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Periodontal Disease most often begins between teeth where a toothbrush can not reach, use dental floss is an effective method to remove dental plaque from these surfaces. The following instructions will help, but the proper use of dental floss requires time and practice.

Start with a piece of floss about 45 Cm’s. length. Wrap the thread most of the middle finger of one hand, and the rest on the same finger of your other hand.

To clean the upper teeth, hold the thread between the thumb of one hand and the forefinger of the other, leaving little more than 1 cm. silk between them. Insert the floss between teeth using a sawing motion. Do not force the floss, and take it to the gum-tooth junction. Curve it in a “C” on a sliding tooth into the space between gum and tooth until you feel resistance.

Using both hands, move the floss up and ABAF in the face of a tooth, repeating this technique on all sides of the upper teeth.

As the spent wire, loop unrolling of the opposite finger to get a new piece. To clean between the bottom teeth more easily found if the guide wire using the index fingers of both hands. Do not forget the back of last tooth on both sides, top and bottom. Rinse with water after flossing to remove plaque and food particles.

The first week of use of the thread, your gums may bleed or slightly swollen. With daily use your gums will heal, and stop bleeding, if they do, consult your dentist.

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