Most of the tooth diseases are due to the poor Oral Hygiene and that facing and surrounding gather the tartar that is able to breed bacteria. Brushing teeth is able to remove most part of the tartar on the facing. However, the tartar inside of the slit between teeth and the blind angle due to the irregular teeth is not easy to remove. At this time, it is necessary to use another kind of tool to keep the cleanness of the oral hygiene, the tooth floss. However, why to use the tooth floss instead of the toothpick? First of all, the toothpick is a little bit sharp without tenacity. In the middle of using, it is easy to bruise the gingival, while the tooth floss is smooth and flexible, which is more suitable for the surface of the tooth. Secondly, the toothpick is too thick for the gap between teeth. And the use for a long period of time will create unnormal push strength for the teeth, making teeth move and gap largen. And the thickness of the tooth floss is totally within the physiologic degree of mobility. It will do little harm to teeth even after long period of using time. What’s more, the outline of the toothpick is not suitable for the gap between teeth, so it is unable to clean the gap completely, while the tooth floss is capable of moving to any blind angles of the gap to clean the teeth totally.
The shanghai dental suggests some tips for using tooth floss.
1. First of all, take out a piece of tooth floss with 20 cm to 30 cm and roll it on the middle finger and index finger.
2. Use thumb and index finger to hold on to the tooth floss for 2 cm to tighten the tooth floss. And then use your own habitual gesture to enter into the gap between teeth from the occlusal surface and slide into the extreme lower position of the gingival close to the facing.
3. When arriving at the bottom of the gum, bend the tooth floss into C shape and pull through the tooth floss up and down along the side of the teeth to clean the dental plaque.
4. After finishing one side of the facing, pull through the tooth floss and keep away from the gum. And then, move it to the other side of the facing and slide into the extreme lower position of the gum, cleaning the dental plaque with the same way.
5. After cleaning this gap, pull out the tooth floss and use another length of tooth floss to clean another gap between teeth. Make sure all gaps including the inmost tooth are clean and then rinse the mouth.
6. The proper using time of the tooth floss is after using the tooth brush. Its function is to assist to clean the oral hygiene, including all gaps between teeth. And another cleaning time is after eating. It is possible to use tooth floss to prevent the food debris from heaping up. And you can use it at any free time.
