What Is Flossing?
Benefits of Flossing
Problems From Not Flossing
Types of Dental Floss
Picking Dental Floss
What Areas to Floss
Preparing to Floss Teeth
How to Floss Teeth
Effective Teeth Flossing Tips
Dental Care if You Can't Floss
Flossing Alternatives: Inter-dental Devices
Flossing Alternatives: Tooth Pick Tools
Flossing Alternatives: Oral Irrigators
Specialty Oral Irrigator Tips
Picking Oral Hygiene Products
Flossing your teeth is a great way to keep your teeth and gums healthy. Learn more about what flossing is… More
Flossing keeps bacteria from eating away at your teeth and causing gum disease. Learn more about the bene… More
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Summary: Flossing keeps bacteria from eating away at your teeth and causing gum disease. Learn more about the benefits of flossing with tips from a dental hygienists in this free oral hygiene video.
Evelyn Perreault, a registered dental hygienist, has over 25 years of clinical and educational experience in the oral care industry. Throughout her tenure she has provided clinical...read more
"It's so important to floss because the bristles of your toothbrush can only get probably to a couple millimeters underneath the gum tissue as well as flossing. And what happens is with that is that the toothbrush can only reach the outside or the inside of the gum tissue but not necessarily in between the teeth. What happens with this story is that the bacteria, knowing that in between teeth is a perfect area that remains undisturbed, the bacteria will tend to harbor in those areas. And as they linger and they go undisturbed for twelve to twenty-four hours, what you have happening is the beginning of an inflammatory process. It's the beginning of an irritation and any time you have gum tissues that are irritated, certainly you set yourself up for some sort of disease. So flossing is important to disturb those bacteria, to get in hard to reach places that a toothbrush cannot and to do specialty areas such as the bridge work that I spoke of and the crowns and the braces that we talked about."
eHow Article: Benefits of Flossing
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