What you are doing right now is brushing teeth after main meal is best to protect from bad smell and bacterial attck on the leftover food in cavities.

Since your gums have been effected as well and brushing only will not protect gums. You need to consult tour dentist and if not then apply over the counter gum protection medicine on gums.
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What you are doing right now is brushing teeth after main meal is best to protect from bad smell and bacterial attck on the leftover food in cavities.

Since your gums have been effected as well and brushing only will not protect gums. You need to consult tour dentist and if not then apply over the counter gum protection medicine on gums.

Make sure before sleep daytime or night time( most bacterial activity happens when we shup our mouth and keep quiet for long hours) to brush up teeth and if possible use mouth wash before sleep.

Slowly, with time you will find your mouth refreshingly out of bad smell.
To whiten your teeth best toothpaste to use is which contains perlite which is natural whitener for teeth.

Good Luck.

Teeth care is really important as it affects most of our daily routine. Brushing daily twice is more advisable coz’ it removes all the bacteria that cause damage to your teeth especially after the whole routine day-to-day work. In order to whiten your teeth many products are available to use at home like gels, strips and toothpaste.

Tooth whiteners or gels contain carbamide or hydrogen peroxide as the acti...

Teeth care is really important as it affects most of our daily routine. Brushing daily twice is more advisable coz’ it removes all the bacteria that cause damage to your teeth especially after the whole routine day-to-day work. In order to whiten your teeth many products are available to use at home like gels, strips and toothpaste.

Tooth whiteners or gels contain carbamide or hydrogen peroxide as the active bleaching ingredients. Research indicates that whitening teeth with 10 to 16% carbamide or hydrogen peroxide is considered safe for teeth and gums. The bleaching gel is placed in a thin bleaching tray that fits over the teeth. Results are usually seen within the first week. Currently, only 10% carbamide peroxide tray applied gels are approved by the ADA for home use.

Teeth whitening strips are thin, flexible plastic strips coated on one side with a thin film of hydrogen peroxide that act as a bleaching agent. These tooth whitening strips are placed on the teeth and gently pressed to make a contact between the whitener and the surface of the tooth. These are usually placed for about 30 minutes a day. The strips do not need any special trays. Strips coated with 10% or 6% hydrogen peroxide may be used. Your may expect the results in 7 or 14 days. The treatment can be stopped at any stage.

The toothpastes help remove surface stain through the action of mild abrasives or chemical polishing agents. Whitening toothpastes with the ADA Seal of Acceptance program do not alter the intrinsic color of teeth, unlike bleaches.

NOTE: You should never use lemon/lime juice for teeth whitening. Chewable vitamin C tablets with or without sugar are acidic and are a hazard for not only children’s teeth but also to adult's teeth. Do not use lemon juice for whitening because vitamin C will cause the teeth to lose calcium, damaging teeth quicker than anything else.


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You are indeed in a viscous cycle. The puffy gums catch more stuff and the stuff irritates and makes puffy gums. We can eliminate some disease processes. So lets further assume that your dentist has not told you of any anatomical defects that need to be corrected such as periodontal pockets and the like.

The next step is gingival stimulation. There are several ways to do this. ...

You are indeed in a viscous cycle. The puffy gums catch more stuff and the stuff irritates and makes puffy gums. We can eliminate some disease processes. So lets further assume that your dentist has not told you of any anatomical defects that need to be corrected such as periodontal pockets and the like.

The next step is gingival stimulation. There are several ways to do this.
The simplest is to put you finger in a clean washcloth and massage the gums gently. It is all right if they bleed a little. You probably need more than this method.
The next ways involve using something to massage the gingiva at a 45 degree angle to the tooth. From worst to best- the rubber tip on some toothbrushes. Not the best because it changes consistency.
Stimudents- those wooden sticks you can buy at a drug store. these have a good shape for massaging the interdental papilla.
The best is to take a round toothpick (not the other shape)and putting it between your upper and lower incisors, gently chew it a little so it is frayed. Then at a 45 degree angle go massage where the gum meets the tooth a few times. Do each tooth. Yes it is hard to reach some places. You can get a handle to hold the end of a toothpick for the hard to reach places.
Do this after brushing and flossing. You will see results.

Personally, Richard, the retired dentist, would have to be my best choosen answer.

Although, I will tell you what works for me:

I brush 2 times a day, then gargle with mouthwash after each.

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Personally, Richard, the retired dentist, would have to be my best choosen answer.

Although, I will tell you what works for me:

I brush 2 times a day, then gargle with mouthwash after each.

THEN, I brush with hydrogen peroxide. This is an agent that I have seen used in a lot of whitening processes. Don't swallow it!

I've had very good results myself.

