Ever realized you haven't taken care of your body?

Ottobon · March 4th, 2008, 06:03 AM

Well i suppose i was asking for it, but now i'm pretty sure i have gum desease. I mean i was wondering why my tooth was all loose and off to the side, and why there were little brown spots behind it. God i'm a stubborn idiot sometimes. I know all about the complications that poor gum health can cause, so far as blood clcotting and higher glucose levels etc, so I'm just sort of freaking out. Of course i'll need a docter to look at it, maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. Right now my biggest fear is i wont be able to see my dentist within a few weeks, i suppose this is what i get for skipping a few damn sessions. The root of the problem is i've always been able to maintain white and cavity free teeth without any form of brushing, don't know why, so i got lazy by age 8 or so and just haven't brushed, needless to say now my gums are dying at age 20.

Viper007Bond · March 4th, 2008, 06:08 AM

You haven't brushed in 12 years? Holy shit dude, no wonder you have the mouth of a medieval person.

I'm lazy as fuck, don't floss, don't see a dentist often enough ($$$), etc. but I make sure to brush usually once a day.

BlaRo · March 4th, 2008, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Ottobon

so i got lazy by age 8 or so and just haven't brushed, needless to say now my gums are dying at age 20.

You act surprised that your gums look like the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef. This, of course, is coming from a person who meticulously brushes his teeth after breakfast and before bed, and has done so for the last 20 years, so the thought of going to sleep with the day's crusty food bits and sugar still coated to your teeth frankly terrifies me. Let's just say I'd hate to be your girlfriend. images/smilies/wink.gif

Hidden_Hunter · March 4th, 2008, 06:14 AM

Dentists really don't cost that much though, least compared compared to years of pain

klutch · March 4th, 2008, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Ottobon

Well i suppose i was asking for it, but now i'm pretty sure i have gum desease. I mean i was wondering why my tooth was all loose and off to the side, and why there were little brown spots behind it. God i'm a stubborn idiot sometimes. I know all about the complications that poor gum health can cause, so far as blood clcotting and higher glucose levels etc, so I'm just sort of freaking out. Of course i'll need a docter to look at it, maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. Right now my biggest fear is i wont be able to see my dentist within a few weeks, i suppose this is what i get for skipping a few damn sessions. The root of the problem is ~~i've always been able to maintain white and cavity free teeth without any form of brushing, don't know why, so~~ i got lazy by age 8 or so and just haven't brushed...

klutch · March 4th, 2008, 06:18 AM

Dammit BlaRo, I demand you rescind your quote...

BlaRo · March 4th, 2008, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by klutch

Dammit BlaRo, I demand you rescind your quote...

We're really thinking alike tonight, aren't we? It's eerie.

Here, have a high-five across the Intertubezx!

jensked · March 4th, 2008, 07:55 AM

No wai dude, that's sick. Your breath must smell like a sewer!

Shawn · March 4th, 2008, 07:59 AM

So you kept your teeth clean and free of decay somehow without brushing, what about the rancid smell and taste you get when you wake up in the morning? I can't stand that shit, or any other funky mouth tastes for that matter. Thus I brush at least twice a day.

But hey, I'm bad in other personal health departments, mostly with getting exercise. Also I have 5 wisdom teeth that my dentist told me I needed to have extracted 4 years ago, and I still haven't gone. Too damn scared. images/smilies/sad.gif

jeffy777 · March 4th, 2008, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

I'm lazy as fuck, don't floss, don't see a dentist often enough ($$$), etc. but I make sure to brush usually once a day.

Same here. I'm extremely lazy, but still find time to brush at least once a day.

Crazyjeeper · March 4th, 2008, 08:05 AM

Shawn: Try and get an oral surgeon to pull them. They can put you under for it and it isn't too bad.

LeMans GTR · March 4th, 2008, 08:16 AM

@ Ottobon

Didn't you realize that this would happen sooner or later?

But since it has already happened I suggest you get it checked by a dentist asap.

Shawn · March 4th, 2008, 08:19 AM

Yeah, my regular dentist sent me to a surgeon for a consult but I never went back for the actual appointment.

