Just for the record although I said "threader" I'm not using the things in Meryaten's picture, just the braces floss that has a 2 inch long stiff bit at the end.
After I floss I use a water pick to finish off and always end up seeing a couple more bits wash into the sink. I've become a big fan of the water pick now and probably will continue to use one after the grillwork comes off. Wish they made a miniature portable one.
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I myself use the floss threaders . They seem to work VEEERRYY well with me because like most of you my floss tends to get really slimey with saliva <yuck> . I tie my floss to the threader like a needle and thread and double tie it to the threader <I> , and I go over the archwire and pull up between me teeth doing a c bend to both of the teeth and pull back out . It may sound like to much but it works for me . My ortho told me I need to floss AT LEAST 3 times a day . After breakfast , after lunch , then before I go to bed.
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I have been using Superfloss as well. It seems to work well.
Just to clarify - are people pusing the stiff end of the superfloss in between the teeth and flossing at the gumline? I push the floss from the gum half of my teeth though to the ends of my teeth under the wire. I THEN floss normally (since the floss is behind the wire) I don't push/thread the floss in between my teeth - that seems it would be too hard to do since my teeth are close together.
Also - I pull my floss out in between my teeth when I'm finished with the space. I don't pull it up and out, I feel nervous that I may break/bend the wire when the floss snaps out.
Just to clarify - are people pusing the stiff end of the superfloss in between the teeth and flossing at the gumline? I push the floss from the gum half of my teeth though to the ends of my teeth under the wire. I THEN floss normally (since the floss is behind the wire) I don't push/thread the floss in between my teeth - that seems it would be too hard to do since my teeth are close together.
Also - I pull my floss out in between my teeth when I'm finished with the space. I don't pull it up and out, I feel nervous that I may break/bend the wire when the floss snaps out.
aschelkin - People are doing it both ways you described. Both ways are fine though it is harder if not impossible for a lot of people to actually push the stiff end through the space between the teeth because it is pretty tight for a lot of people. Sounds like you are doing it just fine to me ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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I am not in braces yet ( going through all the pre-ortho stuff first). I just had a gum debridement and I still need to do my ortho records and have my wisdom teeth removed. I am in LOVE with my flosser ( I use an Oral B hummingbird). Will I have to retire it until I get my braces removed or can that be used with braces?
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