FLOSSING TECHNIQUES

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FLOSSING TECHNIQUES
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FLOSSING

• AFTER COMPLETING THIS SLIDE SHOW YOU WILL
  PRACTICE FLOSSING YOUR OWN TEETH UNTIL PROFICIENT

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SUPPLIES

• THE SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED ARE AS FOLLOWS
• MIRROR
• FLOSS

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STEP ONE

• CUT A PIECE OF FLOSS ABOUT 18 INCHES LONG

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STEP TWO

• WRAP THE EXCESS FLOSS AROUND THE MIDDLE FINGERS
  OF BOTH HANDS, LEAVING ABOUT 2-3 INCHES OF
  WORKING SPACE EXPOSED

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STEP THREE

• STRETCH THE FLOSS TIGHTLY BETWEEN THE FINGERS,
  AND USE THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER TO GUIDE THE
  FLOSS INTO PLACE

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STEP FOUR

• HOLD THE FLOSS TIGHTLY BETWEEN THE THUMB AND
  FOREFINGER OF EACH HAND. THESE FINGERS CONTROL
  THE FLOSS AND THEY SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN ½
  INCHES APART

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STEP FIVE

• STARTING WITH THE UPPER RIGHT HAND QUADRANT, PASS
  THE FLOSS GENTLY BETWEEN THE TEETH, USING A
  SAWING MOTION AND GUIDE THE FLOSS TO THE GUMLINE.
  DO NOT FORCE OR SNAP THE FLOSS PAST THE CONTACT
  AREA

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STEP SIX

• CURVE THE FLOSS INTO A C SHAPE AGAINST ONE TOOTH.
  SLIDE IT GENTLY INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE
  GINGIVA AND THE TOOTH. USE BOTH HANDS TO MOVE
  THE FLOSS UP AND DOWN ON THE SIDE OF ONE TOOT

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STEP SEVEN

• REPEAT THESE STEPS ON EACH SIDE OF ALL THE TEETH
  IN BOTH ARCHES INCLUDING THE POSTERIOR SURFACE OF
  THE LAST TOOTH IN EACH QUADRANT.

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SPECIAL NOTES

• AS THE FLOSS BECOMES FRAYED OR SOILED, MOVE A
  FRESH AREA OF THE FLOSS INTO THE WORKING POSITION

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RESOURCES

• YOU ARE TO FIND THE FOLLOWING WEB SITES AND
  PREPARE A SHORT REPORT ON EACH.
• http//www.ada.org/public/faq/cleaning.html
• http//www.agd.org/consumer/topics/flossing/main.h
  tml
• http//www.floss.com/flossing.htm
• http//parkaveperio.com/faq/flospick.htm
• http//www.jkdds.com/html/flossing.html

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THE REWARDS FOR PROPER DENTAL HYGIENE
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