Flossing with Traditional Braces

If our doctors at Vista Dental are going to teach you how to brush with traditional braces, it’s only natural that we teach you how to floss as well. You may think that you get a pass from flossing because the brackets make it hard to do so. Fortunately, there’s a way to alter your flossing method during this time and we are here to tell you how to do it.

• Use waxed floss, because unwaxed floss is more likely to get caught and shred in your braces.


• Use about 18 inches of floss and thread it carefully.


• Take the floss and gently thread it under the main wire of the braces before passing it between two teeth. Then remove the floss and re-thread it under the main wire to pass between the next pair of teeth.


• Be sure not to snap the floss. Simply move the floss up and down carefully against the side of each tooth.

If you have questions regarding oral care for orthodontics, please give us a call. To learn about services we provide at the practice, visit www.vistadentalmh.ca for more information. To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors at Vista Dental located at 7 Strachan Bay SE, Medicine Hat, AB, T1B 4Y2, Canada, call 403-548-7077.