Be honest… how many times have you “accidentally” skipped flossing with braces? 😅 Dr. Maughan walks you through ways to floss that are way less dramatic than you think.
Be honest… how many times have you “accidentally” skipped flossing with braces? 😅 Dr. Maughan walks you through ways to floss that are way less dramatic than you think.
Flossing is super important when you have braces. A lot of times people forget to floss, or it's honestly a little more challenging. What can happen is your gums get really puffy, red, and inflamed — you might even see them start to bleed a little bit.
Let me show you how to do it. One thing you can use are floss threaders. You put the floss through the little hole, tie it tight, then thread it up underneath the wire, grab it, and you've got your piece of floss — then you floss like you normally would.
A little cheat we have here are these flossers called Platypus. You can floss right through the teeth with them. The ends are a bit skinnier to fit between the wire and the tooth.
One other thing that can help if your gums are getting really puffy is these Christmas tree brushes. You just use them up above the gums and brush very lightly.
It's super important to floss and keep your teeth clean when you have braces.
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