Twice a day and don’t go at it like an animal or too harshly … it’s a pain and I don’t particularly enjoy it but at the same time, I have many, many friends who never took care of their teeth and now in their 40s and 50s either have several missing teeth or are dealing with cavities or gum disease so bad that they will lose their perfectly healthy teeth in a few years.
Seeing what happens to your teeth and mouth if you don’t take care of them is what motivates me every day to take care of mine.
I also think of it this way … would you rather have the small inconvenience every morning and night of flossing … or would you rather not do that every day and just have one terrible and painful dental visit every two / three years to remove another tooth and have your dentist tell you that you’re going to lose more in a few years.
Just frequency … i asked the hygienist I’ve been with for years the same question … she said it didn’t have much to do with anything, it was just a way to encourage people to floss more often during the most convenient times of the day.
It doesn’t matter when you floss, so long as you do it at least twice a day spaced about eight, ten, 12 hours apart.
Twice a day and don’t go at it like an animal or too harshly … it’s a pain and I don’t particularly enjoy it but at the same time, I have many, many friends who never took care of their teeth and now in their 40s and 50s either have several missing teeth or are dealing with cavities or gum disease so bad that they will lose their perfectly healthy teeth in a few years.
Seeing what happens to your teeth and mouth if you don’t take care of them is what motivates me every day to take care of mine.
I also think of it this way … would you rather have the small inconvenience every morning and night of flossing … or would you rather not do that every day and just have one terrible and painful dental visit every two / three years to remove another tooth and have your dentist tell you that you’re going to lose more in a few years.
What benefit do you see in flossing in the morning if you did it before going to sleep?
Keeps your gums strong and immune to the embrace of floss, whereas non-flossers gums easily bleed.
Just frequency … i asked the hygienist I’ve been with for years the same question … she said it didn’t have much to do with anything, it was just a way to encourage people to floss more often during the most convenient times of the day.
It doesn’t matter when you floss, so long as you do it at least twice a day spaced about eight, ten, 12 hours apart.