intellectual45
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I always tell my patients to floss before brushing their teeth, brush for the usually 4-5 minutes, and then floss once again to make sure you got everything out of your teeth. This method proves most effective. |
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I`m cooler than you a
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floss because when you brush your teeth the food goes down into your teeth more |
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lizziemoffles
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I floss first because I would like to loosen things up first and they wipe them clean. how about mouth wash? |
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cay cay
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brush first because flossing brings up the paricles that tooth brushing could not get. |
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Letisha
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I would go with brush, then your mouth will be clean and you will floss what the brush could not get |
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jay
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brush then floss..get all the gunk out of your mouth, then floss the rest of it out between your teeth. |
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Franzia Kafka
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I asked my dentist this exact question when I was there last and she said it's best to floss first. If you floss after you've brushed, all the junk that you dug out will be left hanging there and you won't be able to get rid of it very thoroughly, even if you rinse your mouth. If you floss _first_ and then brush, you'll easily get rid of all the junk that you dug out from between your teeth with your toothbrush. It sort of leaves your teeth cleaner to floss first. |
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joanna c
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floss 1st and brush |
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ak
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Brush first. It gets rid of most of the gunk. Then finish with a lovely floss and shine! And don't eat like Ben... |
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Lance
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Floss first, then follow with a brushing to remove the particles dislodged and the hidden areas exposed by flossing. |
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Meagan K
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I think you should floss first so you can get everything between your teeth and then when you brush all the things will go away, but you can also brush and then floss because when you finish brushing then when you floss you makesure you got everything between your teeth. |
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wise1
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It doesn't really matter for the most part. The most iportant thing is that you do both. I believe it is better to brush first. Brushing first will put flouride in your mouth. Then when you floss the flouride gets between your teeth and and below your gums. |
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xjazzx@pacbell.net
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I floss first.. If you brush first. You might not get all the little particles of food out of your teeth.. and then your not really brushing everything .. My wife does it the other way.. |
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Ilene W
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I asked my dentist this question and he said it doesn't matter which order you do it in, so long as you floss every day. |
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Luzzuboat
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Floss -brush - and floss again!!!! best technique!!! |
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Matt
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Floss first because it loosens any thing that is deep in your teeth and gums, then brushing will get rid of everything else. |
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Gigi S
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Floss first to lossen the items in between your teeth then brush |
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leavemealonestalker
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It's your choice. Personally, I floss first, because it seems as though that gets the stuff from between the teeth, but sometimes transfers it to the surface, then I follow by brushing and feel nice and clean that way.
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Noah B
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brushing first because you clear off the plaque and the bristles can pull out food caught between the gums. the floss is after the fact to pick up where the brushing left behind. |
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beth73065
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my dentist wants me to floss...loosen plaque...then brush it away. |
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Mike H
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floss first so when you brush you remove the bits still stuck on the edges |
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Ben
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Floss to loosen up sh*t the brush to get rid of sh*t already loosen. |
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cowgirl up
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I would floss first becouse you can get the food in your teeth loose for when you brush. But then floss after too. |
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ingridabreu@sbcglobal.net
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you should brush your teeth first because you can get most of the food off and then you floss |
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Hotstuf
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Well, think of it this way:
If you floss your teeth, the amount of stuff that comes out from between them is difficult to totally collect on that small surface area of floss. So some of it probably stays there. But if you floss first to loosen the crud up, then you can successfully brush it away afterward. Thinking about these things probably makes me a dork... oh, well. :) |
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Sandylynn
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Brush, floss, then swish with mouthwash. That's according to my dentist. He says the mouthwash rinses away the crud you've flossed loose. Plus it rinses away any blood that you might have caused during brushing & flossing. <*)))>< |
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Grayside
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Floss, then brush. When you floss you leave more "crud" behind. Then you can brush the rest away. |
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Its Me
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I always floss first because I can then brush away all the stuff that might be between my teeth. |
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Leeza
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Floss then brush. This is more hygenic as when you floss it pulls out the stuff stuck in between your teeth and then you can brush away all the germs. Happy cleaning :-) |
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Dana Katherine
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I don't think it matters which order you do them as long as you do both.
Me, I floss a little first, then brush, then floss one last time for good measure. |
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