Do you Floss?
By laniekins
@laniekins (4579)
Philippines
7 responses
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
22 Jun 10
How? did you mixed baking soda with water or not? I wanted to try that too cause my teeth looks yellow. Can you share it to me? thanks
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
22 Jun 10
Wow, thank you for sharing that to me. I'm going to try it at home. 
@mspitot (3824)
• Philippines
22 Jun 10
mine too, although they are clean and i take care of them, there are really that look yellow. i just saw it on you tube and i searched it on the net to see if there are some bad effects of it. luckily, i saw no bad effects.
to make that, put baking soda on a small bowl. just use consumable amount. i use about a teaspoon. then gradually add water while mixing the baking soda. i add it drop by drop to make sure i won't put much water. when you get a paste consistency like of a toothpaste, it's ready to use then. soak your toothbrush there a brush it on your teeth. what i do is i brush my teeth first with toothpaste. after rinsing, i rub toothpaste on my tongue and i brush my teeth again with the baking soda. i do that cause i don't like the taste of baking soda, it's salty. rubbing toothpaste makes me taste the menthol taste of the toothpaste instead of the baking soda.
after 3 minutes of brushing, rinse. after that, you'll notice that your teeth are very clean and that they are whiter.
@tigerlily1972 (502)
• Germany
4 Jul 10
I floss before i brush (evening time b4 bed). When there were times i ran out of floß, i'd get a thread to use, which of course is too thick it does not get through between teeth. It has been such a routine, brushing feels incomplete w/o it.
@tigerlily1972 (502)
• Germany
5 Jul 10
it is really recommended by dentists. And yes, it is time consumming...specially if you have the whole 36 set of teeth. heheh
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
5 Jul 10
I'd tried flossing after brushing and I am surprised that there are still tiny pieces that left in between teeth that brushing cannot rid. So I guess flossing is very effective but time consuming.
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
26 Jul 10
No, not that painful. If only you have a sensitive gums, it might bleed if not properly executed.
@juggerogre (1653)
• Philippines
21 Jun 10
I tried to floss everyday but sometimes I forgot to do so. But for me brushing will suffice. The only time I floss is when I feel or see that something is stuck in my teeth.
@amelly (1554)
• Malaysia
21 Jun 10
i do floss but frankly sometimes because at times i'm lazy and the other i just could not been bothered..hehe..i know it;s good to floss but funny thing is my dental floss still can be used..i mean i knew it is like 5 metres in a roll but till now it haven't finish..
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
21 Jun 10
Same with my, I can be lazy and most of the time I forgot it. I still have mine, I purchased it few months ago.
@myswirlyagelessmind (379)
• Philippines
21 Jun 10
i need to but it takes too long to do and you have to be careful or else you could end up with bloody gums. you're right about the cavities bit, my dentist said the same thing along with brushing for at least two minutes. i wish they'd come up with a floss machine so it wouldn't be too much of a hassle.
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
22 Jun 10
Yeah, the floss is i think too large to insert in between teeth and if you're going to floss all your teeth, it will take too long.
