The Joy of Flossing

By Benjamin W Young

Do you find flossing a hassle? Have you tried to come up with a reasonable alternative? Something comfortable and easy to do? Guess what? There isn't one. No really. So let Dr. Benjamin Young show you in this fun little book how easy it to floss correctly -- something you may have never seen before. And then let him give you a few tips that ca

• Language: English
• Publisher: Benjamin W. Young
• Release date: Jan 15, 2015
• ISBN: 9781942846864

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For those who want to save their teeth and lower their dental bills

Ben Young, DDS

Cover illustration Kristen Holman

THE JOY OF FLOSSING

1st Edition

Copyright © 2014 Ben Young, DDS

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Although the author and publisher have made every effort to ensure that the information in this book is accurate at press time, the author and publisher do not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause.

Table of Contents

How to Read This Book

Preface

How I Learned to Floss

The Real Reason You Need to Floss

Children and Flossing

How to Floss

The Dexterity Test

Now let's floss.

Flossing and the Unhealthy Mouth

On Brushing and the Rest

The Joy of Flossing

Flossing and Beyond!

When Flossing Goes Viral

How to Read This Book

To become an effective flosser, you need to know two things: How and Why.

How is covered in the chapter How to Floss. If you have to know how stories end and you're used to reading the last pages of murder mystery novels, then go there first and learn the technique.

For everyone else, I think the best way to read this little book is in one sitting. It isn’t that long.

Once you finish reading, go buy or find your floss.

Put the floss where you plan to use it every day.

Think about tying the activity of flossing to other things you are already doing. For example, putting the floss near your toothbrush can connect the two activities in your mind. When you brush, you then automatically floss.

This raises an obvious question.

Question: Which should I do first – brush or floss?

Answer: It doesn't really matter. You decide. (You see how flexible I am?)