Thursday 5 July 2012
Another successful trip to the dentist. I've kept my gums in the maintenance phase and have only got one small pocket to focus on this time. What a difference a year can make. To congratulate myself on my good work I am having some cosmetic improvements. I am really excited about this and didn't hesitate when asked if I like the natural look or the Hollywood style. Give me a gleaming American every day please! It's incredible that I enjoy going to the dentist these days. It is a place I am now totally comfortable with and I seem to pop in every month. I've swapped injections and condemnation for education, support and advice.
Friday 29 June 2012
Gumsaver Brush £4.99
Finally, the wait is over and the Gumsaver brush is on the market. This is fantastic news and I firmly believe everybody who cares about their smile should have one.
click here to buy a brush for £4.99
click here to buy a brush for £4.99
Saturday 24 March 2012
The Gumbrush - a testimonial.
The Gumbrush is like a toothbrush, with a handle and bristles, but is designed to enable you to clean under the gumline. A space normally only reached by dental hygienists. It is comfortable and light to hold (just like a toothbrush) but has two separate points of bristles at the end that fit onto either side of your teeth.
The brush fits easily into the space in between your teeth and under your gums. You agitate it and the movement of the bristles cleans off the plaque that has built up on the part of your teeth that sits under the gum. This plaque attracts the bacteria that results in gum disease. If you can get rid of it you can have healthy gums.
With regular use I have been able to stop my gums bleeding when I brush my teeth (a symptom of gum disease) and return them back to a healthy state. I had advanced gum disease and now, four months later, my gums are healthy and my teeth are secure.
I have not had any trips to the hygienist. This has all been achieved by using the Gumbrush in the comfort of my own home, mostly while watching Eastenders!
When I first started using it my gums bled a lot but now they don't. If I see a tiny spec of blood I know that I really need to get the Gumbrush to work on this area (pocket). My dentist tells me I am now in the 'maintenance phase'. In practical terms this means spending less than ten minutes a night (after using a normal manual toothbrush and toothpaste) using the Gumbrush. I do this whilst lying in bed with a good book. It's really not a big deal.
The benefits of being prepared to clean your gums yourself are:healthy gums and secure teeth. Because you can clean them every day there is no plaque build up between trips to the hygienist. It's also a lot less painful and a lot cheaper.
If I had not used this brush I dread to think what state my gums would be in by now. I am so grateful and happy to have been given the power to restore my gums to good health myself. I am now in control of my gums and teeth. It's up to me.
My gums are now healthy enough for me to have some cosmetic work to fill in the gaps that had developed between my teeth. Walking out of the dentist's looking and feeling better than before you went in is a completely new experience for me, and it's certainly putting a smile back on my face.
So if you want to be the one in control of your gum health, the Gumbrush, is the perfect brush for you.
The brush fits easily into the space in between your teeth and under your gums. You agitate it and the movement of the bristles cleans off the plaque that has built up on the part of your teeth that sits under the gum. This plaque attracts the bacteria that results in gum disease. If you can get rid of it you can have healthy gums.
With regular use I have been able to stop my gums bleeding when I brush my teeth (a symptom of gum disease) and return them back to a healthy state. I had advanced gum disease and now, four months later, my gums are healthy and my teeth are secure.
I have not had any trips to the hygienist. This has all been achieved by using the Gumbrush in the comfort of my own home, mostly while watching Eastenders!
When I first started using it my gums bled a lot but now they don't. If I see a tiny spec of blood I know that I really need to get the Gumbrush to work on this area (pocket). My dentist tells me I am now in the 'maintenance phase'. In practical terms this means spending less than ten minutes a night (after using a normal manual toothbrush and toothpaste) using the Gumbrush. I do this whilst lying in bed with a good book. It's really not a big deal.
The benefits of being prepared to clean your gums yourself are:healthy gums and secure teeth. Because you can clean them every day there is no plaque build up between trips to the hygienist. It's also a lot less painful and a lot cheaper.
If I had not used this brush I dread to think what state my gums would be in by now. I am so grateful and happy to have been given the power to restore my gums to good health myself. I am now in control of my gums and teeth. It's up to me.
My gums are now healthy enough for me to have some cosmetic work to fill in the gaps that had developed between my teeth. Walking out of the dentist's looking and feeling better than before you went in is a completely new experience for me, and it's certainly putting a smile back on my face.
So if you want to be the one in control of your gum health, the Gumbrush, is the perfect brush for you.
Monday 6 February 2012
A new way of treating gum disease.
After a confident lifetime of my smile being my best feature, I was now on the unwelcome road of seemingly unstoppable gum disease and wobbly teeth. I needed help and I needed it fast. I decided to see a new dentist.
If ever there is a dentist who is secretly a super hero it is Hani Mostafa. During my first appointment comic book hero Hani delivered his blows in punches. Yes, he was horrified by the state of my gums. My measurements were off the scale (the computer couldn't input gum recession that was over point 10) and Hani confirmed that my estimation was correct; I was heading towards my teeth and gums no longer being attached. This was a divorce I did not want to see.
When someone gives you really bad news it is helpful if they can deliver it with compassionate empathy, a genuine desire to help and the real life skills to do so. It was my blessed good luck that gums were to Hani what Gotham city is to Batman. Something to be saved and cleaned up for the good of humanity. Hani is no ordinary dentist;. Hani is a dentist who had made a gumbrush to fight gum disease, and when I first saw him he was in need of a patient with gums as bad as mine, to prove just how well his gumbrush worked.
Hani sent me off with an expensive prototype of his new gumbrush and instructed me to push the brush right into the spaces between my gums and teeth. Yes, that's right, under the gumline and along the enamel that is behind them. This is the part of the mouth normally only reached by dental hygienists and, in my case, under anaesthetic.
What followed was bloody to say the least.
If ever there is a dentist who is secretly a super hero it is Hani Mostafa. During my first appointment comic book hero Hani delivered his blows in punches. Yes, he was horrified by the state of my gums. My measurements were off the scale (the computer couldn't input gum recession that was over point 10) and Hani confirmed that my estimation was correct; I was heading towards my teeth and gums no longer being attached. This was a divorce I did not want to see.
When someone gives you really bad news it is helpful if they can deliver it with compassionate empathy, a genuine desire to help and the real life skills to do so. It was my blessed good luck that gums were to Hani what Gotham city is to Batman. Something to be saved and cleaned up for the good of humanity. Hani is no ordinary dentist;. Hani is a dentist who had made a gumbrush to fight gum disease, and when I first saw him he was in need of a patient with gums as bad as mine, to prove just how well his gumbrush worked.
Hani sent me off with an expensive prototype of his new gumbrush and instructed me to push the brush right into the spaces between my gums and teeth. Yes, that's right, under the gumline and along the enamel that is behind them. This is the part of the mouth normally only reached by dental hygienists and, in my case, under anaesthetic.
What followed was bloody to say the least.
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