“Is flossing more important than brushing?”
I am a 22 year old male. I want to know if flossing is more important than brushing?
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That's a great question no matter what your age. They are equally important! We have a saying, "Floss the teeth you want to keep." It's important to lower your risk of decay in-between your teeth and to keep the gum healthy. Brushing properly also reduces your risk of decay and gum disease. We would like for everyone to brush 3 times per day and floss 1 time per day and work up to 3 times per day. Good luck
The answer is NO, it is not MORE important, it is equal to brushing in that the act of flossing is removing plaque that is in between the teeth where the bush cannot get.
Hi, I believe both are very important to keeping your mouth healthy. Brushing cleans the top, inside and outside of teeth but not in between at all. Flossing cleans in between the teeth. If you wish to be technical, brushing cleans 60% of surfaces, flossing 40%. I would recommend trying to make both a habit!
Flossing removes the food debris and plaque from surfaces in between teeth.
Both brushing and flossing are important. Brushing cleans the broad area of your teeth which you can see, while flossing cleans in between your teeth. Both are recommended daily.
Equally important.
No. Equally important
According to the American Dental Association (ADA), Inter-dental cleaners such as floss are an essential part of your oral hygiene. Cleaning between teeth removes plaque that can lead to cavities and gum disease from the area that toothbrush cannot reach. Inter-dental cleaning is proven to help with removing debris that can contribute to buildup of plaque.
They are both equally important and you need to do both to maintain the best dental health and eliminate most dental disease
It is a tough argument to pick between flossing or brushing as more important. More of the population brush and don't floss than floss and don't floss. Then there are those that unfortunately do neither. You could make an argument for brushing being more important because you are caring for more overall surface area than with flossing. Then there is the argument that flossing concentrates on the targeted areas between teeth where bacteria collect and cause more problems and eating can have the benefit of fiber in your diet keeping the other areas cleaned off somewhat. So as you see there is no good way to make a definitive conclusion other than both is best for their own special reasons.
Both are important
Both flossing and brushing are equally important. Brushing reaches the lip/cheek sides of the teeth as well as the chewing surfaces of the teeth, whereas flossing cleans the interproximal/in-between surfaces of the teeth. Flossing also removes impacted food as well as plaque between your teeth. So do both.
Yes, it is. I tell all my patients: If stranded on a deserted island and you have a choice between taking a toothbrush or floss...take the floss.
Russell A. Sassack, D.D.S.
Russell A. Sassack, D.D.S.
You should brush your teeth and floss. It's very important. to keep your bacteria under control.
Both are important
They are equally important. Brushing cleans the part of teeth you can see while flossing cleans the in-between parts of the teeth and the gums.
