Floss Every Day

Flossing used to be very tedious and I didn’t have it down. Now I can floss quickly and thoroughly. I am still not doing it every day, but it’s at the point where it weighs on my consciousness if I forget. Good progress.

My dentist scared me and said I had a mild case of gingivitis and that the only way to prevent it is by flossing every day. She said that any sign of bleeding gums is gingivitis in the making. That freaked me out enough to force me to do it a lot more often. I only forgot to floss twice since my appointment 2 weeks ago.

I even saw Youtube videos of periodontal disease (which is what happens when gingivitis gets worse) and wow, that was a huge wake up call!

I floss about 3 times a week. This is a huge accomplishment for me, because I used to floss about 3 times a YEAR. I am working up to every day. It only took me a month to get to 3X a week.

What you should do is smell the floss after you use it. You wouldn’t want that in your mouth, would you? lol

I’ve been really doing well. I am at the point where I feel gross if I don’t floss that day. I haven’t flossed in 2 days and I will definitely do it tonight!

I am going to do this every night after taking my birth control pill. I keep the floss right next to the pack of pills so I can’t forget!

It’s at the point where if I DON’T floss I feel like my teeth aren’t all the way clean. I can’t believe I didn’t floss my whole life and didn’t get a damn cavity! I’m not pushing my luck anymore.

The dentist always tells me to floss, but I figure since my teeth are straight I don’t need to. I was WRONG! Luckily I am 27 and I have never had a cavity. I went to the dentist 10 days ago and I finally got into the habit!