FLOSSING TECHNIQUES

FLOSSING

• AFTER COMPLETING THIS SLIDE SHOW YOU WILL PRACTICE FLOSSING YOUR OWN TEETH UNTIL PROFICIENT

SUPPLIES

THE SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• MIRROR

• FLOSS

STEP ONE

• CUT A PIECE OF FLOSS ABOUT 18 INCHES LONG

STEP TWO

• WRAP THE EXCESS FLOSS AROUND THE MIDDLE FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS, LEAVING ABOUT 2-3 INCHES OF WORKING SPACE EXPOSED

STRETCH THE FLOSS TIGHTLY BETWEEN THE FINGERS, AND USE THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER TO

GUIDE THE FLOSS INTO PLACE

HOLD THE FLOSS TIGHTLY BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER OF

EACH HAND. THESE FINGERS CONTROL THE FLOSS AND THEY

SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN ½ INCHES APART

• STARTING WITH THE UPPER RIGHT HAND QUADRANT, PASS THE FLOSS GENTLY BETWEEN THE TEETH, USING A SAWING MOTION AND GUIDE THE FLOSS TO THE GUMLINE. DO NOT FORCE OR SNAP THE FLOSS PAST THE CONTACT AREA

• CURVE THE FLOSS INTO A C SHAPE AGAINST ONE TOOTH. SLIDE IT GENTLY INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE GINGIVA AND THE TOOTH. USE BOTH HANDS TO MOVE THE FLOSS UP AND DOWN ON THE SIDE OF ONE TOOT

• REPEAT THESE STEPS ON EACH SIDE OF ALL THE TEETH IN BOTH ARCHES INCLUDING THE POSTERIOR SURFACE OF THE LAST TOOTH IN EACH QUADRANT.

SPECIAL NOTES

• AS THE FLOSS BECOMES FRAYED OR SOILED, MOVE A FRESH AREA OF THE FLOSS

INTO THE WORKING POSITION

RESOURCES

YOU ARE TO FIND THE FOLLOWING WEB SITES AND PREPARE A SHORT REPORT ON EACH.

http://www.ada.org/public/faq/cleaning.htmlhttp://www.agd.org/consumer/topics/

flossing/main.htmlhttp://www.floss.com/flossing.htmhttp://parkaveperio.com/faq/flospick.htmhttp://www.jkdds.com/html/flossing.html

THE REWARDS FOR PROPER DENTAL

HYGIENE