The doctor pointed out that most people in Taiwan use dental floss instead of dental floss sticks, but dental floss is better than dental floss sticks; the picture is a schematic diagram.

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[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report] There are hundreds of kinds of tooth cleaning products on the market. In addition to toothbrushes and toothpaste, the most common products in the store are dental floss sticks and dental floss, especially dental floss sticks. Wang Shengyao, a doctor at the clinic, pointed out that because the early concept of health education only emphasized brushing teeth, he did not know how to use dental floss when he was a child, and he would not teach the next generation to use dental floss when he grows up to become parents and grandparents.

He emphasized that dental floss is actually more elastic and can adapt to various tooth arrangements. It is more usable and cleaner than dental floss sticks.

Dental floss works better than floss picks

Wang Shengyao posted on his Facebook fan page "All on 4 Finding a Delicious Life-Professional Dentist Wang Shengyao" that the number of people who use dental floss in Taiwan is a minority. If you look at the places where toothpaste and toothbrushes are sold in the store, you will know that dental floss sticks occupy about 8 to make.

He said frankly that many patients don't even remember that the store sells dental floss, and even many life stores don't even have dental floss. Probably less than 20% of Taiwanese people use dental floss seriously.

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Wang Shengyao pointed out that this is related to the concept of hygiene education in Taiwan in the early days. In the past, children were only taught to brush their teeth in hygiene education. Later, when they grew up and became parents and grandparents, they would not use dental floss. Naturally, they would not teach their children to use dental floss, so most people did not use dental floss. line habit.

He explained that dental floss is better and cleaner than dental floss picks, and can be used in various tooth arrangements.

For example, people with messy teeth may find it difficult to use dental floss sticks because they are less elastic, while dental floss can be adjusted freely and the price is not expensive, but the learning cost is high and requires more practice.

Therefore, Wang Shengyao suggested that after learning how to use dental floss, you can directly replace the dental floss stick at home with dental floss, and urge yourself to use dental floss more.

Flossers cannot completely replace dental floss

In addition, Wang Shengyao also pointed out that many dental flossers and dental flossers on the market are exaggerated in advertisements, saying that they can replace dental floss, and even clean them better than toothbrushes.

But in fact, dental flossers and dental flossers are not as easy to use as dental floss. The dental flosser mainly uses jet water to remove food residues, which is more like strengthening maintenance. For example, because it is difficult for orthodontic patients to brush their teeth, water jets can help flush out some residues .

Wang Shengyao emphasized that to prevent dental plaque from accumulating on the periodontal area, it is still necessary to rely on toothbrush and dental floss. Only washing with water cannot completely remove the sticky dental plaque.

Dental plaque is like scale, and it can only be completely removed by brushing. Therefore, the physical actions of using a toothbrush and dental floss are the most practical.

In addition, Wang Shengyao found that most Taiwanese brush their teeth in a way that does not meet the standard, and they may not even clean their teeth regularly. The effect of dental flossers is limited.

It is recommended to use dental floss, the price is cheaper and the effect is better.

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