Friday, 27 February 2015

The Importance Of Flossing Your Teeth

Flossing your teeth MerrillvilleHave you ever met someone with sparkling white teeth and wondered how did they achieve such flawless set of pearly whites? Here is a clue, never forget to floss your teeth! Yes, this New Year’s make a resolution to floss your teeth without fail to improve your overall oral health and get glistening milky teeth. Flossing is a vital part of dental care regime and if you’re one of those people who find it tough to remember flossing, then it’s high time you make it a habit.

Food can be a pain in the tooth! Regular brushing cannot always reach the nick and corners in between your teeth and that is where the food and plaque tends to build up, flossing helps you get rid of any such left overs in your teeth. This built up is very dangerous for your oral health as it can lead to gum diseases and cavity. Merrillville dentist, Dr. Manoj Bahl of Excel Dental Studio, asserts that it is necessarily important to educate the importance of flossing to the patients. He says, “I seldom come across patients who can’t remember to brush their teeth twice or thrice a day, but even the most meticulous ones forget or feel lazy to floss every day.”

Flossing can be boring and time consuming but in the long run it helps fight a lot of dental problems.

Here are a few indisputable benefits of flossing:

  1. Flossing can assist fluoride from the toothpaste to reach between your teeth easily.
  2. It is good for the gum health. It can help ward off gum diseases by eliminating the culprit- bacteria that cling around the roots of the teeth and irritate the gums. 
  3. It’s plaque that builds up in arteries, blocking blood flow and flossing aids in releasing plaque from the teeth, hence It has been suggested to decrease the chances of heart disease and stroke.
  4. Your chances of developing rheumatoid arthritis increase, by not flossing regularly.


Start flossing if you haven’t already! And if you are a mom, then make sure your family incorporates it in their daily oral care regime too, for more accurate cleaning as healthy gums are just as important as healthy teeth. Do visit http://www.exceldentalstudio.com/  for more facts on oral healthcare and hygiene and book your appointment with the renowned Merrillville dentist, Dr. Manoj Bahl.