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Ask a Family Dentist How to Turn Flossing into an Everyday Habit · Winn Family Dentistry

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  Speaker 1: Ask a family dentist how to turn flossing into an
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  Speaker 1: everyday habit. We hear it all the time at when
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  Speaker 1: family dentistry. I brush twice a day, but I just
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  Speaker 1: can't seem to get into a regular flowsing routine. If
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  Speaker 1: this sounds familiar, you are definitely not alone. Keeping up
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  Speaker 1: with a daily flossing regimen is one of the most
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  Speaker 1: common hurdles of our patient's face when trying to maintain
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  Speaker 1: an optimal oral health routine. As a dedicated family dentist,
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  Speaker 1: chip awaf falls families rely on, we view our role
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  Speaker 1: as more than just fixing teeth. We are here to
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  Speaker 1: provide practical, realistic health habits that fit into your busy life.
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  Speaker 1: Brushing is fantastic, but it only cleans about sixty percent
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  Speaker 1: of your teeth surfaces. The other forty percent lies right
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  Speaker 1: between them, which is exactly where food particles and bacterial
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  Speaker 1: love to hide. Let's dive into some expert family dental
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  Speaker 1: advice to understand why flashing is so non negotiable and
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  Speaker 1: how you can seamlessly blend it into your daily routine
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  Speaker 1: until it becomes second nature. Why brushing alone simply isn't
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  Speaker 1: enough To understand why chip theft false family dentist eemphesizes
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  Speaker 1: flossing so much it helps to look at the anatomy
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  Speaker 1: of a tooth. Every tooth has five distinct surfaces, the front,
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  Speaker 1: the back, the chewing surface, and two side surfaces that
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  Speaker 1: press up against neighboring teeth. When you brush your toothbrush
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  Speaker 1: bristles can easily scrub the front, back, and chop. However,
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  Speaker 1: those bristles are physically too thick to slide into the
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  Speaker 1: tight gaps between teeth. When food debris and microscopic plaque
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  Speaker 1: are left undisturbed in those tight spaces, they begin to
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  Speaker 1: calcify into tartar, also known as calculus, within about twenty
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  Speaker 1: four to forty eight towers. Tartar is hardened plaque that
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  Speaker 1: cannot be brushed away at home. It requires professional instruments
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  Speaker 1: at a dental office to remove. Over time, tartar build
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  Speaker 1: up along the gum line triggers and immune response, leading
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  Speaker 1: to red, swollen, and bleeding gums, which are the classic
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  Speaker 1: signs of gingivitis. By prioritizing preventive dentistry chip the waff, false,
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  Speaker 1: residents can actively shield themselves from several men dental issues
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  Speaker 1: acince interraproximal cavities. This refers to tooth decay that forms
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  Speaker 1: precisely where two teeth touch. I sense periodontal disease. This
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  Speaker 1: is chronic gum disease that can destroy the bone supporting
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  Speaker 1: your teeth acince chronic bad breath. This condition, also called hylatosis,
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  Speaker 1: is caused by sulfur producing bacteria trapped between teeth. The
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  Speaker 1: psychology of building an unshakable habit, knowing why you should
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  Speaker 1: floss is rarely the issue. The real challenge lies in
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  Speaker 1: behavior modification. Many people approach flossing within all or nothing mentality.
