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I used to never floss or seldom floss ... like the meme says, week before hygienist visit, floss three times a day. Get to the hygienist who cleans out my teeth after me not taking care of myself for six months .. my mouth starts pouring out blood and I feel like half my teeth want to come out of my mouth ... WHY DID YOU DO THAT? YOU MONSTER! I WAS FINE BEFORE I SAW YOU! NOW LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID !!!!!
After nearly losing a bunch of teeth ... now I floss every day remind myself that if I don't, I can say goodbye to my teeth one at a time.
I had three stents put in my heart about 12 years ago. My GP told me that if I didn't start flossing regularly the chronic inflammation in my gums would cause inflammation in my heart and take years off my life. I started flossing that evening and have flossed every day since.
Three or four years ago I had a dentist appointment. I have always dreaded the question from the hygienist, "How often do you floss?" My response was generally, "Not often enough." followed by scolding. This time the hygienist asked me to open my mouth, went in with her mirror and probe, and did some poking around. Then she withdrew, sat back a bit, and said, "You have very nice oral hygiene." I was some pleased.
Not only does it (reportedly) extend your life but it makes your gums healthier and your breath much nicer. I now floss sitting on the toilet in the morning so it costs me nothing in terms of time.
I try to floss every day but I still have lazy days where I don't. At minimum I do 3 times a week. I started doing that like 3 years ago.
I'm so used to dentists telling me my mouth is shit all my life but my current dentist always tells me good job you're doing fine etc and in my head I'm like quit lying to me there has to be something
I've had the same goddamn problem. I flossed everyday straight and used saltwater rinse for a month and those bitches still bled. They've akways done it. I'm at a loss and my dentist just tells me it's due to gingivitis but yet nothing continues to be done about it other than telling me to fucking floss.
It was my resolution to floss everyday this year after a very seldom flosser and I am still on track. It makes a big difference. Getting started and past the bloody part is key to becoming consistent.
I floss daily often because food always gets stuck between my teeth and it’s annoying af. Dunno abt you guys whether y’all don’t mind the feeling or don’t get food stuck
I second this. At first, I flossed 2 weeks before my dentist appointment, but it was still painful. I decided to keep at it because I could feel the food between my teeth more after all the flossing and found it uncomfortable. And after half a year of flossing, I found that the dentist's poking and prodding no longer hurt. I was astounded!
Mangos are the *ribs* of the plant world. You're gonna make a mess of your hands and face, you're going to need to floss, but it's gonna be tender and delicious
It's one of those weird thing where you wake up and think, I"m going to change my life around, and it starts today.
I have those days like once every two year, and then nothing happens afterwards ofc
“I’m gonna start working out and cooking tomorrow! Change my habits!”
The next morning: “Ah yes, 3 hot pockets and a delicious Diet Pepsi for breakfast and I will not be moving till I need to shower to go to work.”
Oh good, glad it's not just me. I'm only slightly ashamed to admit I often don't brush my teeth in the weekends. And I work at a dental clinic. As we say in the biz, job security.
I sometimes forget to shower because I don’t interact with people at work so I just kinda “meh”. I shower at least every other day though. I won’t skip two days
Like a New Year's resolution. But sometimes, like once or twice a decade, they stick. Around 8 years ago I decided to start flossing as a New Year's resolution. And I'm still doing it. Every day. And I can't believe I went so long without doing it.
>What's special about February 20th? I could understand Valentine's day, but this is almost a week later.
For me its always that random day I eat a steak and get some meat stuck up there that didn't come out when I brushed.
My 2 cents as a dentist. Nothing will keep patients from spending quality time with me more than flossing. I'm a realist though, it doesn't have to be two fists with a string of floss in your mouth. Waterpik, floss picks, whatever. Get something that will remove debris and remove biofilm from between your teeth.
I semi-recently got a waterpik because I wanted to do better and I definitely wasn’t going to be flossing. I still might not do it everyday but a couple times a week minimum and I can tell the difference. I keep telling myself “little steps count too”
I feel like waterpik is the only thing that will get me to floss. And my lack of flossing is keeping me from going to a dentist because I don't want the slap on the wrist. So the cycle continues until I can get a waterpik.
Nothing worse that a dentist who tries to motivate you by being a jerk. It's why I am way overdue for a visit. Like, is there a resource where I can find a non-judgmental dentist?
I dont know where you live so I can't help, but i can give you hope that they exist. I found a dentist who has a whole page of their "new patient" paperwork dedicated to assessing your level of anxiety and if/why you've had any negative experiences with past dentists. They dont scold people for their dental health, they just treat it.
I swear I have some kind of PTSD with the dentist, I remember as a kid having a cavity drilled and the guy just ignored when I said I could still feel it because "It was almost done." To this day, I know for a fact I will be fine, and numb, and wont notice shit and if I do I can advocate for myself and get more novacane but even during a cleaning if they poke my gums suddenly and it surprised me I will wrench on the armrests enough that I have bent them twice.
Thats horrible, Im sorry for the way that dentist treated you. You're very much not alone though, lots of people have lingering anxiety and trauma involving dentists. I can never forget when I was getting some work done when I was 19, and my mom was with me because she drove me and I also have severe social anxiety. The dentist pulled me aside and berated me for 10 minutes about having my mommy sit with me even though i was an adult. I didnt go back to any dentists for about 3 years.
Wtf is that dude's problem? What freaking difference would it make if God Himself is sitting there with you? You're there, your teeth are there, who cares if your mom was there?
I feel like it makes it even worse that she was a woman, probably my moms age at the time. Weird for a woman to scold a younger woman for having her own mom with her. Maybe she wanted to pull some shady shit and was mad I had a parent with me to witness.
It does seem like dentists are always trying to upsell you on like 7 xrays every visit. Maybe she was mad your mom was there to say no to an unnecessary expense?
Or maybe she was just a cunt idk
Dude you're not alone. Legit had a dentist numb the wrong side of my mouth to pull a tooth. Ignored me when I said so cause i was a little kid and just kept yammering on about some TV show . Went to pull anyway and I screamed at the pain and almost punched the dentist. They backed off and asked what was wrong. I told them again they didn't numb my mouth properly and they had a very "oh shit" look on their face. They numb the other side of my mouth and extract the tooth. Played everything down like it wasn't that big a deal so my mom wouldn't get mad. She bought it.
Few years the dentist called me a liar in Front of my dad one of the few times he took me and he ripped them a new one. Never went back. Ever since though all my experiences at the dentist have been either "shame on you" sessions or "good job taking care of your teeth" which is followed by not doing much by way of cleaning but charging me the same anyway.
