{"id":7059,"date":"2019-02-06T01:05:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T01:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-long-should-i-floss-for\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:10:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:10:23","slug":"how-long-should-i-floss-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-long-should-i-floss-for\/","title":{"rendered":"How long should I floss for?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Kenneth N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Up and down, back and forth, each side of gum between each tooth. So 31 gaps x 2 is 62 movements. At 2 seconds a gap that&#39;s 2.00 mins.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-2299483963\"><div id=\"thefa-620116241\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Start living your best 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>Try now<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Lance J.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It&#39;s not about how long you floss but the quality of flossing. As I learn from dentists, the point is to get in between each teeth, scrape each side and then massage the gum once. When you massage the gum, it helps promote gum health<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Nicky O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I don\u2019t focus on time but rather flossing between each tooth. I also go up and down each side  in the groove and try to wrap the floss around the curve of the tooth as best that I can. I haven\u2019t ever timed this but I would guess it takes about 90 seconds. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenneth N. Up and down, back and forth, each side of gum between each tooth. So 31 gaps x 2 is 62 movements. At 2 seconds a gap that&#39;s 2.00 mins. Lance J. It&#39;s not about how long you floss but the quality of flossing. 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