes next time you see them
minus-squareEvacuateSoul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 days agoWhat if I go to the 10th dentist?
minus-squareTexas_Hangover@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·11 days agoYou’re not using the wire bristle brushes are you? Those aren’t for teeth.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 days agoIf it’s good enough for my BBQ grill, it’s good enough for my face grill. 😤
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoI don’t care what you’re saying. I’m not using those on my bunghole ever again!
minus-squaredingus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 days agoI’ve never had a dentist or hygienist recommended any specific type of toothbrush to me outside of electric toothbrushes. The big thing they seem to care about is flossing.
minus-squareAmerica@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·11 days agoI genuinely struggle to believe that https://kings.dental/blog/entry/soft-vs-hard-toothbrushes-which-should-you-actually-be-using
minus-squareblartcap_@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoAsk them about who they would recommend soft brushes to anyway.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-210 days agoToo hard (and too big) brushes can cause gum recession. Source: my dentist and personal experience.
minus-squarecyberfae@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoIf your gums aren’t healthy, it won’t matter how lightly you press if the bristles are too hard.
How is your toothbrush damaging? You don’t need to press as hard as you can!!
Ask your dentist why they recommend soft toothbrushes next time you see them
What if I go to the 10th dentist?
You’re not using the wire bristle brushes are you? Those aren’t for teeth.
If it’s good enough for my BBQ grill, it’s good enough for my face grill. 😤
I don’t care what you’re saying. I’m not using those on my bunghole ever again!
I’ve never had a dentist or hygienist recommended any specific type of toothbrush to me outside of electric toothbrushes. The big thing they seem to care about is flossing.
I genuinely struggle to believe that
https://kings.dental/blog/entry/soft-vs-hard-toothbrushes-which-should-you-actually-be-using
Ask them about who they would recommend soft brushes to anyway.
Too hard (and too big) brushes can cause gum recession. Source: my dentist and personal experience.
If your gums aren’t healthy, it won’t matter how lightly you press if the bristles are too hard.