Dr Chhaya Chauhan (GDC: 83940) explains how you should floss (clean in between) teeth.
Step 1: Pull out and cut off the reel of floss about 18 inches (45cm)
Step 2: Wrap the ends around your two index fingers, and stretch it between them, so it is fairly taught, leaving about 6 inches between the two fingers.
Step 3: Gently position the floss in between teeth, flex the floss slightly so it cups around the edge of one tooth in an C like shape. Move the floss up and down to get rid of plaque. Repeat this for the tooth on the other side of that same gap.
Step 4: Repeat this for the tooth on the other side of that same gap.
Step 5: Repeat this process for all teeth and gaps in the mouth.
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1.199 -> so floss is a piece of string and you
4.4 -> use it to clean in between your teeth
6.96 -> the interdental areas there's lots of
9.36 -> types of floss you can get waxed or
11.36 -> unwaxed or you can get tapes
13.84 -> essentially you need to use the floss
15.839 -> that is best for you and if you go to
18.4 -> see your dentist or hygienist they will
20.72 -> be able to go through the different
22.72 -> flosses and maybe explain which one is
24.96 -> good for you and why the reason why
27.439 -> anyone needs to floss or do any
29.199 -> interdental brushing is because you
31.439 -> don't have the space around your teeth
33.52 -> for the toothbrush bristles to get in
36.079 -> there so if you can get your toothbrush
37.76 -> in between your teeth and get the
39.2 -> bristles to go all the way through all
40.64 -> the way up and down then you wouldn't
42 -> need to floss them so that's the only
44.079 -> reason anyone does any interdental
45.92 -> brushing
48.16 -> the technique that you can use when you
50 -> floss is to open your faucet
52.719 -> up like so
54.16 -> remove about six inches worth and you
57.039 -> just snap it off at the end
59.039 -> wrap it in between your fingers so that
61.359 -> you've got
62.559 -> about two inches worth of space in
65.68 -> between your fingers essentially the
68.24 -> smaller amount of space that you have
69.92 -> here the better because when something's
71.6 -> really long it's hard to get it inside
73.84 -> your mouth so a nice small amount of
76.479 -> floss in between about two inches you
78.64 -> then slide this down in between your
80.88 -> teeth and you follow the contour of the
83.2 -> tooth so it goes underneath your gum you
86.56 -> then slide it back out and remove all
89.6 -> the debris out from in between that
91.92 -> tooth surface you then go back down and
94.64 -> then you go on
96.32 -> down the other tooth the adjacent tooth
98.799 -> follow the contour of the tooth and then
100.799 -> bring it back up and then flick it out
102.56 -> you do this on all of your teeth go all
104.88 -> the way around the mouth and at the end
107.68 -> of doing this you then go over and brush
109.759 -> your teeth so you're removing all that
111.119 -> debris away from your teeth and gums
113.759 -> once you remove the debris from in
115.759 -> between your teeth you can move along to
118.24 -> a fresh piece of floss so that you're
120 -> not reintroducing the same debris back
122.159 -> into that tooth surface area
124.24 -> dentists recommend that to floss at
126.479 -> least once a day and you floss before
129.2 -> you brush your teeth this is so you can
131.12 -> remove the debris away from your gums
133.12 -> and then it can be brushed away at the
134.8 -> end
136.08 -> when you start using floss don't be
138.16 -> disheartened because you might find it's
139.92 -> difficult to use you might find that
142 -> you're ripping areas and it's getting
143.52 -> stuck so if you go to your dentist or
145.599 -> hygiene they'll show you the correct
149.12 -> way to use it and how to use it in your
152.48 -> different sort of gaps and tight areas
154.72 -> of your teeth as well again when you
156.72 -> first start flossing your teeth you
158.239 -> might find that your gums are bleeding
160.16 -> your gums are probably bleeding because
161.84 -> they're inflamed because you haven't
163.28 -> been flossing or cleaning incidentally
165.68 -> previously so if you floss correctly and
168.4 -> remove the debris around your teeth then
170.64 -> over a period of time your gums will
172.16 -> start to heal and the bleeding will stop
174.8 -> you can floss at all ages so you can
176.879 -> start quite young so you get into the
178.64 -> habit of flossing
180.8 -> so essentially as soon as you've sort of
183.2 -> eight or nine years old you've got some
184.959 -> adult teeth in there you can start
186.4 -> flossing and you should floss your teeth
188.08 -> all the way through to an adult to floss
190.4 -> your teeth you need two teeth next to
192.959 -> each other so if you've got a tooth
194.319 -> which is standalone really you don't
196.56 -> really need to floss that tooth because
198.159 -> you've got enough access all the way
200.08 -> around that tooth to be able to brush it
201.68 -> well
203.92 -> there's lots of different types of floss
206.4 -> you can use the string floss that you
208.64 -> wrap around your fingers and you put up
211.599 -> and down in between your teeth or you
213.599 -> can use these pre-loaded flossets which
216.319 -> are on a long reach good for back teeth
218.799 -> or you can use these ones which you
220.72 -> don't have to then use
222.56 -> your fingers to wrap around and again
224.159 -> they're pre-loaded good for your front
225.76 -> teeth as well if you go to your dentist
227.84 -> or hygienist they'll be able to show you
230.4 -> um which type of product is best for you
233.599 -> you could also use something called a
235.599 -> water flosser so this is almost like an
238.64 -> electric flosser
241.36 -> you
242.239 -> have a tank of water that's held within
244.879 -> this flossing
246.239 -> equipment and you hold it right next to
248.239 -> your guns and a jet of water
251.439 -> jets in between your teeth and it
253.12 -> removes all the debris and all the bits
255.92 -> of food left next to your gums once
258.239 -> you're sort of moving that jet of water
260.4 -> around your gums so that's another
262.479 -> really good way of cleaning your teeth
264.56 -> without using all the plastics that come
