How to Floss
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1 How to hold dental flossTear off approximately 45 cm of dental floss. Wrap it two or three times around your right middle finger and a few times around your left middle finger until there are about 5 - 10 cm of floss left between your hands. |
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2. How to start in the upper jawTo clean the interdental areas in the upper jaw, stretch a short section of the dental floss (approx. 2 cm) firmly over both thumbs. |
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3 How to Insert dental flossCarefully insert / draw in the dental floss to avoid injuring your gums. To get past areas of close contact (points where teeth touch), make light horizontal sawing motions. |
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4 How to flossWrap the dental floss around a tooth in a U-shape and move the thread up and down approximately six times, applying slight pressure Never move it back and forth! Move the dental floss all the way down under the gum edge. |
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5. How to remove dental floss againWith easily passable contact points, remove the dental floss through the contact points again (otherwise, pull the thread sideways out of the interdental area). |
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6. How to continue in the lower jawTo clean the lower jaw, stretch the dental floss over the tips of both your index fingers. Then carefully insert the dental floss and floss as previously in the upper jaw. |
