do you use the floss habit as a reminder to brush your teeth or a reminder to actually floss? i’m not american (i know you guys floss like no other and i wish i was like that) and i have these retainer braces?things? like just a wire behind my teeth and cant use the thread ((and also depression which means struggling to take care of personal hygiene at times so i need reminders to brush my teeth…))

I do use it to remind me to actually floss, I'm a type 1 diabetic so teeth health is a must for me, and I'm super bad at remember to floss, I don't use the actual string, we have sticks? They're called plackers, it has a toothpick on one end and floss on the other and I carry them around in my pocket and when I remember too floss I do, but the reminder is super helpful, especially at night. I totally feel you on that depression train, I couple this app with another app that I've been using to try and get control of my eating disorder. Structure is super helpful for me. The good part is were working on it 🖤

Greetings- Unfortunately I have gum disease because I did not floss like I should have when I was young… So I must brush my teeth twice a day and floss at night. I also use a water pick floss machine to wash away any residual food particles between my teeth. You can buy a water pick machine on Amazon. My gum health is much better and my dentist is impressed. I would highly recommend flossing at least once a day! Your dentist can give you tips on how to floss around your retainer. You can also look up YouTube videos on how to floss. Talking care of your teeth and gums leads to whole body health. Hope this helps. 🦷🖤

I use it to actually floss, and by habit I floss every single day! I also have permanent retainers (wires) behind my teeth and cannot thread behind them, so I use a normal flosser and just angle it into my teeth and floss as best as I can. Flossing and brushing your teeth are very important for your overall health, and they only take a few minutes to complete. Keep up the good work, you’re doing great!

Haha hello ! Where are u from ? I use it as a reminder to brush my teeth too 😅 thought I was the only one.. I usually forget to or just skip it but this app with their timer made me do it! Why depressed ?

I'm not American but I use the reminder to actually floss, alongside brushing my teeth. I suffer from depression too and I found thread flossing very unpleasant in the past, which made forming a habit very difficult, but I've since switched to a water flossing device and it's made the process much nicer. I love the clean feeling in my mouth and kinda look forward to it now. I'd definitely recommend water flossing if you haven't tried it before. It's more compatible with braces too.

I have a brush and a floss reminder on mine. My dentist said that a water pick flosser would be ideal for braces. There are some options that are relatively inexpensive.
I've also found that my teeth start feeling gross if I don't brush them. American Dentists advise that we brush twice a day and floss once. So I only floss in the mornings. I have also struggled with developing a brushing habit at all. I understand depression making things hard, I find ways to reward myself, if you like stickers maybe a calendar in the bathroom to put stars on, more steps usually doesn't help me though so I reward myself with chocolate. If its darker there's less sugar and thus not counterproductive. :] good luck! I'm here cheering for you!

I don'tusually floss my teach but I brush my teeth twice just to make it cleaner. For the first time, I rinse my mouth with water and brush my teeth without toothpaste for 40 seconds; for the second time, I apply toothpaste and brush away.

I recently took my braces off so that is why I am able to floss.usually when I travel to find motivation to brush my teeth or do self care, I put my headphones on and listen to my favourite song. But another song I should be done brushing teeth and all

I use it to remind me to floss. I've often forgot to floss after brushing my teeth. Additionally, the constant reminder to floss means I'll always be thinking of restocking floss when I am low.

I believe there is a brush your teeth reminder. I use the floss one to either use my water flosser. Or lately it's been my reminder to do oil pulling before brushing my teeth.

I use teeth brush reminder and floss reminder for each one action. Because I brush my teeth before flossing, if I will not do the first, I will skip the rest. For me it is also a struggle to take care of myself, so I try to count every small action. I feel stronger this way.

I use the floss habit as a reminder to floss and I know the struggle as I also have the wire behind my teeth xD there are these awesome "floss sticks" you can buy from countdown which is wayyy better, alot easier and quicker than normal floss and with that being in mind it actually encourages me to floss more often – hope this helps! 🙂

I use it for flossing actually, I put both flossing and brush has a reminder.
(Been there in the depression dont let your motivation go down what pull the trough was reading some Jim Rhon and Ralth Waldo Emerson and the book the richest men in Babylon.
life is hard but very much worth it)
Know that we all love you and in you there is a unique being and the world would be less without you.

I like to use the floss reminder as an overall bathroom routine motivation at night. Its also a feeling of accomplishment when I do check it off

I use the floss reminder to floss because I also have the brush teeth reminder. I have a bridge so I’m supposed to be flossing.

I brush my teeth twice a day. Morning and night. I also eat a plant based diet which has eliminated tarter build up on my teeth. On a side note, depression is treatable. Please research and try to see what might help.

I use it for both. I honestly get caught up in what I’m doing at night so to have a reminder to stop and take care of myself is great. I used to have braces and the metal retainer and I found some floss that looked kind of like a shoelace in the sense that it had a hardened side to help get past the retainer. It helped me because I could then floss easier and I went out and got the floss so it was another incentive to use it because I got it specially for the retainer. 🙂

Am not American and I am guilty as charged. Yes to me my floss habit is for teeth brushing. I wish I was more diligent with it, but I am happy if i brush my teeth after meals. I have braces too. I floss as I see fit. Which means if i see food stuck between my teeth after brushing I will floss. I personally hate floss (i say flossing but I don't do it with floss), I use intradental brushes (like tiny wire thingies with small toothbrush-like bristles for in between my teeth and gums and i have a bryton pick (not called like that where I am from though – it's zubobran) for when I think I need some extra in between teeth cleaning (these go between teeth like floss, it's daunting at first because it's metal and really thin and it seems like it will cut you, but it won't, if you choose it, go slowly and easy at first until you get bolder). What's amazing about bryton pick is that it gets between your teeth more easily when you have braces because you dont have to insert it from the front, you go from back to you wire and just slide it up. As for depression and habit up-keeping I can't help you much. Having same issues. The only thing that keeps me flossing here and there is the plaque build-up removal, my gums bleed quite easily and the removal is horrendous if I don't floss. Pain conditioning did it. XD

I actually do use the floss reminder as a reminder to floss. I hate to floss, it’s awkward and messy and time consuming, but I want to take better care of my teeth and gums so I can hopefully prevent disease and decay that might otherwise cause me to lose my teeth. I am my father-in-law’s caregiver and he’s awful with his hygiene. He recently had to have all his teeth removed and get dentures. That is not for me!
So I floss! To remind myself, because I like nothing bettter than to ‘forget’, not deliberately, but I do). What I love more than not flossing,
Checking off the floss reminder as done! 😄👍🏼

I use it as a brush my teeth not a floss ☺️ I like to put it there as a task I know I will complete so I can tick it off which gives me a sense of accomplishment. I would like to floss more and should add it in over time but I don’t want to overwhelm myself with too many tasks.

I will never forget to brush my teeth! It's a reminder to actually floss, I have as well the "wire" behind my teeth and I always to lazy to floss so the remainder needs to motivate me.

I actually use the floss reminder to remind myself to floss. The general consensus is that you should brush your teeth twice per day and floss once per day. I usually brush my teeth in the morning, before I eat breakfast, and then brush and floss my teeth right before I go to bed. Also, don’t worry, I also had a hard time adjusting and had some troubles getting enough motivation or just completely forgetting to brush and floss my teeth. Not gonna lie, but what truly got me to brush and floss my teeth more frequently was watching YouTube documentaries on people who had not gone to the dentist and had not brushed their teeth in 20 years which had lasting damage to their teeth in their thirties. Essentially, YouTube scared me into brushing and flossing my teeth, but I don’t think that was necessarily a bad thing. Additionally, before I end this off, the reason why it is important to floss your teeth is that you can get cavities in between your teeth and gum disease (don’t quote me on that). For me, the consequences for not brushing or flossing my teeth has been a good way of pushing myself to brush and floss my teeth though that’s just personally. Hope that helps!

I use it as a reminder to actually floss. I set a separate reminder for brushing my teeth. I struggle with depression as well, and my teeth got forgotten a lot of the time. I am about 1 week into building my routine, including teeth brushing and flossing, and it has already made a noticeable difference!

I have the habit in my whole night routine, you should be going brushing-flossing-mouthwash and stick to that. You can buy specific flossing stuff for that kind of braces you mention, go to your nearest pharmacy and ask for a recommendation. If your mental health is so bad that you forget something so basic as to brush your teeth, or even ignore doing it knowing you should, you need some serious therapy. I’d rather be honest with you, this app is a tool to make it easier but it’s not a fix for these deep mental issues. I hope this helped, Good luck!

It's a reminder for me to actually floss 😉 I'm not American, either. I brush my teeth regularly (2-3/day) because it makes me feel good, but I sometimes forget to floss.

I use it as a little bit of both, tbh the reminder helps me to start getting ready for bed when I need to so that I can sleep on time. I also keep a second thing of floss next to my bed, that way it’s less stuff to remember if I forget to do it when I’m brushing my teeth, or sometimes I floss while I’m still in bed if I can’t get myself to get up to brush my teeth bc depression. That way I have made at as easy as possible for me to accomplish that habit and make it more likely and then I can feel a little bit proud of myself. Sometimes that even turns into “well you’ve already flossed and that’s the most annoying part so you can probably get the rest done”. Not always, but sometimes. Finally, I would suggest you get those little pipe cleaner style things to floss your retainer, they’re like toothpicks but with bristles along one end and they can get in tight spaces more easily than the floss. Good luck! I’m proud of you for giving the habit a try and for reaching out for help!!

I use a water pik water flosser so it automatically times it for me, got it for pretty cheap online. Feels nice on my gums and I use some peroxide in the water for whitening also

I use it to floss. I only started flossing this year really. I’ve been where you are, and I get it. Good oral health is so important and makes me feel much better. Just like every little effort, brushing and flossing becomes a habit too.
If it’s difficult to use the thread, you could try a water flosser instead or even just gargle mouthwash for a few seconds.
Good luck!

