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I went to the dentist this week, so I'm now really motivated to actually floss (so I don't get into trouble again). We'll see how long the motivation lasts! How often do you ladies floss your teeth?
Not nearly as often as I should! I still have a retaining bar behind my lower teeth left over from having braces that I need to get removed. I actually noticed the other day my teeth need some love and getting that out of the way would make it MUCH easier.
After my last, super evil between-the-teeth cavity, I started flossing every single stinkin' day with flouride. I hate it, it's annoying, but you know what? Stuff comes out of my teeth EVERY TIME. And then I think about bacteria festering there....and it totally grosses me out, so I keep doing it.
Coincidentally enough, I'm going to the dentist for a cleaning today!
March must be dentist month =]
Good luck today, ejs! :) It had been 2 yrs since my last cleaning (horrible, I know).
I actually floss twice per day. I didn't used to but my FI has for a really long time and I guess I picked up the habit! I used to have a hard time flossing until they came out with those daily flosser things that are like floss on a toothbrush. They are amazing! and make flossing so much easier for me.
I voted every day. Whenever I'm tired or inclined to shortcut my evening routine I remember what a dental hygenist once told me: "You don't have to floss all of your teeth. Just the ones you want to keep."
As it turns out, flossing and brushing are actually the best things you can do for your heart health.
Caitlanc - I had the retainer on my lower teeth, too. For almost 20 years, actually. I had it removed recently and my teeth started shifting. Now I'm trying to figure out whether to get a removable retainer which I'd have to wear nightly. My advice would be to leave yours in unless it is really bothering you.
@bestforlast - After 20 years?! That sucks! I wondered about that. I'm not sure how prone to shifting they would be. It doesn't really bother me most of the time but even when I've tried flossing them I haven't had much success. I guess I should probably go find those little blue help-you-floss-when-you-have-braces things...
Daily flossing is my perpetual New Year's resolution. I tend to do it for awhile but then fall out of the habit. But my gums are not the best so I need to get on the bandwagon! I went to the dentist last week and have attacked flossing with renewed fervor!
I went to the dentist today too! Weird.
I have terrible teeth (2 root canals, 3 crowns, too many cavities, just 23 yrs old and I SWEAR I take care of them!). Anywho, flossing feels sooooo good and clean. And I agree, icky stuff comes out every time, so I imagine what it would be like if I let it go for a month or however long... :(
No fun, but totally worth it. JUST DO IT!! hehe
Every day. I really don't like all the icky stuff that builds up between my teeth when I don't.
I used to floss really, really rarely. So I went and got those floss sticks, kind of a pick on one end, and a length of floss held taught on the other. That has made a big difference, because it is there and so convenient. So I've gone from almost never to a few times a week.
Twice a day. I went through too much suffering (and my parent's wallet, ha) during my childhood because of crooked teeth to let them rot now. :)
As a former orthodontal assistant, I definitely floss every day. After looking at so many mouths, it is immediately evident who does and who does not. Sometimes when I meet people I have to stop looking at their mouths because I can tell by their inflamed gums or the yuck between their teeth that they don't. Plus it gives people bad breath.
Yay to everyone who flosses...or plans to start!
I floss everyday but I use those flosser sticks...without those I am sure I'd do it way less :X I had sticking my hand way back in my mouth...yuckers!
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every night! I didn't used to, but had a couple cavities so i've been doing it regularly for the past couple years now. I also have a permanent retainer on the lower half of my teeth but I just have to thread the floss through it. They make some pretty nifty flosses now a days specifically for those with the permanent retainer!
i try to floss every day.. but usually ends up being about 4-5 days out of the week. It is super gross to me, and takes awhile because i have permeanant retainers in my mouth so i have to thread the floss through it to get in there. I just hate getting in trouble when I go to the dentist. And before I go i always brush my teeth 15 times.
Wow - a lot of permanent retainers. I didn't know anyone else had one. No one I know is familiar with them.
Flossing them should not be a problem. Floss like normal, but when you hit the retainer, just floss from the front. A dentist showed me that after watching the hygenist struggle with the threading thing. You can floss just fine that way.
Caitlanc - Yes, after 20 years I finally had it removed and the orthodontist kept trying to convince me to get a retainer. I figured she was trying to make some extra cash. It has been two weeks and I can feel that my teeth have shifted. I'm still struggling with the retainer question. i really didn't think they'd move since my top teeth didn't. Silly me.
And for all of you who don't like flossing, have you tried Glide floss? For me it makes all the difference in the world.
I floss once a day, sometimes twice. I have a permanent retainer on my bottom front teeth. I'll be honest, I don't floss those teeth because the retainer is annoying. I'm going to get it off the next time I go to the dentist, which is next week. My top teeth haven't moved, and I haven't wore a retainer in 4 years, so I'm hoping my bottom teeth won't move either.
