Colgate or Crest? Everyone waves vigorously to welcome Agathafrye

[smetchie]

Lori wrote: "Ya know, I'll have to give Tom's another try. Jake used to love it, the strawberry thank you very much, no orange. It's just that I need sensitive tp, and Tom's doesn't make one. They SHOULD!

I on..."

This might be a bunch of corn but my hygienist told me that the tartar control and the whitening stuff are what makes people's teeth hurt. She said don't bother with the "sensitive" toothpaste because they are just the ones without all that. (she said go with plain crest or whatever.) Tom's probably doesn't have any of that stuff to begin with. I haven't looked this up or done any research.

[Lori]

Gretchen, that's interesting! Except in my case it's because I have recessed gums due to oral surgery. FLOSS everyone!

[Sally, la reina]

Gretchen wrote: "Lori wrote: "Ya know, I'll have to give Tom's another try. Jake used to love it, the strawberry thank you very much, no orange. It's just that I need sensitive tp, and Tom's doesn't make one. They ..."

Huh! my dentist told me that it was the Whitening kinds that make my teeth hurt. So I don't use sensitive, but I certainly don't use whitening.

[Phoenix]

Hello and welcome Agathafrye!

[Sally, la reina]

Are you waving? I can't tell.

[Phoenix]

I forgot to wave...let me fix that :)

*does full body wave and blows kisses in welcome to Agathafrye*

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Gretchen wrote: "Gail "cyborg" wrote: "They are lovely. Hi from me too Agathafrye."

unlike your new avatar, cyborg. FREAKY!"

I am starting to get a complex now. You are making my spikes sweat.

[Sarah]

Gretchen wrote: "This might be a bunch of corn but my hygienist told me that the tartar control and the whitening stuff are what makes people's teeth hurt. She said don't bother with the "sensitive" toothpaste because they are just the ones without all that. (she said go with plain crest or whatever.) Tom's probably doesn't have any of that stuff to begin with. I haven't looked this up or done any research.."

My dentist said to use the sensitive stuff because I was crawling the walls when I did just about anything (brush, drink water, etc.) It has worked.
The whitening stuff softens your teeth, I think. Can't be good.

[Sally, la reina]

I was crawling the walls too, but I hardly think I was being dramatic about it. They "tested my sensitivity" by doing things like
1. holding an ice cube directly to my tooth until I "felt it."
2. whacking the front of my teeth, and then the center of my molars, with a little metal hammer.
3. putting a q-tip soaked in hot water up against the front of my teeth.

[Zen]

Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "Why, Zen? I haven't tried Tom's. How is it better than the others?"

Not better, but other toothpaste just tastes so...sweet. Like how I just can't eat bubblegum ice cream or have a "dessert" pizza.

[Agathafrye]

Hi, everybody! In tooth related news, I just got another stabbing tooth pain in my two fractured back tooths... dental torture is pending in two weeks.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

Aaah! I'm so sorry to hear that, AF. Anything I can do?

Huh, lately there's been a lot of people having nasty dental work.

[Agathafrye]

Would you like to come over and yank them out? Kidding. Kind of.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

I was thinking more like rides to the dentist, or coming over with milkshakes aftewards, that kind of thing, AF. :)

[Sally, la reina]

Good lord! you have to wait two weeks for them to fix it?

[Heidi]

OHHH!!! That sucks. Speaking of "come over and yank them out," a friend of mine posted a video a few years back of her yanking a friend's tooth out. He didn't have insurance, so several of them crammed into a bathroom and watched as they took turns trying to help him get his tooth out. After it was pulled, they cleaned the area and he had a big bloody toothy happy grin. It was THE most incredible video I've ever seen.

OH!

And HI! Hi hi hi, Agathafrye. :) I love that Jackie's friend has made an appearance here. I hope you'll stick around.

[Agathafrye]

It's my own fault, I rescheduled twice because it was going to be a two hour appointment and everybody and their mother has been on vacation at my work lately. Now it's only a week and two days...

[Heidi]

Agathafrye wrote: "It's my own fault, I rescheduled twice because it was going to be a two hour appointment and everybody and their mother has been on vacation at my work lately. Now it's only a week and two days..."

Well, good luck with that.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

We always used Crest growing up and I never switched. When I am at Target I feel overwhelmed by the array of Crests - size, flavor, price. I usually just buy the cheapest Crest.

Oh, I did go through a phase when I bought Arm & Hammer baking soda toothpaste. Do they even make it anymore? I liked it. I love the taste of baking soda. Maybe I should just rub it on my teeth and save money.