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Re: "Flossing Teeth Considered Harmful?"
@norayr -- yes, great for getting junk out. I used to make toothpicks out of matches in the old country.
Feb 03 · 7 weeks ago
🚀 skyjake [...] · Feb 03 at 07:41:
The important thing is to keep your teeth clean, including the parts unreachable by brushing: all the gaps between teeth and under the gums. You can achieve this is various ways, like with a waterpick — each method has their own pros and cons — but I believe flossing is the best overall compromise given factors like cost, availability, effectiveness, and technical difficulty.
One of the downsides of flossing certainly is that if you floss with too much force or fine motor control, the gums may get at least irritated. Given the right technique, the amount of damage is well within a healthy mouth's ability to recover from, so it comes out as a net positive.
Source: my father was a dentist (now retired), and common sense. 🙂
I hope dental floss stays in production because its a great tool for removing stuck rings. I try floss before cutting them off with a silicon carbide grinding disk.
The whole bit about spreading stuff around is why I use a fresh section of floss for each tooth. I use a length from the palm of my outstretched hand to the opposite shoulder.
🌻 softwarepagan · Feb 05 at 05:40:
Even if this is a fluke, my dental health has improved tremendously since I started flossing daily. I had an abcess every year from like 24-27, then I started taking flossing seriously and now I don't have the same problem.
🌻 softwarepagan · Feb 05 at 05:41:
Re: passing the infection around: the correct order is floss, then mouthwash, then brush (and ideally you don't rinse the toothpaste off)
Flossing Teeth Considered Harmful? — I am not 100% convinced yet, but I think flossing teeth can cause more damage than good. While every dental heath professional will tell you to floss, if you think about it, there are problems. Getting rid of remaining food and bacterial accumulations forming on sugary residues on your teeth is a good thing. However, driving it around with a piece of string can just as easily shove it deeper under the gum and make matters worse. If you have an infected...