What's the deal with salt water?

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Tunkabean
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#16 Post by Tunkabean »

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Tunkabean wrote:I just rinsed with salt water and right after proceeded to put on some wax......it didn't seem to wanna stick so easily.

I'm guessing I should have rinsed out the salt water before.

Anyone experience this :?:
Don't do that Tunkabean ... make sure the salt is dissolved, rinse ... and then if you need to dry the bracket and put the wax on ... don't rinse again.

Read what linda21 has written above ... it explains clearly why you don't rinse the salt water away!

Good luck! :banana:
I agree...thats why I leave the salt water rinse. I guess drying the bracked before putting the wax is the better soloution. Thanks.
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#17 Post by Way Too Old For This »

Am I the only person who absolutely cannot rinse with salt water? I start gagging it if just touches my lips. Same thing happens when I go to the ocean. I love salty foods, but salt water.....yeccchhhh !!

That baking soda toothpaste is just as bad for me. And then there's that new toothpaste that tastes like vanilla. I'm sorry, I don't want my mouth to smell like food....thats what I'm trying to get rid of. :lol:
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#18 Post by weird_wired »

Way Too Old For This wrote:Am I the only person who absolutely cannot rinse with salt water? I start gagging it if just touches my lips. Same thing happens when I go to the ocean. I love salty foods, but salt water.....yeccchhhh !!

That baking soda toothpaste is just as bad for me. And then there's that new toothpaste that tastes like vanilla. I'm sorry, I don't want my mouth to smell like food....thats what I'm trying to get rid of. :lol:
Me too - I can't bear swilling with salt water. However I have found it seems to make ulcers heal more quickly, horrid though it is, and reduce pain somewhat.

My dentist cautioned me that baking soda toothpaste can be too abrasive for people with already-sensitive teeth, so I limit when I used it.

I do prefer a minty taste, but vanilla is also quite pleasant. Especially if you are going to be eating soon after - for example, you eat your first course, and get horrific food stuck all over that is really uncomfortable. So you pop to the bathroom to quickly brush. You could just use water, but it always feels nicer to use some paste: vanilla would be great here, as mint might overpower your next course. It's such a mild flavour.
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