I apologize if this has been asked before - I attempted to search, but it was running slow, so I decided to go ahead and post.
I’ve been a bad flosser, really. I brush several times daily, but flossing is one of those things that I just tended not to do, whether because of forgetfulness, laziness or whatever.
Well, I broke down and got one of these, and I really like it. It makes the process so much simpler, and it’s right there. So now I floss daily, either morning or in the evening before bed, either before or after I brush.
But the question is, should I be brushing, then flossing or the other way around? If I brush, then floss, I’d get what brushing missed, but what if I relocate some bacteria from between my teeth to other surfaces? But if I floss first…well, I don’t really see a negative there, unless brushing somehow forces bacteria back in between those spaces between my teeth. I checked out the ADA website, and I don’t see any hint that one order is preferred, but I’d like to know.
