Hi Payal, Thanks a million for your informative response. I will surely implement your suggestions.
However, I would like to make a clarification here. When I say I brush thrice, I mean that I repeat the same procedure of applying toothpaste and brushing my teeth 3 times in one brush itself. So, when I brush in the morning, I repeat that procedure 3 times. I mostly do that because I don't know whether my teeth have become perfectly white after brushing or not. On 5/2/12, payal <[email protected]> wrote: > Mohit, > > Relevant questions, these are. Nothing to be ashamed of and certainly > better > to ask than be caught with a situation you'd rather not have to face. This > was my first pertinent question when I put myself through rehab, and this > is > what I learned... > > To apply toothpaste clean and clear on the bristles, hold your toothbrush > between your thumb and forefinger by the bristles. This way you know the > length of the bristles and have a point of reference when you apply > toothpaste. Use the other hand to squeeze the toothpaste onto the bristles > which have the reference of your fingers holding it and no extra will go > beyond the length of them. Start squeezing the tube from the beginning of > the bristles to the end and let it go. Does this make sense? > > As for oral hygine, most dentists today give you the exact instructions to > brush, floss and use a mouthwash to ensure you have no food particles or > odour left. Twice is in any case the recommended number of times one should > brush your teeth, but if you feel like you're not sure of how your mouth > smells after a meal, go ahead and brush again. Go easy on the teeth, you > may > end up with no enamel and need a capping instead. Just being funny, but I > would suggest you see a dentist and ask the hyginenist there to help you > with the exact technique of brushing your teeth and any other care you may > need. A regular enough routine with that should help. > > Long drawn instructions, hopefully of some help there. > > Payal > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mohit Shah > Shah > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 4:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AI] Applying toothpaste > > Hi all, > > I am back with another question. > Many of you might think that I ask these questions just for fun, but > trust me, I ask them because this is the best place for me to get real > and honest answers. > And I firmly believe that every visually impaired person has had these > questions in his/her mind at some point, but most of us are too shy to > ask such things openly. > > So, my question is this: How can I ensure that while applying > toothpaste on my brush, no squiggles of paste unintentionally get > dropped and make the whole place messy? > Also, how can I make sure that I've brushed my teeth properly and > correctly? > I have a strange and insane habit of brushing my teeth thrice to > ensure that nothing remains behind and everything gets covered. > This often leads to immense wastage of toothpaste and leaves behind > even more squiggles of paste. > So, please guide me in this matter. > > You can mail me off-list if you don't wanna talk about this publicly. > > Controversially yours, > Mohit > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
