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.)

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[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

any pattern that inspired me to floss regularly was the right way

Now that's interesting. And it makes sense, too -- that even if there is a way that's better, flossing is always better than not-flossing, so even if your way is suboptimal, if it keeps you in the habit, then that's the way to go.