Comments on: Japanese oral care http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:02:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: glasstabletop http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-67065 glasstabletop Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:06:54 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-67065 Well, I think you are right about the two types of people (flossers & non-flossers) but I can't say I have major gaps between my teeth though. As for the bleeding, yes, that takes getting used to and even though I floss often, I still bleed quite a bit. I enjoy flossing until I bleed too much and then I rinse with original Listerine for disinfectant & tartar control. Potent stuff. I am a little on the OCD side when it comes to dental care. ;o Well, I think you are right about the two types of people (flossers & non-flossers) but I can’t say I have major gaps between my teeth though. As for the bleeding, yes, that takes getting used to and even though I floss often, I still bleed quite a bit.
I enjoy flossing until I bleed too much and then I rinse with original Listerine for disinfectant & tartar control. Potent stuff.
I am a little on the OCD side when it comes to dental care. ;o

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-67047 Nick Ramsay Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:30:06 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-67047 I don't understand <i>how</i> people floss. I mean, it's hard enough getting that stuff between your teeth, and then it cuts into your gums when you pull it back and forth! Maybe there are two types of people in this world: Flossers (those with 1millimeter gaps between their teeth), and the rest of us whose teeth are so tightly wedged together you'd have to pull every other tooth out just to get between them! :-P I don’t understand how people floss. I mean, it’s hard enough getting that stuff between your teeth, and then it cuts into your gums when you pull it back and forth! Maybe there are two types of people in this world: Flossers (those with 1millimeter gaps between their teeth), and the rest of us whose teeth are so tightly wedged together you’d have to pull every other tooth out just to get between them! :-P

]]> By: glasstabletop http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-66999 glasstabletop Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:33:21 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-66999 OH my god, I can't believe people don't floss!! Everytime I floss (which is quite regularly) I am often amazed and disgusted at what I am able to release from those hard to reach areas. (I like the comment about showering and not washing your armpits--how true!!) Also, up until a few years ago I came to realize people don't visit the dentist every 6 months. I thought this was a normal thing until someone said, "are you kidding? I haven't been to a dentist since I had my wisdom teeth pulled!" Well, I am 33 and I haven't had a single cavity nor other dental problem as of yet. Good for me, right? Ok, I'll shut up now. (p.s. I love my new tongue scrapper that I bought on one of my trips back home) OH my god, I can’t believe people don’t floss!! Everytime I floss (which is quite regularly) I am often amazed and disgusted at what I am able to release from those hard to reach areas.

(I like the comment about showering and not washing your armpits–how true!!)

Also, up until a few years ago I came to realize people don’t visit the dentist every 6 months. I thought this was a normal thing until someone said, “are you kidding? I haven’t been to a dentist since I had my wisdom teeth pulled!”

Well, I am 33 and I haven’t had a single cavity nor other dental problem as of yet. Good for me, right? Ok, I’ll shut up now.

(p.s. I love my new tongue scrapper that I bought on one of my trips back home)

]]> By: Harvey http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-66646 Harvey Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:02:02 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-66646 After talking to a few dentist friends about my Japan life without seeing a dentist regularly, they convinced me to floss every single day. I beg you. Floss. You'll thank me later! I try to get to a dentist once a year now, but I really slacked on that for my first 4 years in Japan. Eep. After talking to a few dentist friends about my Japan life without seeing a dentist regularly, they convinced me to floss every single day.

I beg you. Floss.

You’ll thank me later!

I try to get to a dentist once a year now, but I really slacked on that for my first 4 years in Japan. Eep.

]]> By: Garrett http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-63542 Garrett Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:43:42 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-63542 Flossing is not on the list? I'm surprised as floss, while disappearing from convenience stores, is now widely available at drug stores - in wide variety, too. I'm also a regular flosserof the opinion that brushing without flossing is a lot like showering without washing under your arms. Flossing is not on the list? I’m surprised as floss, while disappearing from convenience stores, is now widely available at drug stores - in wide variety, too. I’m also a regular flosserof the opinion that brushing without flossing is a lot like showering without washing under your arms.

]]> By: Ken Y-N http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-63524 Ken Y-N Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:54:37 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-63524 pm215, thanks! I've fixed the numbers. pm215, thanks! I’ve fixed the numbers.

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-63398 Nick Ramsay Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:34:14 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-63398 It's been 8 years since my last visit to the dentist (when I had to get a wisdom tooth pulled out). I brush twice a day, and can't be bothered with flossing. It’s been 8 years since my last visit to the dentist (when I had to get a wisdom tooth pulled out). I brush twice a day, and can’t be bothered with flossing.

]]> By: osama boom laden http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-63384 osama boom laden Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:17:23 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-63384 i chew gum. the dental care in japan is not highly prioritised by many including myself. i have not been to a dentist for 5 years. i brush my teeth and chew gum. i have a teeth whatever attitude but i do not want to kiss a girl with f@cked teeth. i chew gum. the dental care in japan is not highly prioritised by many including myself. i have not been to a dentist for 5 years. i brush my teeth and chew gum. i have a teeth whatever attitude but i do not want to kiss a girl with f@cked teeth.

]]> By: pm215 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-63336 pm215 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:09:55 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/02/10/japanese-oral-care/#comment-63336 Gargle 2,463 20.6% Chew gum 1,288 20.3% That second one's not right, surely? I make 1,288 just 10.8% of the 11,963 sample size. Gargle 2,463 20.6%
Chew gum 1,288 20.3%

That second one’s not right, surely? I make 1,288 just 10.8% of the 11,963 sample size.

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