Should you Floss or Brush First? The Answer Might Surprise You!

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Quick brush, quick floss, quick brush. Twice a day. Dont overthink it people.

It seems like flossing should be first to get that meat out then brush where the meat was to clean it all out.

I've always done this routine e:
1. The first thing I do is swish with salt water. ( I dont know why, I just do😂)
2. Secondly , I floss with my WaterPik.
3. Then I brush for at least two minutes.
4. Next I do one last mouth rinse
5. Finally, I give my hubby a big 💋 ❤

Yes that is why I brush before floss too because I don’t want to bring more debris into the gaps.

I use waterpik first, then brush, and I keep floss in front of my computer so that I don't get bored when I'm flossing my teeth with dental floss.

These people are crazy definitely floss before brush then the toothpaste to get in there... Maybe that's just my thoughts but i also eat tons of meat and sticky carbs so i feel it necessary to allow toothpaste in between my teeth

Floss first because when I floss, I tend to get a lot of saliva dripping down and have to spit out which feels like if I did it after brushing that would defeat the purpose of brushing

The order doesn't really matter especially if you do both daily.

If you brush first you’ll have food and plaque on your clean teeth and floating around your mouth when you floss. And if you rinse you’ll be rinsing all the fluoride out your mouth. So floss, rinse, then brush.

So... Was there an answer?

Brush, don’t spit out toothpaste, then floss with mouth full of foam, then water pick the rest of the way. Messy but I haven’t had any problems and very minimal cleaning for almost 20 years

I’m personally in the floss first camp, but I wasn’t always… I used to follow the more standard brush-then-floss regimen, but after experimenting over the years I found that flossing before brushing delivers better results and ultimately just makes more sense to me, tho I will sometimes do an initial “rough” brush just to clear the surface gunk before flossing with an expanding floss like Dr. Tung’s, and end with brushing. Sometimes I rinse with mouthwash after flossing (but before brushing, so as not to wash off the toothpaste), lol and if I’m really feeling extra (or extra icky 🙊) I’ll cap it all off with a second round of flossing with a finer/more traditional waxed floss 😝🪥🦷🥶

Floss, mouthwash really good around your mouth , then Brush throughly around Your Teeth 🦷

1 brush
2 floss
3 mouthwash / oil pull

what if im using Waterpik and not floss .

I agree with what the last dentist said. I was told to floss first. It’s definitely the heavy work, then I brush. I feel like my mouth is much fresher and to be honest I’m addicted to flossing now because of that routine. Flossing is a must!!😬

Hmm

Anyone else’s brush, floss, brush?

It makes sense to floss first to remove the debris stuck between ur teeth, then brush off the teeth and other debris that may be left between the teeth. Does that makes sense? Lmao

Floss/waterpik first because it’ll loosen up some of the food that’s in between your teeth. Then brush. Then mouthwash. Do not rinse your mouth with water after you brush!

This question might be actually older than that one about an egg and a chicken. 😆

I am a procrastinator but I do believe that if you floss and get all the stuff out first then the brush can just take it away with the other scraps. I think if you brush and then floss then you will just dirty your teeth again with the stuff thats stuck between your teeth.

...then water pic. I forgot about that. Thank you.

Is it okay to floss right away after eating? Thank you, for whoever would reply in my question.

Brush, Floss, then Mouthwash

I've always brushed teeth, then brush tongue, then floss, then brush teeth.... idk I'm odc when cleaning the mouth.

Floss, brush, mouthwash. The reason I floss first is because the gunk in between the teeth and gums contains bacteria and often has an odor and seems silly to bring that into a freshly brushed mouth. Plus, when you break up debris with floss your brush and the toothpaste can get to more of the tooth.

Everybody in that vid: Falsing or Brushing
Me: What about Mouth Wash?

I brush and then floss and then brush again and then interdental brushes and brush again and then rinse with anti cavity mouthwash

Recommendations for all adults, but one should learn how to do it properly...

I know to not brush after eat but can i floss after eat?

Water floss, brush, string floss, antiseptic mouthwash, fluoride mouthwash. Everybody's happy. You're also late for work.

which came first, the chicken or the egg

I thought you were supposed to floss first to get out the food stuck between your teeth so that when you brush, you wash all the gunk out.

For me Brush, floss, rinse with water then mouthwash

I loved everyone's answers. Especially Dr. Nemeth's point about procrastination! Such a good channel!

Floss
Waterpik
Mouthwash
Wait 30min-1hr bc of mouthwash
Then brush with toothpaste using electric toothbrush
Scrape tongue

This won the award for least helpful video I've ever seen

I brush first because I feel like brushing removes all of the accesible dirt. That way, you then go ahead and remove the dirt IN BETWEEN the gaps of your teeth without worrying about pushing the dirt farther in (if you did it beforehand).

ok weird question but i floss like one or two hours before i brush and then brush beofre i sleep but dont eat anything just do work or watch videos ,is this fine?

Brushing before flossing ? That's like Mopping before Sweeping . Common sense : take all that smelly rotten meat out of there, then finish it off by Brushing and sanitizing the Area 🦷. A good mouth wash for good measure would be great too. 👄👍

Way to not actually answer the question…

Here is the CORRECT METHOD... You brush first then floss then use a waterpik with hydrogen peroxide diluted to 1%. Dr. Nemeth would agree. I got your back Doctor!

What if you just got rid of all your original teeth and put fake ones in. Then you wouldn't even have to worry about it at all .

Since there’s no correct way I’ll stick to what works for me . Waterpik, brush then string floss.

so the correct answer is: no one knows which order!! lol. as long as you do it 😂