Floss conundrum

[owlmoose]

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.)

Comments

[waterowl.livejournal.com]

I brush with an electric toothbrush
then floss
then rinse with mouthwash

If I floss first there's too much gunk between my teeth and I find flossing too tedious and I don't floss enough. Brushing with an electric toothbrush removes most of the gunk. The toothbrush also has a timer. Mouthwash swishes away the detritus left by flossing.

I tend to do my toothwork while the tv is playing. True I can't hear the tv over the toothbrush but it is more interesting than staring in the mirror.

I highly recommend a good electric toothbrush.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

We actually have an electric toothbrush, a nice Sonicare that's been gathering dust for a couple of years now. I forget why I got out of the habit of using it, but maybe I should pick it back up.