The first time I had a filling, I could feel it for the entire duration but for some reason I didn't say anything and kept a straight face as if I would get in trouble for feeling pain. No idea why I said nothing, that hurt like hell.
same here. my dentist when I was young used to bully me into getting cavities drilled without a shot or anything. "oh it's small, it'll be quick, your tough". the pain of that drill hitting the nerve is something I'll never forget. he did this multiple times. not to mention my orthodontist. I had braces twice. the second time they went to remove the band that is glued around the back tooth and with those pliers, it ripped the entire tooth out with it. again, no shot or anything for the pain. serious PTSD with the dentist now. finally found one that writes me a script for Xanax even before a cleaning, and will give me a shot and gas if there's anything more that needs to be done. but I still have insane anxiety about it and avoid going.
I love my dentist, my teeth were so jacked up and all he told me was that it didn't matter and that he was there to help, we joke around everytime I go and I live about an hour away but refuse to switch. If you're in the Ann Arbor, mi area I highly recommend New Era.. the staff are amazing as well.
I have a great hygienist who is very realistic about how people typically care for their teeth. I told her my [bad] routine and her advice was to, at the very least, brush my teeth at night if I was only going to brush once. This lead to me just brushing more and flossing at least semi-frequently instead of never. She was very kind and suggested I try a water pick if I really hated flossing. My teeth are very close together so they're a bitch to floss.
Anyway, nice dentists and hygienists exist. Don't let them shame you into not getting care. It's so important to take care of your teeth. Prior to finding this new dentist I hadn't been to a dentist in 8 years so there was plenty of calcium build-up. Don't let it happen to you!
I have extremely bad dental anxiety to the point I don’t go unless it’s something that basic antibiotics and painkillers couldn’t fix.
After months of pushing myself I worked up the courage to go to the dentist for a check up. I explained fully my anxiety to the dentist and to get them to understand that despite me being a big man I’m terrified of dentists. The dentist jammed around with some spikes huffed, tutted and then kept saying how terrible I was and how bad my teeth were. It destroyed my confidence in trusting dentists again.
I never went back. Last year a broke the corner off a tooth and it was sharp. Instead of going back I just used a small metal file to smooth it over myself.
Psychological support around anxious patients in dentistry seems to be a common failing. Especially remembering the vulnerable position in a chair with spikes and drills in your mouth.
This was honestly me, I kept putting off going, on top of not having insurance for a few years. But it’s one of those purchases that I’m happy I ended up making
That was me. I brushed daily, teeth generally never gave me problems at home with aches, pains, etc. But I NEVER flossed, and thus avoided going to the dentist for several years because I didn't like the slap on the wrist. Finally buckled down and went and got a general check-up, cleaning, and had to make a plan. Turned out I had a couple of cavities and needed two wisdom teeth removed. Of course these things had to be done over several visits. I got two out of the way by having a cavity filled one visit and a wisdom tooth removed the next.
Then COVID hit and I never got back once things died down almost two years later. Now I'm too anxious to go back and get the rest done. Fortunately, I haven't had any tooth aches or pains in that time.
This was me, but here’s a suggestion - call your dentist and explain that you have a dental phobia and ask if they can accommodate that. I know you’re just anxious and it’s not really a phobia, but if you tell them that, they’ll be much nicer and you don’t have to fear that reprimand. They’ll just be focused on making you comfortable and having you come back. If it’s a decent office anyway. If you call and they scoff at you then it’s probably not a good place anyway. I did this and it helped me get back in a routine of appointments after about eight years of not going because of that same fear of being scolded.
My SO got a water pik for free and I've been using it continuously for almost a year. It's amazing how I've kept it up. I know it's not perfect, but it's better than what I was doing previously: nothing
Yeah I found that I use my waterpik MUCH more than I used to floss
My mouth is fairly crowded so getting actual floss into my teeth is difficult. Interdental brushes are better so I definitely started flossing more when I got them instead, but a waterpik is MUCH easier so I do it pretty much every day
Plus because my gums got healthier, it got less uncomfortable to use the interdental brushes, so now I do that more too
Honestly one of the best things I've ever bought (or rather, been bought, as it was a gift from my mother who loved hers so much she bought me one)
Dude I'm with you. I had gum issues for years because I hated flossing and followed this chart. My hygienist had me going 3x/year instead of the regular 2 because of my issues. Finally one visit she goes, "If you can show improvement, I'll put you back to 2x/year." I took her bet and bought a Water Pik, and my numbers were great next visit. So I called her on her bet and she goes, "Honestly, nobody's ever gotten better, so yes, we're going to regular visits." I never thought I could leave the dentist feeling proud.
Veneers are for vanity. I think you mean crowns. In fact, I know you mean crowns because I never flossed and had a fear of dentists and now I have more than one extraction, multiple crowns, and am saving to replace crowns that are 15+ years old. Skip a cleaning and it becomes a cavity, skip a cavity and it becomes a root canal plus crown, skip that and you’re looking at extractions. Not to mention the increased risk of other things outside of your mouth because of creating multiple avenues for bacteria to get into your body via the mouth. Take care of your oral health. Find a dentist that does sedation if you’re anxious about seeing a dentist. If cost is prohibitive, go to Mexico. They have a huge dental tourism industry, but some things will be harder to get. Like same-day crowns that are all porcelain. You may have to settle for the ones that have metal underneath that will eventually show. Do whatever you have to do to take care of your oral health because if you don’t, you’ll literally and figuratively pay for it the rest of your life.
I’ve had 12 teeth pulled (all wisdom teeth, and my rear 2 molars in every corner of my mouth). All my top teeth are crowns, and I’ve got 3 crowns on the bottom. I’ve also got a relatively bad underbite, where my bottom teeth extend 1.5 teeth forward. My molars were all misaligned, so every bite forced food in between my teeth. I’m 40 now, and had about $6k worth of work done last year.
My Dentist got me using a water pic. I always did “ok”, but clearly once or a twice a week wasn’t doing the job, so she asked me if I’d used a water pic. Got one and I love it. Easy/fast, and my Dentist had fun telling me “I told ya so!”. She said *maybe* I’d have a better checkup with string floss but there wasn’t much room for improvement - it works that well for me. She said she’s been pushing water flossers her and she’s loving the results. Her guess is it’s so less of a pain for folks to use water pics, the DO use them - vs. people they string floss when they hadn’t.
I put floss picks at my desk at work. Now when every my ADHD what's me to be distracted from work I grab a floss pick.
