If you’re wondering how you can improve your life in the new year, why not do something that can improve your health, your confidence, and the way you look? Why not try flossing?
Flossing is one of the best ways to improve your oral health—breaking up the plaque deposits that build up between your teeth is essential to preventing gum disease and tooth decay. If you want to commit to flossing in the new year, here’s how you can make that habit stick.
Remind Yourself as Much as You Need
One of the biggest barriers to flossing is finding time to slot it into your schedule. Even remembering to floss when you need to can be a little bit difficult.
Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to remind yourself. Setting a timer on your phone or an appointment on your calendar can be helpful, and there are even apps designed specifically to remind you to keep up your dental routine.
If you’d prefer not to depend on your phone, sticky notes can also work just as well. You might also want to leave your floss out in plain sight, as that might help you to remember.
Try Another Method
If you find yourself continually struggling with flossing, you can always find another way to clean between your teeth. Interdental brushes and floss threaders are a little bit easier and require a little bit less dexterity to use than dental floss.
Oral irrigators are also very popular; they make use of streams of water to blast away plaque deposits. As long as you’re cleaning your teeth safely and completely, it ultimately doesn’t matter how you do it.
Remember Why It’s Important
One thing to keep in mind when you floss is how important it is to keep up the habit. Gum disease affects around 50% of all adults over 30 in the U.S. It’s also degenerative, meaning that if you contract it, the disease will only get worse with time. Flossing can prevent you from developing the disease in the first place and can stop it from progressing if you contract it.
About Our Practice
All too often, people leave their dentist’s office with horror stories. At Advanced Dental Concepts, we want to change that. Not only will we improve our patient’s smiles, but we’ll also ensure that they feel comfortable and listened to every step of the way. Even the most anxious patient will leave our office feeling confident and in command of their oral health.
If you have any questions about committing to your oral health in the new year, we can be reached at our website or by phone at (219) 763-6878.