How much time and effort do you dedicate to your oral hygiene?

If we want to maintain our teeth, gums and general health it’s important to put in the work.

I’m 66 years old and up to now I’ve done OK just brushing 2 to 3 times a day with an manual tooth brush and flossing 3 times a day. However this was not enough to stop the slow progression of periodontal disease to the point where I recently needed a sub gingival curettage procedure to clean out the decaying gum tissue.

What I was doing before stopped being effective so I’ve gotten much more aggressive with my oral hygiene and yet I still only dedicate a total of 11 minutes of oral care per day.

I now use two electronic tooth brushes. “Philips Sonicare” for 2 minutes twice a day and “Oral -B Professional Care 2000” for 2 minutes twice a day plus I floss for one minute three times a day. I also use an antiseptic rinse twice a day.

What’s in your dental care arsenal?

How much time do you spend on oral hygiene?