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Post by Sunnyday on Sept 19, 2014 18:01:25 GMT -5
do you floss every day?
Me, no.
Sometimes I will floss almost every day, but some weeks, it'll be once a week. Usually about 2-3 times a week.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 18:07:02 GMT -5
No
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Sept 19, 2014 18:07:45 GMT -5
I floss ( I almost spelled it floos - I'm blaming it on the anesthesia ) about every other day to every day. Sometimes, like you, I kind of slack off. Human nature, I guess. If I have fruit or pieces of chicken or steak between my teeth, then it's instant floss. I can't tolerate stuff stuck in my teeth, for some reason.
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Post by milee on Sept 19, 2014 18:09:25 GMT -5
Yeah, for the most part. But not because of my teeth honestly. I'm very lucky in the teeth department - haven't had a cavity in 35 years. Have several relatives that lived their entire lives with no cavities and none of them are big on flossing, just simple brushing. But I floss because I also have a lot of heart disease in the family and weirdly enough, flossing is one of the things you can do to lower inflammation and risk of heart disease. Since it's reasonably easy IMHO - much easier than some of the other things you have to do to reduce heart disease risk - I do it. Blech.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Sept 19, 2014 18:10:19 GMT -5
No, but my dentist thinks I do so that's all that matters.
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Post by zibazinski on Sept 19, 2014 18:17:49 GMT -5
Yes but in the am not the pm. My dentist says it doesn't matter as long as I do it daily but I have to think its better to not have the junk in your teeth all night long.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 18:18:39 GMT -5
nope. Every time I go to the dentist I vow to start and don't. Oddly enough, my son that won't bother with clean underwear does floss quite often. I don't know if every day, but close. Not sure where he picked up that habit from.
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Post by midjd on Sept 19, 2014 18:20:21 GMT -5
Yes, but that has only been true for the last 18mo or so. I got 2 crowns in 2012 (on whatever you call the teeth between your vampire teeth and molars), and there is a tiny gap between each crown and the tooth next to it, so food tends to get stuck there. So I floss those teeth after dinner every night. Then I figure while I'm in there, may as well do the rest.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 18:42:12 GMT -5
Every night. I don't brush in the morning unless I have a job interview. My late aunt used to be a hygienist at my old dentist office and was so proud of me when she saw me flossing. The fact that I had more cavities than teeth when I was a kid probably had something do with it. Unfortunately, she knew my dental history.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Sept 19, 2014 18:48:09 GMT -5
I floss Monday-Friday. My dental hygienist always laughs when I say that. But it is part of my routine on workdays. Not part of my routine on the weekends.
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Post by ZaireinHD on Sept 19, 2014 18:54:23 GMT -5
everyday no every week yes (mostly)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 19:07:15 GMT -5
No.
I'm having a LOT of dental work done these days, and my dentist told me don't floss, use the tiny brushes instead. I use them 3-5 times a week.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 19:07:43 GMT -5
Hey Naz!!! How did it go?!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 19:32:49 GMT -5
Yes, every night. I also use a WaterPik. I think the WaterPik actually does a better job. It finds stuff that the floss didn't. I have a very expensive mouth; now I've got 4 implants, a bridge and a few crowns. It's especially important to keep the tissue around the implants well cared-for. I love simple, cheap prevention and this fits that category.
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Post by Icelandic Woman on Sept 19, 2014 19:34:50 GMT -5
Yep sure do. Brush twice a day and use mouthwash and the little brushes too. My Mom was a dental assistant back in the day so I got into the habit at a young age and just never stopped.
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Post by chiver78 on Sept 19, 2014 19:44:15 GMT -5
No, but my dentist thinks I do so that's all that matters. I will say that I'm in the camp of "if something's stuck, I'm getting it out!" and that since Invisalign, I notice way more getting stuck than I ever noticed before. enough so that I keep a roll of floss at my desk at work in addition to the one in my bathroom drawer at home. honestly, though - maybe 2 or 3 times a week?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 19:50:16 GMT -5
I find the brushes easier to use than floss.
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Post by Happy prose on Sept 19, 2014 19:55:09 GMT -5
I use the little brushes every morning. I use to use regular floss, the got a bridge.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Sept 19, 2014 20:03:59 GMT -5
No, but I use a Water Pik which I think does a better job. I do floss if I get something stuck between my teeth and will sometimes use the Water Pik afterward and it always gets more stuff that I didn't get with the floss.
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Post by mollyanna58 on Sept 19, 2014 20:31:53 GMT -5
I always flossed at night. Then I found out about a year ago that I have periodontal disease with advance bone loss; something my old dentist never bothered to mention. Now I use a Waterpik twice a day and use the little brushes, and occasionally floss as well. Got new cavities anyway; I haven't had any new ones since I was a teen.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 20:31:53 GMT -5
I floss almost everyday. Sometimes I skip one. DH is a crazy flosser. I feel quilty if I don't because of him.
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Post by teen persuasion on Sept 19, 2014 20:46:28 GMT -5
I floss every day, it is part of my bedtime ritual. I can't stand stuff stuck between my teeth, so I have to take care of it. I had braces as a kid, and they led to gumline cavities on the molars that had bands for years, so I've learned to be more proactive about hidden places.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Sept 19, 2014 21:24:33 GMT -5
No... but I am going to go floss now.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Sept 19, 2014 21:43:45 GMT -5
Yes. I've worked in dental research and have grown the crud out between the teeth that you can't reach with a brush or water pick. It stinks. One common bug smells like vomit. Another, like an onion fart.
I prefer my bacterial load to be as low as possible. That means brushing 2-3x/day and flossing daily (or more if I eat something sticky).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2014 18:48:38 GMT -5
Yes. I've worked in dental research and have grown the crud out between the teeth that you can't reach with a brush or water pick. It stinks. One common bug smells like vomit. Another, like an onion fart. You know, that might be a good way to scare people into flossing. Send them home with floss and a petri dish and tell them to give it 7 days.
I once had a filling go bad under a crown and one of the warning signs was that I got a bad smell when I flossed. When the dentist removed the crown the smell of anaerobic bacteria was pretty bad.
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Post by justme on Sept 20, 2014 18:55:28 GMT -5
No. I got the sonicare flosser and when I keep it filled and charged I do use that. Unfortunately I haven't for a while. I need to. It is sooo much easier than regular flossing, especially with my permanent retainer.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Sept 20, 2014 19:35:22 GMT -5
Yes. I've worked in dental research and have grown the crud out between the teeth that you can't reach with a brush or water pick. It stinks. One common bug smells like vomit. Another, like an onion fart. You know, that might be a good way to scare people into flossing. Send them home with floss and a petri dish and tell them to give it 7 days.
I once had a filling go bad under a crown and one of the warning signs was that I got a bad smell when I flossed. When the dentist removed the crown the smell of anaerobic bacteria was pretty bad.
As much as I would like to, they only grow out in an anaerobic chamber, mostly CO2 and nitrogen. Leave them aerobic and you mostly get the streps and staph. Anaerobic bacteria stink, and you can tell who is working with what when you'd walk into the lab as they have distinctive stinks.
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Post by dancinmama on Sept 20, 2014 20:00:46 GMT -5
I am a waterpik gal. I use it religiously every night after I brush. I should floss afterwards to break the "connection" between teeth, but I don't do it regularly.
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Post by midjd on Sept 21, 2014 9:16:38 GMT -5
Glad I skipped breakfast this morning.
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Post by chiver78 on Sept 21, 2014 9:38:26 GMT -5
wishing I hadn't opened this thread again....
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