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Many dental products come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes but you wouldn’t expect simple dental floss to have the same diversity. Or would you? The marketing fever in dentistry has not left out dental floss from its influence. The simple stringy substance has been enhanced, colored, flavored and redesigned. Here is a description of at least some of the varieties available to the modern consumer.

Dental floss is now an essential part of dental hygiene but still acts in a supporting role to brushing your teeth. Brushing is accomplished regularly by most people and effectively removes a high percentage of the food remains from your teeth and mouth.

Tooth brushes have limitations though and it is especially noticeable between the teeth. The soft bristles of the brush can get between the teeth with a very little force and it often is not enough to dislodge all of the food particles. Tooth picks help but another tool is required to really clean out the gaps. Dental floss has become that tool for most people.

After getting by the closest point of the teeth, near the top, the floss will slide easily between the teeth so you can rub off any food remains from the sides of the teeth. The dental floss is also slid down between the tooth and the gun to get any food particles out from there. The motion on the gum also seems to strengthen it after time, reducing the risk of gum disease.

After the food particles are knocked loose or out is the time to brush your teeth. Flossing should usually come first with brushing finishing the particle removal. Before the flossing, there are several rinses available on the market designed to loosen up any food remains to make them easier to remove. The rinses require you to swish them around your mouth for 30 seconds or so, and then spit them out. Flossing right after removes nearly all of the food remains.

A new innovation for dental floss is the floss device or holder. It normally looks like a forked branch from a tree with a main stem and two outward reaching appendages. The floss is threaded through or fastened upon the upper parts of the device before it is used to insert between the teeth.

Flossing usually requires a person to take a length of floss then wrap it around their fingers and place it between their teeth. The floss is rubbed against the tooth sides and down between the tooth and gum. This effectively cleans the tooth and the gums to promote good health. Bacteria cause most bad breath and dental diseases and do not flourish without the food particles present.

Flossing devices to hold the floss instead of wrapping it around your fingers are increasing in popularity. They seem to offer a better angle and reach for the back of your mouth and around dental fixtures. The little plastic holder has a central stick with a branched prong on the top. The floss attaches to the prongs and it secured. It is not as necessary to place your hand in your mouth but the sensitivity of hand flossing is lost. The devices sometimes cause extra gum bleeding due to the lost sensitivity.