Do you floss?

LiE · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:24

I'm curious to know how many people floss and how often?

Recently I've been flossing once a week.

Sunbed · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:25

Hardly ever. Just brush and sometimes use mouthwash.

PhillyDee · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:26

Never ever.

markk · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:27

Only started late last year, and only once a week

bainbridge · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:29

Every day, technique has got better with practice & now I never need to see the hygenist after a check up.

MooMoo444 · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:30

Never floss, just a good brush then a swill of mouthwash. Does the job.

scorza · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:30

My dental hygeniest (lovely girl btw) flossed me for the first time in my life a couple of weeks ago. It was excruciating so I don't think I'll bother.

Craig1981 · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:31

Brushing seems enough for me.

G-MAN2004 · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:31

Every morning.

krooton · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:31

I really struggle, my teeth seem to close together to get the damn things in between.

Switched to floss-action heads for my leccy toothbrush, and it surprisingly makes a difference.

megakid · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:32

I went to the dentist yesterday for a check up and got told I should floss as I don't at the moment. I might try it but I have no idea how!

Is it just like whipping the towel back and forth between your legs after you've got out the shower only on a smaller scale?

Cosimo · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:32

Very rarely but I occasionally use a toothpick.

Oynas · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:33

It's one of those things that I always mean to do, but always seem to forget. My current floss has lasted months because it's seldom used.

[FnG]magnolia · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:35

Every time I brush my teeth. It helps remove crap that your brush can't reach and this in turn leads to less decay and bad breath.

krooton · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:36

megakid said:
I went to the dentist yesterday for a check up and got told I should floss as I don't at the moment. I might try it but I have no idea how!

Is it just like whipping the towel back and forth between your legs after you've got out the shower only on a smaller scale?

Nope, everyone thinks that you are supposed to scrape back and forth, but you are supposed to just pull it down the gumline, and scrape up and down. Sawing back and forth will just make you bleed.

bainbridge · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:36

scorza said:
My dental hygeniest (lovely girl btw) flossed me for the first time in my life a couple of weeks ago. It was excruciating so I don't think I'll bother.

The first week can be painful & you might get a little bleeding but your gums soon toughen up. After a while you can be quite forceful & it doesn't hurt.

My hygenist told me if I want to keep my teeth till old age then I must floss, so I'm just doing what is suggested by the professionals. She also said the reason older Americans have good teeth is because they floss.

Vonhelmet · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:44

krooton said:
I really struggle, my teeth seem to close together to get the damn things in between.

That's probably not your teeth - that's probably the gunk on them.

CaptainRAVE · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:52

Nope, too much effort. Just the usual brushing and mouthwash

jp_bl_68 · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:54

Floss two or three times a week. Mouthwash twice a day, sometimes more. Brush twice a day.

topgun06 · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:55

Never ever done it. I just brush with the occasional mouthwash.