At Wilson Orthodontics, we like to emphasis daily brushing and flossing as essentials to good oral hygiene, especially during orthodontic treatment. Food debris accumulates on teeth and around braces, which turns into plaque( the sticky substance that forms on your teeth-yuck!). Plaque combines with sugars and starches of the foods that we eat producing acids that attack tooth enamel, causing cavities.
Flossing removes food particles and plaque from in between the teeth where a toothbrush just can't reach, and flossing with braces is really easy.
When flossing with braces you need to use a floss threader or stiff ended dental floss, this will help you get the dental floss underneath your archwires. Gently floss up and down between the teeth and around the gum area. Be sure to floss all of your teeth including the back ones.
Now...look in the mirror and smile, because you look GREAT!
--Cheryl, Wilson Orthodontics
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