No I normally brush my teeth at 9 and floss after it’s not a reminder because i only remember to floss because I brush my teeth

I use the floss habit for just that, reminder to actually floss. I'm untreated adhd so high anxiety depression similar things to you. I an also a recovering from su stance abuse so there's a lot going on as far as remembering the simplest tasks, sometimes even eating ill forgot to eat cause I've made myself so busy I'm constantly rushing. Add trouble sleeping to it I'm always fighting to wake up and is a constant struggle. I actually find adding floss to the morning habits as long as you really want to make a change it's been helpful. I never flossed until I started using the app and added the habit. I also use a dental stick it's like a thin tooth brush it's not thread it's a wire with bristles sonit flexes and actually cleans between real well. Hope this helps. Good luck to you.

Thanks for the questions! I totally understand having a hard time taking care of yourself because of depression, sorry to hear you’re going through that.
I put the floss reminder to remind me to floss, but also because every win is a big win to me. I struggle to take care of myself too, and anything I can add to my checklist to tell myself ‘look how much I did!’ Helps me feel good about what I did do, instead of being sad about what I didn‘t do.
Hope this helps! Keep on trying, that’s all we can do.
🙂

I use it as a reminder to actually floss otherwise I get lazy and don't do it enough. I used to have braces (two times) so I know the threading floss is horrible but I had to do it to make sure my teeth were clean.
P.S I'm not american either!

I am not American but i use the floss reminder to actually floss because I believe I need to take more care with my teeth. If you want a reminder to brush your teeth there is one on the list.

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Well I am an Asian , so I have only seen that on tv or phone , but it's a good thing for teeth as I think , I don't know whether it acts as a reminder

Thanks for the question! I'm sorry to hear about your depression and hope the following helps.

I do actually use the floss reminder to floss. My thinking is that it's important to dislodge whatever chunks of food that are in between my teeth before I get to bed so they're not stuck in there all night. I typically follow it up with mouthwash. I don't use the wire, but there are these little floss picks that look like scimitar handles that work just as well. I never flossed my teeth as regularly as I do now with the reminder 🙂 hope this answer helped!

I use it mostly as a reminder to brush my teeth due to also struggling with mental health and subsequently personal hygiene, but if I have the energy I'll floss a little as well (not American either so still getting used to it!). If braces are an issue, apparently a Waterpik, waxed floss, or a floss threader are all good options. You've got this!

I use the floss reminder as a reminder to brush my teeth. I usually floss right after supper that way I never get lazy to do it. I’m not American either. 😅

Im American and use the floss habit to floss! I pair it at night with the brush teeth reminder so that i will do both since teeth are most susceptible at night after a whole day of plaque and other build up. It's helpful to be patient with yourself and remember why you want to take care of your health. It's there a goal that being healthy would help you reach? It's it so you will be around longer for your loved ones? People describe it as 'remembering your why'. If a floss reminder gets you in the mind set to brush your teeth, then it sounds like you're using it as you should, since it is helping you and your health journey c:

I use the floss reminder to actually floss! I’m good at brushing my teeth but there are some pretty nasty diseases that come with not flossing. With recently my depression has became severe and like you’re said, I haven’t really been taking care of myself the best and that’s one thing that I can use to kind of start a routine with. I know it’s very small but we all start somewhere:)!

U can use a water pick flosser. I have braces too, I have the travel size. Also, there are these things called Christmas tree brushes. Ask ur dental hygienist about them.

I really care about my oral hygiene and I think floss is very important, every day, specially at night time. I do it always at night time mainly, before going to bed, because if i don’t do it I feel like i will give bacterias and food leftovers a way to act against my teeth during the night time. This won’t help me keeping my teeth healthy, no matter how much u brush your teeth with a toothbrush (I use an electric one because I have the feeling is cleaning my teeth and gums in a better way) because the toothbrush can’t reach what a floss can. I actually like to use the floss as a reminder of using dental water jet after flossing. So my steps are: brushing my teeth first, then I floss and afterwards I use the water jet and a mouthwash to feel clean a fresh breath. This makes me feel happy with my incoming sleep and I feel I can just have a better sleep than if I do not do this steps. Thank you for reading this 🤍

I use it as a reminder to floss but it is definitely harder to floss with wires! I would say you could use it as a reminder for oral care in general if that works for you. If brushing your teeth is a lot some days then be proud of yourself for brushing and do not be sad that you didn't floss! Little steps are big victories. Something that helps keep me realistic in my habits is "more often than not". My goal isnt to complete a habit every single time, just more often than not. Such as four out of the seven days of the week. As a side note when I had braces they had these little tools that you used to thread the floss past your wires. They were annoying but got the job done haha. Sending love!! Good luck!

First of all hey wassup ! So I'm from switzerland so I cant really relate to the being american thing, but I do just use the alarm to brush my teeth ngl. But ! I acually also had retainers and now have that whire behind my teeth, and for that you can find floss that has a harder and thinner tip so you can actually thread it between the whire and your gums to floss. Hope you are doing good and I wish you all the best !

Yes, I do the reminds because at some point in my life I just stopped caring and didnt take care of myself unless I was told. It took years for me to realize that I needed to change for tbe better. So dont worry, you are not the only one.

Yes. I use it to remember because my dentist often tells me to do it because she is concern for the amount I bleed during my cleanings. This app helps me build a clear to do list every morning and evening. I feel better checking things off a list.

I use it sometimes to brush teeth, and sometimes to use a thin gum pick that has rubber brush, sort of. I don't know what they are called in English, or if that counts as flossing. I also have the wire back in my teeth, so I can't use the thread, but a pick works just as well. My dentist said that even a hard/plastic tooth pick is okay, as long as you are careful to not to get splinters.

I use it as both. I try to brush my teeth atheist twice a day, for 2-3 minutes straight. At the least I spend a minute on the top and a minute on the bottom of my teeth. I then immediately brush my tongue to remove bacteria causing bad breath, floss, and rinse with mouthwash. I would say try to make it one of the first things you do in the morning, immediately following your breakfast, or if you don't eat one, right when you wake. Then I brush again about an hour before bed.

My advice to use a strong water pick. I floss then water pick then brush then mouthwash (whitening kind) then put my retainers on. Every night. Get a great night sleep this way. Good luck!

Awww, I use it as an actual reminder to floss. 🙁 I work in the dental field and can’t even commit to floss in the manner we recommend. Wow, thank you for sharing. I to suffer from depression and never made the connection between depression and personal hygiene.

I use the floss reminder to floss I have adhd and depression and it helps me to remember that I need to floss not only brush my teeth. I find it very helpful

I can absolutely relate about hygiene struggles with depression. Sometimes I feel like I am lucky to just roll myself out of bed, and brushing/flossing feels like a bridge too far. It is funny that you asked this question actually, because I typically never used to floss but have started doing it consistently because of the reminders! In your case, though, because of the retainer, it seems like flossing might not be something to worry about. If it is going to be annoying to have to just ignore the flossing reminders in the app, is there something else you could sub in for actually flossing when you see that reminder, that would feel equally like you’re doing something small and simple to care for yourself during your morning/evening routines?

I have a separate reminder for brushing my teeth and flossing. Brushing my teeth is in the morning and night and flossing is just in the night. It helps me so I remember to do everything I need to do

I use the brush teeth habit and the floss habit. I'm terrible at taking care of myself and especially in the evening I now so it automatically

Haha I actually use the reminder to floss cuz I hate doing it. I brush 2-3 times a day but forget to floss sometimes at night. It’s good for your gums and overall healthy hygiene. 🙂

Preatty much both
I jse this habbit to remind me of preatty all that has to do with teeth care
I have preatty big depression to and it got me thinking
Actually i dont did things like brush teeth couse of no motivation thats why i got thid app

I don't floss lol I should. I'm American and I have those wires too! I just brush them extra hard and I just have the teeth brushing habit and use that to do my hair, face, and teeth morning and night

I use the reminder to make sure I floss. I don’t need a reminder to brush, but I am sure it will serve the same purpose and really helps keep you on task. This has been very helpful to me and I now floss every day where before it was only occasionally.

I would say to actually brush my teeth. Since I would forget and it wouldn't be a constant habit of mine to do. In which now it slowly becoming a constant habit . In which I am glad that it does.

I have a reminder for both (each). I have ADHD so personal hygiene is a struggle here too, no shame! I actually went undiagnosed for my whole life (I’m 32) and was only diagnosed with anxiety and depression – turns out those are a side effect of adhd so getting proper treatment for that has helped with the anxiety and depression which in turn helps with the hygiene. All of that to say I have a notification for each because I struggle with both lol.

I brush and floss every evening… it’s a healthy habit and it makes me feel good about myself. Also, my gums say thank you lol I had to wear brakes for a long time but I always flossed nevertheless

I honestly have a bad habit of forgetting to floss which is why I put it down as a habit so that I don’t forget.I understand that depression takes a really big toll on people and can make people struggle with a lot of stuff that they need to do for themselves. With the braces you might wanna see if there’s any ways you can make it work and there could also be some sort of floss for people with braces so you can try those out too.

Yes, I use it to remind me to floss. I'm from the UK and we have things called tepee brushes which are a bristled stick that you can poke between the teeth, I used those when I had braces and they worked a treat.

I floss to floss; sometimes don’t have energy to brush or forget until night time.
You can floss anytime – 2 in the afternoon – pick a random time of day.
You’ll notice each morning your breath will not smell at all sometimes!! 🙂
Drinking water at night and the morning helps to eliminate the smell from your tongue and cheeks.
Floss eliminates the food and white residue that causes bad breath.
I can go a whole day with no bad breath because I floss regularly. It’s great – try to floss using floss sticks. Leave them all over your home. You’ll form a habit soon. I have severe depression and anxiety as well.