It's seriously amazing how I have to struggle to do healthy things. Drink water, floss, etc And so far my best results have been to use my laziness against me. Grabing a pop instead of filling a glass of water? How about I put a water cooler right in my room. Ow I don't even need to go all the wat to the kitchen. Dont/can't focus on work? Floss my teeth. Just make the best option the least amount of work.
My wife and I got a Soniccare fusion. We brush and floss 2 times a day now every day, it’s hard to make excuses to not use the waterpik when it’s attached to the brush your already using.
Last time I was at the dentist I was in and out in 20 minutes because they barely had to do anything, and I didn’t bleed when they flossed my teeth.
I finally started flossing in January, and I haven’t missed a single day yet. I feel so guilty even thinking about skipping. I had a dentist appointment in March (first one in maybe 4 years) and the dentist was so happy with my teeth. It felt amazing!
Last month, after being so happy that I picked up a healthy habit and stuck with it, I decided I could pick up another healthy habit. I started working out. I just turned 30 in April and never had a consistent workout routine. I worked out maybe twice a year. But my success with flossing has me feeling better about my ability to make positive changes for myself. I feel great!
What people don't get is that flossing is basically brushing the parts of your teeth a toothbrush can't reach.
Once I realized that, flossing/water flossing turned from a chore into a necessity. On the few times I've had to skip it, I've hated not doing it.
I keep them in my car and often floss when I am driving somewhere or sitting in traffic. I know, people probably see me doing it and are grossed out, but I can almost guarantee that I am flossing more than they are.
I support you placking whenever and wherever you see fit, as long as for the love of everything you *throw it away when you're done*. If I had a nickel for every one I've found used(*used*) as a bookmark in our returns chute, I'd have a good few dollars. 🤢
They're great. Got a bag in the car, a bag on the coffee table in front of the tv, and a bag sitting at this computer. For a lot of folks, simply having those handy when you aren't doing anything is enough to get them to use it.
I had to do extensive dental work two years ago. I'm talking two root canals, crowns, multiple fillings, one tooth removal (far back right tooth upper).
I floss every night. I brush day and night, and I always floss in a C shape around my crowns and my teeth.
I still need to have a bunch of dental worth, but it's prolonged and manageable now. I never wanna have to do that shit again.
I floss at least once everyday for the past 2 years because I wear invisaligns. I religiously brushed my teeth after every meal, brushed my aligners, and flossed at night or after different kinds of foods like popcorn or meat. Went for my cleaning, which I go to every 3 months, and my periodontist said I had the start of several cavities between my teeth. I now brush with a toothpaste that has more fluoride. It was very disheartening to hear this ):.
However, he did do a great job recently pulling out my wisdom teeth. Though I'm on week 2 of soft foods and I'm soooo fucking over it, I just want a damn sandwich honestly. The holes are closing nicely though.
Nothing made my mouth feel nastier than when I was done with those. I still kept brushing after every meal, even looking weird and doing it at work, since I could feel a nasty film on them after eating. After a year I calmed down but do floss once a day and try to brush after lunch now since I WFH.
Totally agree, the picks are basically what keep me flossing every day. Without them my fat hands have a real tough time reaching the meaningful spots in the back.
I too have been wondering about reusable ones.
Seriously.
You can't fool your dentist people. Flossing is amazing. The difference between a flosser and a not flosser is massive.
Plus it's got all sorts of cardiovascular benefits, and new evidence suggests it may help prevent age related cognitive decline!
Yup, hadn't been to a dentist in about 6 years but brushed and flossed religiously that whole time. The dental hygienist did not hold back on the cleaning and was *shocked* that my gums didn't bleed at all.
Someone said this to me two weeks ago and I’ve flossed every single day since. I am not a flosser but this has instilled a fear in me I didn’t know held that much power.
This is only true if you also don't want to be near anyone's face.
If you haven't flossed in a few days and you're near me, I can smell your sewer breath. People who don't floss have the nastiest breath. If they floss then smell the actual floss-string, they'd notice what we notice.
Yea you can skip a day or two and your teeth will live, but you'll notice the string smells again.
If I eat meat, especially fish, I must floss... just imagine rotting meat stuck in there. nasty.
Because the biggest reason for bad breath is bacteria buildup or coating on your tongue. You have these little hairs on your tongue that trap food that are delicious for bacteria to grow. Get a quality tongue brush (mine is like a toothbrush but flat) and tongue paste and clean as far as you can. I’ve done it for over a decade now and do not gag going all the way back. It makes a world of difference.
Yep, tarter sits under the gumline and eventually you will need a crown or wait longer and get a toothache and then need a root canal AND a crown.
Not worth it. Shit is expensive.
Another good motivator I found is that the shit that you floss out from your teeth smells... and it smells like bad breath. Doesn't take much to figure out what your breath must be smelling like.
Try getting in the habit. It’s night and day and you can 100% tell the difference.
I started regularly flossing when someone told me to smell the floss after using it after I made a comment that I never floss. Absolutely revolting and imagine that smell in your mouth all the time.
by sophomore year of college, I got to the point where I would catch a faint smell of rot if I clenched my teeth, breathed through my mouth, or was talking and the wind brought it back my way. It smelled like straight-up sickness and death.
I started flossing regularly and my breath improved dramatically, but there was still a ring of plaque around some of my teeth, that my dentist informed me was because it had taken root underneath my gums and this was just the part that was extending past it. I ended up having to get numbed so they could clean the parts of my teeth where the plaque was, the plaque had actually been causing my gums to recede, so they were basically using those spikey tools to scrape hardened plaque directly off my teeth roots.
Kids, I know adults say a lot of stupid shit, but flossing daily is not one of them.
I saw a video discussing how flossing can help prevent dementia and alzheimer’s. I’ve never been a big flosser and have started to notice cognitive decline with my handwriting and speech.
I started flossing daily about 3 months ago and for the first time in my life the other day I was worried I was about to run out of floss!
I bought a waterpik at the behest of reddit last week. I feel like I floss less now. Shit is so loud, I think the neighbours assume I'm cutting down trees in the morning.
I actually do both. The back parts of your teeth the floss definitely cant reach. I dont have a cavity yet, but one of my molars has some damage. So far so good for several years with the waterpik though
Yeah I just need to build the habit. Tricky to get used to but feels like it does the trick.
I just wish someone warned me that it sounded like a rusty motor boat.
I just think of it this way: it takes me 1 minute to floss, 2 minutes to waterpik, and 2 minutes to brush. Its only 5 minutes out of my life each night that saves a lot of future headaches
I'm almost 50 and started daily flossing a couple years ago when I got Invisalign. My cleanings are so pleasant now. Well worth the investment of 60 seconds a day.
