How to Floss
Published on September 3, 2014 by
- Break off about 18 inches of floss, and wind most of it around one of your middle fingers.
- Wind the remaining floss around the same finger of the opposite hand. This finger will take the floss as it becomes used.
- Hold the floss tightly (without any slack) between your two hands, with about an inch of floss between them. Guild the floss between your teeth using a gentle sawing motion.
- When the floss reaches the gumline, curve it into a C-shape against the tooth. Gently slide it into the space between the gum and the tooth until you feel resistance.
- Hold the floss against the tooth. Gently scrape the side of the tooth and the adjacent tooth , moving the floss away from the gum.
- Repeat this technique on all of your teeth, including the teeth in the back.
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