Also I have these retainer braces,and I hate them so much and also depression and every your talking about is right. 🥺👍

Both I try to always floss/ use interdental brushes at night, as I have more time. if I say I will do it in the morning I’m rushing and never do it.

Hi! I use floss after I brush my teeth, it gets the food out between your teeth! Flossing is an actual reminder to FLOSS! I have been told my whole life I need to floss, and I never have the energy or patience to do it. I am using this app to help me make a habit of flossing my teeth. Maybe ask your dentist what you can do to floss correctly even with your dental work! Try using mouthwash, it helps too!

Hello there! I also have depression and struggle with personal hygiene. It has gotten to the point where I had to put my toothbrush on my nightstand next to my bed just so I can get motivated to brush my teeth. I hate to admit it but there have been times when I go weeks without brushing and flossing as well as taking a shower. Depression sucks but this app has been helping me to take better care of myself. To answer your question, I personally use the floss reminder to actually floss my teeth. I purposely put it right after the brushing teeth reminder so I don't dismiss it. As for the retainers, I recommend taking them out when you brush/floss (if you're able to). It'll make it easier and your mouth will feel more clean. If you can't, they make special floss for those who have retainers/braces. Also don't forget to clean your retainers! I hope this helped guide you on your journey to becoming a healthier you 🥰💕

honey i can understand you. i struggled eith depression for a long time. things will get better i promise. anyways i use it to remimd me to brush my teeth.

Hi!! I started using the floss reminder because I realized that I had completely stopped flossing. You should try using little floss picks! They’re much easier to use than the string. I’m sorry to hear that you are struggling with depression, but just the fact that you are trying to better yourself speaks volumes. Congratulations!! You’re making progress and I’m so proud of you. Keep going <3

Hello there, I’m also nit American, I live in England, lol I use this app to brush my teeth even more than I actually do, I do them 3 times a day and every time I leave the house, but some days I don’t leave the house, so this kicks in to remind me to do it lol hope this helps, I also hope ur feeling better soon, I feel u!! I’m in same boat x

I use it as both a reminder to brush and floss. I also have a permanent retainer like you! I use these things that look like toothpicks so that I can get in between the teeth that are blocked by the wire. I also struggle with depression and anxiety. This app has helped me a lot and has gotten me in a much better headspace than I was before. I hope you keep up the good work!

I like to floss and brush at the same time. I am actually using it as a reminder for myself because I don’t always floss like I should and I needed help making it a routine for me.

You can use the Brush Teeth reminder to brush your teeth if thats all you need. I use the Floss reminder because my dentist told me I have to after I developed cavities between my teeth and basically nowhere else. Flossing is good for preventing that. You could also use a good fluoride mouthwash and a waterpik instead.

I use it as a reminder to floss but if you're depressed. I feel this may help push you to do something you normally wouldn't when you're down. Such as brushing your teeth or flossing. I hope you get through what you have going on live you're life to the fullest you deserve it.

Hey I'm from New Zealand and I use it to brush my teeth cause I forget sometimes I just do that cause I forget heaps but thanks for asking I love these questions

I use the floss reminder to actually floss,
I have a permanent bonded retainer and use oral b superfloss to get in between the wires. It takes a bit of practice to avoid sticking yourself in the gum but it does work.
I also struggle with my mental health and looking after my teeth is super hard for me too.

You can buy disposable single use toothbrushes with no rinse toothpaste and keep it next to your bed or wherever you sit so you can just give your teeth a quick brush when you don't feel like doing a whole oral care routine. Hope this helps!

Yeah chicka I get that, I do kinda use the floss habit to remind me to brush my teeth but it also helps having thet brush teeth reminder on to. I suffer from depression and severe anxiety so yeah it is kinda hard to get outta bed and get myself to take care of myself and this does help to be like "oh I gotta do this" type thing you know? I hope this helped girlie ❤

I use my floss routine as a reminder to floss. I floss before I brush during my night routine. I used to be terrible at remembering to floss or feeling like I had the energy to floss. I would go to the dentist, floss for like two weeks, then go without flossing for months. Through Fabulous, I’ve built a routine and floss every night. It’s possible! I also have a permanent retainer on my bottom set of teeth. It’s so annoying to floss, but there’s way to thread the floss between your teeth and then floss with the floss under the retainer. You can use a waxed floss or specific floss threaders you can buy in packs. It’s become much less annoying and an easier part of my routine with time and practice.

I have a habit to brush my teeth right after dinner which was developed a long before I've found Fabulous. The purpose of flossing in my evening routine is to get left food out of my teeth 'cause there is no gap, even a little space between them. The food stuck there and cannot be brushed away so I use floss habit for flossing. Hmm, is there anyone else who has the same problem?

I use it to remind me to floss, I realized I needed to floss more. I used to have braces as well and they have this type of floss where one end is stiffer to easily maneuver through our teeth to avoid the wire, and the middle part of the floss is kinda fluffy. And do not worry about having depression and sometimes skipping some habits due to that, some days are easier than others

Good question. Many people do use the Floss habit as reminder to actually floss their teeth but it is a good idea to use that reminder to also brush your teeth so if you want to do that, go ahead!

I use both reminders but that’s just me. I also had braces growing up and flossing was tough even in the best of times. Good news is they make little tiny brushes to get under the wire and around the brackets. You can order them online. They also help you thread the floss so you can get to your gums. If you have the money try a water pick. They are amazing and can also be ordered online but much more expensive than the little brushes. Hope this helps you out!

I used to never floss so now I want to pick up what I know is a necessary practice after brushing. I have a leftover of braces, a metal wire behind my lower front teeth, and I can floss only halfway down those. I do it anyway. Please brush your teeth! It's super important, more than showering I'd dare say. I'm not American btw, not from the anglosphere at all. Best wishes for your mental health to improve!

Im not american but i use it to floss and i have a brush your teeth reminder too. I struggle with severe anxiety and depression too, so i know how it feels to not be able to take care of yourself. I just started using fabulous and its been helping the past few days

I'm not American either, Italian here. Depression is tough so don't feel bad if you skip a habit. Feeling guilty worsens it. And if you have bracer thingies you have the more reason not to do it. So floss, don't floss, it's all okay! As of right now, you're in a journey. You're like preparing. You don't run a marathon the next day you decide to run, right? You start small. You skip things. So if flossing isn't for you, skip it. Use mouth wash. Be kind to yourself. Love yourself. Kisses from Italy!

I have just started this and I use it more to remind me to brush my teeth. I haven’t ever really done it in the evening and really wanted to change that. I now have the brush teeth reminder and floss which I count as mouth wash reminder!!

I use the floss habit as a reminder to actually floss. I'm lazy to floss daily so the reminder helps me to be more disciplined

Actually I floss every day before bed. It’s a habit already. But I put that because I liked the timer. Sometimes I floss very quickly so I would like to spend more time flossing that’s why I put a reminder as I enjoyed the sound and the timer.

I use it both to floss and brush my teeth. I also used to have a retainer like yours. I used a special floss for that which has a plastic end so that you can push it through and then floss just make sure you don't pull it up too much. I broke my retainer like that. I am also not the best at taking care of myself (not american, actually am Namibian). I guess my motivation is to have health teeth and gums. I always have dreams about loosing my teeth so I try to floss at least every second day. Wish you good luck with your new habit.

For me, it the reminder to floss is for actually floss( at least most of the time 😅) but until recently I had been having a really hard time remembering and having the motivation to brush and floss my teeth. Now, with this app, it's helped me remember and given me a reason to motivate myself to brush and floss. Since then my teeth have actually felt better so now I actually want to brush and floss! You need to think about your body as a temple for your soul. Its sacred, special and it needs to be kept clean and nice. You are special and don't forget it!!

I can remember to floss in the morning no problem so in the morning my reminder is to brush my teeth and the flossing will follow. At night sometimes I skip brushing AND flossing so the reminder for night time is to floss. then I will remember to do both. But yes flossing twice a day!!

Hey there…I’m not American either, I’m polish Canadian, and I live in Canada eh.
And I totally get what you are talking about! About a year ago I got really depressed from bullying at my school and I was and still am struggling to take care of myself.Also yes I do use the floss reminders to brush my teeth because once the bullying got so severe that I didn’t brush my teeth for a week, so Just do baby steps like brushing your teeth and showering when needed.

I use the floss reminder to floss every night before brushing my teeth, you could use a waterpick to get the teeth with the wire behind them.

I just floss not just as a reminder to brush put i keep floss as just a daily reminder to stay on top of my regimen

I’m not an American too. I use it as a reminder to floss. Brushing my teeth is something I do without thinking every morning and evening. I don’t use thread but sticks, it works better and perhaps for you to because of the braces

Hey, I'm not American either. I actually use an irigator instead of the traditional dental floss (it's basically like a mouth shower; this works well for braces, it'd be worth checking it if you haven't). I have it in my routine because sometimes I struggle with lazyness. It doesn't take long, but I have to wash it after every use, dry it and so on.

I’m not American either, but I actually floss everyday. If you have wire behind your teeth, regular thread won’t work, but there’re products like water floss, or tiny interdental brush. Maybe you can try them!

Im not American too. I have depression and struggle for keeping the track of almost everything on a daily basis too. And i used to have braces too. So we have a lot in common. I use the floss habit as a reminder to actually floss because i brush my teeth as a habit that formed in my childhood but i’ve always skip the flossing part and my teeth have damaged from this many times. Use interdental brushes For cleaning between your braces and watch youtube videos for flossing with braces to learn the right method cause its really important to keep your teeth healthy under braces. Don’t push yourself into be a perfect person when you dealing with depression. Use it as a reminder for brushing your teeth and consider brushing and flossing as a one routine.

