What's the point of flossing?!


Question: What's the point of flossing.?
What's the purpose of flossing.? Is it to remove food debris from in between teeth.?

Is it OK to have a tea after flossing, or should one floss again afterwards.?

Is it OK to floss just once a day.?

Should one floss before brushing or after brushing.?Health Question & Answer


Answers:
Flossing is something you can do to remove food from your teeth, but its actual purpose is the clean plaque and tartar from the areas that toothbrushes can't reach.. also, it helps in avoiding lectures from dentists..
As long as you floss regularly, and yes once a day is enough, tea shouldn't hurt..
I think it's best to floss before brushing, especially if your gums aren't that strong, and bleed a bit when you floss..Health Question & Answer

Brushing your teeth removes alot of plaque from your teeth.. The point of flossing is to remove the plaque from your gum, and in between your teeth.. You should floss twice a day: once in the morning and once in the night.. Brush your teeth regularly also, I would reccomend after every meal.. Eg; After Dinner.. Do not floss after a meal, floss when you wake up and go to sleep..Health Question & Answer

Floss once a day..

Flossing is to remove plaque under the gum.. You can't reach it with a tooth brush, and it could rot your tooth.. You floss once a day, And it doesn't matter if you floss before or after brushing..

Just floss once a day, and try and brush after every MEAL, not snack.. MEAL like dinner, lunch, breakfast.. Those things..Health Question & Answer

Flossing is both to remove debris between teeth and to help remove plaque between teeth.. Unless your dentist tells you differently, it is OK to floss just once a day, and my dentists recommends brush first, then floss, then rinse with antiseptic liquid (mouthwash)..

As he said: You only have to floss the teeth you want to keep..

You can have tea after flossing..Health Question & Answer

Floss once every day at minimum and after a meal if you have food stuck in your teeth.. It is to remove food and more importantly plaque build up in places your toothbrush can't reach.. Brush your teeth after so you have a fresh feeling your mouth..

You can have tea after flossing but I would at least brush your teeth after tea..Health Question & Answer

floss before brushing.. Floss helps get food stuck out so you dont get infections.. I do it twice a day but 1 time is fine too.. Its good to do it before brushing thoguh.. Ya i suppose you can drink tea but its good to drink a glass of water after you brush before you to tobed water is good for the teeth also ur mouth doesnt dry up as much when u awake the next dayHealth Question & Answer

So you don't get cavities.. You should prob brush your teeth after you have tea because the tea can stain your teeth.. You can prob floss once a day but you could also do it twice.. I would floss after brushing..Health Question & Answer

You should floss 2 times a day after brushing.. If you don't floss you get plaque on your teeth and its ugly to look at.. It can also lead to heart disease! NO JOKE! you should google it if you don't believe meHealth Question & Answer

Floss at the end of the day, this will eliminate all the junk in your teeth before you go to bed.. This will prevent cavities, gum disease, bad breath, etc..Health Question & Answer

Flossing is to remove debris and plaque from between your teeth.. Yes, tea would be okay.. Once a day is better than not at all - every time you brush would be best.. I floss after brushing then rinse..Health Question & Answer

Floss after each brushing.. You should brush your teeth twice a day.. Tea won't build plaque but it will stain your teeth at night while you sleep.. You should drink your tea before you brush you teeth.. Good luckHealth Question & Answer

You floss to remove the plaque between your teeth that your toothbrush can't get..

Once a day is enough.. I floss after brushing..Health Question & Answer

so u can have strong gums.. it protects u from getting gingivitis..(sorry bout spelling) ya u can floss 1 a day.. u can do it b4 or after brushingHealth Question & Answer

well is dental care i mean i am not a dentist but ummm.... when u floss is go ur teeth will get clean and for ur gums not get a infection!Health Question & Answer

of course it is!Health Question & Answer

The purpose of flossing is to remove food debris from in between the teeth, so that the food doesn't start to rot and infect your gums..

It's ok to have a tea without milk or sugar after flossing.. Liquids can't get stuck between teeth like food.. Be sure to rinse with water afterwards..

It's ok to floss once a day, unless your dentist recommends otherwise..

You should floss after brushing, because if you floss before brushing you may brush some food particles back in between your teeth..Health Question & Answer



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