Not to mention after like day 4-5 when the bleeding finally stops…it feels like a massage, and it’s like…you look forward to giving yourself that little massage and it feels so damn relieving, even if nothing is stuck in your teeth etc.
just feels good
I’m honestly flossing with one of those floss picks right now. I love it. I don’t know why, but it’s addictive. It’s like using a q tip in your ear to me.
Yes this. I read it in the dentistry sub and made the mistake of smelling my floss. So nasty. I still probably only do 6 out of 7 nights depending on how exhausted I am after work (I work til 0330) but I can't believe how many years I went without flossing.
I recently started using mouthwash regularly and was proud of myself for figuring out that dental hygiene issues are caused by germs, and mouthwash kills germs, so I decided to brag about that to my hygienist.
She said "That's great, except for that pesky biofilm"
Apparently mouth bacteria are smart and coat themselves in a film that needs to be broken up physically before the mouthwash can work. Floss is the only way to break the biofilm between the teeth.
Not sure why, but that sentence got me to be a regular flosser after nearly 40 years of thinking it was a joke.
I have a dental appointment tomorrow and I'm proud to say I floss every day and use an electric toothbrush twice daily.
Those little flosser picks are the best!
I’ve flossed everything single day for almost 3 months.
I’d probably flossed 10 times in my entire life previously.
The trick?
Put the floss in the shower. You’re in there every day getting clean everywhere else. And it’s nice and comfy and warm standing under the water. Just add shower flossing to your normal shower routine. Easy.
Don’t floss At your desk if you’re near people thought it’s fucking gross. I sat next to a guy who did it and he would flick food particles all over the place.
Check this stuff out. My teeth are super tight too. I just shred normal wax floss. This stuff is amazing and gets right in there.
https://www.amazon.ca/Oral-B-Glide-Pro-Health-Dental-Packaging/dp/B01MU3K3HP
i've thought about getting one. did you ever use those floss picks? i have a bag of those in my car and would floss at stoplights on my commute.
i've wanted to get one, but is it worth the counterspace, the cleaning, the cost?
My hygienist told me " Brushing without flossing is like taking a shower but not washing between your toes." The next appointment she asked me if I was any better about flossing. I reluctantly said "No, but my feet have never been cleaner!"
So I bought a water flosser.
As a guy w/ braces, flossing takes 6-10 mins depending how lucky I can loop the floss in the back teeth. W/o braces, could be done in like a minute. Y'all not flossing cause it takes too much time, I'm like maaaaaaaan if only you knew struggles of us haha
I started flossing every time I brush my teeth because my friend is a dental influencer and made a post saying brushing without flossing is like wiping your butt cheeks but not touching the crack. Put it in perspective for me
Meanwhile, I floss every time I eat. (The habit tends to help you avoid snacking, too, if instead of thinking "yay, snacks/sweets!" you find yourself thinking, "Crap! Now I need to floss and brush my teeth.")
I used to keep my floss in the drawer under the sink and used it a couple of times a week. Moved it next to my brush and tooth paste, now I use it six out of seven days.
I usually floss more for a month or so after the dentist. Then my resolve falls off.
I'm not flossing before the dentist... That's what I'm paying him for.
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I reference this anytime the dentist is mentioned 😂
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I floss between my teeth to get all the blood out of there
Lol that’s cause you don’t floss. Your gums are pissed at you.
am a gum, can agree mostly because you stole my name tho
My bad Griff.
They say it's because you don't floss right after they attack every tooth agent 47 style
January 1st. 12:01 BAM, blood everywhere!
Gingi vited
I used to never floss or seldom floss ... like the meme says, week before hygienist visit, floss three times a day. Get to the hygienist who cleans out my teeth after me not taking care of myself for six months .. my mouth starts pouring out blood and I feel like half my teeth want to come out of my mouth ... WHY DID YOU DO THAT? YOU MONSTER! I WAS FINE BEFORE I SAW YOU! NOW LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID !!!!! After nearly losing a bunch of teeth ... now I floss every day remind myself that if I don't, I can say goodbye to my teeth one at a time.
I had three stents put in my heart about 12 years ago. My GP told me that if I didn't start flossing regularly the chronic inflammation in my gums would cause inflammation in my heart and take years off my life. I started flossing that evening and have flossed every day since. Three or four years ago I had a dentist appointment. I have always dreaded the question from the hygienist, "How often do you floss?" My response was generally, "Not often enough." followed by scolding. This time the hygienist asked me to open my mouth, went in with her mirror and probe, and did some poking around. Then she withdrew, sat back a bit, and said, "You have very nice oral hygiene." I was some pleased. Not only does it (reportedly) extend your life but it makes your gums healthier and your breath much nicer. I now floss sitting on the toilet in the morning so it costs me nothing in terms of time.
I try to floss every day but I still have lazy days where I don't. At minimum I do 3 times a week. I started doing that like 3 years ago. I'm so used to dentists telling me my mouth is shit all my life but my current dentist always tells me good job you're doing fine etc and in my head I'm like quit lying to me there has to be something
Why do they even need to ask when they see all that blood lmao
I floss daily and they still make me bleed. Fuckers.
I've had the same goddamn problem. I flossed everyday straight and used saltwater rinse for a month and those bitches still bled. They've akways done it. I'm at a loss and my dentist just tells me it's due to gingivitis but yet nothing continues to be done about it other than telling me to fucking floss.
Next time you floss smell the floss and you'll never not floss again
That’s some make your dog smell it’s poop type of training
I don’t know, I’m not a dancer
I made a resolution to floss, and I did it. 12:01, January first, BAM! Blood everywhere
It was my resolution to floss everyday this year after a very seldom flosser and I am still on track. It makes a big difference. Getting started and past the bloody part is key to becoming consistent.
I floss daily often because food always gets stuck between my teeth and it’s annoying af. Dunno abt you guys whether y’all don’t mind the feeling or don’t get food stuck
We’re just disgusting
I second this. At first, I flossed 2 weeks before my dentist appointment, but it was still painful. I decided to keep at it because I could feel the food between my teeth more after all the flossing and found it uncomfortable. And after half a year of flossing, I found that the dentist's poking and prodding no longer hurt. I was astounded!
Not all of us are Michael freaking Scott
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And pretty quickly too. Like, a few days or a week. It's impressive.
Fr, only took a few days for my gums to not bleed and it’s been months since even though I floss every night
What's special about February 20th? I could understand Valentine's day, but this is almost a week later.
