How to correctly brush your teeth with a dental thread - a floss: instructions, dentists, contraindications. How to use the dental thread: before or after brushing your teeth, how often?

The article will tell you about how benefit the mouth of the mouth with a floss has and how to use the dental thread.

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What is a dental thread - a floss, a disposable floss for teeth, what it looks like: photo

The tooth thread is necessary in order to cleanse the teeth where this brush can do it. It is able to penetrate any cracks and spaces between the teeth, taking all the remnants of food. Floss is another, the medical name of the dental thread.

Flasses are divided into such types:

With a waxed thread(It is easier for them to penetrate any inaccessible place, but Nick easily and quickly breaks during cleaning).
With an involuntary thread(gives a weakness of friction)
With a synthetic thread(is distinguished by elasticity and strength)
With silk thread(has high strength and rarely breaks).

Important: any floss thread is saturated with a special substance that facilitates its sliding on tooth enamel.

In pharmacies, as well as stores with household and cosmetics, you can purchase such types of dental threads:

Round tooth thread(Ideal for cleaning those teeth that have wide spaces and large cracks).
Flat tooth thread(suitable for brushing those teeth, the space between which is too narrow).
Ribbon tooth thread(They differ in that they are able to swell when contacting with saliva).
Volumetric tooth thread(Suitable for soft brushing, especially if there are wide gaps between the teeth).

Modern manufacturers often impregnate flosses with some aromatic or medicinal composition. Most often it is a fluorine (to strengthen enamel), menthol (for fresh smell) and others. Regular use of the thread (both during cleaning and after eating), helps to prevent many diseases of the teeth and gums.

The Floss brush is also a type of dental thread. It is intended for cleaning only interdental space. It looks quite primitive - a handle with a stretched piece of thread. The most popular species of such a floss is strip. It looks like a small box with a lid, in which there is a coil with a 50-meter thread.

Why do you need to use a dental thread? Contraindications to the use of dental thread

It is important to know when it is categorically impossible to use the thread:

In the presence of periodontal disease(So \u200b\u200byou can smash the infection from a sore tooth to healthy).
If there is a carious hollow(In order not to break off part of the tooth stained caries).
If the gums bleed a lot(In order not to aggravate the disease and not provoke inflammation).
If there are orthopedic and metal structures in the mouth(You can use only Superfloss).
Small children(In order not to injure the delicate children's gums).

Tooth thread is a necessity for each person. After any meal between the teeth, the smallest particles of food remain. If you can’t delete them (and the ordinary brush is not able to do this), you can achieve that they will begin to rot and spoil their teeth, as well as inflamed the gums.

How to brush your teeth with a dental thread - a floss: instructions, dentist advice

Tips and recommendations:

Take a box with a floss and open the lid
Release the required number of threads (some are convenient for a short segment of 2 cm, others at 8-10 cm).
Each box should have a special metal hook that cuts off the thread and therefore you will not need to look for scissors and other tools.
Wrap the thread on the middle and index finger of the middle hand
Place the thread between the teeth and begin to make movements it forward and backward, pushing the remnants of food.
You can also wrap the thread around the tooth and two ends on the front of the jaw to clean the space behind the tooth and on the sides.
The thread with which you brushed your teeth should be thrown away, and rinse your mouth thoroughly with clean water, medical liquid or a decoction of herbs.

Video: "Correct cleaning with a dental thread"

How to use the dental thread: before or after brushing your teeth?

It is recommended to use the dental thread exactly as many times as you eat. Of course, not everyone can carry out such recommendations, but if you can allow it 1-2 times (in the morning and evening)-this is already enough. It is advisable to brush your teeth with a thread to brush, since in those spaces where you have already removed the remnants of food, the bristles with toothpaste can also penetrate.

Tooth thread: how often to use?

It is good to use the dental floss regularly, but not often, so as not to injure the delicate gum and not provoke bleeding. The optimal number of times a day is a brush during morning and evening brushing.