Yes. And there is 3 question mark. So once you starting to floss than you are taking your body. Keep going everyday so it became a daily habits.

Personally I use it to remember to floss, as I never was any good doing it in the first place. But I am sure that you can use it to remember to toothbrush. It is your narrative, friend, you decide what you do with it. Just as long as you try your best. 🙂

Oh, hi. Nice to meet ya. I'm Asian so I'm not American and I use it for both, you know it sometimes reminds me to brush my teeth or to floss. Or sometimes I do both. I have ADHD and knowing what I should do and what I'm gonna do helps me to relax.

The floss reminder, for me, is when I use a water pic on my teeth. I also have teeth that are very close together on the bottom row, and I cannot get traditional floss between them. My teeth just cuts the string. My dentist said a water pic does a better job, so that's what I use during the floss reminder. Hope that helps, if you can find one in your country. It would work with retainers and braces very well, and is beneficial for gum health.

Flossing should be part of brushing your teeth! You can use interdental brushes for when you have braces, I’ve had braces when I was younger and these are specific them.

I always brush my teeth and the flossing is about flossing. I want to floss my teeth because only this way they will be in a real good position and I will avoid visiting the dentist soon

Wait ah!! I also have a permanent retainer wire behind my teeth, and I cannot for the life of me get the floss under it. Eventually, I will maybe work towards that goal, but for now I just floss the other teeth and floss the teeth with the wire just on the top side if that makes sense?? And it is a reminder to floss because I finallyyy got into brushing my teeth regularly at night but I now have a reminder to brush in the morning so hopefully I can work on that!

I use it as both, I've gotten to the point where flossing without brushing my teeth (or vice versa) just feels unnatural, and it's all thanks to this app. I found myself doing the routine, and having to remind myself to check it all off!

Hey, my advice would be to speak with your dentist as soon as you have a chance and I’m sure she/he will be able to show you how you can do it and if you need a different tool, maybe one of this pointy thing that I use so that you are able to floss between your teeth, going under the braces (I also have retainer braces like yours but for me it’s easier as it covers only four of my teeth)…I wish you good luck and please don’t postpone this, the sooner you start the better, it is so important and remember that your teeth will be with you all your life so you want them to be clean and healthy!
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Hi there. I’m not American either, and can relate to depression preventing attention to self care and personal hygiene. For years I’ve only brushed my teeth in the mornings, so recently have been using the floss reminder of the night routine as a reminder to brush my teeth and to do it properly. Tonight I’m even going to sip herbal bedtime tea and listen to music whilst I read before bed. That took a lot this evening, after a day of barely eating, barely moving and just about noticing my thoughts rather than just let the tv think for me.
Hopefully this helps, and for me personally it’s always good to know we’re not alone, trying to brave a new step each time.

I use the floss habit as a reminder to feel good about taking care of myself. The brush, floss, mouthwash sequence works for both morning and night as a habit that purely serves me and no one else. If you can’t use floss you could use the habit to remind you to use mouthwash or wash your face. I will say though that there are so many health benefits to good dental hygiene.

I don't do it, but seeing how important it is for you I'd remind you that it's about doing the task all the way through
Not one task reminding you of an order, it's all part of the same activity

I use the floss reminder to floss after brushing. Or I won’t do it. It’s not a reminder as much as a here this thing you won’t do if I don’t tell you to.

I am not American so I can not relate to the flossing habit, it generally gives me a reminder to just floss after I brush my teeth, I don’t really use it though, but I’m trying To boost my general hygiene up.

I use the flossing habit as a reminder to floss. I always brush my teeth but often floss mine. Because I have to spend more time flossing than brushing my teeth, so I'm lazy to do that.

I use both the brush your teeth and floss habit but I struggle with depression also. I am a 32yo woman with an autoimmune daisies disorder and I'm raising a 7 year old son alone. For the last almost 2 years, it's been a struggle just to shower. Start small, be kind to yourself, imagine what you would tell a close friend if she were going through something similar. Maybe start with making sure to spend a few minutes each day on your personal hygiene and maybe for a bit that's just brushing your teeth at least once a day. Then when that becomes easy to do, add in something else and so on. You got this! 🙏💁🏻‍♀️💪🙌

I’m an american and just recently started flossing. I can feel the difference now if I skip flossing, my teeth get unhappy. I also have a permanent wire retainer and I use product called “super floss” which my dentist recommended. It is designed so you can thread it through and floss those teeth.

Dentists always reminds me to floss and obviously I haven't cause I have to put a reminder (the truth is it's been a year since I last flossed)… I'm not american either and heard they really floss like crazy but it's a good thing and I think I have to start doing it for my future self (it is the point of this app to improve life, am I right?)

I use the floss reminder to remember to floss and I use the brush teeth to remind me to brush my teeth for 2 minutes because I usually do it for 30 seconds.

Yes! I use it to remind me, to floss because I have depression as well and it’s hard for me to take care of myself sometimes. So I use the floss icon to help me remember to floss and brush my teeth. I also have short term memory loss so it helps me remember! 🙂

I use the floss reminder to actually floss my teeth. I too have had braces and currently using retainers. It's tough to floss but you just have to pull the string between your teeth. It takes time but it's worth it. I use the brush your teeth reminder at night to brush my teeth. I would only brush in the morning but now I brush at night too thanks to this app. Good luck to you.

Yup. Needed 4 filling in one month. Only went to dentist for one pain to come out with 4 fillings and it was not fun. Very expensive too. So in future I want to floss more often. I bought 2 packets of floss so I won't have any excuses but still having difficulties doing it as a routine. I do kind of enjoy doing it when I do do it but need to do it more often.

I understand your issue and feel you. I was not born here and never heard of floss before but my dentist reminded me every time I had cavity that flossing will help. So I started to floss and I have less cavities now compare to before. Plus I need to teach my kids how to take care of your self I try to do it myself and then tell them.

While I also have depression and struggle with it occasionally I have always been the type of person who will no matter what brush my teeth, no matter if I’m about to crash at a party or on a camping trip I always brush my teeth. I do struggle a lot with flossing and wanting to floss and actually doing it, thankfully for this app whenever I do complete the floss habit I feel a little bit of dopamine due to being congratulated.

Well I honestly use it as a reminder to brush my teeth because I don't have dental floss but if you do then you should actually floss and brush your teeth. I would also recommend setting a reminder to brush your teeth before you floss and after, although that's just my personal advice and I don't have science-based back-up to support my adivse.

Hi, my name is Xia! I’m British and also a dental nurse, but I still use the floss habit to remind myself to floss as well as brushing teeth habit. I suffer with depression too, so I know how hard it is sometimes to carry out self care tasks even just brushing your teeth! There’s a thing called super floss which is great for getting around the retainer wire behind your teeth! Remember that every time you do it, you should feel proud of yourself! You’re doing amazing, and I’m proud of you! Every time you can tick that box on your routine, you can count that as a personal win! You’ve got this!

I'm not an American, but yeah, usually I try my best to keep the flossing in the teeth washing habit, like do it one after another and after a while it becomes like something you can't finish the teeth brushing without flossing. And about the braces, do as much as you can. Depression? I got that covered too, try your best to maintain your habit, if you don't do it à day or two it's okay, just try your best the third day to do it. It helps your morale to boost itself with some positive vibe. Stay awesome and ask away if you have any other questions!

So, I used to have braces…the regular kind. I HATED flossing. I had to use these plastic flossers that look like needle and thread to go around all the metal and get to the gumline.
I never floss regularly. In fact, I always get great praise from my dentist. Lol. It's my toothbrush. It made all the difference. It's the oral b spin head (small head). It comes with a charging base. Both my son and I use it (separate heads so we don't share colds). It keeps it's charge for a whole month! I've had it for years!!!
I used to use a water flosser (sprays water at the gumline…hooked up to the shower head😊). It just wasn't worth the effort. The spin brush worked so well!
Your teeth and gums determine so much of your overall health. Recently, I've been taking a new medicine (fibromyalgia) that leaves my mouth so dry. So, I'm doing flossing to just make double sure the tarter doing make a home on my teeth…bc a dry mouth is a breeding ground for bacteria and it clings to tarter.
When I was a few years younger my dental hygienist whispered I could get away with flossing once a week. I did that for a while. Get the brush, try the needle and thread flosser…see how that works.

I personally do not use the floss habit to brush my teeth. Flossing is very important, but it isn't the same as brushing your teeth. I also struggle with depression, and having the reminder of flossing and brushing my teeth is really helpful as it's a check list and I can't cheat around corners. Also the wire behind your teeth, I think is a permanent retainer, I also have one, if you buy something at the store it helps you pull floss in between your teeth. But I don't do that, I just try my best with what I can and call it good. In short, no I separate the floss and brush teeth habits, and do both. Also it's ok to have bad days where you can't do it, don't even think about the timing, if you get a second where you think about it and want to do it, it's not about a set schedule, it's that you are able to do it at least once a day.

I would suggest 30 minutes twice a day. Slowly and gently move the areas that bother you. In the morning, move areas that are stiff. In the evening move and stretch out areas that are tight or sore. Aim for relaxing and softening and examining all the feelings in the various areas that you ‘stretch’.

Hi im not american, im from Iran, and dont worry my friend i used to be depress and i couldnt take care of my self but i used to brush every night , now i feel better so i do my skin care every nights also, but take it easy when i was depress it was so hard for me to stand up and leave my bed but do it just do it, and start it just 1 night a week and then 2 times a week and then 3 times a week i hope you fell better and enjoy your life and i present a book for you please read it, its a miracle resly, The magic written by Rhonda Byrne

Hi. I use the floss habit as a reminder to floss, for teeth health reasons only. I can develop tooth decay easily and my dentist told me to avoid that by flossing every day. I am also not American, I am Romanian. Fabulous helps me with procrastination in general, it's just good to have someone like a coach.