I have 5 wisdom teeth and the 3 I have on top are all lodged up in my cheek. On one side there's two on top of each other, so they'd have to go so far up my head to get it. I chickened out and they never hurt so I never went back.

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Originally Posted by Crazyjeeper

Shawn: Try and get an oral surgeon to pull them. They can put you under for it and it isn't too bad.

NooDle · March 4th, 2008, 08:30 AM

Well having just been to the dentist yesterday, I can see your point (and literally feel your pain).
I always brush daily but ideally you should do it twice a day. I get lazy after a few weeks and do it once a day at best... so that means you go back to the dentist every year with atleast 1 or 2 cavities

with all the drilling and filling and yucky stuff. I always come back from the dentist with the idea of "now I won't let it slack off and do what they say"... but after a month or so I can't be bothered anymore (and the cycle continues)

but seriously, 12 years? I'm amazed you have any teeth left

fbc · March 4th, 2008, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

I'm lazy as fuck, don't floss, don't see a dentist often enough ($$$), etc. but I make sure to brush usually once a day.

Likewise - I've been to the dentist once in the last 15 years, but still brush once or twice a day. But not brushing *ever* in twelve years? What about that horrid feeling first thing in the morning?

Vette Boss · March 4th, 2008, 08:37 AM

How does one not brush their teeth for such a period? Apart from the disgusting feeling in your mouth, how can other people come around you, without feeling like they're at a landfill.

I'm pretty lazy about oral hygiene, but I brush at least once a day, with an electric toothbrush which has many fancy features. The idea of going a day without brushing is completely unfathomable to me. I can't stand that gritty feeling and the taste of morning breath.

klutch · March 4th, 2008, 09:47 AM

On a side note, I'm surprised Ferrari hasn't designed some chintzy, overpriced toothbrush...

Dsemaj · March 4th, 2008, 09:50 AM

I'm a bit lazy.. I should brush way more often. But 12 years without brushing? Madness..

watto · March 4th, 2008, 10:56 AM

What the fuck??

Dude, that's just not cool at all!!! I brush twice a day without fail, even if it's after I've come home after a night on the piss... gotta be done.

March 4th, 2008, 06:03 AM	#1
Ottobon Joined: Nov 27th, 2005 Last Online: 12:35 AM Posts: 3,074 Car: Too many Rep Power: 30	Ever realized you haven't taken care of your body? Well i suppose i was asking for it, but now i'm pretty sure i have gum desease. I mean i was wondering why my tooth was all loose and off to the side, and why there were little brown spots behind it. God i'm a stubborn idiot sometimes. I know all about the complications that poor gum health can cause, so far as blood clcotting and higher glucose levels etc, so I'm just sort of freaking out. Of course i'll need a docter to look at it, maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. Right now my biggest fear is i wont be able to see my dentist within a few weeks, i suppose this is what i get for skipping a few damn sessions. The root of the problem is i've always been able to maintain white and cavity free teeth without any form of brushing, don't know why, so i got lazy by age 8 or so and just haven't brushed, needless to say now my gums are dying at age 20.

March 4th, 2008, 06:08 AM	#2
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: November 20th, 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 24 Posts: 20,964 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 233	You haven't brushed in 12 years? Holy shit dude, no wonder you have the mouth of a medieval person. I'm lazy as fuck, don't floss, don't see a dentist often enough ($$$), etc. but I make sure to brush usually once a day. __________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

March 4th, 2008, 06:14 AM	#4
Hidden_Hunter D: Joined: Oct 7th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 4,291 Car: '08 Honda Accord Euro Rep Power: 45	Dentists really don't cost that much though, least compared compared to years of pain __________________ My car is dark grey not black!

