There's one thing that couldn't be worse- that joke.

I thought it was clever

Took me a while but I got it! :D

We don't have a module on them, but we actually do get drilled on them! (Over and over and over...) So far, it's been talked about in at least five of my courses this semester. Popcorn is super bad for your teeth and boy, do they make sure that we all know it.

But popcorn is the greatest food on earth...how can something so good be so bad for you :'(

Bad for your teeth but good for your body... Popcorn needs to make up it's mind

You know, I've been getting that "healthy guns never bleed" line all my life, but my gums have -always- bled, from simple brushing, even using toothpaste for sensitive gums and such. Doesn't the bleeding act much like tears in trying to flush away things? I've never had a cavity in my life, I just get repeatedly told my gums are bleeding a lot and that I need to work on the gumline. No matter what. They just bleed at the slightest thing.

My gums aren't too sensitive actually. However, this particular satanic kernel made my gums bleed so horribly that if you hadn't known better, you would've thought satan himself had sacrificed something

#27 - Bleeding actually doesn't flush bacteria out - it lets it seep into the gum tissue where it causes infection and breakdown of the gingival tissue and, eventually, the alveolar bone and support structure of the tooth. :( That's why your dentist will always tell you that bleeding gums are a problem. I'm not very far in my training and I don't know your case, so I don't know why your gums bleed. My perio instructor always recommends modified bass technique for her perio/gingivitis patients though, so maybe look it up and talk to your dentist. It's a kind of brushing motion that focuses on the gumline and the tiny gap called the sulcus that exists between the gum tissue and the tooth. It cleans it out so there are fewer bacteria to cause bleeding.

27 - You're brushing too hard or using the wrong brush. Gums are NOT supposed to bleed. Bleeding gums is the first sign of gingivitis. Once you start flossing properly everyday, your gums will toughen up and become healthy (which means no bleeding)

#60 I've tried -everything- and they still bleed. Soft brush, two different kinds of electric, tons of different toothpastes, brushing methods, they just bleed. It's not a ton, and it's not painful, just a reliable thing. I'm going to be very insistent on the fact it doesn't hurt, because that's the part that the dentist never seems to get. I have to wonder if it's more a blood thing than a gum thing. My nasal passages bleed very easily too, and while I know split lips bleed a lot in general I think mine bleed more than average for minor cracks.