Reach Waxed Dental Floss

My family found Reach Dental Floss easier to use than the store brand wed been using. It was easier to dispense. It also frayed less during flossing, so we used less than normal. Weve already purchased more Reach Floss for other bathrooms in our home. Definitely recommend it over other flosses weve tried!

I was very impressed with the Reach Waxed Dental Floss. This thin floss just seemed to glide in between my teeth. It didnt leave a waxy taste afterwards, either. I never had any trouble with it breaking like some of the other brands. The one problem was that I did experience was some shredding when pulling it from tight spaces. Overall though, I was really impressed with the Reach Floss and plan to switch brands.

This floss seemed like it would work fine for most people, but it didnt for me. Some of my teeth are close together and when flossing those, this floss got stuck and then broke in my teeth. I think its a decent product but just didnt fit my needs.

Reach Dental Floss is a wonderful product and I plan to continue using it. Ive tried several other floss products and I always have a problem with bleeding gums, but with Reach I had nothing to worry about. Id highly recommend this product, especially to people with sensitive gums.

As any dental health professional will attest to, flossing ones teeth is just as important as brushing, and perhaps more so, for the bacteria that causes gum disease (and to a certain extent cavities) almost always starts between the teeth. Daily flossing breaks up the film of harmful bacteria and allows it to be removed. Therefore, as a dentist, I am always stressing the importance of daily flosing to my patients. My advice is this:

1. Choose a floss that is comfortable to you and is the right thickness for your teeth. Some people prefer floss holders rather than wrapping the floss around the fingers, while others prefer thin flavored floss to waxed thick floss. There are so many options - choose the right one for you.

2. Waxed floss is waxed to allow easier passage between the teeth. Waxed floss is no more effective than unwaxed at removing the bacterial film build-up. The important thing is to floss!

3. Floss once daily, preferably before brushing. Flossing breaks up the film of bacteria between the teeth in areas a toothbrush cannot reach. It is important to then brush the teeth and rinse between the teeth to remove the film of bacteria that the flossing has dislodged. Without brushing or rinsing after flossing, the bacteria can reattach to the teeth.

4. Try to tie in flossing with another habit, such as watching the 10 PM news. I know it sounds strange, but incorporating flossing into another habit leads one into developing a new habit. Some complain that they dont have time to floss; well, if flossing is tied into another habit, such as watching TV, both can easily be done concurrently.

5. There are many gimmicks the manufacturers use to sell their particular brand of floss. Some flavor the floss, some incorporate fluoride into the strands of floss, and some make their floss more slippery for folks with tight contacts. Whatever the case, the most important point is to choose a floss variety you will use regularly. It is the mechanical act of removing the bacterial flim that is the important part, not the flavoring or chemical additions to the floss.

6. If you want to keep your teeth for a life-time, develop the flossing habit. As one wise sage said: If you ignore your teeth, they will eventually go away.

I recommend this product.

Indications
To help prevent gum disease.

Directions
Flossing is easy with the proper technique. 1. Wind an 18-inch piece of floss around your middle fingers, leaving about 4 inches of floss between them. 2. Grasp floss firmly between thumb and index finger of each hand. Gently slide floss between teeth, using a slow sawing motion to slip between teeth. 3. Move floss up and down against tooth to clean both above and below the gum line, curving the floss around the tooth for best results. 4. Repeat cleaning procedure for each tooth. Every few teeth, move to a clean piece of floss by unwinding floss from one finger and rewinding it onto the other finger.