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Healthy
Tips
Cleaning between your teeth
Even if you brush twice a day, decay-causing bacteria still lingers between teeth where tooth-brush bristles can't reach. Flossing removes plaque and food particles from between teeth and under the gum line. We can provide instructions on proper flossing techniques. The following suggestions may help:
If you haven't been flossing, you may experience sore or bleeding gums for the first five or so days that you floss. This should stop once the plaque is broken up and the bacteria removed. If bleeding does not stop, see your dentist.
If you have trouble handling floss, you may wish to try a floss holder or another type of inter dental cleaning aid. Inter dental cleaners include If you have trouble handling floss, you may wish to try a floss holder or another type of inter dental cleaning aid. Inter dental cleaners include picks, sticks or special narrow brushes used to remove plaque from between teeth. We can explain the proper use of these implements.
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Break
off about 18 inches of floss and wind most of it around
one of your middle fingers. |
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Wind
the remaining floss around the same finger of the other
hand. This finger will take up the floss as it is used. |
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Hold
the floss tightly between your thumbs and forefingers,
with about an inch of floss between them. Leaving no
slack. Gently slide the floss between your teeth. Do not
jerk or snap the floss into the gums. |
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When
the floss reaches the gum line, curve it into a C-shape
against one tooth. Gently slide it into the shape between
the gum and tooth until you feel resistance. |
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Hold
the floss against the tooth. Gently rub the side of the
tooth, moving the floss away from the gum. |
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Don't
forget to floss the back of the last tooth. This is a
critical area where plaque often collects |
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Healthy
Tips
The Problem of Plaque
Brushing Basics
Cleaning between your teeth
Be a Wise Dental Consumer
Maintaining a Healthy Smile
Facts on Oral Cancer
For lactating mothers always
clean teeth after feeding your babies
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