Can my oral health be influenced by my ex's bad dental hygine?
Hey dear dentists,
I have been dating my ex, for 3 years on and off. During this time, we spent 1 year together, and then had a break, and got back together for 4 more months. He has really bad dental hygine. I overlooked it because I always had great teeth which did not need much care.
However, after this first year, I noticed my teeth looked really stained, especially between the lower teeth. And I started to go get professional cleanings, only for the staining to return whithin a few days.
I have always drank coffee, so that did not change. This has been going on for around 2 years now, I get cleanings 2 per year, and ever since I started to floss and dilute my coffee with more milk (recently swapped it with matcha) it is way better. But the staining still came back every time.
I use flouride, I floss every evening, I brush twice per day very gently.
Could I ever get rid of his bacterias? What can I do? I miss my perfect teeth!
Help would be appreciated!