Always use a dental floss stick to clean your teeth, okay? Comparison of three oral cleaning tools

Wen/Lin Taixing (orthodontist)

Which cleaning tool is better, dental floss, interdental brush or dental floss stick?

◎ Flossing

Physician's score: Three Stars

As the main dental cleaning tool, flossing is composed of many thin lines, which is specially used to scrape dental plaque between teeth and make up the dirt that cannot be removed by toothbrush. Therefore, it is recommended that you use flossing after brushing your teeth, and it takes 5 minutes to clean every face of your teeth.

◎ Interdental brush

Physician's score: two stars

are the main dental cleaning tools, and the interdental brush is a cylindrical steel wire covered with a large number of bristles, which are specially used to clean the larger area between teeth (the triangular gap below the teeth and after the tooth is retracted), so for patients with periodontal disease, the physician suggests that the interdental brush should be the main method of dental cleaning, supplemented by dental floss.

◎ Dental floss stick

Physician's score: a star

is used as an auxiliary dental cleaning tool, and dental floss stick is only used as an emergency dental cleaning tool, because its dental floss is only a short piece, which can not really clean the dirt between teeth, and improper use may damage the teeth, so it is less encouraged to use dental floss stick as a dental cleaning tool.

The following cleaning methods are also shared with you

1. Traditional cleaning methods of braces:

Clean the dental plaque on the tooth surface with a special orthodontic toothbrush, and then clean the dirt on the dental plaque and the appliance adjacent to the teeth with interdental brush and dental floss.

2. invisible braces cleaning method:

After taking off invisible braces, apply a small amount of toothpaste on the toothbrush and brush the braces at 36 degrees. Of course, don't forget to clean the teeth, clean the dental plaque on the surface of the teeth with a toothbrush, and then clean the dental plaque on the adjacent surface of the teeth with dental floss and interdental brush.

Finally, I'd like to remind you that besides cleaning, it is recommended to regularly wash and check your teeth every six months.

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