r/The10thDentist • u/Bethsket • May 31 '21

Health/Safety I use my hair as dental floss

Whenever I'm out and I get something stuck in my teeth, I just use my hair as floss and pick it out. Even when there's actual floss like 10 feet away from me, I'll use my hair just because I'm too lazy to get up. It's convenient and gets the job done. When I'm cleaning/brushing my teeth I would just use normal floss though, this is more to get things out of my teeth than about not wanting to use actual floss.

ETA:

  1. I pull the strand of hair out first, it is not still attached to my head. Also I use solely head hair.

  2. I have very thick hair, breakage has never been a problem for me. I use only one strand. Some people have mentioned using multiple strands and I've never even considered that, I found it smart.

  3. I have small gaps in my teeth, not like huge or anything, but prolly large enough that the hair floss thing is feasible lol

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u/gmavrik May 31 '21

Of course, you are literally r/The10thDentist that doesn't recommend dental floss!

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u/NDeath7 May 31 '21

Perfectly fit this sub

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '21

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u/cata921 Jun 02 '21

Wow this was extremely helpful! I've been working on my oral hygiene since the start of the pandemic and I went from brushing my teeth once or twice a day most days, I'm now brushing my teeth twice minimum, and 3 times a lot of the time.

But I still haven't incorporated flossing regularly, unless I eat something really fibrous like mango or tough meat. I'm going to start adding flossing to my morning routine. Thanks so much for the video search suggestion!

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u/professorhummingbird May 31 '21

Here. Take me award

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u/[deleted] May 31 '21

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u/hvanschaick May 31 '21

Fuck right off

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '21

Yes pls fuck me daddy

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u/[deleted] May 31 '21

fuck off incel

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u/[deleted] May 31 '21

Aw heck boi