Dental Flossing

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3. Tania, the greatest dental hygienist the world has ever known,

had a suggestion for me when I told her I didn't floss because it was boring, I forgot about it, it took too much time. She said to keep my floss where I sat to watch TV. I have flossed at least once a day since then and have had excellent checkups.

BTW, my understanding is that the point of flossing isn't to remove tartar--you have to scrape that stuff off if you don't brush your teeth--but to clear out bits of food from between your teeth so they (bits of food) don't rot and cause cavities.

For years I hated the scraping of the back of my lower front teeth, but then it occurred to me (duh!) that if I made sure to brush back there I wouldn't get so much tartar. Yes indeedy.