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BatTheMan
Canada759 Posts
Poll: I floss... (Vote): before brushing my teeth (Vote): after brushing my teeth (Vote): not I was told to floss more by my dentist to reduce gum disease, should I do it before or after brushing my teeth? Should I go over each crack twice? I had no idea what was the best way to do it and I ended up Flossing, Brushing, Flossing, Brushing and finally Rinsing. | ||
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NewbSaibot
3849 Posts
As far as each crack, make sure you hit each side of the gumline... you dont need to pull the floss out from between the teeth to do this.. just insert it, go down on one side of the tooth, BENEATH the gumline, as far down as it will comfortably go (a couple of millimeteres, you would be surprised) , and then go back and forth with it real quick, then lift it enough to slide over your gumline and go down into the other side... then pull it completely from that tooth crack and proceed to the next. I would also add, dont use those silly flossing tools.. You will usually get plaque or food particles or something on the floss from each tooth, or it will build up every few tooth.. essentially dirty used floss.. you dont want to go re-inserting that back into your next gum. So you should learn how to properly wrap several feet of floss around your fingers, so you can jump from one tooth to the next, and quickly wind fresh floss across your fingers so you can always hit each tooth with a fresh piece. | ||
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Stat.Quo
Canada540 Posts
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_Bandit_
Canada115 Posts
If you brush first, then you don't get any of the between-teeth stuff. Then when you floss after, you loosen it up a bit, but it's still sitting there (since you don't sweep it out with the brush!). Yeah, I think that's the explanation.............. | ||
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BatTheMan
Canada759 Posts
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lil.sis
China4650 Posts
and battheman, everyone has gingivitis | ||
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Cygnus
United States846 Posts
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Locked
United States4182 Posts
On April 03 2006 09:11 Stat.Quo wrote: I brush, floss, and then brush again. i like to do this, but i'll make like the brushing before not as thorough of course i don't floss nearly often enough, only like once a week (while i brush at least twice a day) don't use mouthwash normally either | ||
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Feuerbach
Germany95 Posts
LOLOL | ||
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[X]Ken_D
United States4650 Posts
Anyone else bleed when they haven't floss for a while? | ||
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dronebabo
10866 Posts
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7op
Canada654 Posts
On April 03 2006 13:07 dronebabo wrote: floss? dental floss | ||
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Patriot.dlk
Sweden5462 Posts
That's becouse then the stuff from the paste get's down between and stuff | ||
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superjoppe
Sweden3683 Posts
On April 03 2006 13:07 dronebabo wrote: floss? you rub a thing thread between your teeths its really gay | ||
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Patriot.dlk
Sweden5462 Posts
On April 03 2006 09:11 Stat.Quo wrote: I brush, floss, and then brush again. ye thats great imo | ||
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SP)diQ
1107 Posts
dental floss? | ||
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tadste
Peru477 Posts
floss | ||
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doedrikthe2nd
Sweden981 Posts
i brush twice a day thats enough. haven't had a hole in 10 years | ||
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88)GuMMi
Sweden720 Posts
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On April 03 2006 09:11 Stat.Quo wrote: I brush, floss, and then brush again. | ||
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Meta
United States6225 Posts
we must have a ton of dentists on this site or something | ||
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karelen
Sweden2407 Posts
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venusian.kohai
Canada741 Posts
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Frits
11782 Posts
pointless Why bump this anyways. :[ | ||
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
11739 Posts
On April 03 2006 14:08 Patriot.dlk wrote: I asked my dentist and it's supposted to be used after brushing! That's becouse then the stuff from the paste get's down between and stuff Your dentist is wrong. Another guy's mom (oral hygenist) says the other way, my oral hygenist says the other way, and so does my dentist. Honestly, I don't think it matters all that much, but I think it'd be better for your teeth to have toothpaste left over than it would be to have plaque left all over them. On April 03 2006 12:56 [X]Ken_D wrote: I floss 1st then brush. I brush to clean up clean up any junk left behind. Anyone else bleed when they haven't floss for a while? Yes, but it has to be a pretty long while. | ||
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