Brushing and flossing your teeth with braces
Brushing
When you have braces it's very important to brush and floss after every meal in order to keep your teeth and gums healthy throughout your treatment. If you need help choosing the right toothbrush, toothpaste, and dental floss, please ask us and we can help you choose the right products for your teeth and your appliance.
Please read through the short clips below for proper brushing and flossing instructions.
- Brushing Step 1: Using a dry brush with a small amount of toothpaste place bristles where gums and teeth meet.
- Brushing Step 2: For 10 seconds on each tooth use circular, vibrating motions around the gum lines.
- Brushing Step 3: Every tooth of both arches should be brushed slowly.
- Brushing Step 4: Brush the lower teeth from the gum line up and the upper teeth from the gum line down. Brush the roof of your mouth and your tongue too!
Flossing
- Flossing Step 1: Carefully thread unwaxed floss between braces and wire. You may find a floss threader helpful.
- Flossing Step 2: Carefully floss around the braces.
- Flossing Step 3: Carefully floss around the gum areas.
- Flossing Step 4: Carefully floss around each tooth
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