Now here's a question. Do you floss in the morning or at night if you do it once a day?
I really try for once a day, at bedtime. I spoke to my dentist about it who said that although you should brush your teeth after every meal (I do skip after lunch since I'm rarely at home for that meal) that once a day flossing was quite sufficient.
I floss daily using the flosser that Sulli has in her post. My teeth are really close together in the back so I have to force the floss through but that makes it even MORE important for me to floss. The dentist has basically told me that if I ever get a cavity on one of my wisdom teeth they are going to have to pull it b/c it's too far back to fill =(
So yeah....I stay up on the dental hygeine b/c I like having ALL of my teeth
I floss once a day but I may have to start doing it more. I missed going to the dentist for almost two years when I graduated college and now I have the beginning of periodontal disease. I've been going to the dentist every 3 months for the past two years and it's only gotten worse no matter how hard I try, so next week I'm seeing a specialist... I'm really worried because lately my teeth and jaw have been really sore and I can tell that things are getting worse... I just don't want to lose any of my teeth, you know?
@bestforlast - You might want to get that retainer. I saw a lot of adults' teeth move later in life after braces. Some even had to get braces all over again. Pregnancy and wisdom teeth make teeth move for sure. My boss at the orthodontist place told me even just wearing retainers 1-2 nights a week is enough for some people to prevent the migration.
I floss a couple of time a week...but I just went to the dentist and I have a in between my teeth cavity! I guess march is dentist month! Im really bummed about my cavity even though my dentist said I would have prob gotten it anyways because its on one of my baby teeth that never had an adult tooth to replace it. I guess i should start doing it more often!
I just want to say, you guys rock!! I'm a dental hygiene student and I'm so proud of all you guys for flossing! It's pretty rare lately so it's nice to see that there's a decent amount of you out there that care about your teeth!
Wow, now I feel really gross. I hardly ever floss, as in, if I have something in my teeth that won't come out I'll start looking for the floss. I haven't had a cleaning in 3 years because I moved to Japan and the language barrier coupled with the dentistry standards in this country... I just can't be bothered! Actually most English teachers don't bother and just get dental work done when they go back to their home countries for vacation. My co-worker went 7 years before going for a checkup and finally caved, he was shocked to find out he had cavaties! But I'll stop making excuses for myself and go to one soon, thanks for this post hive!
I am always motivated for about 2 days after I go to the dentist.
And then I don't floss again until the day before my dentist appointment (or sometimes the morning of). Terrible!
I have a terrible flossing addiction (like 4+ times a day). I actually wish I'd never started... I always floss after I eat & sometimes out of boredom ahhh. I have dental floss stashed all over my house!! Sigh.
The reason I wish I'd never started is because the last time I went to the dentist I had 2, count 'em, TWO evil between the teeth cavities that ejs mentioned! I was shocked & horrified! lol once you start, you can't stop or else you risk cavities :( Now I'm addicted to flouride rinse too!
ugh, i never flossed, but i hateeeeee the dentist, and after my experience i had today w my 2 cavities and the pain my poor jaw is in, i will be a religious flosser.
Screw flossing. I hate it, it's hard to do and always gets caught in the retaining bar (I've had mine on the bottom for ten years now; the one on the top ripped and when my orthodontist saw my teeth hadn't shifted in the two weeks since it happened, he said I'd be good without it. It felt amazing to have the backs of my teeth back). However, I am an obsessive brusher...I only use this one type of bendable tooth brush, and I literally spend at least ten minutes brushing. The dentists always told me I have the healthiest mouth they'd ever seen and nothing ever comes out when they clean, so I guess I get away with not flossing.
@ejs - Yay for clean teeth!
I actually floss once a day but in the morning. That was something and previous hygeniest mentioned to me. Anyway, I always do it in the morning. I know for sure I probably wouldn't be as consistent at night.
As a dental hygienist I floss every day. When you have to clean teeth for 8 hrs a day, and seeing the crap and blood some people have in between their teeth..let's say it makes you floss!
@ bestforlast The reason Glide is great for tight contacts is b/c it has a teflon coating on it!
@Crash - that is why the dh that i used to see did hers in the morning which wasn't the norm but after a day of flossing people's teeth, the last thing she wanted to do was floss hers after.
For someone who carries floss around in her purse, I don't do it nearly as often as I should, but now I'm feeling the urge to go and floss!
"Incidently, I only have one cavity and as much as my dentist asks me to I just can't bring myself to floss."
That is a quote that made me LOL from The Perks of Being a Wallflower. It is totally me! I floss when I remember to or when I feel like it because I know it's good to floss, but I just really hate it!
Every day!
But I'm also super-super particular about my teeth. I've never even had a cavity (knock on wood)
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