How often do you floss your teeth?

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: ) or often should we? : D

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To those of you that your DDS is telling you a few times a week is good enough for flossing, guess what find a new doctor. You have to floss everyday, once a day is fine, but a few times a week is not going to get the plaque out from in-between your teeth. Once that plaque turns into acid, the destruction begins. Also not getting cavities is not the only point to flossing, it also removes the plaque and bacteria that cause periodontal disease. The teeth, gums, and bone all go together to make up a healthy mouth. Getting cavities and not taking care of them, you can lose your teeth. Having periodontal disease where the acid eats away at the bone that holds your teeth in your mouth and not taking care of this, guess what you can lose your teeth. Stop thinking of just cavities as the only problem with not flossing, periodontal disease and infection of the mouth is also a problem in those that shy away from flossing. If you want a healthy mouth then you must floss (properly) everyday!

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I thought it was every day, but my dentist recently told me 3-4 times a week is good. Honestly, I'm pretty bad about it.

Uhh I don't actualy! And I never have cavities or anything, my secret is to use an electric toothbrush. well after i brush my teeth .. so 2 times.. and after i eat dinner or lunch.. i dont eat breakfast.. so liek 4 times a day

Once a day before bed is best. :-)

After eating any meal!

u floss everyday but i think u should floss everyother to every day I floss twice a day. I can't stand to have any food stuck in my teeth.

My DDS said that just flossing a few times a week is good enough. I would guess that once a day would be sufficient

You should floss your teeth daily (except I don't. I do it when I feel like it)

Daily, and I still have all my teeth after many, many years everyday is the correct way!

I think you should floss at least once a day, I have to after I eat because my teeth feel yukky if I don't so i do it about 3 to 4 times a day. And now they make them so you can easily take flosser's anywhere with you.

once every day, usually at night. Sometimes I forget, but I'm pretty good about it.

everyday I see floss at the beach on the nekked gals.you should floss once per day at least honestly, 5 times or more a week

Every other day. A sign in my dentist's office once read, "You don't have to floss ALL your teeth.only the ones you want to keep."

I floss once a day and no matter if you brush,food will get stuck inbetween your teeth and form cavities, then the pain starts! :(

You should floss your teeth at least once a day, before bedtime is a great time because you are removing the plaque in between your teeth that has accumulated throughout the day. I think that if you cant floss once a day the next best choice is every other day. The point is to get the plaque out from in between your teeth and away from the gum line. Because it can cause gingivitis which is inflammation of the gingiva, aka: gums. If this plaque is not removed it continues to sit there on the gingiva and causes a whole sleugh of other problems! *daily*

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