04 January 2017
What Comes First, Floss Or Brushing Teeth?
Dental professionals differ in their opinions about flossing. Their differing opinions rest on whether flossing should come before or after brushing teeth.
Key takeaways:
- Practicing good oral hygiene is of utmost importance in keeping your teeth in good health.
- Flossing before brushing is recommended since it will ensure that people don’t forget this tedious task.
- Another school of thought recommends flossing AFTER brushing to make sure that fluoride gets into the spaces between the teeth.
The bacteria around the teeth organize themselves as colonies and [flossing] stirs them up. If we get in there and stir them up every 24 hours we render them less dangerous.
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