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HOW TO FLOSS YOUR TEETH

1. Take about 18 inches of floss. (Some floss is sold in precut sections.) Lightly wrap most of one end around the middle finger on one of your hands. Wind most of the rest around the middle finger of your other hand, leaving a small section between both middle fingers.
2. Hold the floss taut between the thumb of one hand and the forefinger of the other, leaving about an inch between the two.
3. Carefully insert the floss between two teeth, using a back and forth or sawing motion. Gently bring the floss to the gumline but do not force it under the gums. Curve the floss around the edge of your tooth into the shape of the letter “C” and scrape it up and down the side. Reverse the curve of the floss and slide it along the edge of the other tooth. When cleaning your bottom teeth, you may find it easier to grasp the floss in your forefingers.
4. Repeat this procedure between the other teeth.

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