Brushing and Flossing

Today's post is about brushing and flossing with braces. Brushing with braces takes a little longer than brushing without braces. It takes me about 4 minutes generally to brush with braces, so about twice as long as it does without braces! Here is diagram showing how to brush.

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Flossing is definitely a lot harder with braces. In order to floss with braces you need a floss threaders  to loop the floss through. Here are some floss threaders.
Gum Eez-Thru Floss Threaders, 25 count, White

Here is a diagram explaining how to floss with braces.
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