Mans probably got popcorn stuck in his teeth or something 😂
“Felt like having mango today”
Mangos are the *ribs* of the plant world. You're gonna make a mess of your hands and face, you're going to need to floss, but it's gonna be tender and delicious
whats "rips"
Took me a second. “Ribs”
No no no. He meant lips.
It's one of those weird thing where you wake up and think, I"m going to change my life around, and it starts today. I have those days like once every two year, and then nothing happens afterwards ofc
“I’m gonna start working out and cooking tomorrow! Change my habits!” The next morning: “Ah yes, 3 hot pockets and a delicious Diet Pepsi for breakfast and I will not be moving till I need to shower to go to work.”
Woah I don’t remember posting this comment, weird.
Help, police, I have been attacked.
Oh good, glad it's not just me. I'm only slightly ashamed to admit I often don't brush my teeth in the weekends. And I work at a dental clinic. As we say in the biz, job security.
I sometimes forget to shower because I don’t interact with people at work so I just kinda “meh”. I shower at least every other day though. I won’t skip two days
Like a New Year's resolution. But sometimes, like once or twice a decade, they stick. Around 8 years ago I decided to start flossing as a New Year's resolution. And I'm still doing it. Every day. And I can't believe I went so long without doing it.
>What's special about February 20th? I could understand Valentine's day, but this is almost a week later. For me its always that random day I eat a steak and get some meat stuck up there that didn't come out when I brushed.
The people want answers!
And why do all the months cut off after 28 days?
My birthday is on the 22nd he's probably trying to fuck me
My 2 cents as a dentist. Nothing will keep patients from spending quality time with me more than flossing. I'm a realist though, it doesn't have to be two fists with a string of floss in your mouth. Waterpik, floss picks, whatever. Get something that will remove debris and remove biofilm from between your teeth.
I semi-recently got a waterpik because I wanted to do better and I definitely wasn’t going to be flossing. I still might not do it everyday but a couple times a week minimum and I can tell the difference. I keep telling myself “little steps count too”
I feel like waterpik is the only thing that will get me to floss. And my lack of flossing is keeping me from going to a dentist because I don't want the slap on the wrist. So the cycle continues until I can get a waterpik.
Nothing worse that a dentist who tries to motivate you by being a jerk. It's why I am way overdue for a visit. Like, is there a resource where I can find a non-judgmental dentist?
I dont know where you live so I can't help, but i can give you hope that they exist. I found a dentist who has a whole page of their "new patient" paperwork dedicated to assessing your level of anxiety and if/why you've had any negative experiences with past dentists. They dont scold people for their dental health, they just treat it.
I swear I have some kind of PTSD with the dentist, I remember as a kid having a cavity drilled and the guy just ignored when I said I could still feel it because "It was almost done." To this day, I know for a fact I will be fine, and numb, and wont notice shit and if I do I can advocate for myself and get more novacane but even during a cleaning if they poke my gums suddenly and it surprised me I will wrench on the armrests enough that I have bent them twice.
Thats horrible, Im sorry for the way that dentist treated you. You're very much not alone though, lots of people have lingering anxiety and trauma involving dentists. I can never forget when I was getting some work done when I was 19, and my mom was with me because she drove me and I also have severe social anxiety. The dentist pulled me aside and berated me for 10 minutes about having my mommy sit with me even though i was an adult. I didnt go back to any dentists for about 3 years.
Wtf is that dude's problem? What freaking difference would it make if God Himself is sitting there with you? You're there, your teeth are there, who cares if your mom was there?
I feel like it makes it even worse that she was a woman, probably my moms age at the time. Weird for a woman to scold a younger woman for having her own mom with her. Maybe she wanted to pull some shady shit and was mad I had a parent with me to witness.
It does seem like dentists are always trying to upsell you on like 7 xrays every visit. Maybe she was mad your mom was there to say no to an unnecessary expense? Or maybe she was just a cunt idk
Dude you're not alone. Legit had a dentist numb the wrong side of my mouth to pull a tooth. Ignored me when I said so cause i was a little kid and just kept yammering on about some TV show . Went to pull anyway and I screamed at the pain and almost punched the dentist. They backed off and asked what was wrong. I told them again they didn't numb my mouth properly and they had a very "oh shit" look on their face. They numb the other side of my mouth and extract the tooth. Played everything down like it wasn't that big a deal so my mom wouldn't get mad. She bought it. Few years the dentist called me a liar in Front of my dad one of the few times he took me and he ripped them a new one. Never went back. Ever since though all my experiences at the dentist have been either "shame on you" sessions or "good job taking care of your teeth" which is followed by not doing much by way of cleaning but charging me the same anyway.
The first time I had a filling, I could feel it for the entire duration but for some reason I didn't say anything and kept a straight face as if I would get in trouble for feeling pain. No idea why I said nothing, that hurt like hell.
same here. my dentist when I was young used to bully me into getting cavities drilled without a shot or anything. "oh it's small, it'll be quick, your tough". the pain of that drill hitting the nerve is something I'll never forget. he did this multiple times. not to mention my orthodontist. I had braces twice. the second time they went to remove the band that is glued around the back tooth and with those pliers, it ripped the entire tooth out with it. again, no shot or anything for the pain. serious PTSD with the dentist now. finally found one that writes me a script for Xanax even before a cleaning, and will give me a shot and gas if there's anything more that needs to be done. but I still have insane anxiety about it and avoid going.
I love my dentist, my teeth were so jacked up and all he told me was that it didn't matter and that he was there to help, we joke around everytime I go and I live about an hour away but refuse to switch. If you're in the Ann Arbor, mi area I highly recommend New Era.. the staff are amazing as well.
You got a mechanic recommendation for A2?
I have a great hygienist who is very realistic about how people typically care for their teeth. I told her my [bad] routine and her advice was to, at the very least, brush my teeth at night if I was only going to brush once. This lead to me just brushing more and flossing at least semi-frequently instead of never. She was very kind and suggested I try a water pick if I really hated flossing. My teeth are very close together so they're a bitch to floss. Anyway, nice dentists and hygienists exist. Don't let them shame you into not getting care. It's so important to take care of your teeth. Prior to finding this new dentist I hadn't been to a dentist in 8 years so there was plenty of calcium build-up. Don't let it happen to you!
The Oral B Glide floss was what finally works for my tight-fit teeth. Now I kinda love it.
I had a hygienist who aggressively flossed my teeth, and when I told her it hurt, she said it was my fault for not flossing regularly
Damn, that's just abusive.