But, like I said, I'm not a dentist.

Good Luck to you!

o.k. hi i'm new here so i'm not sure what to do exactly.
my answer id that you should try doing what youre doing and talk to yor dentist he nows every thing

I also have a terrible plaque and tartar problem, so I understand. Here are my suggestions.

1) Make sure you are drinking plenty of water. Not liquid, not juice, water. This helps replenish your saliva, which has natural antibacterial qualities. This is especially important for people (like me) whose mouths tend to be acidic (high pH) and thus more prone to plaque and other bad things. (I...

I also have a terrible plaque and tartar problem, so I understand. Here are my suggestions.

1) Make sure you are drinking plenty of water. Not liquid, not juice, water. This helps replenish your saliva, which has natural antibacterial qualities. This is especially important for people (like me) whose mouths tend to be acidic (high pH) and thus more prone to plaque and other bad things. (I hear the pH level of your mouth has to do with your race).

2) Make sure your mouth is not constantly full of food. If you drink juice, sip it through a straw. Rinse your mouth with water afterwards, and try to go for extended periods without eating or drinking (except water). Many kids have poor teeth because they are constantly drinking juice or soda.

3) Rinse your mouth with water every time you eat or drink anything. Fill your mouth with lukewarm water, gargle vigorously for 10 seconds, and spit (or swallow). Do this two more times.

4) First brush, and then floss, before going to bed. Since your salivary glands are not active when you sleep, your mouth is dry, and more prone to bacterial growth.

5) If possible, get an electronic toothbrush. It is amazing how much more plaque the electronic ones take off. And make sure you are brushing for 2 minutes.

6) Use toothpaste with antibacterial agents. I like Colgate Total--it makes a big difference for me in my breath in the morning, and how clean my mouth feels. I believe Aquafresh came out with an antibacterial version as well.

7) Use a soft bristled toothbrush. If your gums are puffy, they may be irritated--that irritation may be caused by overly hard brushing.

8) Consider changing your dentist. Your dentist should be telling you all of these things, and giving you advice that addresses your specific needs. If he or she isn't doing that, he/she probably isn't that great of a dentist.

9) Make sure the water you are drinking is tap water. Sounds counterintuitive, but tap water is fluroridated, and fluoride helps keep your teeth healthy. If you aren't drinking enough tap water, you are losing this important defense. Filtered water (like Britta) still has fluoride, but most bottled waters do not.

10) You can also rinse with mouthwash, but if you use mouthwash more than once a day, make sure it does not contain alcohol. Crest Pro-Health is a good non-alcoholic mouthwash. Excessive use of mouthwash containing alcohol can contribute to certain oral cancers.

Please go to a different dentist, you have a serious problem and your dentist is failing to diagnose you. None of what you are describing is normal in any way, and your dentist must be inadequate not to see that.

keep brushing, watch the flossing, flossing is great but if your digging into yuor gums it will mess you up, try chewing gum, brush your tongue as well there might be a white film or white look to it (thats bad, thats bad breath) and try to maybe rinse with warm salted water before you re-brush.

Use a toothpaste that has peroxide in it, or if that is unavailable dip you toothbrush in hydrogen peroxide and brush with it then rinse your mouth out throughly. This will also heal any cankers or bleeding gums....Old Old remedy

Since it sounds like you are doing all the right things then maybe you need to make an appointment with you reg. physician and have a complete physical. Somethimes problem with your teeth can be directly related to underlying health problems. Also, heredity plays a big roll. If grandpa had bad teeth then there is a chance that you will have bad teeth also. Unfortunately, there is nothing much you can do about genetics. Hopefully this will be of some help to you....

Since it sounds like you are doing all the right things then maybe you need to make an appointment with you reg. physician and have a complete physical. Somethimes problem with your teeth can be directly related to underlying health problems. Also, heredity plays a big roll. If grandpa had bad teeth then there is a chance that you will have bad teeth also. Unfortunately, there is nothing much you can do about genetics. Hopefully this will be of some help to you.

Depending on the severity of your swollen gums you can have gingivitis or peridontitis, which means you need to brush after every meal, floss daily and ask your doctor to show you the correct brushing method according to the classification of your periodontal disease. Also ask your dentist to give you what is known as a "deep cleaning" and increase office visits to every four months if it's as bad as you say it is. If you do not correct this you can lose all your teeth prematurely....

Depending on the severity of your swollen gums you can have gingivitis or peridontitis, which means you need to brush after every meal, floss daily and ask your doctor to show you the correct brushing method according to the classification of your periodontal disease. Also ask your dentist to give you what is known as a "deep cleaning" and increase office visits to every four months if it's as bad as you say it is. If you do not correct this you can lose all your teeth prematurely.