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Only goes to the dentist once a year, eh?
The dentist’s/hygienist can always tell too..
Try getting in the habit. It’s night and day and you can 100% tell the difference.
I started regularly flossing when someone told me to smell the floss after using it after I made a comment that I never floss. Absolutely revolting and imagine that smell in your mouth all the time.
I use floss pics and brush twice a day. I had not been to the dentist for a cleaning and check up in well over 20 years. I had some pretty bad doctor anxiety that I’ve gotten much better west- yay for self hypnosis. I’m now getting annual physicals, meds, etc. I have one tooth that needs a root canal, but no other cavities and my gums and teeth are doing quite well. Just told me to switch to a soft tooth brush and use non alcohol mouth wash.
My hygienist always asks how my flossing is going. I tell her that she should know since she is always there for it.
You can see the day earlier in the year when they got popcorn stuck in their teeth. 😂
My 2 cents as a dentist. Nothing will keep patients from spending quality time with me more than flossing. I’m a realist though, it doesn’t have to be two fists with a string of floss in your mouth. Waterpik, floss picks, whatever. Get something that will remove debris and remove biofilm from between your teeth.
I usually floss more for a month or so after the dentist. Then my resolve falls off.
I’m not flossing before the dentist… That’s what I’m paying him for.
February 20th, pet lovers everywhere observe National Love Your Pet Day
Got to floss for the furries
Invest in a WaterPik. Definitely a game changer. I barely flossed before but the WaterPik has worked wonders for me.
Ah yes, that one day in February
The February one is a week late, assuming it’s the day before Valentine’s day
This is scary AF. Flossing is the easiest way to make a dentist appointment to go well.
What’s special about February 20th? I could understand Valentine’s day, but this is almost a week later.
Did you hack my calendar app?
I wish this wasn’t me😔
I have a dental appointment tomorrow and I’m proud to say I floss every day and use an electric toothbrush twice daily.
Those little flosser picks are the best!
After my last dentist appointment of a year ago where I had to pay a lot for a surgery, I started taking the habit of flossing at least once a day. And I’m always forcing myself to do it, even if don’t want. I feel something has changed in the better
My dental hygienist is gorgeous, so just before every appointment I eat a whole bag of Oreo cookies.
Not to say it isn’t important, but in my opinion flossing is more important than brushing.
I made a resolution to floss, and I did it. 12:01, January first, BAM! Blood everywhere
You’re supposed to go twice a year.
life pro tip: floss before your brush
That little spot of orange in February is my birthday.
Never flossed in my life, only ever saw my dad do it a few times. Should i? I am afraid of the dentist like a teen girl so if it does significantly reduce the chance of me developing dental probs id defo consider it
What’s goin on Feb 20th 💀💀
I use a water pik nightly. It gets so much iut that brushing doesnt. But unfortunately string flossing is still necessary and i have a mid life crisis on budgeting my time for self care / social / work. That stresses me out to the point of depression and just not doing it often enough.
I’d definitely suggest it. Regular flossing scrapes plaque off the in-betweens of the teeth if done right. If you’re not needing to rinse your floss after every gap then you’re not doing it right and should probably ask the dentist to instruct you. I was doing it wring for years.
floss your teeth, your breath fucking stinks.
I started flossing every time I brush my teeth because my friend is a dental influencer and made a post saying brushing without flossing is like wiping your butt cheeks but not touching the crack. Put it in perspective for me
I’m going on a two-week streak with only a couple missed nights. Forming good habits is really hard.
Pro tip: You only need to floss between the teeth you want to keep.
Getting plastic braces in 2008 forced me to floss, because of the teeth movement and the tight fit of the braces amplified any feeling, especially of any food stuck in there. I still have to wear the retainer at night, but I’ve never stopped flossing since out of habit. Also, anytime I do visit a dentist, they always seem to make a comment about noticing I do floss and how they can absolutely tell the difference between those that don’t floss regularly.
As a guy w/ braces, flossing takes 6-10 mins depending how lucky I can loop the floss in the back teeth. W/o braces, could be done in like a minute. Y’all not flossing cause it takes too much time, I’m like maaaaaaaan if only you knew struggles of us haha
Yeah yeah yeah flossing good and all, but why the fuck are the months all 28 days
Meanwhile, I floss every time I eat. (The habit tends to help you avoid snacking, too, if instead of thinking “yay, snacks/sweets!” you find yourself thinking, “Crap! Now I need to floss and brush my teeth.”)
TIL there’s only 336 days in a year.
What happens on the 21st of February?
I recently started using mouthwash regularly and was proud of myself for figuring out that dental hygiene issues are caused by germs, and mouthwash kills germs, so I decided to brag about that to my hygienist.
She said “That’s great, except for that pesky biofilm”
Apparently mouth bacteria are smart and coat themselves in a film that needs to be broken up physically before the mouthwash can work. Floss is the only way to break the biofilm between the teeth.
Not sure why, but that sentence got me to be a regular flosser after nearly 40 years of thinking it was a joke.
Ah yes. The rare day you eat some stringy meat that just *refuses* to let go of your teeth no matter how hard you tongue it, and you suddenly remember you have a bag of unused flosspicks collecting dust on your desk.
Whats the February one for?
is feb 20th corn on the cob day?
I see you ate a mango in February
You guys are disgusting. I floss every day and can really feel it if I for whatever reason miss a day.
Just make sure your spouse has a lot of pubic hair down there that way as you give them oral you can floss your teeth at the same time
My hygienist told me ” Brushing without flossing is like taking a shower but not washing between your toes.” The next appointment she asked me if I was any better about flossing. I reluctantly said “No, but my feet have never been cleaner!”
So I bought a water flosser.