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- Break off about 18 inches of floss and wind most of it around the middle finger of one hand and the rest around the other middle finger. If the floss is hard to get between your teeth, try using dental tape. It's thinner, for those of you with tight teeth.
- Holding the floss between your thumbs and forefingers, guide
it between two teeth by gently rubbing it back and forth.
- When the floss reaches the gum line, curve it around one of
the teeth and gently slide it back and forth in the crevice
between the tooth and the gum.
- Holding the floss tightly against the side of the tooth, rub
gently up and down.
- Repeat for each tooth, including the backside of your last
teeth, changing to a different part of the floss as you go
along.
Sources:
American Academy of Periodontology www.perio.org
American Academy of Periodontology, Committee on Research, Science, and Therapy. Informational Paper: the pathogenesis of periodontal disease. J Periodontol. 1999;70:457-470.
Oliver RC, Brown LJ, and Le H. Periodontal diseases in the United States population. J Periodontol. 1998;69:269-278.
Reviewed Web Sites on Periodontal Disease
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