Neglecting Your Dental Hygiene Can Hurt Your MS

I find myself lacking in this area as well. If I don't feel like I can brush them with toothpaste, then I just brush them with water thoroughly. I will also sit down and use a cup underneath my chin to catch the toothpaste and then just get up to rinse. It can be difficult to stay standing for so long, while brushing my teeth but I try to do it when I can. I have noticed that my teeth have begun to crumble a little bit in my mouth where I do have some cavities. I also noticed that my gums or doing something strange but they're not bleeding. It seems as though Ms affects every part of your body, nothing seems to be spared. I guess we do the best we can.

I have a question in regards to dental care. I’m in a wheelchair, so I’m able to brush regularly. Flossing is getting challenging, as my right hand weakens, but so far so good! My question is regarding the actual dental visit. It is so difficult transferring into the dentist’s chair from my chair. I use a sliding board, but it’s a little scary. Are there dentists who make accommodations for the handicapped? Just trying to plan ahead of time. Thanks for any advice!

I am 54 today but have been using a Water-Pik since I was 16. Even if I am too tired to brush my teeth, I can run the Water-Pik over my teeth and it gets a lot (teeth feel smooth and cleaned like I had just brushed them). I do add 2 capfuls of cheap mouthwash in the water reservoir.

Otherwise, I brush twice a day.

Thank you for this great dental tips! Dental hygiene is very important for everybody. In recent time, a lot of diseases have been linked to poor oral hygiene. Thank you for sharing The abstract states that MS and periodontal disease have a similar inflammatory origin.

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I can’t believe the author of this article simply gave up her investigation on the importance of having mercury amalgams removed just because her dentist said they were fine. Mercury is a heavy metal, toxic and known for its detrimental affects on the nervous system, specially the brain. When dentists put in what they call a “silver” amalgam which is mercury. They wear protection to ensure they themselves don’t let their skin touch the metal, and masks to ensure they don’t inhale it. Can you imagine taking all these precautions to put something that will go directly into your mouth? Every time you chew tiny particles come off and enter your bloodstream. While nursing my infant, I was told not to have my amalgam removed as I’d most likely inhale a ton of chemical release during the process. As this would enter my bloodstream it would taint my milk supply and then my breastmilk would be toxic for my baby. Mercury used to be a widely used ingredient in making hats which is where the term “Mad Hatter,” comes from. People who made hats ultimately fried their brains due to mercury exposure. Unbelievable that this is dismissed in the article. Even my dentist doesn’t do mercury fillings anymore because of the health issues and he pushes to have them reversed. I highly recommend deleting this horrible recommendation to ignore the amalgam factor as clearly one dentists’ poor opinion isn’t enough.

If you neglect your teeth can cause gingivitis, the milder form of gum disease which makes gums red, swollen, and quick-to-bleed.