Kya aapke toothpaste mein namak hai? Agar hai bhi toh kya faayda? Sirf 5 mins brush karne se kuch bhala nahi hone wala hai aapke daanto ka. Wow! I can create cool ads also? Isn't it?
We all know this comic toothpaste ad where-in a common man while brushing encounters a ache in his tooth and lara dutta makes an appearance as a reporter and asks the person "KYA AAPKE TOOTHPASTE MEIN NAMAK HAI?". This hilarious ad has won the heart of millions of people across INDIA. Various forward messages are being made out of it, every time a person encounters an ache, the surrounding people say the same dialogues, hahaha reminds me of my college days where we used to make fun of this ad.
Now coming to the point, we are so much engaged in our work that we can't even dedicate 10 mins to brush our teeth?
During mid 80's, people used to use DAATUN, TWIGS etc to brush and they used to brush for not less than 10 mins everyday, so now u get your answer as to how old people have strong gums and can crack any nut.
As today was a holiday, I got up around 10 am and din't have any plans of moving out and so I decided that I would brush my teeth and watch ROADIES X (my favorite reality show). As I started brushing, I got a bad ache in my tooth and its was killing me. This made me realize that the last time that I brushed nicely was a week ago when I had to go to the temple to pray.
This made me very much conscious about my future and the consequences of not brushing teeth properly. If I wouldn't brush properly it meant that I would not have healthy gums and worst case can be that I would not have even teeth to bite something. This would refrain me from eating crisp eatables, hard stuffs too.
We learn at school that brushing twice a day is good manners and should be followed everyday, but are we even following it? Leave about twice a day, are we even brushing properly once?
It's not about brushing thrice a day or twice but even if we brush once a day for 15-20 mins is more than enough to kill all the germs and keep ourselves away from cavities.
Normal office days, I take the brush in my hand, wet it with water, apply toothpaste on it, brush for 30 seconds, left..right..left..right..gargle water out and I am done with brushing my teeth.
Is this enough?
I feel we all should take great care of our teeth because when we grow old and we won't be able to eat hard/crisp things than we would look back at today and say, wish I could have spend some more few seconds brushing nicely and things could have been different.
We tend to neglect small things causing it to become big in future. All it takes is few more seconds, brushing up, brushing down, brushing left, brushing right, gargling, cleaning tongue and by doing this everyday we can enjoy our meals/dinner/lunch even as we grow old.
Now I understand why always my mom scold me when I brush in mere 30 seconds. Realizing things before its too late is the best possible thing that can happen.
Today I brushed for around 25-30 mins and it was a nice feeling, a nice affair with my toothbrush, wish I could have realized this before, but still its not too late.
I promised to myself that I would dedicate at least 20 mins everyday and would ensure that I brush nicely and kill all bacteria.
One can use Listerine also but not quite often as it causes side effects later on.
A question that you should ask to yourself "AM I BRUSHING PROPERLY?"
If your answer is NO than give more time and brush nicely so that in future no one can stop you from enjoying the favorite food that you feel like having.
Kind Regards,
Nidhinpp
Keep smiling cheers!!!!!!
