How Often Should I floss?

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How Often Should I floss?

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Ideally and in reality how often should I floss having braces?
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I floss once a day after my final toothbrushing session before I sleep...
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CountessDeSangre wrote:I floss once a day after my final toothbrushing session before I sleep...

If this was Facebook, I would "like" your response :)
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I'm the same with Countess, I floss before bedtime usually before brushing too.
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Same as Countess and Phu here....
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I used to floss at least 3x a day, but my ortho stated I was overdoing it and stated that once a day was fine... so I floss at night before bed.
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#7 Post by BracedSurgeryStudent »

Hey thnaks guys I agree I used to do it before bed but now I just do the mouth rinse before bed and floss in the morning when I wake up. drgnchsr36 Thanks :) I thinkonce a day would be fine too thanks I just want not sure what an Ortho would tell me.
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Flossing is a pain! Still trying to figure it out!!
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Lamis wrote:Flossing is a pain! Still trying to figure it out!!
Theres many ways to do it. I use a magnified mirror and I just feed it under the wire. You can also use blue floss threaders and feed it under the wire and floss with the floss. Or you can use something like superfloss by Oral B with a hardened tip and feed that under the wire and floss.
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Like everyone else here, once a day for me before bed. I hate doing it once a day, it's a pain in the.... so I am glad I only do it once per day and no more.

Flossing at first with braces is difficult for most people, but soon enough it does become easier.
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once a day here in the evening, there are a few teeth i literally cannot get the floss inbetween though but i am trying my best lol
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CountessDeSangre wrote:I floss once a day after my final toothbrushing session before I sleep...

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CountessDeSangre wrote:
BracedSurgeryStudent wrote:
CountessDeSangre wrote:I floss once a day after my final toothbrushing session before I sleep...

If this was Facebook, I would "like" your response :)
YAY! :mrgreen:
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Btw thanks everyone I wanted to make sure I wasn't the only person out there who was flossing that once before bed before my mouth rinse with flouride. :)
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#14 Post by yoginbraces »

Once a day for me before bedtime.....although after lunch I usually floss my back teeth, top and bottom, as those are the teeth I chew with most and food always gets stuck back there that brushing/interdental brush does not remove.
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yoginbraces wrote:Once a day for me before bedtime.....although after lunch I usually floss my back teeth, top and bottom, as those are the teeth I chew with most and food always gets stuck back there that brushing/interdental brush does not remove.


Hey that's a GREAT idea actually to get in the back teeth I should do that, but Im already always late from break at work due to the braces brushing.
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