Venting the stupidest reason to ctb cant leave my head

[caramelkidney]

this morning, i was brushing my teeth, and my gums started bleeding. this is the first time this has ever happened to me. just to be clear, i brush once a day not every day but i try my best to. i dont care too much about the health of my teeth; i dont want them to be perfectly straight and white, i just want them to do their job well and not cause me crazy amounts of pain. well, theyve been doing the latter extremely poorly recently, and this was the final fucking straw. i cant even keep my teeth healthy. they shouldnt be this fucked up yet. i watched my gums split open too so that just makes this so much worse. ive been having a rough past two weeks and have been really wanting death and this just did not help. i almost did it tonight but the next couple of weeks are really important for me + while writing this i felt better because i didnt want this of all things to be my last ss post. i dont know, i just dont want to lose my only set of teeth and suffer a litany of dental bills. dentists are mean as hell, too.

 

[Off_Switch]

Are you getting enough vitamin C. Or vitamins in general? Fish fatty acids? Perhaps mixing some collagen powder into your beverages?

 

[Forever Sleep]

I would recommend Corsodyl original mouthwash for tooth and gum problems. If you can get it where you live. Obviously- read the label and everything. Plus- don't use it daily. Just when there are problems.

I use a more gentle mouthwash after brushing each day. It just feels like it's doing a good job.

I hate tooth problems. Dentists are so expensive too. I'm not always the best with other hygiene things now but, this sort of thing is a reminder we need to do a bit more. It's annoying but, seems preferable to things getting worse. I hope things clear up soon.

I suppose ideally, it would be good if you started brushing twice a day but- if that really feels unlikely, maybe you could consider mouthwash for one of the times. That seems like it would be better than nothing. Obviously don't use it to replace brushing at all.