Hi, I am not American. I use floss habit as a reminder to use my electric toothbrush in the evenings. Sometimes I use the thread too, I floss like 2-3 times a week.

i also struggle with depression so i understand the challenge that hygiene can be. brushing and mouthwash should be okay while you have braces, but you should try tooth picks or maybe floss sticks. i started using those and they are easier than flossing!! i hope you can overcome your depression and regain control of your life :))) you aren't alone

I really struggled with depression too that’s why my routine like flossing and brushing my teeth became a problem so I set both crush and floss as a daily task so I can tick two things off when I do both of them so I feel proud for achieving more things in a day

Well I actually floss my teeth, since I want flossing to become my habit. But I’m not American, I’m actually Asian. I think flossing your teeth is a very good habit, and I think if you can remind yourself to brush your teeth you can definitely remind yourself to floss. There are ways to floss with braces that you can find online! Hope this helps 😉

I have both “floss” and “brush my teeth” as separate reminders. I experience depression also, and it can be really hard to take care of my teeth when I’m depressed. When Its too hard to go to the bathroom, I have Floss handy in my room so I will At least do that even if I cant Brush. I would Look into getting some kind of pick that you can clean between your teeth with, might be disposable.

Floss Friend! Loved your question. I had never thought of it that way before. I’m a reasonably good teeth brusher! And I’m funny because I know I’m supposed to floss and just don’t. Why is that? I dunno. I just don’t get to it. The whole look after yourself thing, though? I don’t do a good job of that either. I look after other people, I just can’t seem to get the rest of it together. Using one habit reminder to do another tho, that’s clever. It’s a bit of a system you have going there! I am right now just trying to get one good thing going at a time. One step. One step, one step. Hang in on the wires for your teeth.

i have both brush my teeth and floss set at habits for me since without them i have a hard time staying on top of it but having just the flowsing is a good reminder to take car of your oral hygiene. in terms of flocking with your braces on, i think your best bet would be to check the internet for the best way to floss with your braces. <3

In the morning I find brushing my teeth as a reminder to floss due to the fact I am not a custom to Flossing
In the evening a reminder to floss reminds me to brush my teeth as I’m normally so tired a can’t be bothered to brush.

Hi there! I use floss to remind me to brush on time every night! I too have had braces in my younger days and I remember how difficult it was to get those nasty bits out of the wires. What helped me the most Is brushing softly but for a longer duration to make sure I've covered every corner of the wires and end the routine with a mouth wash like Listerine!

I use it as a reminder to brush my teeth. And floss after. It’s helps me even when I’m too tired or feel to low to do anything

I use it as a reminder to actually floss. I, too, have a wire behind 4 of my front teeth and I just don’t floss those teeth, but floss all others. I floss before I brush so if I do one I’ll do the other, hope this helps!

I personally have a floss and brush teeth habit so I do both. Depression can get in the way for sure, so having both reminders is nice. Plus, sometimes having a second box to check off makes me feel accomplished on really bad days.

Yes, I'm in the USA, so I actually floss twice a day before brushing. I had a wire retainer when I was younger, and they sell a special product in the store here to pull floss through your teeth when you have that kind of orthodontics. The product is basically like a loop of stiff nylon fishing line. You stick the stiff loop through the space between your teeth, then put your dental floss through the loop and pull the loop back through your teeth, so that it takes the floss through your teeth too. Then you take the nylon wire thing off, and you have your floss where it should be and can floss normally. You have to repeat this for every tooth. It's the same concept as those silver tools people use to help them thread sewing needles (maybe you have those in your country?) Anyway, if you can't get the product where you live, you could make one out of stiff fishing line, or probably even use that sewing needle threading tool. Good luck!

I use it as an actual reminder to floss. I like how the reminder makes me feel accountable for flossing, not only because flossing itself is important, but getting into the habit of holding yourself accountable for small things like flossing is bound to extend into other daily tasks

Reminder to actually floss! I am bad about flossing and I know it’s important for gum health and general hygiene, so this definitely helps to keep reminding myself to do it.

I use both the floss and brush teeth reminder! Depression and adhd makes it difficult to brush and floss at night so I use to to remind me and also keep me accountable

It’s a reminder to use it! Because My dentist warn me to do it. Its a good habit. I am not american , Im Portuguese 😉 ! Keep up with The good habits

I use the floss habit to encourage me to floss! I never liked using threaded floss, so now I actually enjoy using my WaterPik Water Flosser. It would be perfect for braces! If you do get one for yourself, I recommend trying to keep your lips closed around the Water Flosser “wand”… It might get messy if you don’t. Hope this help!

I use the floss habit so that I have motivation to actually floss every night. I also have the wire behind my teeth that I got after I removed my braces so I usually feel lazy to floss, even though I should, which is why the habit helps push me to do it. Also I know how hard it can be to do day to day tasks when dealing with depression. I hope you can use this app to help take care of yourself <3

Ill be honest with you, i forget to brush my teeth a lot so i kinda use it as a reminder to do both. I got braces too. 😅😅

I use the brush teeth reminder and the floss reminder. I have become very good at brushing my teeth twice a day, but I don't always floss when I brush. I carry my floss in my purse, on my nightstand, in my car, etc. because I prefer to floss after I eat. This way wherever I am I can just grab it and get on with whatever else I'm doing. Yes, I will floss in the car and I don't care who's watching. Lol. At least it's getting done and feels like less of a chore. I had braces too. I know it makes it harder, but it's an obstacle worth overcoming. Whenever I feel like brushing or flossing is a pain I remind myself that I plan on having my teeth forever! No dentures for this girl! Hope this helps. Stay Fabulous!

Mine would be the latter part. I reminded to floss whenever I brush my teeth. I am no American as well, I am from Asia and sadly not all of us have that flossing habit like our western counterparts. But it is never too late to start now. I am almost 30years old and I still struggle with brushing and flushing at times. Now I wish I have floss sooner at a very early age. As floss does help and completes the dental care maintenance other than brushing and mouthwash. I never had the chance to use any retainers or braces but I think I got the picture on how difficult it is to takecare of them. Especially when you have to do the double effort to take care what you put inside your mouth, it is not easy. However, if you ever feel like you want to skip the dental hygiene, just remember back why you started to have braces in the first place, to have a great smile! C= (I have my fair share beungbin a depression state and I know the feel to just lose yourself especially when taking care of our general health, but try not to, okay? The more you skip the more you fall into the abyss, by keeping up atleast 1 or 2 of our good habits such as flossing, we will be able to keep ourselves up from falling any deeper. All the best of luck! Brush, floss and mouthwash! And keep sharing that great smile of yours! 😁

I use the “floss” reminder to brush my teeth and floss. I have braces as well so I don’t normally floss, instead I use something called a waterpick (I might have spelled it wrong) that’s basically flossing with water, and it makes it much easier and more efficient to get under the braces. It takes 1 minute at most while flossing with braces would take at least five for me.

I’ve been awful at flossing and I really need to go back to the dentist (it’s been a few years) so I use the floss habit to actually floss every night.

I use the floss to remind myself to brush my teeth and am not from America am from south africa i have the same retainers but on my bottom teeth only and i suffer from anxiety

I am American, and I definitely do not floss like I should! 😅 I use the floss reminder for brushing my teeth and flossing. It has seemed to help by just making it a part of my morning routine. I have found we cannot be too hard on ourselves either. If you forgot to brush your teeth this morning, brush this evening after dinner. If you forgot to to brush your teeth at night, tomorrow is a new day! Maybe right yourself a note why you want to brush your teeth too and put it where you can read it everyday! 🙂

I use the floss habit to remind me to brush my teeth before going to bed because to be honest most of the times i forget to brush my teeth before going to bed.

I’ll be honest with you sometimes I use it to brush my teeth but since you can’t floss because of that I would use it to brush

Hi i,m so happy thay i can talk with you. This habit is a to remin me to floss. I have a habit for brushing teeth in afternoon. And flossing habit is for morning

I use the reminder to floss. I've set up another to remind me to brush. I suffer from depression too, so it is a struggle to take care of hygiene most of the time.

Well, remind yourself to brush your teeth and also a reminder to be disciplined in taking care of yourself. Once you are used to your routine, it will be natural as time goes by. You would feel that something missing and when you recheck everything, you forgot to brush your teeth. It would not be complete if something is missing in your routine.

You can make a custom habit for you evening routine, name it "brush teeth".

One small step at a time, don't be hard on yourself and you'll build momentum. You got this!

I have an alarm to clock in and clock out for work. It would make sense if you’re struggling with brushing you’re teeth to use the same system to have an annoying alarm that makes you jump out of bed or off the couch so you get up and once you’re done with brushing you’re teeth you can successfully hit the snooze button on that alarm or timer or count down I’m your head for 5 seconds that you will get it done. Whatever works for you, I think the 5 second rule is gold. That 5 seconds is up, you should be up and brushing your teeth.

I have a separate reminder for both brushing my teeth and for flossing. Even though when I do one I normally do the other right afterwards so I don’t really need a reminder for both I like taking everything into account when i make my routine or else I make excuses for why I can skip doing it just for today and then before I know it I stop doing those things I skip out on all together. I’ve never had braces or a retainer so I don’t really know about that though.

Not American – but I understand how hard it is to take care of self when in depression. I have both the "brush your teeth" and "floss" habit in my morning routine. Breaking things down in the smallest possible step makes it easier for me to actually do things, otherwise it feels overwhelming. Also, I combine things that I would normally do anyway (brushing teeth) with others that I could do at the same time but would sometime skip (flossing). This makes it easier for me to actually change my behaviour and floss: I tick off brushing, then I think "ok just one other item on the list and I can achieve my goal". When I get this habit a bit more engrained, I add another, for example "morning skin care" – it's easier to think "ok I've brushed and flossed, I just need to put this cream on and I'm done!". I wouldn't be able to get there all in one go. Hope this helps!

