Do you floss your molars?

Chefrio · 02-01-2014 03:46PM #1

I find it difficult to do so don't bother, just floss the incisors and canines. How about you?

Aestivalis · 02-01-2014 03:47PM

I dont floss in general.

gerrybbadd · 02-01-2014 03:48PM

One of these jobbies makes it easy to floss the molars...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Hand-held_dental_floss.jpg

Birneybau · 02-01-2014 03:50PM

Floss?

Khannie · 02-01-2014 03:51PM

I do them all. I'd only floss every other day though. If you get into the habit it's grand.

Tiddlypeeps · 02-01-2014 03:52PM

gerrybbadd wrote: »

One of these jobbies makes it easy to floss the molars...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Hand-held_dental_floss.jpg

Where in Ireland can you get those?

I use disposable ones shaped like the green one, but I'd love to be able to find one like the blue one.

MadsL · 02-01-2014 03:55PM

Americans make jokes about Europeans having bad teeth, I respond by pointing out how bad their gums are.

Most dentists are asking Americans to stop all the bleaching, hard brushing and bleaching as their teeth are falling out due to gums receding.

whiskeyman · 02-01-2014 03:57PM

yep.
Some of the crap that builds up behind the molars is nasty.
No wonder so many people have bad breath.

My name is URL · 02-01-2014 04:02PM

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

Where in Ireland can you get those?

I use disposable ones shaped like the green one, but I'd love to be able to find one like the blue one.

Most pharmacies sell them

Gongoozler · 02-01-2014 04:19PM

Yeah I don't, but it's just so awkward to do them and no nothing ever comes out of there anyway. But ok fine I will so.

Tiddlypeeps · 02-01-2014 04:23PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Most pharmacies sell them

I must just be unlucky that anytime I got to buy floss they don't have em. Or they hide em somewhere away from the rest of the oral hygiene stuff.

CruelCoin · 02-01-2014 04:32PM

Chefrio wrote: »

I find it difficult to do so don't bother, just floss the incisors and canines. How about you?

Floss.....ing ?

--Kaiser-- · 02-01-2014 04:34PM

Gongoozler wrote: »

Yeah I don't, but it's just so awkward to do them and no nothing ever comes out of there anyway. But ok fine I will so.

Same here, my teeth don't have gaps between them, so it's painful and I don't see much benefit. Last time I went to my dentist she said 'so you're obviously flossing regularly...' and I just said 'umm, yeah, sure'

preston johnny · 02-01-2014 04:38PM

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Same here, my teeth don't have gaps between them, so it's painful and I don't see much benefit. Last time I went to my dentist she said 'so you're obviously flossing regularly...' and I just said 'umm, yeah, sure'

Were you lying through your teeth?

My name is URL · 02-01-2014 04:40PM

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

I must just be unlucky that anytime I got to buy floss they don't have em. Or they hide em somewhere away from the rest of the oral hygiene stuff.

They definitely have them in my local pharmacy. I can pick one up and send it on to you if you'd like?

It can be my good deed for the year.. better to get it out of the way early on :pac:

Teyla Emmagan · 02-01-2014 04:44PM

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

Where in Ireland can you get those?

I use disposable ones shaped like the green one, but I'd love to be able to find one like the blue one.

Boots.

I am religious about flossing. My dental hygenist is also terrifying, so it's really not an option.

Tiddlypeeps · 02-01-2014 05:31PM

My name is URL wrote: »

They definitely have them in my local pharmacy. I can pick one up and send it on to you if you'd like?

It can be my good deed for the year.. better to get it out of the way early on :pac:

Thanks for the offer! I'll pass tho since the ones I currently use are at worst a mild inconvenience.

Eyes Without a Face · 02-01-2014 05:43PM

Chefrio wrote: »

I find it difficult to do so don't bother, just floss the incisors and canines. How about you?

