Why would an electric toothbrush be better than hand-held? I find them messy
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so they don't help in my dental hygiene.
I use
Sensodyne as recommended by my Dentist when the gums/teeth are sensitive. He suggested that I put a small blob onto my finger and rub round all the gum line, pressing it into the 'gaps' below the gum. It certainly stopped sensitivity for me
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and I'm the biggest sceptic in the World
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Go back to the hand-held brush. The enamel can be worn quite quickly by undue pressure. My Dentist suggested it, vaguely but I refused having tried one years++ ago. Apparently rinsing with
Corsidel [sp] once a day can help. I use
Tip-pe brushes size according to the gaps and they really do clean out what the brush can't touch.
For acute pain I take
Nurofen - Dad used to apply oil of cloves, ?osmosis?