Have trouble making it a habit to floss after every meal? Let pain be your guide!

Some people have trouble making it a habit to floss after every meal. Flossing is obviously important for the healthy of your teeth, gums and makes things a lot easier when you come to us for cleaning. But for some, it may not be a regular habit yet to do so. Here’s a few techniques you can use to create a new habit for flossing:

1.) Let pain be your guide! Whenever you get your teeth cleaned, is the experience painful or even extremely bloody? This is due to your gums being extremely inflamed by the time you come to see us for cleaning. If you want the experience to be less bloody and painful, then you’ll want to learn how to floss every day.

2.) Start slow! Maybe you can make it a goal to at least floss once a week; that’s certainly better than nothing. Try to make it a goal to floss every Monday. If you are able to stick to that day, try adding Tuesday and keep adding days until you are able to do it every day. Pretty soon, you’ll be flossing every day and after every meal in no time!

3.) Try adding it to your routine! If you already brush everyday, you are halfway there! Anytime you brush your teeth, don’t you have a routine of grabbing the toothbrush, adding the toothpaste, etc.? Perhaps add a new action in between. Perhaps in between grabbing your toothbrush and toothpaste, try taking out some floss and flossing your teeth, then brush your teeth after. Once this becomes a part of your routine, you’ll be successful in creating a new habit.

Try out these ideas and see if it helps you with learning how to floss your teeth every day! Do you have any effective techniques that work for you and might be helpful to others? Make sure to share it with us!