
Self Care Tips
How to Brush and Floss Your Teeth with Braces Before brushing your teeth at night, floss carefully along and under the gum lines. Flossing dislodges food deposits that can breed bacteria and decay. With braces, there’s more territory to floss, but a reusable floss threader can make it easier to pull floss underneath your arch wire. Before brushing, select a toothbrush with soft bristles. Toothbrushes designed for braces are contoured with a channel cut out so the bristles in the center are shorter, allowing you to brush your teeth and braces simultaneously. Electric toothbrushes also have an orthodontic head. Brushing




