{"id":88,"date":"2021-11-28T01:02:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T01:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/?p=88"},"modified":"2021-11-28T01:02:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T01:02:31","slug":"should-i-brush-before-i-floss-bell-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/2021\/11\/28\/should-i-brush-before-i-floss-bell-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Brush Before I Floss? | Bell Dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The age-old question \u2013 should you floss before you brush or after? If you asked any one of our team members, you just might get a different answer on this one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you report them for not knowing their stuff, each response can be right! As long as you\u2019re doing a thorough job, we don\u2019t care when you floss!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Case for Flossing Before Brushing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theoretically, flossing<\/a> first dislodges the gunk between your teeth, letting the fluoride in your toothpaste reach those crevices better. Also, behavioral scientists say since most people don\u2019t like to floss, it\u2019s better to get the least-pleasant half of your dental routine out of the way first \u2013 you\u2019ll be less likely to skip it. Once you have a minty, fresh mouth from brushing, you might be less inclined to feel the need to floss afterward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Case for Flossing After Brushing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some say flossing last is better because it clears your mouth from extra food and debris that could otherwise be carried by the floss into the very spaces you\u2019re trying to clean out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, it might be more pleasant to put those flossing hands into a clean mouth versus an unbrushed one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bottom Line<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Floss when it works for you. But make it a habit! Choose the same time every day, floss once a day, and floss thoroughly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And don\u2019t forget to use the right flossing method: for each new set of teeth, use a new section of floss<\/a>, and hug each side of the tooth by dragging the floss upward in the shape of a \u201cC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want us to show you how? Just ask!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to find out more about flossing, contact Dr. Ahmadi\u00a0at 323-312-0500 to schedule a consultation or visit\u00a0www.dentalimplantcare.com<\/a>\u00a0for additional information.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Mike Ahmadi proudly serves Bell and all surrounding areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The age-old question \u2013 should you floss before you brush or after? If you asked any one of our team members, you just might get a different answer on this one! Before you report them for not knowing their stuff, each response can be right! As long as you\u2019re doing a thorough job, we don\u2019t … Continue reading “Should I Brush Before I Floss? | Bell Dentist”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[71,27,90,54,29,55],"tags":[32,12,9,72,37,152,38,11,35,123,79,122,30,92,120,34,151,121,33,41,40,39,127],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions\/90"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalandimplantcare.com\/bell-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}