I definitely use it for both, it helps me to remember to brush my teeth for a longer amount of time, then to floss. Sometimes I’ll even do my mouth wash but that’s a stretch 😉

So my dentist once told
Me flossing is more important than brushing teeth. So I started with floss picks and in tight spaces between teeth I do floss. My gums are in good shape for a lady my age my dentist has recently informed me. So it’s a habit that seems to work! 🙂

Hey, I personly use the floss habit to remind me to wash but you can also just use it to remind you to brush your teeth. If you are struggling to keep up with your personl hygiene just start small for example a quick shower everyday and brushing your teeth and then after like 3 days or or when you feel comfortable just start to add things like floss, maybe some self-care products. Also a way to motivate yourself is by having a spa day once a week where you get to relax and pamper / treat yourself to face masks, scrubs, baths. Anyways you are doing really well keep it up!!

I supposed in a way both. Especially on the days where it is a bit harder to get “easy” tasks done it is a helpful reminder to at least do that once a day. Keep in mind that you have that wire so you can’t floss, but you can definitely just use it as a reminder to care for your teeth!

Mostly to take 2min before bed to check myself… I mean it takes two min but sometimes it feels like a burden to go to the bath and brush my teeth/floss .. but when I see 2 minutes on the screen and the reminder I feel.. ah yeah it's only 2min … I can do it..

I do actually use it to floss! I didn't floss until recently (I'm not American either!) and actually had some dental problems that stemmed from it (oops) so have really trying to get myself to floss regularly. You can add your own options as well though, and I've got a separate "brush teeth" option as well 🙂

My dentist reminded me to start flossing daily to prevent gum disease especially as I get older so when I saw that I could add this, I thought great! However, I added it to my evening ritual which I do when I am tired and so it rarely got done. When I moved it to the afternoon, I suddenly found I was able to get into the habit of flossing on most days. Hope that helps!

What I do is brush my teeth first then floss. Also because you have braces there are special floss that you could use . You could also set reminders on your calendar . Set alarms. Make it a habit to brush and floss straight after your meals . Remember that it takes 2 weeks to build a habit it takes time . Your not going to be perfect everyday and that’s what so amazing about every individual we’re all perfectly imperfect . So some days if your not in the mood to floss then don’t but push yourself to do so it will only take about 2 minutes. Done , complete , no more . Rooting for you

I brush and then floss immediately after so I just use the app to kick-start my night routine (medication, then brush, then floss) and tick it all off affer. If you can't use the thread you could use things like plastic dental picks or maybe a Waterpik. I totally understand the depression angle. I also suffer from depression and another chronic illness that makes me feel incredibly foggy, which is why the app is good for starting the whole routine. If I go in the same order every time it makes it easier to not forget anything. It's totally okay if sometimes it's too much for you though and you don't have the energy. Don't be too hard on yourself. Whatever you are able to do that night is better than nothing, and even if you don't have energy for any of it, you can always pick it up tomorrow. You're doing great.

I actually have the same issue! I had braces growing up and have permanent retainer wires behind my teeth as well top 4 and bottom 4. But the rest of my teeth are available to floss. I use this reminder to actually floss. It is hard but possible to still floss regardless of this issue. I use the flossers with the stick not the normal string floss. I find it easier to handle. I also have a reminder to brush my teeth because I understand all too well depression and just wanting to go to bed without doing a routine. I am trying to break those norms my body has by this app actually. So far I have brushed my teeth, washed my face, taken my medicine, and flossed for three days in a row! That may not seem like a lot but it is a huge milestone for me and for creating steady healthy habits. I believe in you keep pushing! I hope this helps 🙂

I use the reminder to floss and brush. Don’t feel bad about not flossing like people that aren’t your nationality 😊 everyone’s different. I had braces too about 4-5 years ago. I have autism, so reminders help me with personal hygiene. Have you heard of autism?

I may answer this different than most. I struggle to remember to do either so I have separate reminders. If I see the flossers I will grab one regardless and if I am distracted and forget my teeth at that moment then I will remember as long as I don’t throw away the flosser. But if I brush first I won’t remember to floss until later usually. I’m sure that’s not how it’s supposed to be done but I’m proud of myself for doing either at all at this point. Best of luck to your goals of habits! And good on you for having braces. Im sure you’ll feel like it was all worth it when you look in the mirror and give a big smile. 😀

Flossing is another good reminder to brush your teeth, but it is also a good habit to to. It’s great oral care, and gets everything thing out of your teeth from that day. I used to have braces and i would never floss (lol), and i remember when my dentist would ask me “have you been flossing?” But little did i know that they knew i was lying. i’ve started to get in the habit of flossing everyday now and it’s going pretty well. I highly recommend. There are many different ways u can floss for yourself. It’s okay to not being able to not have the right care for yourself just take your time and don’t push yourself.

I'm from Brazil so idk like, here we brush our teeth every day 3 times(mosrning, evening, night )I've been depressed before and I know how hard is to keep and hygiene routine idk what to call but if you stay doing this it will end up beingand habit

yeah so I floss everyday. I use the floss reminder and the brush teeth reminder. just do your best to remember, you don't have to be heard on yourself!

I use the floss habit and the brush teeth habit to act as kind of double reminder, to do either or both. 🙂 I'm not American either by the way 😉 and have only been regularly flossing for a year or two, I love it. Have you tried the floss sticks that are available? I've heard they are good and come in different sizes. Best wishes with whatever you choose. 🙂

i use the floss habit to remind me to brush my teeth and to floss because i always floos after i brush my teeth. ive been trying to floss more ( i dont have braces/retainers yet so i dont know how difficult that is) recently because food gets stuck between my teeth and just brushing my teeth might not get all of it out so yeah 🙂

Hi there! I use it as a reminder to floss AND brush my teeth. I use a head brace (it lodges a metal part into your teeth and a brace ok your head, to pull your teeth backwards and prepare you for braces) so I can’t floss where the metal is. I’m sorry that you are struggling from depression. Just know that people love you, and I love you, so don’t worry <3

I actually really hate flossing and sometimes I do check it off even if I don’t do it so I can get a full ring which is pointless! I just recently went to the doctor and I’m the same way. Super depressed and just not motivated to even try to take care of myself sometimes. Some days I don’t even use the app but still wash my face and try to stretch and walk daily. I would say as far as flossing, I’ve never had retainers but I don’t use the thread because I’ve actually cut my fingers using it! I use the little picks myself each night because that’s when I’m eating and if my plaque in the middle of my front teeth is super noticeable I floss then as well. Super big saying to floss here in America because “it wouldn’t hurt if you just flossed!!”

I make separate reminders, one to brush and one to floss. Gives me more things to check off (more rewarding?). Plus, I can add a second brush reminder to a different part of my routine once the habit is set. I don’t have a bar, but my sister does. I’m pretty sure you can get pick flosser things to work around the bar.

I m not american either and I do use the floss reminder to brush and floss. I have struggled with looking after my personal hygiene at times but what I found useful I have formed a habit to have a shower in the evening and once I m in the shower I don't leave until I have showered,brushed and flossed my teeth ready for bed. Hope this helps.

I use the floss habit as a reminder to floss, not brush, which is a separate habit. I also have wires behind my top and bottom front teeth, I have learnt to thread the floss in between my teeth so I can floss them, which takes about more time but you get used to it. There are also special dental floss things to help you get the floss in between your teeth which you should be able to buy from somewhere pretty easily. Just aim to floss once a day and then you can build up from there.

It depends on the type of body you have, how long you exercise (ex. 15min) and From your goal. I advise you to start from 1-2 days and then go to do 3-4 days

I definitely use it to remember to brush my teeth! I usually floss first, then brush, floss again, then mouthwash! Does good for me!

I also use it as a reminder to brush my teeth. I usually forget until late at night, and by then, I don't want to get up and do it, so my teeth remain unbrushed for days. Now I kinda look forward to crossing it off my list so I remember to do it more often

I’m English and I struggled to remember to floss. I bought some TePe Easypick Dental Picks for Daily Oral Hygiene from Amazon. They’re small that the tepe brushes and much cheaper. I only floss at night as instructed by dentist so I brush my teeth, jump into bed and floss whilst I watch a bit of tv before I go to sleep. Find the easiest, kindest ways to do the things you find difficult to do until it becomes a habit and gets easier. Be kind to yourself, always x

I'm not American i'm European but i use tge floss remainder to actually floss my teeth. Hope that helps. 🙂
Best wishes from Slovenia

Hello
I use this reminder to remind me to do both actually. I have struggled with my evening routine a long time so I hope I can be better with my teeth care too.
Hope you find my answer useful for you
Have a wonderful day

I have it as a reminder to do before bed. I usually wind down by watching a show while stretching and flossing. I have a metal band as well, and I either use the little rubber sticks or a floss threader.

I use it to actually floss. I used to use these fuzzy little pipe cleaner things that fit between my braces when I had them, but now that they’re off, and my teeth are straight, I can floss normally! 😁

i normally use it to remind me to floss and brush my teeth (who knows what’ll happen if i dont have it). i know what you mean with the retainer thing. try getting these floss loop things that you can basically have a string of floss through it and then go under the wire. the brand is plak smacker (dental floss threaders, i use the ultra thin ones) it is tedious but it works. good luck 🙂

I use it to floss, my dentist says that it’s the most important thing to do to have healthy strong teeth as long as I live.

I use a water pick most evenings to "floss" my teeth. No string to mess with.
I also rince my mouth with oil for 5 minutes most mornings before brushing to loosten the plack.
I too suffered from depression so self care who cared. My kids cared so I started taking care of my teeth for them. Today I do it for myself.

