Lets talk about your teeth

[stlouisramsfan]

I brush twice a day (I have to in the AM.....doesn't everyone? and I do before I go to bed, cause I don't want bad breath in case something gets frisky in the bedroom ;) AND, I feel weird about leaving food residue on my teeth all night long.

I do go to the dentist every six months.

I do NOT floss much. I should...I don't. Don't tell my dentist though.

[nora]

I floss every night. I brush my teech twice a day. I brush them when I wake up in the morning and before I go to bed. I saw the dentist twice last year but before that I have not been to the dentist regularly.

Nora

[kylesmom]

I brush 2-3 times a day and only floss in the days before and after dental visits... They always say they can't tell I don't floss b/c I have good brushing technique! [8D] (Lessens the guilt)

Jennifer 33
Kyle born 8-13-03 @ 38 weeks (PE and Class I HELLP)
Connecticut Coordinator

[lisac]

I never flossed unless I was headed to the dentist. Then when I read that there was an ongoing study about a possible link between gum disease and pre-e, I started flossing daily!

Lisa (35)

Jacqueline (stillborn 24 wks) severe pre-e

#2 EDD 6/11/05

[kpowers]

brush once a day floss what is that only for a short period after the dentist gets on me. Haven't seen a dentist in a couple of years. I remember when I was about 13 the dentist told me I have the starts of gum dieseas.

Kim mom to
Emma May Powers still born 12/12/04 sever PE & HELLP
ca.geocities.com/kimpowers@rogers.com/index.htm

[julie f]

I used to brush about three times a day, now I'm lucky if I can get in one![;)] Flossing... usually only when I realize that it's time to see the dentist - not good I know. I go to the dentist every six months.

Julie (28)
Zachary James, 7/22/03-7/27/03, born at 26wks - severe pe

Jackson Charles 01/24/05, 36wks 6dys - NO PE!!

Southern California Coordinator

[medicmommy]

I brush 2 times a day, and floss once in a while. I have major TMJ problems and don't get my teeth cleaned very often because it hurts my jaw for about a month afterward. I had read that poor dental hygeine is linked to premature labor, is it linked to pre-eclampsia too?

Robin
DS Ryne 14
DS Hunter stillborn 2/8/02
DD Katie 2
Baby Zane due 06/25/05

[lucy]

I brush once a day [:I] (used to brush at least 4 times a day) floss when I think of it which is hardly ever but I will have to do better if dhs mom comes here she flosses after she eats anything (even gum lol) and she has the stuff statshed everywhere too, I try to go to the dentist regularly and I def have the pink toothbrush and swollen gums from pregnancy.

Lucy (18) -Expecting a girl due date April 30,2005 Yey we got our induction date April 1st 2005 at 36 wks. Diagnosed with pre-eclampsia again at 31 wks

Proud mommy to Sebastian Orpheus stillborn at 26 wks due to pre-eclampsia we will always love and never forget you beautiful baby boy!

Mom to Garet 8
and Angie 7

[anne]

I brush 3 times a day and see the dentist 2 times a year...not so good with flossing.

I defnitely have "pink toothbrush" syndrome right now. It is amazing what pregnancy can do to your gums!

Anne
Cooper May 9, 2003 (HELLP and severe pre-e at 35 weeks)
EDD May 31, 2005

[denise]

I go to the dentist twice a year, brush at least once a day. I try to floss daily, but that doesn't happen often. More when I have a cleaning coming up![;)] I've got lots of filling from my younger years, but have really made an effort to take care of my teeth in the last 5-10 years.

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Denise (29) Co-coordinator for WI
Jason (32)
Ariana (21 months)5/3/03-just shy of 35 weeks: Class 1 HELLP
http://hometown.aol.com/oneyodafan/DeniseHomePage.htm