FLOSSING

Cut off a piece of floss about 2 feet long. Wrap one end around the right index finger for the purpose of anchoring or holding. Use the right thumb to hold the floss against the right index finger. Grasp the floss with the left hand so that the length of floss, about one inch long, is between the hands. The following illustrations show how to hold the floss in the different areas of the mouth.

UPPER RIGHT TEETH UPPER LEFT TEETH ALL LOWER TEETH

Slip the floss between each pair of teeth by drawing it gently and slightly back and forth.Carry the floss under the gum until you feel definite resistance without discomfort, and then scrape it up along the sides of both teeth.

RINSING

After cleaning all the teeth with dental floss, rinse your mouth by forcing water vigorously back and forth between the teeth in order to remove material that has been loosened or dislodged but not removed by the floss.

REINSPECTION

After brushing and flossing your teeth, re-examine them carefully. Any red stained areas remaining should be removed. It is not possible to remove absolutely all of the adherent stained material. The important thing is to reduce its thickness appreciably. By morning, all traces of the stain will be gone from the mouth.

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