To ask whether you floss your teeth?

[Honeymint]

I just wanted to try a poll really.

Choose
YABU if you floss less than three times a week
YANBU if you floss more than three times a week

I used to floss (almost) every day but it was the first thing to go when I got pregnant as it made me feel so sick.
I mentioned this to a group of friends and none of them floss but they all seem to have perfect teeth anyway.
So I was wondering how common it actually is.

Do you guys floss your teeth? How often etc.

Never!

I need to floss, particularly my back teeth otherwise I suffer from gum pain. I’m not strict with it, every other day.

I floss every day as I have gum disease and if I miss a day my gums get swollen. My DH never flosses, scoffs loads of chocolate and the dentist always comment what amazing teeth he has

Yes. Every day.

I started flossing quite a few years ago as the dentist told me it was actually more important than brushing. I do it every night.

I can't bear actual floss but use teepee sticks and a water pik instead

Yep, maybe not every day but definitely most days. My mouth feels terrible if I don't.

Every day.

No I don’t like the feel of it. My teeth are really good so not sure it’s necessary

I use the floss sticks morning and night as I had bleeding gums once when I visited the hygienist and I was terrified all my teeth would fall out!

No issues anymore and it takes less than a minute

Every day otherwise my mouth doesn't feel clean...and my dentist would tell me off!

Yes daily
Much better than getting a cavity

No. I don’t believe it’s necessary if you brush your teeth well.

I do it regularly, say twice a week or so.

I can't stand floss. I have tried, but once had it break off and get stuck between my back teeth, which weirdly triggered a sense of panic in me. My child also started tying it around his room and the hall like some sort of laser grid that would appear during a bank heist.

Every day but I use those stick things as advised by dentist. I am old tho and my teeth are very crap.

After dinner every day.

I do occasionally however it is a new thing for me as an adult so not in my routine. Can I ask what age my children should start? I would like it to just be so routine for them that it doesn't get forgotten.

Every single day without fail but dh and kids don't and they have perfect teeth.

Every day, my teeth are close together and even after brushing really well they aren't properly clean.

My teeth are pretty crowded and I’ve had lots of issues with cavities etc. I now use a water flosser which my dentist thinks is not as good as proper floss but which I find easier to navigate between the tight gaps. I think it’s better than not flossing at all which was what was happening. I use it everyday.

I floss twice daily (after breakfast) and in the evening. At night and sometimes in the morn I follow up with a water flosser as well to get that extra clean feel.

Only floss the teeth you want to keep ;-)

I'm pretty sure flossing is for your gums not teeth.

Perfect teeth are neither use nor ornament if they fall out due to gum disease.

Most people don't have a problem with their gums until 40+ but pregnancy can trigger it earlier.

I have never flossed but after my pregnancy with DD2 my gums started bleeding and my dentist said I have gum disease. So far not very seriously but I needed to start flossing for gum health so I have a few times a week but not every day. My teeth are close together and I find flossing quite difficult.....if anyone has any recommending for products they use for teeth that are tightly packed in I'd be interested to hear!

I’m so surprised by the 51/49% split in the vote! I don’t know what I expected but that’s it’s so even is so interesting.

@popples19 I’d like to know this as well. I started as an adult but it does seem like it should be introduced when you’re young? I don’t remember dentists even mentioning it to me until I was much older.

I find floss is too thick for my teeth so I use dental tape or the little interdental stick thingies. Every time I use a water pick, water goes everywhere so I gave up 😂