How to Properly Floss Your Teeth

Not only should you be brushing your teeth twice a day, but you should also be flossing at least once a day.  Flossing in conjunction with brushing  will keep your mouth healthy by reaching places between your teeth where your brush cannot reach.  In addition, flossing also helps to prevent gum diseases.

Good Flossing Techniques

To start a good flossing habit and technique, wrap approximately 18 inches of floss around the middle fingers of each hand.  Next, hold a small amount of floss about an inch tightly between your thumb and forefingers.  Then proceed to gently insert the floss between the teeth and remember to get behind the teeth in the back as well.  If you have braces or a hard time holding floss, there are many products you can use to clean between your teeth as well such as:

Floss Sticks

0932875001659988028.jpgPopular for the ease of use and convenience, floss picks are small, plastic devices with dental floss pre-threaded into them.  They rid you of the need of having to wind floss around your fingers.  

Waterpicks

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Also known as oral irrigators, electric water picks are another alternative option to cleaning between teeth.  It uses a jet stream of water to remove food and other debris from teeth and gums.  


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