So just do it once a week or at least every so often. Initially I didn't like to floss my teeth because I observed that it lead to deepening of any puppet lines you may have, but now I have found a way in which I can do it without doing those facial expressions in the process. That's the only reason I find it hard to get back to the molars.

For years I didn't floss as I presumed mouth wash was a good enough substitute for it!!

Tiddlypeeps · 02-01-2014 06:01PM

I know a guy that doesn't floss because he says it smells so bad when he does.

Surely that is a very good reason to floss more frequently! :eek:

looking_around · 02-01-2014 06:08PM

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

I must just be unlucky that anytime I got to buy floss they don't have em. Or they hide em somewhere away from the rest of the oral hygiene stuff.

I actually, better off finding them in Tesco's.

I find the smaller pharmacies only have the small multi-pack disposable ones.
Dunnes is a bit random as to whether they have them or not, but I have seen them in Tescos.

There's always ebay of course :P
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And no OP , I don't floss. I brush my teeth, twice daily or use mouth wash if I don't have time in the morning but I don't floss.
I used to, but some of my teeth are too tight together, and often breaks the floss when I try to use it, now thats horrible!, a string of floss hanging between your teeth and trying to pull it out

02-01-2014 06:09PM

gerrybbadd wrote: »

One of these jobbies makes it easy to floss the molars...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Hand-held_dental_floss.jpg

this is better... it's angled. don't even need a mirror to do it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dental-Floss-Holder-Grip-Handle/dp/B0082CFSFA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388682527&sr=8-1&keywords=flossaid

Eyes Without a Face · 02-01-2014 06:44PM

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Same here, my teeth don't have gaps between them, so it's painful and I don't see much benefit. Last time I went to my dentist she said 'so you're obviously flossing regularly...' and I just said 'umm, yeah, sure'

It's in your best interest to tell the dentist the truth. He/she's not going to spank you. Have you forgotten that you're paying for the service? Or are you?

--Kaiser-- · 02-01-2014 06:46PM

Eyes Without a Face wrote: »

It's in your best interest to tell the dentist the truth. He/she's not going to spank you. Have you forgotten that you're paying for the service? Or are you?

Spanking's definitely extra

Rothmans · 02-01-2014 06:52PM

whiskeyman wrote: »

yep.
Some of the crap that builds up behind the molars is nasty.
No wonder so many people have bad breath.

+ 1

The teeth at front are a doddle. It's the ones at back that need intensive flossing!

My name is URL · 02-01-2014 06:54PM

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

I know a guy that doesn't floss because he says it smells so bad when he does.

Surely that is a very good reason to floss more frequently!

When I first started to floss properly I was absolutely horrified by the smell when I done my molars.

It was like I'd released the Kraken in my mouth! I can understand why it might put people off flossing, but the really offensive smell disappears after just a few days of flossing.

SirCreepalot · 02-01-2014 06:59PM

This thread isn't disgusting at all.

Eoin247 · 02-01-2014 06:59PM

Is it even possible to floss them without one of those special plastic instrument things?

My name is URL · 02-01-2014 07:00PM

Eoin247 wrote: »

Is it even possible to floss them without one of those special plastic instrument things?

Not effectively anyway

TheBody · 02-01-2014 07:18PM

I used to only occasionally floss my back teeth until I got a mega cavity in one of the back ones on top. Was a very expensive lesson to learn.

Menas · 02-01-2014 07:52PM

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Boots.

I am religious about flossing. My dental hygenist is also terrifying, so it's really not an option.

My hygenist is really nice. It is a bit of a disincentive to flossing as I would miss my head in her boobs every six months (she gets in clooose)

My name is URL · 02-01-2014 08:16PM

Trigger Happy wrote: »

My hygenist is really nice. It is a bit of a disincentive to flossing as I would miss my head in her boobs every six months (she gets in clooose)

I bet she does be fizzing at the slit at the sight of you with half your face frozen and drooling like a stroke victim :pac:

Do you floss your molars?

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