{"id":18728,"date":"2020-01-08T10:05:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T10:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/my-dentist-suggests-brushing-first-and-then-flossing-but-doesnt-it-make-more-sense-to-floss-and-then-brush-away-the-particles-that-flossing-loosens\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:49:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:49:58","slug":"my-dentist-suggests-brushing-first-and-then-flossing-but-doesnt-it-make-more-sense-to-floss-and-then-brush-away-the-particles-that-flossing-loosens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/my-dentist-suggests-brushing-first-and-then-flossing-but-doesnt-it-make-more-sense-to-floss-and-then-brush-away-the-particles-that-flossing-loosens\/","title":{"rendered":"My dentist suggests brushing first and then flossing.. but..\nDoesn&#8217;t it make more sense to floss and then brush away the particles  that flossing loosens?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Willow A.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I think brushing first would help to loosen particles for the floss, hence why your dentist may say that! Personally, I brush to loosen everything up, then floss between, then use a vigorous salt water or mouthwash rinse to get everything on up out of there. Really, though, I think as long as you both brush and floss you are good! \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-1337723186\"><div id=\"thefa-407766530\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Stop procrastinating. It's time to take charge of your life.<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start today<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Claire O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I floss then brush and night. I brush first in the morning though, then after I\u2019ve had breakfast I floss. Hope that helps.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willow A. I think brushing first would help to loosen particles for the floss, hence why your dentist may say that! Personally, I brush to loosen everything up, then floss between, then use a vigorous salt water or mouthwash rinse to get everything on up out of there. 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