this evening, i found my mouth was feeling less clean that i'd like, and it seems to be about the post-eating ritual - i was brushing gently after eating and not rinsing, after following advice that i want to maximize fluoride retention by not rinsing.
these guys indicate that this is kind of hokey advice:
ultimately, i'm driven by the empirical data of what i feel, not theoretical advice regarding what should or ought to be.
i'm going to guess that the truth is that both points are valid - you do want to rinse after you eat to wash away shit, but you also want to avoid washing off the fluoride. so, it would seem to me that the smartest thing to do, in order to react to this contradiction, is to brush away the shit first, and then apply fluoride after.
so, that's the update:
every day:
breakfast
- start with dish soap, soft brush [anti-bacterial]
- follow with medium toothbrush & novamin toothpaste & spit into cup. [may replace with stannous fluoride] [remove plaque].
- wait a half hour
- put remaining spit from previous day & the morning into a liter of water & drink it. wash cup. [recover fluoride]
- eat breakfast (fruit bowl)
- swoosh with calcium carbonate right away [to increase ph of mouth]
- wait ten minutes
- brush with soft toothbrush & no product and rinse away with water [remove food]
- brush with soft medium toothbrush & novamin toothpaste & spit into cup. [remove food, apply fluoride]
- apply prevident with more novamin. spit into cup. wait an hour. [fluoride treatment]
- put 1/8th of cup of diluted spit in a liter of water & drink it. [recover fluoride]
- put 1/8th of cup of diluted spit in after breakfast coffee. [recover fluoride]
supper:
- start with dish soap, soft brush [anti-bacterial]
- follow with medium toothbrush & novamin toothpaste & spit into cup. [may replace with stannous fluoride] [remove plaque]
- wait a half hour
- put 1/8th cup of diluted spit into a liter of water & drink it. [recover fluoride]
- eat supper (pasta)
- swoosh with calcium carbonate right away [to increase ph of mouth]
- wait ten minutes
- brush with soft toothbrush & no product and rinse away with water [remove food]
- brush with soft medium toothbrush & novamin toothpaste & spit into cup. [remove food, apply fluoride]
- apply nanohydroxyapatite gel. wait an hour. [remineralization treatment]
- put 1/8th of cup of diluted spit into a liter of water & drink it. [recover fluoride]
- put 1/8th of cup of diluted spit in after supper coffee [recover fluoride]
late-night:
- start with dish soap, soft brush [anti-bacterial]
- follow with medium toothbrush & novamin toothpaste & spit into cup. [may replace with stannous fluoride] [remove plaque]
- wait a half hour
- put 1/8th of cup of diluted spit into a liter of water & drink it [recover fluoride]
- eat late-night eggs
- swoosh with calcium carbonate right away [to increase ph of mouth]
- wait ten minutes
- brush with soft toothbrush & no product and rinse away with water [remove food]
- brush with soft medium toothbrush & novamin toothpaste & spit into cup. [remove food, apply fluoride]
- extra treatment? wait an hour, anyways,
- put 1/8th of cup of diluted spit into a liter of water & drink it [recover fluoride]
- sleep in the early morning, if i have to.
every three months:
- fluoride varnish