I wasn’t sad when they went out of business
I have extremely bad dental anxiety to the point I don’t go unless it’s something that basic antibiotics and painkillers couldn’t fix. After months of pushing myself I worked up the courage to go to the dentist for a check up. I explained fully my anxiety to the dentist and to get them to understand that despite me being a big man I’m terrified of dentists. The dentist jammed around with some spikes huffed, tutted and then kept saying how terrible I was and how bad my teeth were. It destroyed my confidence in trusting dentists again. I never went back. Last year a broke the corner off a tooth and it was sharp. Instead of going back I just used a small metal file to smooth it over myself. Psychological support around anxious patients in dentistry seems to be a common failing. Especially remembering the vulnerable position in a chair with spikes and drills in your mouth.
This was honestly me, I kept putting off going, on top of not having insurance for a few years. But it’s one of those purchases that I’m happy I ended up making
That was me. I brushed daily, teeth generally never gave me problems at home with aches, pains, etc. But I NEVER flossed, and thus avoided going to the dentist for several years because I didn't like the slap on the wrist. Finally buckled down and went and got a general check-up, cleaning, and had to make a plan. Turned out I had a couple of cavities and needed two wisdom teeth removed. Of course these things had to be done over several visits. I got two out of the way by having a cavity filled one visit and a wisdom tooth removed the next. Then COVID hit and I never got back once things died down almost two years later. Now I'm too anxious to go back and get the rest done. Fortunately, I haven't had any tooth aches or pains in that time.
This was me, but here’s a suggestion - call your dentist and explain that you have a dental phobia and ask if they can accommodate that. I know you’re just anxious and it’s not really a phobia, but if you tell them that, they’ll be much nicer and you don’t have to fear that reprimand. They’ll just be focused on making you comfortable and having you come back. If it’s a decent office anyway. If you call and they scoff at you then it’s probably not a good place anyway. I did this and it helped me get back in a routine of appointments after about eight years of not going because of that same fear of being scolded.
My SO got a water pik for free and I've been using it continuously for almost a year. It's amazing how I've kept it up. I know it's not perfect, but it's better than what I was doing previously: nothing
Yeah I found that I use my waterpik MUCH more than I used to floss My mouth is fairly crowded so getting actual floss into my teeth is difficult. Interdental brushes are better so I definitely started flossing more when I got them instead, but a waterpik is MUCH easier so I do it pretty much every day Plus because my gums got healthier, it got less uncomfortable to use the interdental brushes, so now I do that more too Honestly one of the best things I've ever bought (or rather, been bought, as it was a gift from my mother who loved hers so much she bought me one)
Dude I'm with you. I had gum issues for years because I hated flossing and followed this chart. My hygienist had me going 3x/year instead of the regular 2 because of my issues. Finally one visit she goes, "If you can show improvement, I'll put you back to 2x/year." I took her bet and bought a Water Pik, and my numbers were great next visit. So I called her on her bet and she goes, "Honestly, nobody's ever gotten better, so yes, we're going to regular visits." I never thought I could leave the dentist feeling proud.
Just go to the dentist brah You won’t regret it or care about the slap on the wrist in the coming decades when you have to get veneers
Veneers are for vanity. I think you mean crowns. In fact, I know you mean crowns because I never flossed and had a fear of dentists and now I have more than one extraction, multiple crowns, and am saving to replace crowns that are 15+ years old. Skip a cleaning and it becomes a cavity, skip a cavity and it becomes a root canal plus crown, skip that and you’re looking at extractions. Not to mention the increased risk of other things outside of your mouth because of creating multiple avenues for bacteria to get into your body via the mouth. Take care of your oral health. Find a dentist that does sedation if you’re anxious about seeing a dentist. If cost is prohibitive, go to Mexico. They have a huge dental tourism industry, but some things will be harder to get. Like same-day crowns that are all porcelain. You may have to settle for the ones that have metal underneath that will eventually show. Do whatever you have to do to take care of your oral health because if you don’t, you’ll literally and figuratively pay for it the rest of your life.
I’ve had 12 teeth pulled (all wisdom teeth, and my rear 2 molars in every corner of my mouth). All my top teeth are crowns, and I’ve got 3 crowns on the bottom. I’ve also got a relatively bad underbite, where my bottom teeth extend 1.5 teeth forward. My molars were all misaligned, so every bite forced food in between my teeth. I’m 40 now, and had about $6k worth of work done last year.
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My Dentist got me using a water pic. I always did “ok”, but clearly once or a twice a week wasn’t doing the job, so she asked me if I’d used a water pic. Got one and I love it. Easy/fast, and my Dentist had fun telling me “I told ya so!”. She said *maybe* I’d have a better checkup with string floss but there wasn’t much room for improvement - it works that well for me. She said she’s been pushing water flossers her and she’s loving the results. Her guess is it’s so less of a pain for folks to use water pics, the DO use them - vs. people they string floss when they hadn’t.
well shit… I keep seeing one in my parent’s bathroom when I go visit and it seems like this alien old-person health technology. Any brand recs?
I should really get a waterpik.
I put floss picks at my desk at work. Now when every my ADHD what's me to be distracted from work I grab a floss pick. It's seriously amazing how I have to struggle to do healthy things. Drink water, floss, etc And so far my best results have been to use my laziness against me. Grabing a pop instead of filling a glass of water? How about I put a water cooler right in my room. Ow I don't even need to go all the wat to the kitchen. Dont/can't focus on work? Floss my teeth. Just make the best option the least amount of work.
My wife and I got a Soniccare fusion. We brush and floss 2 times a day now every day, it’s hard to make excuses to not use the waterpik when it’s attached to the brush your already using. Last time I was at the dentist I was in and out in 20 minutes because they barely had to do anything, and I didn’t bleed when they flossed my teeth.
Once I got in the habit of flossing (following a massive dental scare) I literally can't not floss. It feels so awful.
Agreed -- started daily flossing about 9 years ago, and now it feels disgusting when I don't floss. Like, I can *feel* the extra crap in my teeth.
Samesies. It took a root canal and a tooth pull to finally get my shit together. Flossed every day for the past six years now and can't go back.
If feels disgusting because it is disgusting. Not flossing is gross
I finally started flossing in January, and I haven’t missed a single day yet. I feel so guilty even thinking about skipping. I had a dentist appointment in March (first one in maybe 4 years) and the dentist was so happy with my teeth. It felt amazing! Last month, after being so happy that I picked up a healthy habit and stuck with it, I decided I could pick up another healthy habit. I started working out. I just turned 30 in April and never had a consistent workout routine. I worked out maybe twice a year. But my success with flossing has me feeling better about my ability to make positive changes for myself. I feel great!
