Dental Care if You Can't Floss

Video Transcript

"I know some of you may be thinking right now, I can't floss. It may be a gag reflex, it may be a dexterity problem, you may have limited arm of motion, range of motion, or you may have a disability that prevents you from flossing. I think what we discussed today was to show you number one the importance of flossing, and how you really need to get in between the teeth and at that gum tissue, in order to maintain good oral health, and an overall good body health. So, what we'd like to talk about to today is that if you're unable to do the flossing, the manual flossing that we've demonstrated, it's time to consider what our options are and what's available to you. I'd like to talk about the different categories that are available and what you might want to consider as you're shopping and looking for these important products. First of all, we have different types of brushes. We're going to call them in our toothpick line, and what those will do, they're little toothpicks of all different shapes and designs that offer you this gum tissue stimulation, without actually going through and performing the flossing. Some are shaped like wedges, some have the little bristles, some are soft such as this, and some are more firm. There are many of these on the market today, including even wooden ones, so certainly you have a choice on those. There's also larger brushes that will specifically target in between teeth and these are great for getting in between, in all those difficult to reach areas, so we'll be talking about that and doing some demonstrations on that. Also, the gum stimulators and little pipe cleaner brushes, all available."