To prevent caries and periodontal disease, it is important to keep your mouth clean. Remove plaque between your teeth using dental floss or an interdental brush together with everyday brushing.
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- Use dental floss or an interdental brush to clean areas such as gaps between teeth, which are hard to reach with a toothbrush.
What are Dental Floss and Interdental Brushes?
In order to effectively prevent caries and periodontal disease by removing plaque in areas such as gaps between teeth, which are hard to reach with a toothbrush, the use of dental floss or an interdental brush is recommended. Use dental floss when the gaps between teeth are narrow, and use an interdental brush when the gaps are wide.
What is Dental Floss?
Dental floss is a tool to effectively remove plaque that has accumulated between teeth, which is hard to reach with a toothbrush. It is a roll of thin elastic filaments, and it catches and removes plaque in the gaps between teeth.
Spool ribbon type
Dental floss in a holder
When Should You Use Dental Floss?
Since dental floss or interdental brushes are designed to remove plaque in areas that cannot easily be reached by toothbrush bristles, it is recommended that they be used not only when food is stuck between your teeth but at least once a day after brushing your teeth.
What is an Interdental Brush?
An interdental brush is a tool for cleaning between teeth that have large gaps (triangle-shaped gaps) due to periodontal disease or other causes. Choose the brush size according to the gap size.
Where to Use
- Between teeth
- Under dental bridges
- Open spaces no longer bearing teeth
What is an Interdental Brush?
