Floss Buying Guide

Flossing is a process of removing the plaque in the teeth. Dental floss  is a bundle of nylon or plastic ribbon that is used to remove food and plaque from the teeth. It helps in maintaining the overall health of the gums and mouth.

Why use Dental Floss?

• It helps in removing the plaque  build-up on teeth.
• Helps in maintaining the health of the gums and prevents them from conditions and diseases such as gingivitis.
• Lowers bad breath in mouth.
• Avoids discoloration of the teeth.
• Helps in dislodging nearly five hundred types of bacteria, as it contains anti-bacterial  agent.
• It prevents the building up of tartar when combine along with professional cleaning methods.

How to Choose Dental Floss?

Choosing a dental floss seem very simple but there are certain factors as the right selection of floss.

• If you have closely packed teeth, then you can opt to buy waxed dental floss  as it glides easily between the teeth.
• Do you have large gap between the teeth, you can select tape dental floss . This tape floss  is found to be thicker than other floss types.
• There are unflavoured  and flavoured floss , and different flavours include mint ,menthol  and other essential oils.
• You can also select dental floss attached to holders  or power flossers  to ease the process of flossing.
• Choose from cord or polymer  or nylon floss  varieties according to your preference.

Manufacturers

• Crest Glide 
• Oral B 
• Numark 
• Wellness 
• Nylabone 

Quick Picks

Quick Picks
Glide From Crest Dental Floss Unflavoured 50m : This 50 metre dental floss does not contain any specially flavour.	Oral-B Super Floss : This dental floss is used to remove plaque between the wider spaces of the teeth.	Numark Dental Floss  : With a mint flavour and fluoride, this floss has anti-bacterial agents to fight against germs.

Quick Picks
Natural Dental Floss Tape - Waxed : It contains a 50 metre long natural dental floss made from silk, and it is coated with beewax.	Dental-floss-in-container : The container has 10 metre menthol dental floss.	Coa Red Dental Kong Medium With Floss Rope : It comes with a dental floss rope, which cleans the teeth and minimises plaque.

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