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  Speaker 1: They visit a dentist in chippawaf Whilst, Wisconsin for a
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  Speaker 1: routine cleaning, vow to change their ways and floss perfectly
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  Speaker 1: for three days straight before life gets busy and the
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  Speaker 1: routine falls apart. To build a permanent habit, it helps
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  Speaker 1: to use proven behavioral strategies like habit stacking. This concept,
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  Speaker 1: popularized by behavioral psychologists, involves bearing a new habit you
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  Speaker 1: want to build with an established habit you already do
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  Speaker 1: automatically every single day. For instance, you already brush your
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  Speaker 1: teeth without thinking about it. By anchoring flossing directly to
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  Speaker 1: your brushing routine. You create an instant mental queue step
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  Speaker 1: by step the friction free path to daily flossing. If
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  Speaker 1: you want to turn flossing into a permanent part of
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  Speaker 1: your day, you need to remove the physical and mental
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  Speaker 1: barriers that make you skip it. Here is a simple
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  Speaker 1: stress free strategy to get started. One dot choose your
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  Speaker 1: anchor time day one. Decide whether you will floss before
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  Speaker 1: you brush in the morning or write before bed. Flossing
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  Speaker 1: before you brush is often highly effective because it loosens
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  Speaker 1: up debris, allowing the fluoride and your toothpaste to coat
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  Speaker 1: the spaces between your teeth more thoroughly. Two dot. Reduce
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  Speaker 1: the physical friction day one. Five. Don't hide your diental
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  Speaker 1: floss away in a dark bathroom drawer. Leave it sitting
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  Speaker 1: right on top of your bathroom counter, directly next to
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  Speaker 1: your toothbrush or your flaucet. Visual cues are incredibly powerful
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  Speaker 1: reminders for your brain. Three dots start ridiculously small weak
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  Speaker 1: one Commit to flashing just two teeth to night. That
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  Speaker 1: is it, lowering the barrier to entry. Removes the mental
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  Speaker 1: dread of a tedious task most of the time. Once
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  Speaker 1: you have started and have the floss in your mouth,
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  Speaker 1: you will go ahead and finish the rest of your
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  Speaker 1: teeth anyway. For dot, celebrate the small win every night.
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  Speaker 1: Take a brief moment to look in the mirror after
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  Speaker 1: you finish and appreciate how clean your mouth feels. Positive
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  Speaker 1: reinforcement creates a many doppy mine head in your brain,
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  Speaker 1: making you much more likely to repeat the action tomorrow.
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  Speaker 1: Exploring modern flossing tools beyond traditional string, Many of our
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  Speaker 1: patients at WHEN Family Dentistry admit that they avoid flossing
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  Speaker 1: because standard string fluss feels awkward to wrap around their fingers,
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  Speaker 1: or they have tied dental contexts that cause the strength
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  Speaker 1: to shred. Fortunately, modern Family Dental Care chip a waif
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  Speaker 1: All's options include a variety of user friendly alternatives to
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  Speaker 1: traditional dental floss. Floss picks. These small plastic hand held
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  Speaker 1: tools hold a pre threaded piece of floss for you.
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  Speaker 1: They are incredibly convenient because you only need one hand
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  Speaker 1: to operate them, making them perfect for younger children developing
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  Speaker 1: their motor skills or adults with limited hand mobility. Water
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  Speaker 1: flossers order illurogators. A water flosster uses a targeted pulsating
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  Speaker 1: stream of pressurized water to blast away plaque and food
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  Speaker 1: particles from between the teeth and beneath the gum wine.
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  Speaker 1: While traditional string floss is still the gold standard for
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  Speaker 1: scraping away sticky bacterial film, water flosters are not standing
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  Speaker 1: alternative for patients with orthodontic braces, dental bridges, or severe
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  Speaker 1: physical dexterity challenges like arthritis. Der Dental brushes. These are tiny,
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  Speaker 1: specialized tree shaped brushes designed to slip into the gaps
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  Speaker 1: between your teeth. They come in various wits and are
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  Speaker 1: remarkably efficient at sweeping out larger spaces where gums may
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  Speaker 1: have receded slightly. If you are unsure which tube is
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  Speaker 1: write for your unique smile, simply search for a dentist
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  Speaker 1: near me or call our team. We are always happy
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  Speaker 1: to evaluate your alignment and recommend the exact tools that
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  Speaker 1: will make your home care routine the breeze. Overcoming common obstacles.
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  Speaker 1: What to do if your gums bleed. One of the
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  Speaker 1: most frequent complaints we hear from patients trying to establish
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  Speaker 1: a new flossing habit is I tried flossing, but my
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  Speaker 1: gums started bleeding, so I stopped. It is completely natural
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  Speaker 1: to feel alarmed when you see blood in the sink,
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  Speaker 1: but it is vital to understand what that bleeding actually means.