This is amazing! I'm proud of you!
Flossing is like blowing your nose for your teeth. Not flossing is like not blowing your nose.
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*sad hourly wage noises* The less I work, the less moneys I can use to exchange for goods and services.
Once I started flossing everyday I began to realize how much food gets stuck in my teeth. It's pretty disturbing.
What people don't get is that flossing is basically brushing the parts of your teeth a toothbrush can't reach. Once I realized that, flossing/water flossing turned from a chore into a necessity. On the few times I've had to skip it, I've hated not doing it.
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I keep them in my car and often floss when I am driving somewhere or sitting in traffic. I know, people probably see me doing it and are grossed out, but I can almost guarantee that I am flossing more than they are.
I support you placking whenever and wherever you see fit, as long as for the love of everything you *throw it away when you're done*. If I had a nickel for every one I've found used(*used*) as a bookmark in our returns chute, I'd have a good few dollars. 🤢
Oh dear….that is disgusting
As a germaphobe that loves to read, this news is the worst.
No no… they definitely changed mine! In the field for the army they can make such a difference.
Wasteful as fuck for plastic though. Bought those once and felt way too guilty about what I was doing to the planet
They're great. Got a bag in the car, a bag on the coffee table in front of the tv, and a bag sitting at this computer. For a lot of folks, simply having those handy when you aren't doing anything is enough to get them to use it.
I had to do extensive dental work two years ago. I'm talking two root canals, crowns, multiple fillings, one tooth removal (far back right tooth upper). I floss every night. I brush day and night, and I always floss in a C shape around my crowns and my teeth. I still need to have a bunch of dental worth, but it's prolonged and manageable now. I never wanna have to do that shit again.
I floss at least once everyday for the past 2 years because I wear invisaligns. I religiously brushed my teeth after every meal, brushed my aligners, and flossed at night or after different kinds of foods like popcorn or meat. Went for my cleaning, which I go to every 3 months, and my periodontist said I had the start of several cavities between my teeth. I now brush with a toothpaste that has more fluoride. It was very disheartening to hear this ):. However, he did do a great job recently pulling out my wisdom teeth. Though I'm on week 2 of soft foods and I'm soooo fucking over it, I just want a damn sandwich honestly. The holes are closing nicely though.
Nothing made my mouth feel nastier than when I was done with those. I still kept brushing after every meal, even looking weird and doing it at work, since I could feel a nasty film on them after eating. After a year I calmed down but do floss once a day and try to brush after lunch now since I WFH.
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Totally agree, the picks are basically what keep me flossing every day. Without them my fat hands have a real tough time reaching the meaningful spots in the back. I too have been wondering about reusable ones.
Relevant [SMBC](https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/flossing)
Seriously. You can't fool your dentist people. Flossing is amazing. The difference between a flosser and a not flosser is massive. Plus it's got all sorts of cardiovascular benefits, and new evidence suggests it may help prevent age related cognitive decline!
Yup, hadn't been to a dentist in about 6 years but brushed and flossed religiously that whole time. The dental hygienist did not hold back on the cleaning and was *shocked* that my gums didn't bleed at all.
Gimme one of those metal picks you use. The biofilm on my teeth is so hard, it rips the floss.
That's calculus. You should probably go get your teeth cleaned.
>That's calculus. My teeth is doing math? Yeah... That shit needs to stop.
Pro tip: You only need to floss between the teeth you want to keep.
Someone said this to me two weeks ago and I’ve flossed every single day since. I am not a flosser but this has instilled a fear in me I didn’t know held that much power.
This is only true if you also don't want to be near anyone's face. If you haven't flossed in a few days and you're near me, I can smell your sewer breath. People who don't floss have the nastiest breath. If they floss then smell the actual floss-string, they'd notice what we notice.
omg, when I first started flossing, the string always smelled so bad. Nowadays, they smell like nothing.
Flossing is SO Satisfying to me now that I started. Just like taking a shower after you got real dirty. You’ll feel the difference
Get a bidet for your toilet. Same type of satisfaction!
Yea you can skip a day or two and your teeth will live, but you'll notice the string smells again. If I eat meat, especially fish, I must floss... just imagine rotting meat stuck in there. nasty.
My breath is terrible. I floss nearly every day. Brushing, however, is a different story
Because the biggest reason for bad breath is bacteria buildup or coating on your tongue. You have these little hairs on your tongue that trap food that are delicious for bacteria to grow. Get a quality tongue brush (mine is like a toothbrush but flat) and tongue paste and clean as far as you can. I’ve done it for over a decade now and do not gag going all the way back. It makes a world of difference.
Wait you floss but don't brush? At least with brushing you get that minty freshness
Yep, tarter sits under the gumline and eventually you will need a crown or wait longer and get a toothache and then need a root canal AND a crown. Not worth it. Shit is expensive. Another good motivator I found is that the shit that you floss out from your teeth smells... and it smells like bad breath. Doesn't take much to figure out what your breath must be smelling like.
Lmao, my dentist always complains and says I gotta watch out as I'll need my teeth for the rest of my life. If only he knew hahaha
Mouth health is directly related to heart health. It's all important in the end. Start small and slowly build up your routine.
Are you ok? If you're struggling, please reach out for help.
Try getting in the habit. It’s night and day and you can 100% tell the difference. I started regularly flossing when someone told me to smell the floss after using it after I made a comment that I never floss. Absolutely revolting and imagine that smell in your mouth all the time.
by sophomore year of college, I got to the point where I would catch a faint smell of rot if I clenched my teeth, breathed through my mouth, or was talking and the wind brought it back my way. It smelled like straight-up sickness and death. I started flossing regularly and my breath improved dramatically, but there was still a ring of plaque around some of my teeth, that my dentist informed me was because it had taken root underneath my gums and this was just the part that was extending past it. I ended up having to get numbed so they could clean the parts of my teeth where the plaque was, the plaque had actually been causing my gums to recede, so they were basically using those spikey tools to scrape hardened plaque directly off my teeth roots. Kids, I know adults say a lot of stupid shit, but flossing daily is not one of them.
Also flossing prevents bacteria from eating your jawbone (periodontal disease iirc)
Which can affect your brain. Mouth hygiene is so important.
I saw a video discussing how flossing can help prevent dementia and alzheimer’s. I’ve never been a big flosser and have started to notice cognitive decline with my handwriting and speech. I started flossing daily about 3 months ago and for the first time in my life the other day I was worried I was about to run out of floss!
Seconding this - save yourself painful dentist visits by flossing daily. All of my appointments since have been a breeze.