I use it to actually remind me to floss, cause sometimes I get lazy and I don't want to and I have to cause I have braces,and it's quite difficult with the wire and thread

The last couple of months I actually floss due to some issues with my teeth. So I do both teeth brushing and also floss!

Thanks for the question lol
First of all, I’m American and had no idea we were supposed to be amazing at flossing so there’s that XD
But I mainly have it on my routines to remind me, just do that, like, if I finished everything else but I didn’t do flossing, I’ll floss simply so I can finish the list. I’ve had a problem with flossing and this has been helping a bit!

Well, I have a written habit tracker as well, and brushing and flossing is on the same line, so I make sure I put both on here as well. But I do also like to make a habit of actually flossing more, especially at night before bed.

Well, I guess neither of them.
In fact, I use the flossing habit to feel I am in charge.
This gives me a signal on a subconscious level that I did great.

I use it as a reminder to floss as I only do it at night as I feel I don’t need to in the morning but I also have a reminder to brush my teeth😊

Sometimes, I forget to floss but it’s okay. I don’t really have a floss habit but since I bought the floss things like you don’t have to roll them on your finger, I floss more. Even tho I don’t have braces, I know the feeling. Tell you that if you don’t take care of your buccal hygiene you will have a white square and the rest will be yellow.

Focus on using the reminder as you need it and getting to Flossing everyday. It take 66-264 days for something to stick. Also it will help if you do it at the same time everyday. You will be flossing everyday in no time! Good luck!🍀 😁

Maybe more a reminder to actually floss.
I think it is even more important to floss when you have retainer braces.
I actually have them too, but it should still work if you’ll use it closer to the gums ^^ Hope i helped!

By making a list of everything that has caught my eye while working. When I finish my task I usually have something to look forward to as a reward- reading a text from a friend etc.

I use the floss habit as a reminder to floss. At my last dentist appointment she recommended I do it more often. When I had braces I used interdental toothbrushes after brushing my teeth.

I use the floss reminder so that I actually floss.then I’ll brush my teeth. I have it so I’ll floss first then brush. Most Americans forget to floss. Out of all my friends maybe 5 out of 100 will consistently floss! I understand what you are saying about your retainer metal thing in your mouth. I don’t use the thread stuff. It’s a product from a company called Oral B. It’s like a rubber flosser pick thing. It has mini rubber bristles and you run it between your teeth. Maybe something like that you could use?

I use it to remind me to floss, because I was not great at it before, but I am sure you can have it mean whatever you want it to mean. Depression is hard and I just focus on how good my mouth is going to feel if I remember to clean it.

I do a brush teeth habit and a floss habit. I've never been good at flossing, either. And I can empathize with mental health adding difficulty to personal hygiene… It makes the list of habits in you routine longer, but I find it most helpful to specify each step. That way I don't have to remember much on bad days. All I have to do is the next step and then be bolstered by the accomplishment that comes, seemingly out of nowhere. Also, try using the flosser pick things, or a flossing threading needle with the normal floss. My husband has a permanent retainer, too, so he uses the threader to get around it.

I’m not American either. I actually floss. Perhaps you could use the little toothbrushes that go in between your teeth? Or just brush your teeth and use the floss reminder for that 🙂

Just a reminder to actually floss but also just a reminder to start getting ready for bed. I also had a retainer brace on the back of my teeth. They actually have these plastic needle hooks that you string your floss through. So you can get behind the wire. Otherwise they have these brushy tooth picks you can use as well. Yeah dental care is big here. Haha But in either case regardless if you needed a reminder or not. Depression is hard to deal with. So be proud of all your accomplishments for the day and also be kind to yourself for the things you couldn't do.

Hi, I personally don't know anything about braces or retainers so I can't tell you the answer to that, but I use the reminder for flossing. I brush my teeth every night before bed and I try to brush them in the morning, but my dentist suggests I floss and it prevents cavities so that's why I do it. If you have access to dentists then I suggest you ask them, if not maybe search online. As for the depression part, I went through depression as well last year but am healing, at that point I still brushed my teeth every day but that was about it. I heard once that depression is caused by dwelling on the past and anxiety is when you worry about the future. So thinking about the present moment helps I find. Anyways, good luck with life I hope you know how much you matter and how much you're cared for. Have a great rest of your day!!

Yes is do use the floss habit. You should try it to! Use if the floss habit my teeth look so much better! I’m sorry you have depression and I hope it gets better! Make sure you use the floss. Just use it to try it and if you don’t like it then you can take it off! Fight that depression!!!

I use a Water-Pik flosser. I think it would work with braces and other dental appliances. It does a very thorough job of flossing, better than thread. You can buy one for under $50.

I’m not American but I do use the floss habit as a reminder to floss and I brush my teeth after so it works for both. Sometime ago I had difficulties with keeping up with my personal higiene too, I just try to remember that higiene and a healthy lifestyle are keeping my body working as I need I’m too! And you know what? After even a little accomplishment like floss and brushing my teeth I feel very productive and ready to face everything!

Hi there! I am an American who has trouble flossing bc of depression and also laziness! I use the flossing routine to remind myself to floss. I have a permanent retainer under my bottom teeth, so I use a water flosser and it is SO much easier. It takes me about 10 seconds to floss. I would definitely recommend it!!

As a reminder to buy floss for my floss habit because its a need for me, but that much time I let it away. For now I use it as reminder to brush my teeth. But in next days I ll actually floss.

I put both the floss reminder as well as a brush teeth reminder so that On my days where I’m feeling a little less motivated, I’m less tempted to skip steps and say “close enough” and skip flossing (which I’ve definitely done many many times)

I'm not American either, I'm in fact Italian. I use the floss reminder to actually floss and I use a specific type of floss for retainer behind my teeth (I think you have the same, my dentist put it on as soon as I took off my braces and kept them since) Keep going to build your habits! You've got this 🙂

I use the floss habit to actually floss. It’s something that is so easily overlooked, but in advertently it reminds you to brush as well, since they go together. You could try using a Waterpick

I do use the reminder for flossing. It is important, more important from what a dentist told me, than brushing because of the risk of gum disease. Gum disease can also affect cardiac health…weird but true. However, I don't know how you would floss with a retainer, I would ask your dentist. I floss in the shower as part of my routine – that's what worked for me. It has helped with my depression knowing I am loving myself in this small way. I hope my answer helps you.

I almost always floss before I brush my teeth so I just added it to my list because it’s part of my normal routine. I don’t use thread floss, I use flossers because they’re easier. I use to have the same kind of brace behind my teeth when I was younger and so I understand your struggle. Also I have depression, just try your best to stay on your routine when you feel you can. Best of luck

Sorry mate I'm not American either 🙂 but yeah I actually brush my teeth, instead of normal brush you can use special brushes for your condition, or at least wash your mouth with salt water before bed to reduce the bad bacteria. I wish you find my answer helpful.

i do use the floss habit to actually floss but i have the little plastic things that have the pick at the end and i dont have a retainer so it makes it easy for me. id suggest kinda flossing the front of the teeth at an angle so you can reach the front of the gums since the metal stops you from flossing the back. and then poking between your gums under the wire with the flosser pick and wiping off the end on a square of toilet paper. also you could scrape off any visible plaque with the pick. if youre skipping the floss entirely, just make sure to brush really thoroughly and scrub up under that wire really well and use a bacteria killing mouthwash once every 1-3 days. using mouthwash after every time you brush is actually bad for your teeth. hope this helps!

I use the floss habit to remind myself to spend time flossing. I never use to floss my teeth when I was younger. So now that I am in America where certain things are cheap and readily available, I can floss everyday without making a fuss.

use the ‘brush your teeth’ habit option instead. and build that habit. then when you feel happy with your progress add in flossing as a new daily habit. good luck!!

I do use it to floss as there is the brush your teeth habit as well. I also have the permanent behind the teeth braces. I used to use plastic threaded to do it, but now I have a little plastic brush that I use to get in between the gums and the teeth without using the threader. I got it for Christmas so I would suggest looking for it on the internet

I definitely don’t floss EVERY night. The nights I don’t floss I’ll make sure I brush my tongue well or use mouth wash. Sometimes I use it as a reminder to take care of myself in any way – facial scrub, face mask, lotion my feet or whatever. Just a reminder to do ONE thing for myself and my hygiene:) hope this helps.

I use it just as a reminder to wash my teeth before sleeping. And I do that in the morning as well, so I can say that you should set two reminders. And also, no matter having a depresson or not, taking care of you body is the main thing in the day that may actually help you through that depression.. 😊

To actually Floss. Sometimes it's much easier to just brush and run. Reminding myself to Floss also ensures oral hygiene is performed top notch.

I'm not American, but I use the brush your teeth habit to remind me of both of them. I was struggling with depression as well and my higiene habits were kinda off, and I was never one to floss even before depression, but I'm making through it now. I chose the brush your teeth habit because it seemed to be more embracing of the whole routine.

I actually use it for both teeth brushing and flossing but I struggled to use a string of floss. I have a Reach brand handled glosser that makes it so much more convenient so it makes flossing like brushing my teeth. Flossing has been tied to good heart health and so I want to make sure I have that.

I have not always had the best dental hygiene and it cost me a lot of money to fix my teeth. Now that I am older, I am focused on my self improvement and the flossing and brushing has made a tremendous difference.

i use the floss one to remind me to floss, because i already have a reminder to brush mh teeth. i have terrible memory and wouldnt remember to floss if i didnt use that habit. 🙂

Hey! I have it as a reminder to actually floss. I am from Europe and I think I never actually flossed until now with fabulous. I hope you feel better friend! Stick with fabulous, it seems like it could help you.

