"Remember to floss your teeth," dentists say, but many of us forget their advice. Not only that, we don't understand why we're supposed to floss our teeth. We don't know that failing to floss leads to a dental domino effect: tartar, plaque, gingivitis, periodontitis, and teeth falling out. Yikes!
Accordng to a unusual Harris Poll of 1,000 adults 35 years stale and older, 60% of those surveyed knew tiny about gum disease. You may not know grand about gum disease or even care about it. Many of us assign flossing at the bottom of our "To Do" list. Here are eight reasons to effect flossing at the top.
1. Flossing helps you to shipshape relieve teeth that are hard to approach, the areas between your teeth and under your gum line.
2. Regular flossing helps to dislodge the 500 kinds of bacteria that thrive in your mouth.
3. Tartar, a major cause of abominable breath and cavities, can initiate to effect up in only 24 hours. Flossing, combined with professional cleaning, helps to prevent tartar build-up.
4. Flossing helps to prevent plaque (bacteria) build-up in your mouth.
5. Regular flossing helps to prevent gingivitis, an inflamation of the gums that causes them to bleed, swell, and turn red or redish-purple.
6. Untreated gingivitis can design into periodontitis, a condition that causes your gums to pull away from your teeth. Flossing helps to prevent this from happening.
7. fresh research findings suggest that regular flossing helps to prevent heart disease.
8. Daily flossing helps you to support your teeth and your smile, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.
Tape this list to your bathroom mirror, read it every day, and floss your teeth. Dentists recommend flossing after every meal. You're the boss so collect your kids to floss. Then everyone in the family can have a ecstatic smile.9 by Harriet Hodgson