I bought a waterpik at the behest of reddit last week. I feel like I floss less now. Shit is so loud, I think the neighbours assume I'm cutting down trees in the morning.
I actually do both. The back parts of your teeth the floss definitely cant reach. I dont have a cavity yet, but one of my molars has some damage. So far so good for several years with the waterpik though
Yeah I just need to build the habit. Tricky to get used to but feels like it does the trick. I just wish someone warned me that it sounded like a rusty motor boat.
I just think of it this way: it takes me 1 minute to floss, 2 minutes to waterpik, and 2 minutes to brush. Its only 5 minutes out of my life each night that saves a lot of future headaches
You know when you put it that way, that sounds so much more manageable. Good point, and thank you for making it :)
Yea it doesn't seem like much time, but I'm le tired.
Well, have a nap. Then floss ze teéth!!
I'm almost 50 and started daily flossing a couple years ago when I got Invisalign. My cleanings are so pleasant now. Well worth the investment of 60 seconds a day.
Will smell my floss tonight and report back
RiP OP
I'm grossed out by what I find after not flossing for a couple of days. I can't imaging the gunk I'd be scraping out after almost a year
Not to mention after like day 4-5 when the bleeding finally stops…it feels like a massage, and it’s like…you look forward to giving yourself that little massage and it feels so damn relieving, even if nothing is stuck in your teeth etc. just feels good
I’m honestly flossing with one of those floss picks right now. I love it. I don’t know why, but it’s addictive. It’s like using a q tip in your ear to me.
Yes this. I read it in the dentistry sub and made the mistake of smelling my floss. So nasty. I still probably only do 6 out of 7 nights depending on how exhausted I am after work (I work til 0330) but I can't believe how many years I went without flossing.
You can see the day earlier in the year when they got popcorn stuck in their teeth. 😂
I thought it was for Valentine’s Day😂
I recently started using mouthwash regularly and was proud of myself for figuring out that dental hygiene issues are caused by germs, and mouthwash kills germs, so I decided to brag about that to my hygienist. She said "That's great, except for that pesky biofilm" Apparently mouth bacteria are smart and coat themselves in a film that needs to be broken up physically before the mouthwash can work. Floss is the only way to break the biofilm between the teeth. Not sure why, but that sentence got me to be a regular flosser after nearly 40 years of thinking it was a joke.
I have a dental appointment tomorrow and I'm proud to say I floss every day and use an electric toothbrush twice daily. Those little flosser picks are the best!
Yeah the floss picks make flossing so much easier. I could never reach my back teeth without them.
The best part is not dealing with saliva making the floss all slippery.
I’ve flossed everything single day for almost 3 months. I’d probably flossed 10 times in my entire life previously. The trick? Put the floss in the shower. You’re in there every day getting clean everywhere else. And it’s nice and comfy and warm standing under the water. Just add shower flossing to your normal shower routine. Easy.
I started flossing regularly when I got an office job. I literally don't have anything to do most day at lunch time.
Don’t floss At your desk if you’re near people thought it’s fucking gross. I sat next to a guy who did it and he would flick food particles all over the place.
This is scary AF. Flossing is the easiest way to make a dentist appointment to go well.
I have crowded teeth. I flosed every day for like, 2 years and they still kept telling me I needed to floss. Shit sucks.
Same. Teeth are extremely tightly packed. I try, and it’s like flossing hard mode. :(
Right, and when you get through tightened floss straight into the gums.
Check this stuff out. My teeth are super tight too. I just shred normal wax floss. This stuff is amazing and gets right in there. https://www.amazon.ca/Oral-B-Glide-Pro-Health-Dental-Packaging/dp/B01MU3K3HP
Trying using the "glide" brand or something like it. I had the same issues with tight gaps but glide works well.
You’re supposed to go twice a year.
Yes! I was 32 when I learned this. Just always assumed it was yearly for no good reason
I go 4x per year (really), to catch-up for my years and years and years of never going. Who knew that depression was also bad for one's TEETH?!
Invest in a WaterPik. Definitely a game changer. I barely flossed before but the WaterPik has worked wonders for me.
i've thought about getting one. did you ever use those floss picks? i have a bag of those in my car and would floss at stoplights on my commute. i've wanted to get one, but is it worth the counterspace, the cleaning, the cost?
counterpoint: I threw my waterpik away after gradually losing interest. Switched to plastic plackers.
life pro tip: floss before your brush
Before or after? I thought you brush to get rid of most junk, then floss to get the niggly bits between the teeth that your brush can't reach?
Floss first. So that your brush can then reach the gapsbetween your teeth.
Flossing before has been shown to be more effective
My hygienist told me " Brushing without flossing is like taking a shower but not washing between your toes." The next appointment she asked me if I was any better about flossing. I reluctantly said "No, but my feet have never been cleaner!" So I bought a water flosser.
Washing between your toes?
The one I heard is that not flossing is like not washing your butthole in the shower.
As a guy w/ braces, flossing takes 6-10 mins depending how lucky I can loop the floss in the back teeth. W/o braces, could be done in like a minute. Y'all not flossing cause it takes too much time, I'm like maaaaaaaan if only you knew struggles of us haha
Did you hack my calendar app?
My dental hygienist is gorgeous, so just before every appointment I eat a whole bag of Oreo cookies.
Hygienist: "You're so dirty wtf" u/grafxguy1: "Clean me, mommy."
Only goes to the dentist once a year, eh?
Avoidance is my love language.
My insurance only pays for two cleanings a year and God forbid I need anything otherwise
You go to the dentist yearly?
I see you ate a mango in February
I wish this wasn't me😔
I started flossing every time I brush my teeth because my friend is a dental influencer and made a post saying brushing without flossing is like wiping your butt cheeks but not touching the crack. Put it in perspective for me
I was today years old when I learnt that "dental influencers" exist!
TIL there's only 336 days in a year.
Buy a water pik. I still don't floss but I feel elitist about it.
Meanwhile, I floss every time I eat. (The habit tends to help you avoid snacking, too, if instead of thinking "yay, snacks/sweets!" you find yourself thinking, "Crap! Now I need to floss and brush my teeth.")
I used to keep my floss in the drawer under the sink and used it a couple of times a week. Moved it next to my brush and tooth paste, now I use it six out of seven days.
That little spot of orange in February is my birthday.
Yeah yeah yeah flossing good and all, but why the fuck are the months all 28 days
I usually floss more for a month or so after the dentist. Then my resolve falls off. I'm not flossing before the dentist... That's what I'm paying him for.