Do you brush or floss your teeth first?

[Haole Girl]

If you floss first, don't you brush the plaque back in? And, if you brush and then only floss, don't you leave all that stuff in your mouth? It seems to me like the best solution is to brush, floss, and then brush again.

What are your thoughts on this?

[u4ic]

1. I floss first,

then brush.

Plaque is already on your teeth. I don't think flossing affects it as much as brushing. You're just getting the bits of food with flossing. :hi:

[Haole Girl]

4. My husband does that too

And, I must say...you and my husband have better teeth than I do! Maybe there is some truth to your method(?). :hi:

[u4ic]

6. I have to see my dentist next week

I should ask him. :D

[Haole Girl]

10. Thanks!

If you remember, will you please let me know what he says? :hi:

[NewWaveChick1981]

2. I brush, then floss.

My thoughts are the same as yours. My dentist growing up always said brush THEN floss. :) And after I floss, I rinse with Listerine too.

[Haole Girl]

5. My dentist wouldn't tell me a particular order...

:-)

[Broken_Hero]

3. Brush then, floss...but hardly ever floss.....nt

[Haole Girl]

7. I floss regularly because I remember this quote:

The patient asked his dentist, "Which teeth should I floss?" and the dentist replied, "Only the ones you want to keep!" ;-)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

8. Brush, then Floss, then rinse with Listerine?

How's that?

[Haole Girl]

20. That would work!

:hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. Per my dentist and doctor's orders. Brush...then floss.

:ih:

[Haole Girl]

32. Oh...I almost missed you!

Thanks! :hug: :hi:

[bigwillq]

11. I brush first.

Then floss. :)

[Haole Girl]

21. Check

:hi:

[Arugula Latte]

12. Floss, then brush.

[Haole Girl]

22. OK...

I should have made a poll, huh? :hi:

[sakabatou]

13. Brush then floss

[Haole Girl]

23. You're in the majority so far...

:hi:

[buddhamama]

14. i rinse before brushing then i floss

:hi:

[Haole Girl]

24. Oh yeah, they have that rinse stuff...

i forget about that! :hi:

[Nicole]

15. Floss first

Listerine rinse & then brush.

[Haole Girl]

25. Thanks

:hi:

[I Have A Dream]

16. Brush, floss, and brush again. Only first time with toothpaste though. n/t

[Haole Girl]

26. I'm glad I'm not the only one... well,

I sort of am...since I brush with a little bit of toothpaste the 2nd time, too! :hi:

[I Have A Dream]

30. You've got me beat, KC2!

:hi:

(Do you also shower in the morning AND in the evening? There's a poll in the Lounge about that right now also.)

[Haole Girl]

33. Depends

If I work out, or get sweaty for any reason (well, almost any reason ;-)) I do! Otherwise, just in the morning. :hi:

[deadparrot]

17. Brush, then floss.

When I do, it's 7 in the morning. I don't give it much thought. :)

[Haole Girl]

27. You don't brush at night too?

:shrug:

[deadparrot]

36. By then, it's about 3AM.

Again, not much thought. :)

[devilgrrl]

18. Brush, then floss

:shrug:

[Haole Girl]

28. It seems simple, doesn't it?

I know...I make things more complicated, sometimes, than need be! :-)

[trof]

19. Floss at odd times.

Usually when watching TV.
I figure the saliva carries it away.
:shrug:

[Haole Girl]

29. lol

[Deja Q]

31. So licking doesn't count?

:shrug:

[Haole Girl]

34. No.......

Thanks :hi:

[Fox Mulder]

35. Brush, then floss.

[wildhorses]

37. Floss, Rinse, then Brush

:shrug:

[StellaBlue]

38. Floss?

Do people actually do that?

I thought it was a racket to sell another pointless consumer item. I can't see the need for fabric softener, either, to be honest. Haven't used it in like ten years.

I am 27 and have only had one cavity, when I was 11.

:shrug:

[Kali]

40. I hardly ever do it either, but the point of flossing is gum care

more than just preventing carries.

[Generic Brad]

39. Could you just skip the work and use whitening strips?

After all, it is better to look good than to feel good.
:7