The Trick That’ll Make You Love Flossing

There are four main mistakes that people make.

One of them’s the famously bad sawing motion; can you guess the other three mistakes?

Hint: the trick will resolve one of them that might otherwise seem unavoidable!

Gently does it

Four mistakes and one important tip:

1. Using a sawing motion: only use the back-and-forth motion to get the floss between your teeth, then move it up and down on each side to scrape the tooth surface as if washing a wall.
2. Popping the floss in too hard: instead, wrap it around your tooth in a C-shape so it hugs the surface and slides gently instead of snapping into your gums ← this is the one that most people miss!
3. Stopping before the gumline: instead, guide the floss slightly below it so it just disappears, gently cleaning and stimulating your gums without pain.
4. Skipping days: plaque hardens into tartar within 12–24 hours, and once hardened, it can’t be removed by flossing, and this tartar then raises your risk of cavities and gum disease.

For more on all of this plus visual demonstrations, enjoy:

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Take care!