{"id":25519,"date":"2020-06-10T10:41:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T10:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asistenciadentalplus.com\/?p=25519"},"modified":"2020-09-08T14:03:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T14:03:14","slug":"learn-how-to-use-dental-floss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/hilo-dental-aprende-a-usarlo\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental floss: learn how to use it correctly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When talking about oral hygiene, many patients automatically think of brushing with toothpaste. However, little attention is often paid to an essential routine for good dental health: brushing. <\/span><b>use of dental floss<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>Asistencia Dental Plus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you <\/span><b>Dental clinic in Valencia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, We want you to have all the information you need to properly care for your teeth. That&#039;s why today we&#039;ll talk about the importance of completing your oral hygiene routine with dental floss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/hilo-dental-aprende-a-usarlo\/#%C2%BFPara_que_sirve\" >What is it for?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/hilo-dental-aprende-a-usarlo\/#%C2%BFQue_tipos_hay_en_el_mercado\" >What types are available on the market?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/hilo-dental-aprende-a-usarlo\/#%C2%BFComo_se_usa_correctamente\" >How do I use it correctly?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFPara_que_sirve\"><\/span><strong>What is it for?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding the<\/span><b> need to use dental floss<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is important because it makes it easier to integrate into your daily routine. Every time you eat, the bacteria in your mouth have the ideal breeding ground to thrive and attack your teeth. Brushing and using toothpaste slow the growth of these bacteria, neutralizing their activity and allowing you to maintain good oral hygiene.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, <\/span><b>Brushing is not enough<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Very often <\/span><b>Food particles remain stuck between the teeth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, These food particles are not removed by brushing. To eliminate these food debris, which is very harmful if it remains in the teeth, it is necessary to use dental floss or interdental brushes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFQue_tipos_hay_en_el_mercado\"><\/span><strong>What types are available on the market?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dental floss is available in various formats, depending on your preference. <\/span><b>small spools from which to extract the thread<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so you can maneuver it comfortably between your teeth. There are also small ones. <\/span><b>dental arches<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, very practical for making flossing easier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regarding the material of dental floss, it is usually made of <\/span><b>silk and nylon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Depending on whether they are multifilament or monofilament, you&#039;ll notice that the thread tends to fray more or, conversely, be more resistant. Some are <\/span><b>coated with wax<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to make it easier for the floss to slide between the teeth and wear out less easily.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFComo_se_usa_correctamente\"><\/span><strong>How do I use it correctly?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to follow some tips for using dental floss properly:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extract <\/span><b>sufficient quantity <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of dental floss to wrap the end around a finger of each hand for easy maneuvering.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beam <\/span><b>smooth movements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> descending and ascending movements to remove food debris from the teeth.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Avoid sudden movements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as you could damage your gums and cause small wounds in the gingival tissue.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whenever you move on to cleaning another tooth, use a <\/span><b>piece of clean thread<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have finished flossing all your teeth, <\/span><b>Rinse your mouth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in order to eliminate any possible remaining traces.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking for quality and professionalism in a <\/span><b>Dental clinic in Valencia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in <\/span><b>Asistencia Dental Plus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We are your best option. Don&#039;t hesitate any longer and ask for information about our services.<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/odontologia-general-en-valencia\/\"><b>dental treatments<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To do this, simply contact us through the following <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/contacto-aistencia-dental-plus\/\"><b>link<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or make an appointment by calling 963 16 26 56.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al hablar de higiene bucodental, muchos pacientes piensan autom\u00e1ticamente en el cepillado con dent\u00edfrico. Sin embargo, muchas veces se presta poca atenci\u00f3n a una rutina ineludible para una buena salud de los dientes: el uso de hilo dental. En Asistencia Dental Plus, tu cl\u00ednica dental en Valencia, queremos que dispongas de toda la informaci\u00f3n necesaria [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[42],"class_list":["post-25519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-problemas-dentales","tag-salud-bucodental"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asistenciadentalplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}