Dr. Sanda Moldovan shows how to floss correctly: wrap thicker floss in a C-shape around each tooth, move it under the gum with up-and-down strokes, and don't skip behind your last tooth. Interdental brushes work better for tight spaces.
Foreign. Hi, everyone, I'm Dr. Sanda. Let's talk about flossing. I've gotten so many questions about how to floss properly and people worried, oh, my God, my gums are bleeding. So let's put some light into that situation. And here I have Mo, who's a great model for me today. And let's see if we could floss him properly. So I like a thicker floss like this. This is an expandable floss because it picks up bacteria so much better and it cleans much better. So what you want to do, I'm going to try to open Mo here. Okay, so what you want to do is wrap the floss around the tooth like a C and you want to move it under the gum, up and down in one area and then move on to the next tooth. So make sure you also floss all the way behind the last tooth. There's plaque there as well. I do want to show you one other thing that is very helpful if you have a hard time getting all the way in the back. For example, it's called an interdental brush. Here it is. So what it is is like many little flosses at the end here. So what you want to do is actually put the brush in between the teeth, this between the molars, and circular motion, just move it around to the other side. If you can't fit all the way to the other side, no problem. Get a smaller brush. Or you could also use it from the inside, like so. So you could use this inner dental brush instead of flossing, especially in those hard to reach areas in the back. You could find this pretty much anywhere in any pharmacy, and it'll make your life much easier. Do you have any questions or concerns about flossing? Feel free to tweet me at DrSanda or go to my website at DrSandamoldovan.com.
