All about flossing

Flossing is cleaning teeth with dental floss. It is a procedure which assists brushing teeth (you either  floss your teeth before or after brushing).

Children under 10 years old should not floss their teeth.

How to use dental floss: 

Use a thread of the length of 30-40 cm,

Wrap it around the pointing or middle finger

Hold it with your thumbs,

slide between the teeth,

perform vertical movements, up and down (horizontal movements can irritate the gum),

insert the thread below the gum line.

Be careful not to irritate your gums. 

Dentists inPoland say that at the beginning of the use of dental floss may appear pain or bleeding after a few days it should give way.