Dental Hygeine: Day 5

Fun facts on the fives:

So I found results from an AAP (American Academy of Periodontology) survey. Some interesting results:

**50% consider the smile the first facial feature they notice
- probably true for me, although it would depend on whether or not they considered hair a facial feature.

**80% are not happy with their smile
- I am probably in this group. I am not happy with my 'smile for the camera' smile. But my spontaneous laughter smile is beautiful. Big difference there.

**32% of Americans cite bad breath as the least attractive trait of their co-workers.
-not me, BO is the worst, the absolute worst.

** 60% of people who don't know that a sore jaw, when combined with chest pain, can signal a heart attack-especially in women
- I did know this, but I would expect that most do not.

AND MOST AMUSING
**73% of Americans would rather go grocery shopping than floss.
- Now, I LOVE grocery shopping, so this is a no-brainer. But you wonder why it is that flossing is so universally unloved? It's not hard. It's not painful (usually) and it only takes five minutes. Why is it such an unpleasant experience for so many?

This was really entertaining. I wonder what else I can find between now and day 10?

**Daily report for yesterday**
Day 4

I managed to get myself into the bathroom to brush and floss twice yesterday. So my 'morning' stint was more like 11:30 am, but I did it. I really need an honest to goodness job, or at least to be not sick and therefore maybe, just maybe, get dressed before noon.

I need to be careful, I am starting to see the signs of brushing 'too hard' and therefore pushing back the gums on the left side. Gentle is still effective. This is usually the sign that it's time to replace my toothbrush. I will add it to the agenda.