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Thank you so much for these ideas! I am generally OK with flossing, but my dominant arm has been in a cast for the past month and flossing has become impossible.Waterpik has helped a great deal! But I love the idea of interdental brushes dipped in Listerin. Also, have you tried the gumpicks? They ca...

Great!! Thanks for sharing your story!! Gives us all positive motivation :-)

I also read (though never tried) that you can try and bend the poking wire with the eraser of a pencil. This advice was given by the orthodontist himself. So legit.
I usually use wax too, only tiny bit is required and you don't really feel its presence.

Hello, I have recently had wrist surgery and my dominant arm has been immobilized. So far, flossing has proved impossible...with the exception of water flosser. Has anybody developed ways to floss even with an injured arm/hand?

After a couple of weeks, i Started feeling and noticing some changes on my most crooked teeth. Aftrer 6 weeks, results are visible to others as well. i am in ceramic baces upper and lower for overbite-overjet

Hello Thanks for sharing your story! I am also in braces at 36 for the second time, after two years of braces as a teenager. I wore retainers for a few months after hving the braces removed....this is all my former orthodontist requested at that time (early 90's). I was never truly happy with the re...