How often do you...

[ApltnHkyMutt]

How often do you floss? i was at my dentist today and he was telling me i have to floss at least once a day...

i thought once a year was fine!




j/k
but really... i dont have the time to floss everyday... he told me that once a week is not good enought!

[ChrisMG187]

Floss? What's that?

[irwin]

Right before I go to my bi-yearly visits. I brush once per day at night. I've had one cavity in my entire life. :)

[nickel]

if you don't floss every day all those bacteria are gonna be partying between your teeth.

<---- flosses because it makes for a sexy mouth :D

[ChrisMG187]

Originally posted by passwird
Right before I go to my bi-yearly visits. I brush once per day at night. I've had one cavity in my entire life. :) I have the exact same dental habits. Amazing. Oh, and I think I've had 3 cavities in my life, but all those teeth were baby teeth, so they are gone now and I am cavity free. A Coke a day keeps the dentist away :D.





Edit: LOL! On the dark background that smilie looks toothless. How ironic is that?

[oblongmelon]

I'm a bit fanatical-at LEAST twice a day. Sometimes more often depending on what I eat. I never EVER go without dental floss in my bag or pocket.

[Burzhui]

never

[DoPeY5007]

like once a week

[dbax791]

Almost every day. I use the mint Johnson & Johnson, makes your mouth feel clean! :D

[Hiro]

Originally posted by passwird
Right before I go to my bi-yearly visits. I brush once per day at night. I've had one cavity in my entire life. :)
I am exactly the same way

[MJordanash]

I brush two-three times per day and floss every two days.

[ApltnHkyMutt]

Originally posted by MJordanash
I brush two-three times per day and floss every two days.

Thats great to hear.. but i could never notice!!!










j/k :D

[MJordanash]

Originally posted by ApltnHkyMutt


Thats great to hear.. but i could never notice!!!










j/k :D
I sure did expect that from ya...lol:D

[Merlin]

I floss daily after being scolded by my dentist.

[CluelessSi]

i floss once in a while, I don't have the little tool that holds the floss so I can never get the back teeth...

[oblongmelon]

Originally posted by CluelessSi
i floss once in a while, I don't have the little tool that holds the floss so I can never get the back teeth...

fingers?

[whitak24]

i used to floss every day, but in the last year or so, i've been lazy and haven't been doing it :nono:

[Kim]

I don't floss at often as I should, because I have alot of teeth, and they are really close together. My gums bleed FOREVER after I floss. I do brush at least twice a day though. No cavities ever! *knock on wood*

[Jihforce]

I floss whenever I get to it. :P I do the mouthwash n' brush combo every morning, and the same before I go to bed.

[bugaboo]

i floss at least once a day and brush twice unless i am dead tired then i just crash all together (once in a while).

[molecularfire]

I do the brush/mouthwash combo, but I've never really flossed. Probably have to do it eventually...

[WhiskeyPapa]

Whenever I eat popcorn.

That works out to 2 or 3 times per week. Popcorn is the snack of choice in our household.

[irwin]

Originally posted by Kim
I don't floss at often as I should, because I have alot of teeth, and they are really close together. My gums bleed FOREVER after I floss. I do brush at least twice a day though. No cavities ever! *knock on wood*

I told my dentist that and he told me that once you start flossing regularly, your gums will bleed less and less.

[Kim]

Originally posted by passwird


I told my dentist that and he told me that once you start flossing regularly, your gums will bleed less and less.


Thanks Passwird! I guess I'd better get into the habit.

[attgig]

I've heard flossing is more important than brushing...
and if you think about it...makes sense...

floss gets the junk out..
brush - just cleans the outside part of your teeth..
shrug


anyways..
I floss whenever i feel like it..
i brush whenever i feel like it..

during highschool and college - i would prolly brush a couple times a month...
now it's a couple times a week...
but I listerine every day :) - cause i feel guilty for not flossing, and i like the taste

(and i maintained a lengthy/intimate relationship in highschool so :heh: - told her near the end of the relationship - and she started forcing me to brush my teeth before any :naughty:)

flossing - eh, if i was surfing and i saw a floss thing by my computer, I'd do it every now and then...


oh, and i had cavities with my baby teeth, but no cavities with my real teeth. When I go to the dentist, they're like - you have the most incredible teeth....except you have to floss (they can tell!)

so, :)

thanks God for blessing me with awesome teeth :)

[Kevster]

I floss daily. After seeing some seriously nasty pictures of peridontal gum disease, I got scared into flossing.

I also bought a Sonicare toothbrush and that totally changed my brushing - it's like having a party in your mouth. After using it for 3 months I went to the dentist and it was the shortest visit I ever had with the hygenist. She could find only a few bits of plaque and that was it. She told me that all her customers that use a Sonicare have very short visits.

Unlike my Dad, I plan on keeping all my teeth!

[Kevster]

Originally posted by passwird


I told my dentist that and he told me that once you start flossing regularly, your gums will bleed less and less.

They bleed because they are inflamed due to gingivitis. Healthy gums won't bleed when you floss - it's only when the bacteria have a foothold and start causing your gums to retreat (even a little bit) that they will.

So with that argument, when you floss regularly, your gums will get much healthier and they will stop bleeding.

[Cheesypuff]

Floss....Brush....what are these things you guys talk about?:eek:

[sbp]

Once a day.

[sho.gun]

I used to do it once a day, then i got braces... oh man its such a pain. I do it occasionaly now, and I also have this handy schmandy Water Pik thingy.

And yes, it is true that once you start flossing regularly, your gums will eventually stop bleeding.