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| Flossing Correctly |  Everybody knows that brushing is very important but it will not remove the plaque and small parts of food between your teeth, under the gumline, or under braces. You’ll need to floss these areas at least once a day.
You have to base your choice of floss on fact how much room you have between your teeth. As a rule, dentists advise unwaxed floss for the reason that it’s thinner and easier to glide through small spaces. On the other hand, studies have found that there is no evident dissimilarity in the efficiency of floss used.
In spite of what type of floss chosen, you should be careful to prevent injuring your gums. In order to save your gums, follow offered directions:
 Cautiously put the floss between two teeth, using a back and forth movement. Smoothly bring the floss to the gumline, but don’t press it under the gums. Bend the floss around the edge of your tooth in the shape of the letter “C” and slide it up and down the side of each tooth.
Do again this process between all your teeth, and keep in mind to floss the back sides of your back teeth.
Break off about 18 inches of floss and wind most part of it around the middle finger of one hand and the rest around the other middle finger. In case if the floss is difficult to get between your teeth, try using dental tape, which is thinner.
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