Do you floss daily?

[tinkerbell23]

Honestly...i didnt...but i do now...the smell off the floss is VILE and the thought of whatever it is staying in my teeth makes me feel ill YUCK....i use those disclosing tablets too...quite good!!

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[boxtops]

No. I just clean my teeth.

[Maydup]

I've never flossed, the mere thought of it ............

[DEN53]

I floss every night (why does that not sound right (:o/) - my floss smells of peppermint.

[tinkerbell23]

I obv still brush (LOL) keep meaning to go back to an electric toothbrush actually. But i wouldnt not floss now....x

[scotman]

I do occasionally, when I remember.

[tinkerbell23]

Maidup does it give you the creeps!? I quite like it LOL...

Den i think thts what i need...i just use a plain one...should get a minty one xx

[DTCwordfan]

No I use an Oral-B electric toothbrush and my teeth/gums have passed the ok for 8 years now. I had one crown but that was to replace a deteriorated tooth that was bust up by a rugby boot in the mouth....and not to decay.

[DEN53]

I have been using a Sonic Toothbrush for 3 years now - they are brilliant - my teeth feel really clean afterwards. I used to think the electric ones were good, but the sonic ones are better still.

[karenmac60]

My teeth are too close together - the floss always gets stuck and ends up snapping and leaving a wee bit in there :(

[Arti]

I only floss after eating things that leave remnants between my teeth. Since I've been using an electric toothbrush and mouthwash, my floss smells of nothing.

[wheaten]

Instead of string floss, that cut my gums, I use little 'picks'.

[Arti]

I used to use Focus Point cards from my cigs, to slide between my teeth. They were great. Pity the person that had to handle them when I sent them off for stuff.

[ethandron]

i use those little plastic pic/flossers too, much easier to control. i use mint flavoured ones when i can get them. i also use a tongue scrubber/scraper twice daily.
apparently those who floss live longer. little to do with the action of flossing i believe, more to do with the fact that those who floss generally take more care of themselves.

[annie0000]

maybe we all should floss if we want to live longer!

http://www.21stcentur...h/education/floss.htm

I rarely do - I'm like Karen - my teeth are either too close together so that the floss (and hopefully bacteria) can't fit or far enough apart that the toothbrush does a good enough job. Dentist seems happy enough and I haven't had to have any treatment in years. Other half flosses after every meal!

[ooh-la-la]

i only clean my teeth with a normal tooth brush and i've never had any fillings or problems apart from the odd bit of sensitivity with cold foods sometimes. I really think they make up that you need to floss and use mouth wash ect just to get your money.

[smurfchops]

The tape is much more comfortable to use than the floss, its a bit thicker. Does pen and ink though. I use every other day. And an electric toothbrush. I think when it conks out I will get a sonic one. My gums bleed less (ugh) now I use the floss. Apparently (ugh here it comes) we swallow all the gunk and bacteria if we dont clean our teeth properly, and it could cause a stroke. You should always clean your teeth first thing before eating or drinking anything. I am a storeroom of useless information.

[Arti]

ooh la, I used to think that about mouthwash until I started using it. It really does make my mouth feel fresher. Also, I've always been prone to mouth ulcers, sore gums etc, but since using mouthwash, I have far fewer mouth ailments.

[ethandron]

no smurf, you are a store room of very useful information actually :o)
the older you get, the thicker your saliva becomes and the more you need to floss...that's what my dentist told me at my last visit.
i have dreadful teeth, full of fillings but i'm very proud of the fact that both my boys in their 30s don't have a filling in their head (or their teeth). if i had my time again, i'd be like that poem by whatshername...i wish i'd looked after my teeth!

[boxtops]

Pam Ayres, eth... but it wasn't her teeth !

[wiggal]

Nope, dont floss but clean my teeth and use mouthwash twice a day :-)