Health Flossing your teeth

Do you floss your teeth?


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Jun 3, 2014
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I ran out of dental floss on the weekend, but didn't have time to resupply until I went shopping today. These past few days my mouth has felt disgusting, as I imagined the build-up of plaque between my teeth which my 2 minutes of brushing had probably missed. For some reason, I felt the need to bring it up in a conversation with a friend today - they're like, "who the hell flosses"

I was shocked. Hell, I was absolutely grossed out. If my friend doesn't ever floss, there must be an enormous amount of bacteria festering in between their molars. Ugh, how can they live like that? Simply revolting.

Isn't it the norm for one's dental hygiene routine to include:

- brushing teeth/gums/tongue (twice a day)
- rinsing mouth out afterwards (with water or mouthwash)
- flossing (once a day)

????

Geez, after the experience of the past few days, I couldn't fathom going without any of those steps for more than 24 hours. The mere thought of it turns my stomach.

So, BigFooty - do you floss your teeth? Yes or No?

And if not, why?

Any dentists here? Would love a professional opinion to add to this inevitably enlightening discussion.
 
Have heard a way to get a daily floss in would be to have a mirror on the back of the toilet door and do it while defecating.

The posts and visits to this website would halve at a minimum if everyone here did that.
 

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Your reaction seems a little OCD, actually major OCD

I Floss when I remember or when something's stuck and I rarely other than a scale and clean every six months require any dental work.

The other half is a floss freak like yourself and is constantly requiring work - fillings, crowns and always chipping his teeth.

Luck of the draw and no big deal I don't think but that's just me
 
I floss every second day.
Do your cat(s) have a dental hygiene routine?

I brush my dog's teeth with this:

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Your reaction seems a little OCD, actually major OCD

I Floss when I remember or when something's stuck and I rarely other than a scale and clean every six months require any dental work.

The other half is a floss freak like yourself and is constantly requiring work - fillings, crowns and always chipping his teeth.

Luck of the draw and no big deal I don't think but that's just me
I pity whoever has to kiss you.

You should see my teeth. As white and straight as the finest veneers around. I owe it to my parents for spending thousands on orthodontic treatment when I was a teenager.
 
I pity whoever has to kiss you.

You should see my teeth. As white and straight as the finest veneers around. I owe it to my parents for spending thousands on orthodontic treatment when I was a teenager.

Never had any complaints Absolutely nothing wrong with my teeth. Dentist hates me for wasting his time when I go.

I have a picker in the car, one at work, And some floss in the bathroom and when the mood hits when I'm brushing and looking at my beautiful teeth in the mirror then I floss
 
Never had any complaints Absolutely nothing wrong with my teeth. Dentist hates me for wasting his time when I go.

I have a picker in the car, one at work, And some floss in the bathroom and when the mood hits when I'm brushing and looking at my beautiful teeth in the mirror then I floss
We should meetup some time and have a smile-off.
 
It would come down to what you eat IMO. If you're eating a steak everyday then you probably need to be flossing too.

I floss on occasion but wouldn't be a regular thing. I've been to the dentist and told I have clean teeth.
 
Floss multiple times a day after brushing. Use the little floss stick things, in fact my gums get sore from flossing too hard/much.

Only been doing this a couple months after my dentist told me to. Unfortunately have already done plenty of unreparable damage to my teeth from my younger days.
 

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I have periods where I'll floss or use those small brush things you can slide between teeth a fair bit. Basically becomes like a habit, I get fiddly watching a TV show or the footy so I decide it's a good time for some oral hygiene. Other times I run out of floss or the mini brush things and won't bother to replace them for ages.

Mouthwash I only really use if my mouth feels real filthy and I'm going somewhere.

Brush once daily. Dentists never has any complaints.
 
I have periods where I'll floss or use those small brush things you can slide between teeth a fair bit. Basically becomes like a habit, I get fiddly watching a TV show or the footy so I decide it's a good time for some oral hygiene. Other times I run out of floss or the mini brush things and won't bother to replace them for ages.

Mouthwash I only really use if my mouth feels real filthy and I'm going somewhere.

Brush once daily. Dentists never has any complaints.

I don't mean to be rude, but your breath probably reeks.
 
brush twice (sometimes 3 times as I work from home and my bathroom is 5 metres from my home office).
tongue scrape twice a day.
floss every night.
I find the mouthwashes mostly contain alcohol and dry out my mouth - any tips on a non-minty flavoured non-alcohol containing mouthwash?
I've posted elsewhere that I use cinnamon flavoured toothpaste as I cannot stand minty flavoured toothpaste.
 
Brush after breakfast and before bed every day, but usually only use mouth wash once a day. Sometimes I brush three times a day, depending on what I've had for lunch, and I keep a toothbrush & paste in my work bag just incase. I probably don't floss as much as I should, maybe only a couple of times a week? But always floss after having anything meaty.
 
How do you apply it? Brushing/rinsing? What are the benefits?

Helps fight gum disease and makes your mouth feel ultra clean. Put a drop of oil on your toothbrush with toothpaste.
 
People that don't floss daily are disgusting neanderthals that belong in the 16th century with practitioners of the Spanish Inquisition.

It's not difficult to pick some up at Woolworths and take two minutes out of your day to floss. If you have the time to waste on Bigfooty, you have more than enough to floss your teeth and be a decent person.

How truly revolting.
 
People that don't floss daily are disgusting neanderthals that belong in the 16th century with practitioners of the Spanish Inquisition.

It's not difficult to pick some up at Woolworths and take two minutes out of your day to floss. If you have the time to waste on Bigfooty, you have more than enough to floss your teeth and be a decent person.

How truly revolting.
And I was starting to like you...

I can't stand flossing, it's like fingers on a chalkboard to me. That said, brush twice daily, rinse regularly (not with mouthwash, there seems to be some potential health concerns there) and don't eat raw meat. Only have one filling, dentist says my teeth are perfectly fine. OP definitely has a small case of the OCDs.
 

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