How can I get my husband to brush his teeth?!


Question: How can I get my husband to brush his teeth?
I feel like I am telling my child to brush his teeth. But my husband won't brush his teeth unless I tell him to. I think it is very gross, and it is extra gross to a person who brushes 2-3 times a day, flosses in am and pm, and rinses with wash every time I brush as well. I know I can be a little ocd about it, and I am not trying to get him to be ocd, just take care of his teeth. He is also a smoker, so his teeth over the last year or so have been getting pretty bad, and it is sooooo gross. Sometimes I don't even want to kiss him because I think it is so grody. I need help on how to get him to brush his teeth on his own and not offend him. I don't want to hurt his feelings at all, but I want him to take care of himself better!

Answers:

Hello
tell him if he does not start brushing his teeth it may shorten his life. Teeth that get decayed can get abscesses and they can spread in your face and even go to the brain and kill. Having bad teeth wrecks your taste and eating will be very painful with rotten teeth. Eating and drinking will be awful. Also if he does not brush he will lose his teeth through gum disease . Gum disease is painful and the immune system will be so busy trying to fight off the infection in the mouth, it will be weakened and when something else comes along( flu, cold, other illness) the immune system will struggle with the fight. Having gum disease can actually cause heart disease and strokes( plaque gets into the blood stream or bacteria gets into the blood stream). Having bad teeth and gums can really muck your health up.

Eating hot and cold foods and hard foods will be impossible with bad teeth as the pain will be too much. Dying nerves in teeth are very very painful indeed( I had 2 teeth do this and it was awful). He will have to take pain killers all the time which is also bad for your health. Eventually he will need dentures and they are expensive. Losing your teeth ages you big time too and changes the shape of your face. Once the teeth and gums start going black and receding he will probably start getting very self conscious and his breath will be awful too.

Basically not brushing and flossing can wreck your life. It messes your face up and diet and confidence and immune system and general well being. People who floss can live up to 6 years longer than people who do not( have stronger immune systems and less chance of heart disease and stroke than people who do not floss).

Tell your hubby you love him and care about his health and well being and let him know how ill he will become if he does not start looking after his teeth and gums.

Hope that helps and good luck

myself



**** his feelings. honestly what first comes to my mind is why did you marry this dude? be direct and tell him to brush his teeth! my friend had a creep for a roommate and he never brushed his teeth either. it got so bad to the point where if he did brush them he would bleed and cry and say "the wind hurts my teeth." i guess they became that sensitive. He only found solace once there was food packed into the holes his teeth had. GROSS I'm sorry but your husband is stupid



show him what will happen if he doesnt brush his teeth
like here
http://www.google.co.uk/images?um=1&hl=e…



dont worry about his feelings ,its the worst and i hate to see it! get him told! it all comes down to being lazy and dirty! you have my sympathy!



Just don't kiss him until he brushes his teeth. That is really disgusting.



so, i' m assuming his hygeine in general is poor?



Don't worry about hurting his feelings. Why did you even marry this guy? I wouldn't even get into the same bed with him.



tell him to so it sets a good example to the kids and stop kissing him until he brushes



Um ewwww



dont kiss him until he brushes his teeth




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