Comments on: What Do You Floss With?

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:43:27 +0000

Hmm..fingernails I guess. Typically, if I feel that I have food stuck between my teeth, I just chew some gum. That seems to work the best most often.

And while your teeth might be ok without flossing, your gums perhaps not-so-much.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:25:08 +0000

My mom will kill me if she sees this, but I have to share. She has a false tooth that is held in place by metal arms. It is easily removable for brushing. I’ve seen her pull the tooth out after a meal and use the metal arms to pick her other teeth!

By: Toots

Toots — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:55:17 +0000

I carry floss &/or a little pack of disposable brush picks.

On a family vacation, my sister-in-law & I bought the brush picks since 2 little containers of 60 each were packaged together.

Our code alerting each other to something in our teeth or to ask if there was something in our own teeth was to say, “You need some lipstick”, or “Do I need some lipstick?” For a guy, you could substitute “blistex”, etc.

By: Tdave

Tdave — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:17:54 +0000

This is definitely strange, and a little hard to explain. There was this (artistic) toy called Shrinky-Dinks, it involved thin pieces of stiff plastic sheets. I discovered that a sliver of the plastic was the perfect thickness, and stiffness to get between your teeth.

By: Gross

Gross — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:32:13 +0000

Wow, completely forgot the obvious solution – the straw! I have to bite it to get it to the proper width first, but it sure does the trick.

I am happy to hear that I’m not the only person flossing with such strange items! This article truly made my day :)

By: Cassie

Cassie — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:05:41 +0000

Wow. Am I the only one that uses the end of a straw? It’s totally better than Post-Its.

And I must say, the timing of this article could not be more ironic, because I currently have a large piece of sausage from my mid-afternoon breakfast sandwich stuck in my teeth. Good thing I got an iced coffee to go with it!!

By: Therese

Therese — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:45:57 +0000

Like, Lisa, I rely on an earring when my dental floss (always in my purse, desk drawer, etc.) is out of reach. In my case, though, I usually use only the one-piece earrings, like a hoop with the post attached. If I tried taking apart a two-piece earring, I’d certainly drop the back (because I’m often doing this maneuver in odd places) and then have a different problem.

But don’t forget the good old toothpick! Most restaurants still have them around, as does the cafeteria where I work… But please, don’t pick (or floss) in front of others!

By: Brittany

Brittany — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:24:03 +0000

I love that someone used a helicopter seed from a tree, hahah. I don’t know about the whole hair thing! I feel like mine would snap and then I’d have a piece of hair stuck in between my teeth as well, which is insanely annoying.

By: PDIDDY

PDIDDY — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:03:14 +0000

I’ve used pretty much all that’s been mentioned except for the strand of hair – I’ve never heard of anyone using that before. I learned something new!
Nowadays I just make sure I have access to dental floss wherever I go – there’s nothing like the flavor combo of mint and whatever got stuck – lol.

By: Mr. T

Mr. T — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:54:33 +0000

Orange, the truth about teeth is that food stuck inbetween them has a tendency to work itself lose over a period of time. Teeth and gums seem to loosen and shift given a certain amount of time and pressure. When I go to the dentist I tell them to spare me the lecture. Once they know my late father was a dentist, they back off. If you keep your teeth brushed regularly (I do it after each meal including lunch) you are doing about 99.5% of what you need to keep your mouth happy (not including chewing gum if you have fillings).