{"id":22183,"date":"2020-04-08T10:16:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T10:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/is-better-to-floss-before-or-after-brushing-your-teeth\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:52:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:52:33","slug":"is-better-to-floss-before-or-after-brushing-your-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/is-better-to-floss-before-or-after-brushing-your-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Is better to floss before or after brushing your teeth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Nina W.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I\u2019d say before that way all the stuff you get out can be brushed away, but if you\u2019re really keen you can do it both before and after<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-692838110\"><div id=\"thefa-1041146818\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Take control 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\">Alisa N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I like to floss before I brush my teeth.  In my mind, when I floss I\u2019m loosening the food and germs and plaque from that day in between my teeth, and then I want to brush it away and rinse after.  I\u2019m not a dentist, so I\u2019m not sure if it matters.  That\u2019s just what I like to do.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Marissa A.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It\u2019s better to floss first, in case your gums bleed, etc. When you brush flossed teeth it helps to clean any remaining particles&#x2F; food leftover.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Farnaz N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I like flossing before brushing my teeth. This way my teeth get clean before I \u201cwash\u201d them if that makes sense. I floss, rinse with water, brush, rinse with water again, and sometimes use mouthwash after too.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Rapha L C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I prefer to floss before brushing, but that&#39;s me. I don&#39;t think it is better or worse either way, it&#39;s just how you prefer.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Christina J.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">My dentist says before. Also, it is very important to use interdental sticks! I use floss for my front teeth because the gaps are very tiny and interdental sticks for the other teeth. I actually 1. brush my teeth, then 2. floss&#x2F;interdental sticks, and then 3. shortly brush my teeth again.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Bianca L.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">You should floss afterwards as it is meant to remove bits left behind that u didn\u2019t get with ur toothbrush. If u feel the need to brush after flossing it may be best to do it before and aftr<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Selene A.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I think it is better to floss my teeth before brushing since a lot of the food that was stuck will be out and I can additionally clean my teeth with brushing<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Elizabeth J.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I like to floss before I brush my teeth. That way, any particles that become loose during flossing are brushed away when I brush.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Gladys U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I always do it after I brush my teeth. When I was younger, my dentist, orthodontist, and parent always said to floss after you brush your teeth at night. It is only recommended to do it once a day or you might hurt your gums.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Holly T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I have been told it&#39;s better to floss before, it allows the toothbrush, toothpaste, and rinse to have access to recently flossed areas of the mouth.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Gizem F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">My dental hygienist said, it\u2019s up to you. As long as you spend enough time flossing and cleaning. I like to floss before brushing, after that I brush and use a water pick. Helpful if you are prone to getting cavities like me!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Olivia C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I floss after brushing my teeth and I never actually thought about doing it the other way around. But I might try it as after deep clean between teeth toothpaste will get to the corners that normally would be blocked with pieces removed by floss.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Melanie A.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Before. Flossing removes the debris from between your teeth, but it may still be stuck around the teeth. Brushing afterwards will make sure that all the plaque and debris are gone. However, flossing after brushing your teeth is better than not flossing at all.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nina W. I\u2019d say before that way all the stuff you get out can be brushed away, but if you\u2019re really keen you can do it both before and after Alisa N. I like to floss before I brush my teeth. In my mind, when I floss I\u2019m loosening the food and germs and plaque from that day in between my teeth, and then I&#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/is-better-to-floss-before-or-after-brushing-your-teeth\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is better to floss before or after brushing your teeth? | Fabulous Community<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Is better to floss before or after brushing your teeth? 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