Dental floss comes in various types such as nylon or silk, some coated with fluoride, and flavored or unflavored. Flossing involves using a piece of floss about 18 inches long by winding it around fingers and rubbing it between teeth and under the gumline to remove plaque and food particles. Proper technique is to apply gentle pressure and change to a clean section of floss regularly. Flossing improves oral hygiene by cleaning interdental spaces and beneath the gumline, preventing cavities, gingivitis, and bad breath.

2.  What
is dental Floss?
 Types of Flosses?
 What is Flossing?
 Flossing technique?
 Rules?
 Benefits?

3.  Dental
floss is a bundle of thin filaments
which may be made of either nylon or silk.
 Some of them coated with fluoride.
 It can be flavored or unflavored.
 Some of them may be waxed or unwaxed.

5. Definition
Flossing is a technique of cleaning teeth by the
use of a dental floss.

6.  Take
about 18inches of floss and wind around
the middle finger of both hands three times.
 Hold floss tightly between middle finger and
thumb.
 Guide the floss between teeth using a gentle
rubbing motion.
 When the floss reaches gum line turn it into
C-shaped against one tooth.
 Upon cleaning each content the dirty floss
should be wound around finger and
remaining clean portion to be used.

9.  Always
keep the pressure of your floss
against your teeth.
 Never apply pressure upon your gums.
 Change the section of floss you are using
from time to time.
 You should rinse your mouth out afterwards.

10.  Regular
floss
 Specialized plastic wands
 Ergonomic floss

11.  It
is commonly supplied in plastic dispensers
which contain 10 to 100 meters of floss.
 Available in different thickness.

12.  Aka
as Floss picks
 They are handy.
 Advantage is that they do not pinch fingers
like regular floss does.
 Enhanced reach of wand can make flossing
the back teeth easier.
 Disadvantage is that it makes it difficult to
floss at all angles which are
possible with regular floss.

14.  Have
improved handle for better grip.
 Its floss head have a unique feature that it
can rotate in any direction making it
accessible to any pair of teeth in the mouth.

15. Improves oral hygiene.
 Also Clean those area where toothbrush
cannot reach.
 Removes plaque and food particles from
interdental spaces.
 Cleans tooth surface beneath gum
line.
 Prevents halitosis.
 Polishes tooth surface.
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