Globalti
Legendary Member
Can we discuss this? I neglected my teeth and gums up to my thirties, when I began a regime of flossing and brushing. Nowadays I floss front teeth then brush with an Oral B rotating electric brush then clean between molars with a tiny bottle brush. At 63 I don't have bad breath and I'm in good health. My mum has a similarly obsessive routine and is in extremely good health at 89, although as an ex-physio she understands the importance of regular exercise so she walks and works out at a gym and eats well.
My Dad, on the other hand, had terrible gum disease, scrubbed at his teeth the wrong way, had bad breath and was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia at the age of 54, dying with it aged 65. Thanks to his bad brushing technique he had scrubbed away all the enamel from his teeth exposing the dentine and his mouth was a mass of amalgam. He was in the habit of munching an acidic green apple every night before bed and I'm sure the acid must have attacked the fillings releasing mercury into his saliva. My cycling buddy who is a gastroenterologist agrees that mercury poisoning could be a factor but says that we can't be sure because nobody has studied it.
I'm sure that people who neglect their teeth and have bad breath as a consequence must have mouths that are teeming with bad bacteria as the food trapped between their teeth rots. I have known some people, most notably when I lived in France in my 30s, who had the most appalling bad breath and a couple of growing relationships with young French women foundered when I got close to them and realised they had terrible breath. My cycling buddy agrees that swallowing bad bacteria and bacteria entering the bloodstream thanks to gingivitis are bad for your health and now I've found this well-reasoned infomercial about it, admittedly written by a toothpaste manufacturer, but nonetheless informative: https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-...ntal-care-can-affect-your-overall-health-0313
What do others think about all this?
My Dad, on the other hand, had terrible gum disease, scrubbed at his teeth the wrong way, had bad breath and was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia at the age of 54, dying with it aged 65. Thanks to his bad brushing technique he had scrubbed away all the enamel from his teeth exposing the dentine and his mouth was a mass of amalgam. He was in the habit of munching an acidic green apple every night before bed and I'm sure the acid must have attacked the fillings releasing mercury into his saliva. My cycling buddy who is a gastroenterologist agrees that mercury poisoning could be a factor but says that we can't be sure because nobody has studied it.
I'm sure that people who neglect their teeth and have bad breath as a consequence must have mouths that are teeming with bad bacteria as the food trapped between their teeth rots. I have known some people, most notably when I lived in France in my 30s, who had the most appalling bad breath and a couple of growing relationships with young French women foundered when I got close to them and realised they had terrible breath. My cycling buddy agrees that swallowing bad bacteria and bacteria entering the bloodstream thanks to gingivitis are bad for your health and now I've found this well-reasoned infomercial about it, admittedly written by a toothpaste manufacturer, but nonetheless informative: https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-...ntal-care-can-affect-your-overall-health-0313
What do others think about all this?
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