One of the first things that dentists tell you is to floss regularly and floss properly. Flossing can help you have better oral health and offers more benefits than just want is listed in this blog. Keeping up with proper flossing will help keep your teeth in your mouth and keep them healthy. Eric Felt Dentistry wants you to have the best smile possible with proper cleaning and dental exams.
The Importance Of Flossing
Proper flossing helps remove food particles from hard-to-reach places in your mouth. While proper also helps to keep your teeth clean, there are some spots that just can not be reached with your toothbrush. Flossing can also help prevent certain cancers by removing harmful bacteria that can build up and cause irritation. While flossing can improve more than just your oral health, the best benefit is that you will have an improved appearance with bright and white teeth.
1- Prevent Tooth Loss
Tooth decay and tooth loss are nothing that anyone wants to deal with. The sound of a dental drill and dental work is a process that can be uncomfortable and expensive. Food particles can get stuck in between teeth, causing cavities which can lead to tooth decay. Stopping cavities before they happen is the best way to prevent tooth loss and keeping up on regular flossing can prevent cavities in the first place.
2- Stop Plaque Buildup
While not all plaque buildup can lead to cavities, it can make your mouth feel dirty and make your teeth look lackluster. Plaque can cause bacteria to spread, cause bad breath, and eventually lead to cavities. Flossing helps to remove the layer of plaque that coats your teeth and makes them whiter.
Flossing is also really important for those with braces or Invisalign, because of the small components, brushing alone can not remove all the food particles. It can also prevents food from getting stuck in your brackets, or wires and keep your clear aligners from getting cloudy.
3- Reduce Bad Breath
Food particles that get stuck in your mouth start to break down and decay, which leads to bad breath. Flossing can help to finally remove these leftover food particles and help improve your breath. Plaque build-up can also cause the tooth enamel to erode, which can also lead to bad breath. Flossing makes your teeth cleaner which helps your mouth to be cleaner too.
4- Brightens Teeth
Obtaining a perfectly white smile is a dream for many people throughout their life. When smiles aren’t white, people tend to work hard to whiten their teeth with bleach or whitening products. Flossing can be a more natural method to keep your teeth white and your smile perfect. Flossing your teeth before brushing them can help remove stains and food particles from your mouth forever.
5- Prevent Gum Disease
The biggest benefit of flossing is to prevent gum disease. Bacteria from food particles can irritate your gums and cause them to deteriorate. Receding and infected gums are painful and not the most appealing to look at. Gum disease can be healed and reversed if treated early but it is also preventable with proper flossing. Treating cavities with your dentist is also an important step to stopping gum disease in its tracks.
Eric Felt D.D.S
Dental cleanings help to remove plaque left behind. Those who don’t floss may have more build-up and need to see their dentist more frequently. Our practice helps to polish your teeth and keep your smile. Flossing is just one of the ways you can help between dental visits.
We strive to create a practice that we would want our families to go to. We cultivate a positive environment and work to bring our patients their best smile yet. Our dental team provides cosmetic, general, and emergency dentistry in Cottonwood Heights, UT. Patients young and old trust our dentists and hygienists to treat all of their needs and give them a better smile.
Contact Eric Felt D.D.S. to learn more about us and schedule your regular cleaning today.
