And why?
2007-02-25 05:20:29 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
I don't think it matters which order you do them as long as you do both.
Me, I floss a little first, then brush, then floss one last time for good measure.
2007-02-25 05:22:11 · answer #1 · answered by Dana Katherine 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I always floss first because I can then brush away all the stuff that might be between my teeth.
2007-02-25 05:23:44 · answer #2 · answered by Its Me 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, think of it this way:
If you floss your teeth, the amount of stuff that comes out from between them is difficult to totally collect on that small surface area of floss. So some of it probably stays there. But if you floss first to loosen the crud up, then you can successfully brush it away afterward. Thinking about these things probably makes me a dork... oh, well. :)
2007-02-25 05:25:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would floss first becouse you can get the food in your teeth loose for when you brush. But then floss after too.
2007-02-25 05:24:02 · answer #4 · answered by cowgirl up 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should floss first so you can get everything between your teeth and then when you brush all the things will go away, but you can also brush and then floss because when you finish brushing then when you floss you makesure you got everything between your teeth.
2007-02-25 05:23:27 · answer #5 · answered by midnight515 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I always tell my patients to floss before brushing their teeth, brush for the usually 4-5 minutes, and then floss once again to make sure you got everything out of your teeth. This method proves most effective.
2007-02-25 05:26:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I asked my dentist this exact question when I was there last and she said it's best to floss first. If you floss after you've brushed, all the junk that you dug out will be left hanging there and you won't be able to get rid of it very thoroughly, even if you rinse your mouth. If you floss _first_ and then brush, you'll easily get rid of all the junk that you dug out from between your teeth with your toothbrush. It sort of leaves your teeth cleaner to floss first.
2007-02-25 05:25:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you should brush your teeth first because you can get most of the food off and then you floss
2007-02-25 05:23:40 · answer #8 · answered by ingridabreu@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's your choice. Personally, I floss first, because it seems as though that gets the stuff from between the teeth, but sometimes transfers it to the surface, then I follow by brushing and feel nice and clean that way.
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2007-02-25 05:23:00 · answer #9 · answered by leavemealonestalker 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Floss then brush. This is more hygenic as when you floss it pulls out the stuff stuck in between your teeth and then you can brush away all the germs. Happy cleaning :-)
2007-02-25 05:22:27 · answer #10 · answered by Leeza 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