brush, floss and gargle

Philippines
October 14, 2009 6:10am CST
They say all three should be done in order to better kill all the bacteria in your mouth. personally, I just brush.. sometimes I floss if I feel like it. lol. .. I don't like mouthwash though, it feels dry and I don't like the taste and the feeling it leaves on my mouth. How bout you, do you do all three after you eat? do you do it in this order, or you have your own ways of doing it?
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@fezman (260)
• Australia
14 Oct 09
yea i know what you mean, i only floss every now and again, mostly when i feel something is still there just after i brushed, i hardly ever use mouth wash anymore, as i was finding it that when i did and woke up in the morning i had really pasty\ smelly\ wrank breath and tounge!
• Philippines
14 Oct 09
lol. mouthwash really does leave a weird smell after you wake up.. though I have seen on one of those medical shows that flossing is really needed. cause there are some bacteria that would only be taken out by flossing.. I'm really not sure how and why. lol.
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@kykidd (6812)
• United States
17 Nov 09
I usually brush my teeth at least a couple of times a day. I only floss on occasion. Not nearly often enough. And I have a mouth rinse that I use. The mouth rinse that I use is supposed to loosen plaque. So I use it before brushing. I think it helps since I don't floss nearly enough. How often do you go to the dentist? I used to go every 6 months religiously, but I haven't been in a long time. I love the feeling of fresh clean teeth after visiting the dentist for a cleaning. I think if I were wealthy that I would go more often than even every 6 months. LOL It's funny how I can't stand to go to the doctor, but I like the dentist. I think I am the opposite of most people!
@lealuvy2j (1986)
• Philippines
15 Oct 09
Hi Ing. I brush and floss after I eat. I need to floss regularly because of my braces. Those hard to reach places in my mouth are very difficult to clean with these things on so I really need to floss. lol. Regarding the mouthwash thing, I was really surprised by the information given in the previous comment. It is a good thing that I don't use mouthwash everyday. I only use mouthwash when I ate something really smelly like foods with lots of garlic or onion. lol.