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In a message dated 9/16/98 12:26:38 AM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << Don't neglect your teeth or gums, you can't get them back when they are gone. Also, you don't need to suffer. I hate getting my teeth fixed, >> I too enjoyed a long period of great dental health.. Then I lost one of my most used teeth (a left lower first molar). My dentist won't even make bridge for me . He is afraid I might aspirate it. I got off my dental duff and came up with this program I can share: In looking at it after writing , it seems way more complex than I thought. Even so, unless I try this when off or very dyskinetic, it routinely takes me five minutes to do. This only gets done once a day but that one time and the nighttime routine are critical. 1 Start with an anti-plaque rinse. Swoosh around briskly for slightly longer than the directions call for. 2 Floss briefly. Tie a knot in a generous piece of oversized (ribbon style) floss and run it through all the spaces between your teeth. 3 Brush well with an anti -plaque dentifrice (that's toothpaste for you folks in Portales) 4 Rinse well with Listerine or a similar generic. Try to swish it between your teeth, 5 End it by swishing around a fluoride containing gel. you can get this over the counter or at prescription strength from your dentist. At nighttime: (I usually do this while off--takes about 15 minutes). 1 Floss your back teeth (again, I like the knotted extra size ribbon) 2 Brush to get rid of the obvious build up. Your teeth should feel clean to your tongue (dentifrice is optional.) 3 Finally, rinse again as before with Listerine. The good one time cleaning is enough to slow plaque buildup and the other steps help prevent cavities. I like Listerine-not for its gosh awful taste or burning-but because it seems capable of reducing one's oral germ load. Regards, WHH 55/19