Just how many Pre-Dents actually Floss?

[Dr IWannaBe]

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A little dental humor in the forum: How many of you guys floss regularly. My dentist and hygienest (sp?) scared me into flossing a few months ago!


33 year old pre-dental student hoping to attend Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry in 2008.

 

[speedy3816]

A little dental humor in the forum: How many of you guys floss regularly. My dentist and hygienest (sp?) scared me into flossing a few months ago!


33 year old pre-dental student hoping to attend Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry in 2008.

yeah... um honestly, im tryin to keep it up. i floss about 2-3 times/week. its just hard for me to make myself do it.... however, i used to be much worse, until my girlfriend scared me into. she had to have an implant on her mand. 1st pre-molar b/c of not taking care of her teeth<--long story short (i.e. not flossin, ect). anyways, but yeah, im tryin to be consistent and get in the habit of doing it, so that it becomes second nature 👍

 

[DieselKJ]

Yea once you get in the habit it's not bad. I floss atleast 2-3 times a day now, but I also eat 6-8 meals a day.

 

[Kniles5]

I floss atleast 2-3 times a day now

I think they call this obsessive compulsive-behavior.

I am a sad excuse for a dentist's daughter and a soon to be dentist. I mostly use my floss to tie stuffed pork roasts, or to hang fresh chile peppers. I am pathetic.....

 

[Dr IWannaBe]

Yea once you get in the habit it's not bad. I floss atleast 2-3 times a day now, but I also eat 6-8 meals a day.

2-3 times a day!?!? Overkill, maybe?

 

[Dr IWannaBe]

Yea once you get in the habit it's not bad. I floss atleast 2-3 times a day now, but I also eat 6-8 meals a day.

Now that you mentioned it...6-8 meals a day? It's after 2 and I haven't had my first yet!

 

[dejota3]

Every other day, like a religious gathering.

 

[dizzle23x]

i've tried a few times but there's a certain technique to it which i'm apparently not capable of so i hardly ever floss. maybe learning more on diff oral diseases in d-school will scare me into it 😛

 

[Kniles5]

My hygienist has commended me on my flossing efforts (little does she know, there is no effort). Yet my husband gets hounded about flossing every time, and he religiously flosses. I think a lot of it can be genetic... spacing of teeth etc.

 

[sunnymeliss]

I floss every day, religiously, even when I'm dead sick. I've even harassed all of my family into doing it. I told them that if they don't do it, I will refuse to treat them later for free. 😀

 

[DieselKJ]

Haha, no OCD here I just have terrible spacing in my molars so no matter what I eat it manages to get stuck back there. And the 6-8 meals a day is essential for building muscle mass 😉 .

 

[HermeytheElf]

Waterpik is freakin amazing...if you don't like flossing you should give it a try.

 

[Heavyd22]

I floss once a day before I go to bed and that seems to work for me just fine.

 

[howui3]

Once at night for sure and sometimes in the morning or after a meal. I keep some floss in the shower for easy access.

 

[LaMigra]

I floss every time I go to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned. So every 6 months I guess.

 

[Jeppedo]

I floss every time I go to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned. So every 6 months I guess.

I'm with LaMigra. Once every six months, not including random flossings that just so happen after eating corn on the cob.

Here's the thing, my hygenist always says that I do a great job flossing. She always gets a little peaved though when I tell her the truth.

 

[polarnut]

i dont floss. i have perfect teeth with with perfect contact across the board so no food ever gets into the crevise.

well, except between #16 and #15. Every now and then i get a piece of meat stuck in there and i have to floss it out.

 

[Pelotari]

A little dental humor in the forum: How many of you guys floss regularly. My dentist and hygienest (sp?) scared me into flossing a few months ago!


33 year old pre-dental student hoping to attend Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry in 2008.

I floss right after Dave Letterman's Top 10.

 

[speedy3816]

oh yeah, forgot to mention... you guys should try the Reach Flosser, it has a toothbrush handle w/ disposable flossing 'heads' at the end... really sweet. i used to be just like a couple of you that said you only flossed every 6 months, lol, but this thing really makes it a whole lot easier.

 

[toofache32]

What's floss?

 

[syn_apse]

**** brushing

 

[syn_apse]

**** brushing

what, you can't say **** here?

 

[aphistis]

what, you can't say **** here?

That's a negative on the ****, ghost rider.

 

[alfie5884]

A little dental humor in the forum: How many of you guys floss regularly. My dentist and hygienest (sp?) scared me into flossing a few months ago!


33 year old pre-dental student hoping to attend Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry in 2008.

I floss after every meal 😀 That's the truth. I love my teeth

Jen

 

[howui3]

I floss after every meal 😀 That's the truth. I love my teeth

Jen

I, too, love your teeth 😍

 

[Dr. Dai Phan]

Hello,

I can't floss although I wanted too since I have upper and lower complete dentures. 🙂 DP

 

[alfie5884]

I, too, love your teeth 😍

Why, thank you 😛