I have braces and I can't floss the back of my teeth?!


Question: I have braces and I can't floss the back of my teeth!?
Well I have 4 brackets on the back, and I don't think I can reach there easily!. As I never really flossed there before!. Can anyone give me a tip on flossing the back of my teeth when I have braces on!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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When I had braces my ortho gave me these plastic things that had a loop on one end and a strate portion on the other!. Kinda like an over sized plastic flexible needle!. I would thread regular floss through the eye hole!.

The plastic "sewing needle" then could be pushed in between gums and braces being thread very easily!.

Forgot the actual name of the item; but just go the the dental section of the store!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You should have been provided some floss threaders when you got your braces!.That's really the ideal way!. But you should be able to still floss the back teeth like normal!. Ask your orthodontic assistant to show you at your next visit!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

Try Tepe Brushes, or other types of interdental brushes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

When I had braces,the only real way is to use a waterpik!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

http://www!.premierbraces!.com/images/flos!.!.!.
do that except do it to the teeth in the backWww@Answer-Health@Com

Ya what she said!. Water pickWww@Answer-Health@Com





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