Comments on: Dental FAQ #2

By: Teeth Maestro

Teeth Maestro — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:00:37 +0000

Faisal – Good point heck for sometime I honestly thought the statment was for dentists ;) twisting the facts is human nature to suit ones circumstances ;)

By: faisal

faisal — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 14:19:40 +0000

dear doc, is’nt is actually supposed
be “an apple a day keeps the doctor
away”?

By: TS

TS — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:17:33 +0000

Teeth guy, this is great information, thanks. Can you tell us what kind of floss works best? The thin thread or the tape kind?
Also, do you know about the miswaaks and the dandaasas in the old days ? What were they and how did they work so well?
Your dental FAQs are an awesome idea.

By: Teeth Maestro

Teeth Maestro — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:47:08 +0000

Da Doc is back in da house :) – I honestly see this FAQ developing as an important public service by Karachi Metblog. Pakistan has enough problems itself that it can’t worry about simple medical/dental issues which can be prevented by good education. I also feel educating people does not mean you are cutting into your consulation fees as RIZK for every person is determined by Allah.

Umar – Mind you that flossing should not be done in such a way that you force the thread into the gums and hence cause injury, the floss needs to glide into the open area between the tooth and gums, closely look at the 4th picture, it gently glides in and glides out.

SU – let me answer your bleeding gum problem. Does it bleed when you floss (are u injuring your gums with the floss?) but if your gims bleed even normally when brushing, it actually means you are brushing less and should use more force and brush. Sensitivity has little to do with flossing its an independent issue all together – Ill address this in another edition of Dental FAQ soon

Fireaway with the questions – METBLOG ROCKS

By: su

su — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:33:46 +0000

i floss ocassionally and yes my gums are sensitive so it bleeds :( i never know what to do w that?!

By: umar

umar — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:22:02 +0000

I have always been afraid of flossing. What if you slide the floss too deep and it cuts ur gums or something?

By: su

su — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:08:35 +0000

doctor you ARE the BEST!! are you single?! :-)thank you so very much for sharing this w/o the fee :-)