Can't believe what I just discovered.

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Heartofdarkness
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Can't believe what I just discovered.

#1 Post by Heartofdarkness »

I can floss around 80% of my teeth without threading the floss under the wire like normal! I mean, I can floss like I don't have the braces. It might not be as effective as the regular method, I don't know, but it's great for late evenings when I'm too tired. :roll:

Any one else doing this?
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FlyByNight
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Re: Can't believe what I just discovered.

#2 Post by FlyByNight »

I used special flossing picks that were very thin on one side so they could fit between the wire and the tooth. I could floss normally for some teeth, but proper flossing is getting underneath the gums, just at the crown of the tooth.
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Heartofdarkness
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Re: Can't believe what I just discovered.

#3 Post by Heartofdarkness »

FlyByNight wrote:I used special flossing picks that were very thin on one side so they could fit between the wire and the tooth. I could floss normally for some teeth, but proper flossing is getting underneath the gums, just at the crown of the tooth.
I should try and find those things... getting really tired of 10 minute-flossings.
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sandiego88
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Re: Can't believe what I just discovered.

#4 Post by sandiego88 »

my brackets were placed very closed to my gum line on my molars and pre-molars so i can also floss normally between those teeth. I only have to three for the front teeth.
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Heartofdarkness
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Re: Can't believe what I just discovered.

#5 Post by Heartofdarkness »

That's awesome, it's really a time saver.
sandiego88 wrote:my brackets were placed very closed to my gum line on my molars and pre-molars so i can also floss normally between those teeth. I only have to three for the front teeth.
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