Hello, I am Kristin Killops of Quantum Techniques.

If you’ve been told you have gum inflammation, gingivitis or periodontal disease, or perhaps when you’re at your dental exam, when the dentist is checking for what’s called “pocket depths” around the teeth, instead of healthy one or two numbers, you’re getting fours, fives or sixes. I have a really effective and simple technique, or treatment for you to do.

You take a Waterpik, and fill it 50/50; half warm water and half mouthwash. Then, you turn it on, and you take the wand, and you’re going to point it up into the gum line, that little juncture between the teeth and the gums. You’ll just follow the gum line around each tooth, pointing the flow of liquid up into that little crease. Then, you’ll go to the inside of the teeth and do the same on the upper, and then you’ll turn it down so the little tip is facing down, and you’ll go along the gum line of each of the lower teeth, outside and inside.

Do this at least once a day, perhaps at the end of the day, or if you are around home, you can do it after every meal, and the inflammation will subside, and the infection will heal. The numbers will go down to healthy numbers again for those pocket depths, and the redness and tenderness will be gone, and a multitude of eventual problems will be prevented. Pretty simple, pretty effective, and right there at your fingertips. Thanks!