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  Speaker 1: Bleeding gums are almost always a clear indicator of localized inflammation,
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  Speaker 1: which is known as jim givitis. This is caused by
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  Speaker 1: plaque bacteria that has been left sitting undisturbed against the
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  Speaker 1: delicate gum tissue for too long. Important note, think of
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  Speaker 1: bleeding gums like an unconditioned muscle. If you haven't lifted
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  Speaker 1: weights in months, your muscles will fill sore after your
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  Speaker 1: first workout. Similarly, unconditioned gums will bleed slightly when you
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  Speaker 1: first begin clearing out trapped bacteria. If you continue to
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  Speaker 1: floss gently every day, that inflammation will steadily subside. Within
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  Speaker 1: seven to ten days of consistent flossing, the tissues will heal,
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  Speaker 1: firm up, and stop bleeding entirely. If your gums continue
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  Speaker 1: to bleed heavily after two weeks of daily flossing, give
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  Speaker 1: us a call so we can check for underlying issues.
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  Speaker 1: Frequently asked questions is it better to floss in the
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  Speaker 1: morning or at night. The most important factor is consistency
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  Speaker 1: rather than a specific clock time. However, Flossing at night
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  Speaker 1: before you go to bed is highly recommended. Your sala
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  Speaker 1: very flow decreases significantly while you sleep, which means bacteria
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  Speaker 1: can multiply much faster during the night. If food particles
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  Speaker 1: are left trapped between your teeth. Can a water flaws
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  Speaker 1: or completely replace traditional string floss. While a water flosser
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  Speaker 1: is an excellent supplemental tool that removes loose to breathe
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  Speaker 1: and washes away bacteria, it cannot completely replace the physical
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  Speaker 1: scraping action of string floss. Traditional floss physically rubs against
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  Speaker 1: the tooth surface to break up sticky plaque film. For
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  Speaker 1: the absolute best results, we recommend using both together. Should
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  Speaker 1: I floss before or after I brush my teeth, we
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  Speaker 1: generally recommend flossing before you brush. When you floss first,
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  Speaker 1: you clear ad the tight spaces between your teeth. This
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  Speaker 1: allows the fluoride and protective ingredients in your toothpaste to
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  Speaker 1: travel deeper into those gaps during your brushing routine, providing
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  Speaker 1: better overall protection against cavities. What should I do if
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  Speaker 1: my floss constantly tears or get stuck. If your dental
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  Speaker 1: floss shreds frequently, you may have very tight contacts between
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  Speaker 1: your teeth or sharp ashes on old fillings. Try switching
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  Speaker 1: to a monofilament floss or a ribbons tile floss coatin
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  Speaker 1: and wax, which glides much smoother. If the problem persists,
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  Speaker 1: let us know at your next visit so weak can
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  Speaker 1: check for rough spots. At what age should my children
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  Speaker 1: start flossing? You should start flossing your child's teeth as
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  Speaker 1: soon as any two teeth grow in close enough to
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  Speaker 1: touch each other. This often happens around the age of
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  Speaker 1: two to three years old. Because young children like the
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  Speaker 1: physical dexterity to floss effectively on their own, parents should
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  Speaker 1: assist them with this task until they are roughly eight
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  Speaker 1: to ten years old. Partner with your trusted Hippo off
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  Speaker 1: Falls dental team. Achieving a healthy radiance SMILE is a
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  Speaker 1: collaborative effort between your dear Baily home care routine and
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  Speaker 1: professional clinical care. No matter how long it has been
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  Speaker 1: since your last dental cleaning, our compassionate team is here
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  Speaker 1: to support you without judgment. We want to help you
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  Speaker 1: design a customized preventive plan that keeps your teeth strong
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  Speaker 1: for a lifetime. If you are looking for reliable, friendly
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  Speaker 1: team to manage your Family's smiles. We invite you to
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