How often do you brush/floss/rinse in a day?

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arciedee
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Re: How often do you brush/floss/rinse in a day?

#16 Post by arciedee »

Brush: Three times a day (morning, after lunch, before bed)
Floss: Once a day (before bed... unless I forget, then morning... but it takes so long now with the Carriere in that I am much better about doing it at night)
Rinse: Only when I feel like I need to... I've been drinking more water with my meals to help move along anything that's gotten stuck in the hardware!

rhibee83
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Re: How often do you brush/floss/rinse in a day?

#17 Post by rhibee83 »

Brush: 3 times a day
Floss: Sometimes morning and lunch if something is stuck, but always at night.
Rinse: Don’t really rinse, more just swish water and swallow, but tend to rinse after dinner. Mouthwash a bed time cleaning.

xanidu2012
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Re: How often do you brush/floss/rinse in a day?

#18 Post by xanidu2012 »

Im a stay at home mom so I brush and rinse several times a day and floss before bed.
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Leebie3
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Re: How often do you brush/floss/rinse in a day?

#19 Post by Leebie3 »

Brush -1 sometimes 2
Floss -1
Rinse - water after every meal, mouthwash 1


Ortho said my teeth are incredibly clean..
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38yr old Mum to 3 (2 teens and a preppie) living in paradise with her man. BSSO surgery approx late April 2014!

catj1981
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Re: How often do you brush/floss/rinse in a day?

#20 Post by catj1981 »

Brush 3-4 times
Floss usually once every other day (sometimes more/sometimes less)
Rinse with water constantly. Rinse with mouth wash morning and night.

I'm a firm believer that good oral hygiene makes your treatment time faster. I'm 3 months ahead of schedule per my ortho. Getting all that crap out from in between your teeth gives them room to move....makes sense to me!

Winkos
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Re: How often do you brush/floss/rinse in a day?

#21 Post by Winkos »

a) Brush- Five to six times a day
b) Floss- One to two
c) Rinse- Two

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