{"id":80,"date":"2018-10-02T22:16:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T22:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beverlyrosedmd.com\/blog\/?p=80"},"modified":"2018-10-24T22:19:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T22:19:56","slug":"dentist-melbourne-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beverlyrosedmd.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/02\/dentist-melbourne-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Reason to Floss According to Your Dentist in Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Dental<\/a>Do you floss every day? You\u2019ve probably been told to floss each day from your dentist, but are you really following their advice? Why do we floss? Almost one third of adults say they never floss and only about 30% say they flossed every day in the last week, according to a survey conducted by the CDC. Most people think that flossing is just to remove food from in between your teeth, but it really helps your oral health in a much bigger way. Read on to learn the importance of flossing, the real reason you should clean in between your teeth, and what can happen if you neglect flossing from your dentist in Melbourne.\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Real Reason to Floss<\/h2>\r\nMost dental patients think that flossing is important to remove food particles that are left in between your teeth. While removing uncomfortable food debris is a great benefit that flossing brings you, flossing does 40% of the work to remove sticky bacteria and plaque from your teeth.\r\n\r\nPlaque generates acid, which can cause cavities, decay, irritated gums, and gum disease. If you think about it, each of your teeth has 5 surfaces: the front, back, top, left side, and right side. If you skip out on flossing, you\u2019re leaving two sides of each tooth exposed to harmful plaque and bacteria.\r\n\r\nIf you have trouble flossing or forget to at night, you can keep floss by your bed, so you don\u2019t have to get up. If you have mobility issues, arthritis, or maybe you just don\u2019t like handling floss, try using pre-strung floss picks. These are easy, disposable tools that have a little string of floss at the ready to remove plaque from in between your pearly whites.\r\n

What Happens When You Don\u2019t Floss<\/h2>\r\nFlossing is one of the main ways to prevent gum disease, which can lead to an unhealthy looking and feeling smile, as well as overall health problems. Flossing removes bacteria that likes to live at your gumline. Bacteria is a main instigator for gum disease, and it can cause your gums to become red, puffy, swollen, or bleeding.\r\n\r\nBesides gum disease, lack of flossing can also be a leading cause for cavities and tooth decay. Even if you have a great brushing routine, without floss to clean in between your teeth, you\u2019re leaving harmful plaque that turns into acid in your mouth. This acid will eat away at your enamel causing tooth decay that isn\u2019t always obvious because it occurs on the sides of your teeth.\r\n\r\nIf gum disease and cavities aren\u2019t reason enough to start flossing, your social life could suffer too. Lack of flossing can cause bacteria to grow in between your teeth, which causes bad breath. If you\u2019re noticing regular bad breath, try flossing daily to remove old food and bacteria from your smile.\r\n\r\nFlossing is an integral part of your oral health routine along with brushing and regular visits to your Melbourne dentist<\/a>. Now that you know the real reason to floss, make sure to work this smile saving maintenance into your healthcare routine.\r\n

Meet the Dentist<\/h2>\r\nDr. Beverly Rose has been running her own practice in the Melbourne area since 1996. She enjoys providing the best care possible to her patients. She likes to stress the importance of good oral healthcare like flossing, so your smile stays healthy and beautiful. She can be contacted through her website<\/a> or by phone at (321) 259-4666 for any questions.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Do you floss every day? You\u2019ve probably been told to floss each day from your dentist, but are you really following their advice? Why do we floss? Almost one third of adults say they never floss and only about 30% say they flossed every day in the last week, according to a survey conducted by the CDC. Most people think that flossing is just to remove food from in between your teeth, but it really helps your oral health in a much bigger way. Read on to learn the importance of flossing, the real reason you should clean in between your teeth, and what can happen if you neglect flossing from your dentist in Melbourne. (Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyrosedmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyrosedmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyrosedmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyrosedmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyrosedmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyrosedmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82,"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyrosedmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions\/82"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyrosedmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyrosedmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyrosedmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}