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Date Posted:01:18:44 11/03/02 Sun In reply to:
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's message, "Dental Floss" on 00:22:47 11/03/02 Sun
I remember what I thought the first time the dental assistant showed me how to floss my braces: "Uugh, I need to do THAT every day?!"
At first I used a plastic floss threading needle. It worked well but I hated having to tie the floss onto it (especially when it kept slipping off).
Then I found Glide Floss Threaders in the drug store. What a neat invention! Because my contacts are so tight, I have been using Glide floss for years, even before I got braces. I know that some dentists say that it doesn't strip the plaque off the teeth as well as regular floss. But if your contacts are really tight, Glide is a Godsend! Glide is made of a Mylar-type substance. It takes a LOT to shred this stuff, and it doesn't hurt your gums like thicker floss.
Glide Floss Threader is basically a length of Glide floss with a very stiff end. It is floss and a threader in one, and it eliminates the need for the plastic threading needle.
I have found this product to be very easy and convenient. Each strand of floss is packaged individually, which makes it easy to transport. The downside is that this product is more expensive than regular floss - about $6.00 US for a box of 30 strands. However, I am willing to pay the price for the convenience that this product provides.
I do wish they'd make the stiff end a bit stiffer. By the time you are finished flossing all of your teeth (especially the difficult back molars), the stiff end begins to bend a bit. This is where the old-fashioned plastic threaders outshine the Glide threader. But generally it isn't a big problem and the Glide threader does a good job.
