Today I Flossed

[SlightlyJames]

My dentist was nagging me to start flossing the other week so I decided to give it a go, I got a hold of some floss, a "waxed" variety that supposedly makes things go more smoothly. It took me some time to really nail down a solid way to position my hands to actually do the flossing motion, either ham-fisting the floss or wrapping it so tight around my finger tips they went purple.

Settling on a consistent length of floss to hold was a struggle, it was either so little that maneuvering became difficult or so much that the floss became slack and wouldn't work. After some light research I introduced a thumb to the situation which made the floss taut enough to get the job done while retaining the motility needed for expedient flossing.

Still not sure if I actually did it right but there was some bleeding which I'm going to assume means I'm going in the right direction at least, the whole ordeal took over half an hour though a lot of that was dealing with the teething problems of first time flossing. I think I've got the knack of it now so we'll see how long it takes tomorrow.

[Circled Square]

nice blog

[SlightlyJames]

yo you wanna talk about quantity of posts I'm going to talk about whatever bullshit I want

[Circled Square]

i mean this is a well made post

i liked it

but it's like shitposting in a new age, next gen way

not sure if I'm against this or not

[AkydefGoldberg]

Congrats man!

Yeah, the bleeding should subside in time but I've been flossing for a while after my dentists was nagging me to sort out my dodgy gums but technique wise, still not 100%. I'm hesitant to go full throttle as my dentist once showed me as there'd be streams of blood released! But went to the dentists this week and he was satisfied so job done.

But as you tweeted, best to floss before bed not before you get the urge to munch!

[Everlong]

I typically floss for about a week before I'm due to go to the dentist then I sorta fall out of the habit afterwards

I think I saw a study that said only something like 29 percent of people actually floss on a daily basis.

[Hanley!]

I only started a couple of years ago. Quick question though: are you supposed to floss between your back teeth? Cos how the fuck are you supposed to go about doing that?

[SlightlyJames]

I only started a couple of years ago. Quick question though: are you supposed to floss between your back teeth? Cos how the fuck are you supposed to go about doing that?

I had to get right in there, it was quite uncomfortable but I think I managed to get them done. That shit becoming a part of my daily routine is a horrible prospect though

[PorkChop]

I floss when I remember to. I brush three times a day but my gums are sensitive as fuck.

I don't really like the sensation of floss between my teeth, though. It feels weird.

[VaderBomb]

Ah, floss...

...known in my inner circle as blood-thread.

[Viazon]

Gonna be honest, I thought this thread was gonna be about thongs.

[SlightlyJames]

Gonna be honest, I thought this thread was gonna be about thongs.

There's still time if you want to contribute

[Viazon]

None of you want that.

[SlightlyJames]

Second time went a lot more smoothly. Still really goddamn uncomfortable but It only took about 10 minutes instead of 30 this time around. Can't say I can see any tangible benefit atm but I guess it's more preventative than anything else.