The floss holder and oral hygiene

Hopefully you all understand the importance of oral hygiene or if you are reading this most likely you do. Flossing is a necessary aspect of dental hygiene that often times is overlooked even though it should be done at minimum once a day. If you have fingers that look like sausages it can be painful to get your fingers way back to floss between your molars and cutting off the circulation in your fingers for about 2 minutes while you floss isn’t the greatest feeling either. What can be done to make this everyday dental treatment easier? Alas the floss holder. Many companies make a floss holder and if you have an aversion to flossing you need to know about this simple and highly effective little tool. If you have never seen a floss holder it looks a bit like a plastic sling shot with 2 prongs and the floss is strung tightly between them. It allows you a quick, easy way to access and floss your teeth. This tool cuts down not only the time that it takes to floss by 50% but also the effectiveness of flossing. This simple tool has made me want to floss rather than duck the responsibility and then feel the guilt and shame. I think everyone should own one of these and for about $4.50 it can improve your oral hygiene and save you hundreds of dollars in dental treatment.