Maintaining Healthy Teeth Through Regular Flossing

Posted by Jane Heart on May 27, 2010
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It can be really hard to start flossing. Starting a new habit is just as hard as stopping a bad habit.

Flossing specifically can be a hard habit to get started because at first your gums and teeth may be sore. It’s hard to convince ourselves to continue to do something that causes us discomfort. Just remember that if you keep it up, the soreness goes away and it gets easier and easier to floss.

It is very important to floss before bed. If you don’t floss before you get into bed, any food that is trapped between the teeth is going to be up next to the teeth, undisturbed, for 8 hours.

Here are the main reasons why you should start flossing today and keep it up for life:

Flossing gets where your toothbrush can’t. When you use your toothbrush there are areas of your mouth it just can’t reach.

New technology and fancy toothbrushes can fool us into thinking that flossing is redundant. Ths I is not the case.

If you want to be really ambitious and have incredibly healthy teeth and gums, consider flossing after each meal. Once a day is better than not at all of course, because flossing is very important for oral health.

Flossing also cleans the parts of the teeth that don’t show. When you floss, you push and pull the floss so that it goes down under the gumline. If you are unsure of proper technique, search for ‘flossing’ on YouTube. There are demonstration videos posted that you can learn from.

Flossing isn’t about just running a thread between your teeth. If you want to see how it is done right on your own teeth, see if the next time you to the dentist they would be willing to let you watch them do the flossing. Many times they’ll give you a hand mirror and let you see, so you’ll be able to start doing it at home too.

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