If you haven’t noticed already, the shops in Leeds are incredibly well stocked with products to help you maintain a superb level of oral hygiene: you have brilliant brushes, terrific toothpastes and magical mouthwashes, and lest we forget, fantastic flosses. Flossing has become integral to your daily regime: it can get into places where you brush can’t and it is excellent for removing food that has got stuck between your teeth and up around your gums. But it is only as good as the person wielding it and it may take a little time at first to get the hang of. You should practise over and over until you are happy with the results; one of the best ways is once you have the floss between your fingers, then try doing it in front of the mirror. This will help you to see what you are doing and will also help you streamline your technique. It is also a good way of checking the right thickness of floss: teeth are different in everyone and gaps between the teeth will vary, so it is important that you try different ones until you are happy with what you have and it is doing the job. Flossing correctly can prohibit the build up of acids from foods and prevent tooth decay from setting in: in short flossing is extremely important, especially as you get older and the gaps get wider.
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