March 4th, 2008, 06:18 AM	#6
klutch Courteous urinator Joined: Jan 6th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,680 Car: Whatever's in the press fleet. Rep Power: 27	Dammit BlaRo, I demand you rescind your quote... __________________

March 4th, 2008, 07:55 AM	#8
jensked Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: November 21st, 2008 Location: Flanders, Belgium Age: 25 Posts: 3,972 Car: RIP Opel Astra -> 2006 Toyota Corolla Wagon Rep Power: 40	No wai dude, that's sick. Your breath must smell like a sewer! __________________

March 4th, 2008, 07:59 AM	#9
Shawn FG's Highest Paid Male Whore Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 12:29 AM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,238 Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 84	So you kept your teeth clean and free of decay somehow without brushing, what about the rancid smell and taste you get when you wake up in the morning? I can't stand that shit, or any other funky mouth tastes for that matter. Thus I brush at least twice a day. But hey, I'm bad in other personal health departments, mostly with getting exercise. Also I have 5 wisdom teeth that my dentist told me I needed to have extracted 4 years ago, and I still haven't gone. Too damn scared.

March 4th, 2008, 08:05 AM	#11
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Texas Age: 19 Posts: 2,460 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 49	Shawn: Try and get an oral surgeon to pull them. They can put you under for it and it isn't too bad. __________________ Toy: 1985 Jeep CJ7 Lifted and Locked Daily Driver: 1997 Ford F150 4.6L with a massive 220hp MSI P6N Diamond 680i, E8400 @ 3.15ghz, CM Hyper 212 Cooler, XFX 8800GT 512mb Extreme, MSI 8400GS, Creative X-FI, 2x1gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, PC Power & Cooling 610w EPS12v, 1.6tb of HDD, CM Centurion 690.

March 4th, 2008, 08:16 AM	#12
LeMans GTR Previously Known As CSL Joined: Dec 20th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Australia Posts: 1,823 Car: Aston Martin DB9 (In GT4!) Rep Power: 16	@ Ottobon Didn't you realize that this would happen sooner or later? But since it has already happened I suggest you get it checked by a dentist asap. __________________

March 4th, 2008, 08:30 AM	#14
NooDle Joined: Jul 20th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Belgium Age: 27 Posts: 2,489 Car: 2004 Opel Astra 2.2DTI Rep Power: 36	Well having just been to the dentist yesterday, I can see your point (and literally feel your pain). I always brush daily but ideally you should do it twice a day. I get lazy after a few weeks and do it once a day at best... so that means you go back to the dentist every year with atleast 1 or 2 cavities with all the drilling and filling and yucky stuff. I always come back from the dentist with the idea of "now I won't let it slack off and do what they say"... but after a month or so I can't be bothered anymore (and the cycle continues) but seriously, 12 years? I'm amazed you have any teeth left

March 4th, 2008, 08:37 AM	#16
Vette Boss Joined: Nov 14th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: United States, Britain, in time Age: 22 Posts: 2,964 Car: Nissan Altima 3.5-litre SE Rep Power: 33	How does one not brush their teeth for such a period? Apart from the disgusting feeling in your mouth, how can other people come around you, without feeling like they're at a landfill. I'm pretty lazy about oral hygiene, but I brush at least once a day, with an electric toothbrush which has many fancy features. The idea of going a day without brushing is completely unfathomable to me. I can't stand that gritty feeling and the taste of morning breath. __________________ 2003 Nissan Altima 3.5SE SHIFT_the future

March 4th, 2008, 09:47 AM	#17
klutch Courteous urinator Joined: Jan 6th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,680 Car: Whatever's in the press fleet. Rep Power: 27	On a side note, I'm surprised Ferrari hasn't designed some chintzy, overpriced toothbrush... __________________

March 4th, 2008, 09:50 AM	#18
Dsemaj Previously Known As Jamesd Joined: May 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 12:27 AM Location: Adelaide, Australia. Posts: 2,032 Car: '95 BMW 530i, '85 Nissan Bluebird S3 GXE Rep Power: 26	I'm a bit lazy.. I should brush way more often. But 12 years without brushing? Madness.. __________________ 1995 BMW E34 530i V8 M60B30 218HP/163kW 5sp Auto 1985 Nissan 910 Bluebird I4 CA20S 105HP/78kW 3sp Auto

March 4th, 2008, 10:56 AM	#19
watto Unloved and lacking a title Joined: Jun 13th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 5,319 Car: 1997 VW Golf MkIII CL, Giant OCR 3 Rep Power: 55	What the fuck?? Dude, that's just not cool at all!!! I brush twice a day without fail, even if it's after I've come home after a night on the piss... gotta be done.