{"id":8137,"date":"2019-03-13T00:24:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T00:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-long-do-you-floss-daily-and-what-does-it-mean-to-you-from-an-emotional-standpoint-to-floss-daily\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:18:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:18:39","slug":"how-long-do-you-floss-daily-and-what-does-it-mean-to-you-from-an-emotional-standpoint-to-floss-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-long-do-you-floss-daily-and-what-does-it-mean-to-you-from-an-emotional-standpoint-to-floss-daily\/","title":{"rendered":"How long do you floss daily and what does it mean to you from an emotional standpoint to floss daily?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Isaac U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I floss until I get between all the teeth. Best advice I ever got was from a dental hygienist, \u201csmell your floss.\u201d Often smells pretty bad! Good motivator, nobody wants to have that in their mouth.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-3426737177\"><div id=\"thefa-2104797318\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Stop wasting your mornings<\/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>Build a better life<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Gabe U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">So flossing to me means that my teeth don\u2019t have a lot of food in them.and I floss daily because my parents know when I lie.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Aurore O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I floss until I am done flossing. About 2-3 minutes. My emotions toward it are pretty neutral. Clean teeth need to happen, so I floss.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Kay X.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I use floss picks, so it is faster to floss. At most it takes about a minute or so depending. For me, it takes a lot of mental effort to get up and floss before I sleep. I always think about the benefits which help me want to actually floss more. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Corey F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Haha! I only use foss as an alias for rinsing my nose with water. It takes around 3 minutes rather than 2. And you? How do you interpret flossing? \ud83d\ude09<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Nuray U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It\u2019s not time based, I floss once per day, if I can, and I do it so that I get in between all my teeth and clean them of debris and as far down along the gum line as comfortably possible. This probably takes two minutes, and I do it before I brush my teeth.<br \/>\nEmotionally, I don\u2019t have easy, affordable access to dental care where I live, so it gives me an empowered peace of mind that I am taking care of my teeth. I worry about losing my teeth one day, and this is also a luxury for me to be able to take care of myself as a form of self-love and appreciation for my body. I had issues with flossing, if I flossed or brushed my teeth in the morning, it used to cause me to be sick for over half of my life, and only recently has that issue been resolved. As a result, between either vomiting (horrible for teeth) or avoiding brushing, my oral health is awful, for my age. So being able to take care of my smile and teeth properly is starting to be something I enjoy, and it\u2019s definitely something I appreciate being able to do, without difficulties. After a few days, I improved my technique and it stopped being uncomfortable and bleeding or \u201cpink in the sink\u201d has reduced drastically. I highly reccomend taking it up. Also in the UK, where I live, it\u2019s not as common a practice and I notice that people who haven\u2019t had the same education and access to dental hygiene get dentures far more frequently than in the part of the US that I come from, and also spend ridiculous sums to get dental cosmetic surgery to remedy tooth loss or decay. I\u2019d like to avoid that issue in my life. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Peter U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Because I have flossed daily for over a year now I am very quick and effective, and there isn&#39;t much grit in between my teeth because they stay cleaner because of it, so it&#39;s even faster! It probably takes me about 20-30 seconds. Emotionally I would be very upset if I missed a floss one day because I have held my record for over 14 months. Also I take care in my dental hygiene especially so I would feel unclean.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Valeria T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I floss behind and in front of each tooth, however long that takes. It means a lot from an emotional standpoint because I am taking care of myself and it\u2019s a small step but it goes along way.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Tamara E.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Full disclosure, I only floss once a day, at my nighttime brushing. I like to brush first to knock everything loose and make the flossing go more smoothly. I brush for three times minutes, then floss untimed, however long it takes to feel satisfied that I got between every tooth and gum. It probably takes about the same time as it does to brush, maybe a little longer. Then I rinse with mouthwash for a timed 60 seconds. As bonus motivation to floss: I have my cat trained that when I open the floss pick bag, which is very similar in size and function to the little resealable pouch her treats come in, it means she gets a treat, too. So I get to make the cat happy and feel good about taking care of myself.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">C Lian Y.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Personally, I floss twice daily at least. Once in the morning and once at night. I would like to more often and should due to the fact that I have braces. Usually it would only take a few minutes without. <\/p>\n<p>The long term results are very beneficial. Your mouth feels closer to that clean feeling you get from the dentist and your breath is less likely to smell bad. Helps with overall cleanliness and betters the condition of your teeth and gums. <\/p>\n<p>Ever since I got braces and HAD to floss, it has made me take pride in taking better care of my teeth and gives me a boost in my self confidence. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Vera C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I\u2019ve never timed it but it\u2019s pretty quick. To me it\u2019s about deep care and feeling good. A good complement to brushing my teeth like brushing on the inside without it &#8211; it just doesn\u2019t feel like the job is done. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Jake A.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I know that the timer is set for 2 minutes on flossing, but I usually floss for about 3 or 4 minutes. I like to be thorough with this because I have periodontal disease. I feel like I am respecting myself greatly when I floss. My mouth feels so clean and I know I have done something, a very small thing that done everyday will have a big impact. I am left with a real sense of completion when I am done.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isaac U. I floss until I get between all the teeth. Best advice I ever got was from a dental hygienist, \u201csmell your floss.\u201d Often smells pretty bad! Good motivator, nobody wants to have that in their mouth. 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