This aint a post about how I really should start (for the record, I manage to brush my teeth at least once a month, sometimes twice if I feel brave), it's more to do with the seemingly ever increasing list of things that you apparently MUST do if you don't want your teeth to turn black, fall out and end up like the lead singer of the Pogues.
When I was young, the advice was, brush three times a day after every meal (not recommended now, as enamel is softer after a meal due to natural acid in your saliva). Then it was brush your teeth and floss, this was followed by brush your teeth, floss and use a mouthwash. I reckon that the real reason that all this tooth pampering works is that after brushing thoroughly, spending ages getting that floss into every crevice and swishing mouthwash around for ages, you don't have the courage to actually eat anything and ruin all that effort that you put into getting the bloomin things nice and shiny in the first place.
I'm not sure what they will come up with next, but there aint a lot that they can add to the teeth cleaning routine that won't make most normal people give up on the whole idea. Personally, I reckon the next big thing that they will try and push on us, will be a back to basics toothpaste with added microfibres for that built in floss while brush affect that also acts as a mouthwash. you can imagine the adverts, take 3 bottles into the bathroom, not with NEW IMPROVED SUPERPASTE (tm).
