Love Your Gums

This post is an entry for BritMums’ #ORALBLoveYourGums Challenge sponsored by Oral-B, promoting healthy gums – something especially important for pregnant women. Get tips and advice on www.oralb-loveyourgums.com.”  

We're lucky in the UK to be offered an opportunity for free dental care during pregnancy and for the first year after birth  - this is offered because during pregnancy, your body is more susceptible to gum disease. It's important to get to know the symptoms and grab yourself a check up during this time.

I'm unlucky with my teeth - it's all down to genetics but basically I still have some baby teeth!!!! And some pretty major gaps! This is because I'm missing a fair few adult teeth, mine just never developed - it's got nothing to do with oral hygiene but I know that's an assumption people often make when they see my gaps!

I'd get my teeth fixed but the last quote was for a whopping £23k (yep! You read that right!) and much of the dental work would need repeating after about 15 years - Ohhh and its incredibly painful!

Some cultures believe a massive great big gap at the front is lucky!

Because of the appearance of my teeth, I take mouth health seriously and I'm happy to be a part of this campaign because I think we should all be aware of our gum health!

The new Oral B pro expert premium gum protection toothpaste has been clinically proven to help prevent and reduce gum problems in 4 weeks, it helps to slow bacterial growth, reduces plaque and fights tartar. I really like this toothpaste, it's got a hint of a mild almost medicated taste alongside the mint. 

Emma in Bromley xx