Send to a Friend

Fieryspoon's avatar

How much will I need to floss to get healthy gums?

Asked by Fieryspoon (1058points) October 9th, 2008

My dentist just yelled at me for not flossing. Until recently, using Listerine and my electric toothbrush “with floss action” was enough, but now I’m wearing a retainer on my bottom teeth at night. This has complicated the whole affair, and now I need to floss for real. I forgot to ask the dentist this question though.

How many times will I need to floss before my gums stop bleeding? Will it take days? weeks? months?

Using Fluther

or

Using Email

Separate multiple emails with commas.
We’ll only use these emails for this message.