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In my case the flossing problem was solved by trying out certain rubber sticks made for that purpose. They're MUCH more convenient to use than the classic denta
by alpaca128 7y ago
In my case the flossing problem was solved by trying out certain rubber sticks made for that purpose. They're MUCH more convenient to use than the classic dental floss and make the whole process quicker, to a degree it took me almost no effort to consistently do it every day.
- 0xcafecafe 7y agoSame here! The reach was a Godsend for me.
- mathieutd 7y agoDo you have any brand to recommend?
- redisman 7y agoI don't use the rubber ones but "flossers" which uses a piece of actual floss. I've found GUM brand to be the sturdiest, some brands fray easily which I hated. These made me go from literally flossing a few times in my life to doing it multiple times a week. Once you get used to the clean feeling you'll feel just like you hadn't brushed your teeth if you don't do it. It went from this very unpleasant finger tourniquets and hands inside my mouth to doing it one handed while I read or watch a clip online.
- OGWhales 7y agoFraying floss is the worst! I floss semi-regularly but will go periods of time without flossing due to the annoyance factor. I will try these. Just looked them up and are decently cheap.
- alpaca128 7y agoTePe easypick, the orange ones. Feels a bit unusual at first but basically you just push them inbetween the teeth once and pull out again, and all the dirt comes out with them. My dentist recommended those, works like a charm for me. Although keep in mind they're thicker than dental floss, meaning they may not fit between certain pairs of teeth if they're very close together.
- mandeepj 7y agoI use Oral-B's floss picks (mint flavor). Way more easy to use than a thread. I also use an inter-dental brush.
- PopeDotNinja 7y agoMy flossing tip is Gum's Butlerweave dental floss. My dentist recommended it to be about 7 years ago. I had been flossing twice a day for years with OK results using some dental floss on a stick thing, but I still got a talking to by the dentist because my gums we're not in great shaoe. He pulled out some Butlerweave and showed how to floss for real, and now my dentist appointments are quite boring.
- AlexCoventry 7y ago> showed how to floss for real For me, that was the key development. Up to that point, I hadn't understood that the goal is to scrape plaque off the teeth, and had only been flossing to get food out from between my teeth. Once I understood that, flossing became much easier, not to mention, after a couple of weeks of reduced gun inflammation, more comfortable. It was a dental hygienist who explained it to me, not a dentist... I think for dentists, there may be a bit of a conflict of interest.