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Subject: Re: Frustrated trying to floss back teeth!!!!!!!

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Crystal

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Date Posted: 08:17:27 08/02/04 Mon
In reply to: Sue 's message, "Frustrated trying to floss back teeth!!!!!!!" on 20:20:18 07/28/04 Wed

It took me several days to do it successfully. The contacts on my back teeth are very tight, so even if I could get the floss under the wire, the floss wouldn't go through the teeth.

I've had the most success using a regular floss threader and regular Glide floss. You might find it easier to pull the threader between the teeth, rather than just under the archwire. I've found that Glide floss doesn't shred like other types of floss when it comes in contact with metal bands.

Good luck, it will get easier in time.

>It's so frustrating trying to floss the back teeth.
>I'm using the Glide floss threaders and still have
>trouble doing it. I haven't been able to floss the
>back molars yet. I've had upper braces for 8 days.
>How do you keep your cheek out of the way in order to
>do those back teeth? So far, I've gotten the floss
>caught on the hooks. I need a 3rd hand!!!!!

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