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Do you floss before or after you brush your teeth?  ???

I don't get the point of flossing if you brush your teeth correctly.

You cant brush the spaces where your teeth are touching!

I brush, floss, then rinse with listerine.

With the right toothbrush, you kinda can.

I get the impression that flossing is mostly an American thing anyway - we have dental floss in stores over here too (France, and Europe in general), but I don't know anyone who uses it. I certainly don't use it, and I've never had any kind of problem with my teeth...  ???

Americans are told to brush and floss because, if they don't, they'll never get laid, they'll never get the right job, people will look strangely upon them, the terrorists win, and it will keep the country from winning the war. Eventually they all lose their fucking teeth to begin with!

It's the same reason we buy dishwashers; we don't need them, but it's taboo if we don't have them.

And though I do find flossing to be somewhat unessesary, brushing is good hygiene.

I dont have a dish washer!!!  >:D

Floss first, then brush.

If you don't floss, your mouth smells like poo, because food stays in the pockets between your teeth and rots, and grows bacteria, which is what poo is, to some extent.  And you don't realize you smell like poo, because you can't smell your own breath, and everyone else is too nice to tell you that you smell like poo.

 :police:

Eat lot, Sleep a lot, Brush 'em like crazy, run a lot, do a lot, never be lazy. ;D

I don`t floss...but do brush everyday...haven`t been to a dentist since I was a young kid... yet all my teeth are still intact, not rotting.

My theory is, you're born without teeth, so what's the big deal about dying without them? lol

I quite enjoy being able to chew  my food. you should brush your teeth, Jay. Brush 'em like crazy. Not too crazyor you will wear down your enamel.

Yeah, my dentist always bitches at me to brush. Have you ever noticed that dentists always seem to have bad teeth?  ;D Even if I brush, I think I'm pretty much screwed anyway. My mom has a hereditary bone disease, and her teeth literally disintegrated, piece by piece. She'd kill me if she knew I'm posting this.  :-D I figure it's only a matter of time before it starts to happen to me.

Flossing is something I always think I should do, but in practice the tiny box is just lying in the back of the cabinet gathering dust. I'm too forgetful.

To anyone who doesn't floss try this, brush your teeth, then floss between your back teeth, then smell the part of the floss you have just used. When you gag on the stench just remember that was in your mouth a moment ago.

As dentists say "Only floss the ones you wish to keep".