According to a Judge in NY, the ad. campaign that says Listerine is as effective as floss at fighting tooth and gum decay is false and misleading and poses a public health risk. Oops. I guess we still cant use chemicals and science to take the lazy route out of flossing. Maybe I should start flossing?

Cant floss with Listerine.

Yesterday I went to the dentist on post (Army dentist) to get my teeth cleaned. It was the worst dentist experience Ive had. It was the most painful cleaning Ive ever had. I know its been about 2 years since my last cleaning, but still… They used a drill type cleaner that shot water out all over the place. The water sprayed out of my mouth all over my face and glasses.

The liquid sucker vaccum tube they put in your mouth dried out my epiglottis to the point of great discomfort. It didnt even suck out the water. The water that was spraying all over my face and glasses, also was dribbling out of my mouth all over my ear and back of my neck.

When the drill cleaner was being used on my back molars, I was almost deafened by the extremly high pitched vibrations going straight from my molar to my inner ear. My hands clenched tightly. Ive never had pain of discomfort of this type at the dentist before. I had one cavity filled before, and yes, the drilling was slightly uncomfortable, but not to this strange degree… I was only here for a cleaning!

After the drilling and drooling and bloody spit, came the metal scraper. Yes, we all know the metal scraper. Its ususally not too bad, but when the dentist working on you keeps looking around at other things behind her while she is scraping your teeth it can definatly increase the chance that your gums will be scraped of any plaque or skin they have on them.

At least I got my free super soft toothbrush (for my bleeding and sore gums) and some floss (since I cant use listerine).