The Buckets by Greg Cravens for June 17, 2020

My nephew’s kids use toothpaste with sparkles in it. It looks like it would glow in the dark, but the kids are afraid to turn off the lights so there’s no way to tell.

You could always try adding Pop Rocks to the tooth paste before using.

Haven’t they invented toothpaste with sparkles or something of that nature? Why must everything be entertaining? :P

Avoiding rotten teeth is a long term goal. Does not fit into today’s instant gratification mind set. Heck, I remember when I was about 15 deciding I wanted to still have my teeth at 55 (my parents were going through the have a bridge made stage). Now I’m so deep into 55 we won’t even go there, but I still have the teeth. Some caps, but I’ve got the teeth.

I used to brusha, brusha, brusha with the “new” IPANA, then Ipana was gone from our marketing area, I discovered Listermint and used it for years, then it too was pulled from the market, now I use baking soda and hydrogen peroxide…it is the mechanical activity of the brushing and flossing that does more than the flavored agent on the brush.

They should invent a toothpaste that leaves a (very) temporary stain on your teeth so you can see what you might have missed. Only lasting less than 5 minutes, of course. It could come in different colors; that would be a novelty that could attract kids.

Got a root-canal last month, tooth broke Monday, so I guess I’ll have to move the schedule for the crown up a bit. Maybe I can also get the permanent crown for the tooth done in January at the same time?

He can not brush his teeth and have the same advantage as me. If I have a problem with my teeth, I can just mail them in to be repaired.

Let’s how much fun he’s having when his teeth rotting out and Has to get multiple teeth pulled at once so he can get dentures, he’s going to have lots of fun then.

Yikes! ….https://www.forbes.com/sites/carmendrahl/2016/01/09/what-you-need-to-know-about-microbeads-the-banned-bath-product-ingredients/

Denturrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrres.

My grandfather (and uncle, after) ran a dental lab making dentures. None of the people who worked there making dentures had them. I always assumed that if you knew enough about having dentures, you knew enough to want your own teeth. My grandma brushed carefully and often… occasionally wandering out into the hall while brushing- ‘cause if you got grandkids running amok in your house, there’s just no time to spit before checking.

Bound to go through life depressed, if he expects everything to be fun.

we have stripey toothpaste. does that count?

Argh! He’s a front squeezer like my wife was.

Funny that this was announced today. https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/17/21294072/pokemon-smile-brushing-teeth-ar-augmented-reality-adventure

If being entertaining helps a kid develop good habits it’s a win win situation. Things change. Sometimes for the better. Embrace the madness.

I brushed mine after every meal and when I got up in the morning, after dinner and before bed.

However, no cavities till I was 16……