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There's also a great complementary trick. If your floss gives a funny odor when examined closely after going through a single interdental gap, you have too many
by nextos 6y ago
There's also a great complementary trick. If your floss gives a funny odor when examined closely after going through a single interdental gap, you have too many anaerobic bacteria there. Those are the nasty ones that destroy your gums.
This is the poorman's version of bacterial cultures and BANA tests, which IMHO were great ideas but never took off.
Dyes are good for tooth plaque, which is a different kind of biofilm. You can have good dental hygiene, but bad gum hygiene and vice versa.
- dzhiurgis 6y ago> You can have good dental hygiene, but bad gum hygiene and vice versa. Quote from Dr Zoidberg - “why not both?!”
- nojokes 6y agoI am wondering how such situation develops as flossing your teeth should in theory avoid such issue, or not?
- httpsterio 6y agoWell, infrequent flossing would do that. I floss once a week and occasionally it leaves a slight smell, I know I should do it more often but that's a habit I've had to learn as a grown up.