Just got back from Dentist.

[Polluted]

No problems in my snus zones, however I have a few 5mm pockets in my back teeth from plaque build up. Im only 26. Just had a deep cleaning done, Any tips or recommendations?

[Burnsey]

.....better hygiene....I hate flossing, but had the same 5mm pockets, deep cleaning(scaling)......... fear has made flossing one of my favorite pastimes.....

Going on three years snusing and no problems in my snus locations...

[BasseBlues]

After I started using an electric tooth brush some years back, I have never have any plaque problem anymore. That in combination with floss an fluoride rinsing each night keep my dentist out of work ;-).

Going on 40+ years using snus, I have no problem from it. I use both the left and right side of my upper lip and switch from time to time.

Snus is the spice of life...

[piks101]

You might want to consider the Dr. Ellie protocol per the steps below. I have been using for a few years now and dental health has really improved.

Rinse with CloSYS™ mouthwash. This is available at Walgreen’s.
Brush with Crest® Original Paste. Yes, regular paste. Don't get fancy with this. No whitening agents, tartar control additives, stannous fluoride, sodium monofluorophosphate, or triclosan.
Rinse with Listerine® - the original (regular or mint etc..). No plaque, tartar control, or whitening agents.
Rinse with ACT® Anticavity Fluoride - again. The original not ACT Restore.
Use a good medium-soft regular toothbrush disinfected after every use with Listerine then rinse with water.
Xylitol. Chew Xylitol gum or rinse with it inbetween/after meals. (Xylitol is also in Norther Snus, so I have that more than covered...haha)

You can get more info from her blog/book. www.drellie.com www.askdrellie.blogspot.com

[Andy105]

I brush once a day with regular toothpaste and an electric toothbrush that's laden with bacteria and an occasional cat hair.
No cavities in the last couple visits, so it must be the cat hair.

[Tristik]

After I started using an electric tooth brush some years back, I have never have any plaque problem anymore. That in combination with floss an fluoride rinsing each night keep my dentist out of work ;-).

Same here. I haven't had a cavity for probably 3 years now and even that one was really tiny. Electric brush w/ Sensodyne toof pase, floss (I prefer the handle kind instead of the string rolls), and ACT alcohol free flouride mouthwash. Dentist knows I use oral tobacco, has told me 'you know that's really no good for you', but has never so much as mentioned anything about pockets or gum recession or anything of the sort. Been snusing over 5 years now.

[piks101]

Same here. I haven't had a cavity for probably 3 years now and even that one was really tiny. Electric brush w/ Sensodyne toof pase, floss (I prefer the handle kind instead of the string rolls), and ACT alcohol free flouride mouthwash. Dentist knows I use oral tobacco, has told me 'you know that's really no good for you', but has never so much as mentioned anything about pockets or gum recession or anything of the sort. Been snusing over 5 years now.

What is oral tobacco...I just use snus...haha. I definitely have gum recession in the pocket both sides, hasn't seemed to be progressing just receded and stopped, noticeable higher than the rest of my teeth though.

[piks101]

I brush once a day with regular toothpaste and an electric toothbrush that's laden with bacteria and an occasional cat hair.
No cavities in the last couple visits, so it must be the cat hair.

that's what you get for owning a cat.