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KJ ([personal profile] owlmoose) wrote2008-07-02 12:27 am
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Floss conundrum

So now that I'm going to be a good girl and floss my teeth every night, I face a serious question: order of operations. I've always brushed first, then used mouthwash, which seems a highly logical order to me, but I can make equally good arguments for flossing either before or after brushing (I'm pretty convinced the mouthwash ought to be last).

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Present your evidence! (Or your strong personal opinions, or wild guesses. Those work too.)

[identity profile] penrynsdreams.livejournal.com 2008-07-02 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I just will not floss if I have to do it at the same time as brushing. Something about just standing there with my hands in my mouth, bored out of my mind, rubs me the wrong way. So I floss when I'm watching/reading something online. My eyes and mind are occupied and I can get on with that boring tooth business. :)

[identity profile] owlmoose.livejournal.com 2008-07-04 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
I think this is why I resist flossing so much -- brushing teeth doesn't take very long (although I suppose it ought to take longer, if I were doing 30 seconds per quadrant like you're supposed to!), but I really resent the three minutes of my life I lose every day when I floss. ;) The dentist suggested getting the floss-on-a-stick, because then you can floss one-handed while surfing the web, and the idea is intriguing but the thought of throwing a the stick away every day seems wasteful. But your suggestion sounds like a good compromise; I should try it. :)