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my dentist said to brush, floss, then rinse mouthwash.

but ive heard different things from different people :scared:

Makes sense. My instinct has always been to remove the large debris by flossing first, but I guess brushing would accomplish that and rid you of any large fragments collecting on your floss. That said, if you brush first, wouldn't that add the extra step of clearing your mouth of toothpaste residue prior to the floss? Or do you just say to hell with it, and floss with a mouth full of Colgate?
 
If this is a for real thread...I'd have to second teh "why not" medicine for myself. It's the only career I've ever been interested in & it's my passion. My interest in it kind of snowballed after my brother was diagnosed w/ a cardiac arrhythmia a few years ago & had an AICD implanted.
 
Makes sense. My instinct has always been to remove the large debris by flossing first, but I guess brushing would accomplish that and rid you of any large fragments collecting on your floss. That said, if you brush first, wouldn't that add the extra step of clearing your mouth of toothpaste residue prior to the floss? Or do you just say to hell with it, and floss with a mouth full of Colgate?

I keep my floss in the shower. It's really a great way to make me do it everyday since I'm usually looking for a reason to delay escaping the warm cocoon in the mornings. I don't brush my teeth in there though. I just don't like the idea of copiously spitting in the shower every morning.
 
Brush, then floss, THEN mouthwash... That way you don't need to get caught into a dangerous recursive loop of brushing then flossing then brushing then flossing then brushing and then...
the real question is: Anti-gingivitis or whitening paste?
 
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Flossing: before or after you brush?

Ok. I'm hijacking your hijack, did you get that line from that show on VH1, the Pick-up Artisit? Cause that show is hilarious. But a friend of mine has gotten way to into it. He's like going out all the time and throwing those lines out and talking about negs. It's pretty disturbing.
 
Ok. I'm hijacking your hijack, did you get that line from that show on VH1, the Pick-up Artisit? Cause that show is hilarious. But a friend of mine has gotten way to into it. He's like going out all the time and throwing those lines out and talking about negs. It's pretty disturbing.

The pick up artisits are not even cute. I watched half of one episode it was kind of dull.
 
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