Hey stranger, I hope u become a cheerful happy person. Now I actually dont use the floss habit to remind me, but to just check it after i do it as an accomblishment. I floss everyday before going to bed and brushing my teeth beacuse i study in dental field and I am well acknowledged by the complications of not taking care of the oral hygine.

I use the floss habit to remind me to brush my teeth and then floss every night, that's the order that works for me. Actually I had the habit of brushing my teeth every night and I did that except the times I was real tired but I was always lazy for flossing regularly. But now I added the habit and I also added habit of brushing my teeth in the morning routine. I suggest that if you already brush your teeth regularly add the habit to floss after that too. If not start by one and gradually add more. Hope it helps. 🙂

Hello, i am also not american 🙂 .I use the reminder to floss. I started flossing in the evening, it is more conveniant for me. If you have any type of braces try using those litle brushes that go between your teeth near your gum. There are several sizes. If sometimes you have a hard time because of the depression, it is okay. Just do not do it. Between you and flossing there is something called life. So just relax and do not five up 🙂

I have 2 reminders – one for brushing and then one for flossing 🙂 maybe try making flossing a bit more fun by using a water pick, which would also work with braces! Don’t worry it will soon become a habit, good job for taking the steps to care for yourself.

Hi, thank you for your question. I need the reminder to floss only. I have one of those Waterpik floss machines and it makes the task less daunting. So maybe that would be a good choice for you…some are pricey and some are reasonable. I have a real basic one. Oh and I asked for it for my bday so I knew I would get it and not worry buying it myself.
With the pandemic and restrictions I think we all have abandoned certain hygienic rituals. Don’t be down on yourself for it. When you wake up and “release” yourself while your in there just go and brush and be done. Now evening brushing I’m still work in progress myself 🙂
As you go thru your journey I hope your depressions lessons for you and more light shines inside you.

I primarily use the floss reminder to brush my teeth at night time as I typically get lazy and forget. This is because I am tired and it has caused other bad destructive habits of mine to accumulate instead of focusing on what should be important (which is why I have it as a reminder). However most days I do floss when brushing my teeth due to myself having a minor heart condition at a young age. I’ve researched ways to maintain a healthy heart and apparently flossing is one that’s helps heart health🤷🏽‍♂️🤣.
You should try to form a routine of self-care as it can help you manage stress, lower your risk of illness, and increase your energy. 🙂

Hiya there, how r u? I see that you’re interested of why I added the floss routine here. Sometimes I forgot to floss/brush my teeth here in the morning ( coz of one thing and another) and I’d like to give it a shot when I saw the “floss habit” here. I’ve always wanted to maintain a good dental health 🙏 I don’t floss using the thread very much but I use that reminder for me to brush my teeth in the mornings.

From your text I see that you’re currently wearing a wire/braces thingy, if it’s hard for u to floss, perhaps u should brush it regularly and use mouthwash to remove any food particles that are stuck in your wire/braces.

I hope that helps!
Have a nice day 🙌

Just saying in america we dont and we juet lie to our dentists 😁 but on some flossers theres a little poker at the end of it, and that works when you have braces🙂

I use it as a reminder to floss since I brush my teeth before bed and since I’m tired, want to get my routine over quickly and usually forget to floss. I used to have braces and I would loop the floss under them and do it that way. It is a bit harder and takes dedication so this reminder definitely would have helped me back then. This app also has a separate reminder for brushing your teeth so you could use both if you need to!

Reminder to actually floss. There are reportedly many health particularly heart health benefits, so I’m using the reminders to keep myself honest

No, I have to floss because i am wearing braces. You can use the small brush to clean the area between teeth. It is really important to floss your teeth as we're wearing braces, many food substances maybe stuck between braces that you don't even notice. I usually brush my teeth twice a day. Right after I wake up and before going to bed. I tend to brush my teeth twice and floss.

For me, I use it as both a reminder to brush and to floss! I am not very good with my flossing habits, even as an American (I still bleed and miss many days, not sure many in the states floss as much as you think lol) but I know that I am able to get up and try again whenever I can. I like to keep flossers at my desk for something to do while I'm on my computer. I've also got a permanent retainer like you do, and I've found that the pick-style flossers or Oral-B Super Floss (made for permanent retainers) works best to get between the grooves. Something I like to follow when my ADHD, executive dysfunction disorder, and Depression get to me is the 2-minute rule: if I can do something within 2 minutes, I may as well, since those 2 minutes would've been spent scrolling or wasting my time on my phone vs. just doing the task I can't stop thinking about. I hope this helps!!

I use the floss habit as a reminder/inspiration to actually floss – I'm really bad at doing it regularly. I'm not American so maybe that's why, heh! #europian

I had braces so I know the struggle. Just do the best you can at the moment, don't stress too much about flossing.
I hope you are coping with your depression, and I wish everything good for you. I used to struggle with body image problems and occasional depression but luckily got out of the pit. Just wishing you all the best ♥️

hi. if it makes you feel any better…most North Americans don't floss lol. dentists are constantly scolding us. if you use the floss reminder as a reminder to brush your teeth, that's amazing. sometimes we just need a push to even just brush our teeth. I use it as a reminder to floss because I brush my teeth everyday (I get nasty breath and taste in my mouth if I don't). like you, I can't use the thread to floss, and to be honest, the thread is less convenient and more time consuming. if you can find some, there are flossing sticks that can help you floss despite the wire. mine are little green sticks that I poke between my teeth. at this point though, it sounds like the priority is really just caring for your mental health, and getting in a habit of brushing your teeth. step by step 🙂 and remember it's ok to have good and bad days. best of luck.

Flossing should actually not be done more than 3 times a week . So I actually brush lightly and hey I'm someone with anxiety 🙃

For the flossing technique I started out flossing with it and brushing my teeth with the other reminder. I also struggle with taking care of my personal hygiene so I started out doing really well with the flossing…it hasn't been doing so well now but, I do use the flossing reminder to sometimes floss. :)) hope this helped ^^

I use the floss habit as a reminder to brush my teeth. I think it's helpful for being like this because sometimes when you're not too motivated you need little reminders for the things you need to do in the day

I use it to actually floss! I've been using another app for over a year now to get me into the habit of brushing regularly(it's the same style of app as this where it just reminds you to do daily things, it wasn't specific to brushing, it's called Grow) and now I'm trying to get into the habit of flossing on top of brushing twice a day!

If you really need to, you can add a new habit and title it "brush your teeth." This way you'll have reminders to both brush and floss if you really need them. However, if the floss reminder is enough to get you to brush your teeth then I don't think you'd necessarily need to make any changes.

i personally use the floss habit to actually floss because this app has another habit just for brushing your teeth.i use them both though!i don’t really know anything about braces since i’ve never had them so i think you should ask your dentist or your orthodontist.mental illnesses are hard to handle and it feels unbearable most of the time but you should remember that this is temporary and you are already making great progress by wanting to improve yourself, you can do this 🙂 sending love

I use it to floss because I don't floss as much as I should. I also have a permanent retainer which makes it hard to floss some of my front bottom teeth but they sell these retainer floss strings that have like a bit of plastic on the end so you can guide the floss in the space between your teeth and retainer! You can totally tag team the reminder though (i.e. when it tells you to floss brush your teeth AND floss)! Best of luck to you, depression has been ruling my life for as long as I can remember and I'm trying so hard to get better habits in my life.

People in America do floss a lot but not me lol. I remind myself to floss because I have some dental disease in my family and I want to prevent that as much as possible. I also deal with depression so I want to keep my body feeling good while my brain isn’t because I’m still quarantined due to just having my first child. It’s very easy to not want to keep my hygiene up when I don’t leave much.

Hi! I have a dental routine, so I floss, brush , and use mouthwash every morning. And at night, I just floss and brush for 2 minutes each. Are you able to remove your retainer so you can floss? And maybe try asking your dentist/orthodontist how to floss properly . (:

I use it as a reminder to actually floss, I'm also not american, but I've been trying to pick up the habit because I myself have pretty bad depression, I try to take a bit of time working on my personal hygiene because it's a small thing that tends to take little time and it helps me feel a lot better about myself.
You don't need to floss if you don't have the energy, but taking even a bit of time to groom yourself everyday will help a lot, at least that's been my experience as a fellow person struggling with depression.
No matter what, I hope you know I'm proud of you (yes, even if I don't know you) for trying every day and I hope you keep going! I certainly admire you and wish you all the best.
Downloading this app has been a small step towards recovery for me, and I really hope it does the same for you.

If you get a floss threader you can thread the floss through it like a needle ( it is thin flexible plastic) and you can use that to thread between the tooth and wire. 🙂

I personally use the floss habit as a reminder to floss, but I just started getting good at flossing!! Also if you did not know, there is a brush your teeth habit!❤️

I use it to floss. Its just as important and I can be forgetful. But if I floss I always have a brush and tooth paste nearby

Hey, I'm the same as you when I started out, sometimes avoiding to shower or brush for a whole day (I live near the equator and need to bath everyday). I also set reminders to shower and brush, and they've been working for me. I've had retainer braces too but they gave me this special brush to brush my retainers, and I didn't floss when I had braces.

Yes I set the floss reminder to actually floss. Personally I have gum inflammation whether I brush once or twice for some reason, so I'm probably a lot motivated to floss. It's good to floss at night since flossing is to get out food stuck between your teeth before you go to sleep and let bacteria fester for 8 straight hours.

I only use it as a reminder to floss since I am not American)) but I am good with brushing my teeth. Especially after I got electric toothbrush, I just need to stick it in my mouth and let it do it’s job. The teeth after using it are so smooth, it’s addictive. Maybe that will help!! Good luck!!

Yes I use it as a reminder to brush my teeth I thought it was weird for someone to floss fo two minutes I thought you were just supposed to get in between all the spaces of your teeth