Dental floss - how it works

November 24st

Who doesn't know the good old floss? Their positive effects are well known and are emphasized again and again by dentists. Today we want to take a look at the positive effects of floss and explain why it can also be used as a remedy for whiter teeth.

Application & advantages

Wrap the floss around both fingers and move them back and forth between the teeth. Most of them are familiar with the use of dental floss in this way or something like that, quite uncomplicated and yet effective. It has the advantage that plaque, i.e. an accumulation of harmful bacteria, can be removed more easily. Often a toothbrush alone is not enough to clean the interdental spaces sufficiently, which then opens the door for harmful bacteria, sugar acids and leftover food to settle in regions that are difficult to reach.

This not only helps your oral hygiene in general, but the rest of your body as well. There are now initial indications that good oral hygiene with healthy and clean teeth lowers the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

In addition, frequent gum diseases caused by a lack of oral hygiene are prevented. For example, dental floss removes the annoying leftover food, especially at the transition from the gum to the tooth. If these leftovers remain in the spaces mentioned for too long, bacteria accumulate and wear down the gums in the long term. A negative consequence of this can be bad breath, for example.

Whiter teeth - with dental floss and OnlySmile

This in turn has the advantage of helping you keep your teeth whiter. As the? Well, frequent flossing not only improves the health of the tooth itself, but also removes the staining food residue. This means that no bacteria can form and no discolouring tartar can develop. Overall, your teeth look lighter.

However, it should be added that this effect is only minimal in connection with the right toothpaste. This means that a naturally dark tooth color or discoloration caused by poor eating habits cannot be removed with the best dental floss in the world. In these cases, only whitening helps, for example with the OnlySmile teeth whitening set is possible. Here, the actual tooth color is lightened with the help of a chemical bleaching agent and an activating LED lamp.

So if you want to have healthy and white teeth, we recommend using floss and that OnlySmile teeth whitening set. If you are interested in more exciting and informative articles, then this is our blog just right for you.

Photo: © Onlysmile
Author: Johann (blogguru.de)

Sources:
https://www.zm-online.de/archiv/2017/13/zahnmedizin/airfloss-oder-zahnseide-was-reinigt-besser/

https://www.oralb.de/de-de/mundhygiene/warum-oral-b/zahnseide/die-bedeutung-von-zahnseide-fuer-ihre-zaehne

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