Healthy gums don’t bleed, and are not painful to floss at all.

I’m in my 30s and only recently learned flossing technique and got my gums healthy. Flossing used to take so long and always involved a lot of bleeding no matter how delicate I was.

These days I’m absolute savage with floss and interdental brushes and never have any blood or pain.

Once you get your gums healthy you’ll be disgusted at yourself for ever not flossing. The amount of disgusting I can floss out on an almost daily basis is insane.

Plus you’re breath will not smell gross anymore.

It’s worth committing to the habit of flossing. Trust me.

  • @Zozano
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    181 year ago

    Do yourself a favour and buy some biodegradable floss picks. String is a fucking nightmare.

      • G234323
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        91 year ago

        wow, didn’t know this was a thing. Now I have a journey to try to discover the best option out there and get it

        • @CarbonatedPastaSauce
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          81 year ago

          I bought the Waterpik deluxe version a while go and have come to regret it. It works fine, but it’s noisy as hell. I’ve been told the Panasonic version is much nicer and quieter. I’ll be picking one up shortly because I don’t need a jackhammer sound in the bathroom every time I waterfloss my teeth.

          Still, a water flosser is very much worth it. They clean well, and my dentist has remarked on how good everything looks with my gums when I’ve been using it regularly. Even if the Waterpik was all I could have, I would still keep using it despite the noise.

      • @CrimeRadish
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        51 year ago

        Yes!! I use a water flosser after normal dental floss every night and it often still gets bits that normal floss missed. That’s my motivation for doing it every night, just knowing those food bits are in there…

      • @meeshen
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        31 year ago

        I actually asked my dentist about water flossing lately and she told me that in her experience it’s not as effective at preventing plaque, and recommended regular flossing.

        But for regular, the little brackets with floss already on them work great, much better than freehand thread.

        • @[email protected]
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          31 year ago

          I misread pick as stick, none of the stick ones have been that great. I’ve also had bad experiences with limp picks so thanks for recommending some nice hard picks!

          • @Zozano
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            31 year ago

            Of course, my pleasure! And now a nice hard pick can be your pleasure too. Just be sure you get it deep in there to get your back teeth, and remember to use the tip.